Re: Grandpa's '28 526 - The good, The bad, and the Ugly
Posted by Ray17015 On 2011/12/31 13:06:13
How to duplicate the cowl support / upper dash has caused much deliberation, and a few sleepless nights. This piece is vital for rigidity of the body, and the first piece that ties the two sides together. From my reverse engineering of what little remains of the original wood, I know how Packard did it. My problem was that the way it was originally built, it would be a once and done proposition. As this is a restoration and not factory build, I will have it apart 50-950 times to get the fit right. So, the way that they built this piece simply would not work for me.
I'm not proud of the fact that I struggled with the solution for so long, but hey, I did. My solution is to make the piece using 5 pieces of wood. Two in back are full width. Center piece in front, and two on each side which will have the dados to go into the A-pillars. The gap in between the center and the two outer pieces, allow for fitting. Once locked in, undercowl painted, etc..,etc, I will simply fill the gap with a filler piece, and then all 5 will become one.
And yes, the dash piece is WAY too wide at this point, but it is easier to make it smaller than bigger.
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I'm not proud of the fact that I struggled with the solution for so long, but hey, I did. My solution is to make the piece using 5 pieces of wood. Two in back are full width. Center piece in front, and two on each side which will have the dados to go into the A-pillars. The gap in between the center and the two outer pieces, allow for fitting. Once locked in, undercowl painted, etc..,etc, I will simply fill the gap with a filler piece, and then all 5 will become one.
And yes, the dash piece is WAY too wide at this point, but it is easier to make it smaller than bigger.
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