Re: Our 1932 901
Posted by Marty or Marston On 2014/3/23 12:29:13
I would appreciate ideas and input on how to handle fitting the top right and left hood panels. First let m me provide some history about the car.
I took over the restoration from an individual well versed in restoring cars. He was being assisted by a person who does his own restorations and has finished second at Pebble Beach behind the Nethercutt. When I bought the car he had some of the major pieces in final paint (the 4 fenders, 4 hood pieces, and splash aprons) in the color he was restoring to (Packard Blue & Black). The body in primer (while still in need of more attention like replacing several rusted out areas, primer and block sanding) was bolted to the frame with doors on and the radiator in place.
After getting the car home, I started on the rest of the body assuming that since the hood was in final paint it would fit correct (silly me) without checking the fit. Now I have had the entire car painted in the color of our choice (Carnival Red, a 1931 Desoto color and Black).
I've had problems fitting the two top panels of the hood where they meet the radiator cowl. When the gap in the hood's center between the panel and cowl touches the cowl there is 3/8" gap at the outside on both right and left sides. The rear of the top panels is consistent.
Right now my thought is the top two panels need to be cut along the front edge to provide a consistent gap. This would entail going from 3/8" starting inside edge of the hood and going down to 0" at the outside. At this point, the radiator and body can adjusted to provide a good fit. It would mean that the blades on the water pump will be between 3/8" and 1/2" from the radiator core. I've included a couple of pictures to show what I'm talking about.
The big question I have is there something that I'm missing on the entire problem in trying to align the panels????
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I took over the restoration from an individual well versed in restoring cars. He was being assisted by a person who does his own restorations and has finished second at Pebble Beach behind the Nethercutt. When I bought the car he had some of the major pieces in final paint (the 4 fenders, 4 hood pieces, and splash aprons) in the color he was restoring to (Packard Blue & Black). The body in primer (while still in need of more attention like replacing several rusted out areas, primer and block sanding) was bolted to the frame with doors on and the radiator in place.
After getting the car home, I started on the rest of the body assuming that since the hood was in final paint it would fit correct (silly me) without checking the fit. Now I have had the entire car painted in the color of our choice (Carnival Red, a 1931 Desoto color and Black).
I've had problems fitting the two top panels of the hood where they meet the radiator cowl. When the gap in the hood's center between the panel and cowl touches the cowl there is 3/8" gap at the outside on both right and left sides. The rear of the top panels is consistent.
Right now my thought is the top two panels need to be cut along the front edge to provide a consistent gap. This would entail going from 3/8" starting inside edge of the hood and going down to 0" at the outside. At this point, the radiator and body can adjusted to provide a good fit. It would mean that the blades on the water pump will be between 3/8" and 1/2" from the radiator core. I've included a couple of pictures to show what I'm talking about.
The big question I have is there something that I'm missing on the entire problem in trying to align the panels????
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