In studying assembly, I've only briefly touched on how things are assembled and given locations of various pieces. Assembly of the body will commence from the firewall to the rear of the car. Below is a guide in assembly, but it is by no means set in stone. Placement of body sills including cross members Assembly of firewall and PILLARS COUPE including COWL Placement of HINGE PILLARS Placement of Windshield HEADER, front quarter WINDOW HEADERS, instrument board Attachment o

The Summer of 2026 begins in earnest. The preliminary mock-up of the wooden skeleton structure of my 1922 Centerdoor. This is a painstaking work in progress, with many revisions and corrections to encounter. When it's completed, the sheet metal panels should be able to be fastened to the woodwork with nails. Taking into account that the firewall and cowl have already been placed, we will start with the Pillar Coupe and Hinge Pillar for the driver's side of the car. The P

This posting will be a continuation of our previous one, detailing how to assemble the rear seat box onto the frame of the Centerdoor...

So....it's been a hot minute since my last blog post. The heat here in my location has been unbearable, considering the fact that I work...

This post is a second concerning the floor of the Centerdoor Sedan I am rebuilding. Although we talk about rockers, pillars and seat...

A major component of the body is without a doubt, the floor. It is made of up 5 major pieces, those being: 2 sills, 2 mid-body cross...

This post will be a little different. No one was harmed in it's creation. Let's begin with the engine pan and lower inspection cover. I...

After a brief hiatus... At the end of this year's touring season (2024), I was able to take up the offer given by one of my antique car...

Today's post is, in my opinion, difficult and simple at the same time. There is a relationship between how the body sills and the...

With any project, there comes a lot of: planning, thinking, measuring, more planning, more thinking, and LOTS of drawing. Especially a...

Well, it has been a hot minute since my last blog entry. A lot of extraneous stuff has been going on personally, but enough of that. ...

Metal work has never been my forte. I have had some experience with it during my days spent in a transportation museum setting, but that...

Wood....you just cannot get away from it, unless of course, you have a LATE Model T. And even then, there are a few wooden pieces. In...

At last...we finally start on some metal work. The front quarter panels were in some serious need of repair. The body, having sat...

Over the past several days, it's been quite nice outside. This allows me to do a little trim painting on the doors of my Centerdoor...

Should have actually been my first post. My reason for a new blog site. The hosting company only allows so much data to be stored on a...

May 11-13, 2023 The time is coming for the Mid-Atlantic Pre-war Swap Meet, held in Luray, VA. I have only attended this meet once, back...