Hello,
I'm kinda new on this board although i've talked on it before. I'm building a 1935 5 window ford coupe that i purchased almost a year ago in Montana. My knowledge on cars is rather very limited and i tend to ask a lot of questions to my father and family's which know much more then me. My knowledge is with metal fabrication and the likes.
I plan this upcoming week to remove the body from the chassis(i know i must strengthen the body so it doesn't twist and warp from the lifting.) I've pre made a wooden ''buggy'' to roll the body around. I would like to line up the body on the chassis before removing it making sure it fits correctly.
Does the body frame sit on the exterior side of the chassis or on top (i've included pictures) i've heard around that the body originally sat on top of the frame rail though some people tend to place it on the sides(lowering the top of the car somewhat) Is this true?
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Secondary question,
I will be stripping the frame of the car which is quite nice to box the frame in and adding new suspension and new motor mount(i will be installing a 350 small block Chevy in it.) Is there people who are looking for such original pieces or i'm better off tossing it out(my storage space is quite limited) and if people do look for such pieces, how much is it worth (general price range since the pieces have wear and tear on it though quite nice.. basically for the general suspension, all front steering mechanism and rear drive shaft thingie.. basically everything but the frame itself.)
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last question,
I have four rims which i was told are from a Model A car. can anyone confirm this and let me know how much they are worth if anything?
I'm kinda new on this board although i've talked on it before. I'm building a 1935 5 window ford coupe that i purchased almost a year ago in Montana. My knowledge on cars is rather very limited and i tend to ask a lot of questions to my father and family's which know much more then me. My knowledge is with metal fabrication and the likes.
I plan this upcoming week to remove the body from the chassis(i know i must strengthen the body so it doesn't twist and warp from the lifting.) I've pre made a wooden ''buggy'' to roll the body around. I would like to line up the body on the chassis before removing it making sure it fits correctly.
Does the body frame sit on the exterior side of the chassis or on top (i've included pictures) i've heard around that the body originally sat on top of the frame rail though some people tend to place it on the sides(lowering the top of the car somewhat) Is this true?
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Secondary question,
I will be stripping the frame of the car which is quite nice to box the frame in and adding new suspension and new motor mount(i will be installing a 350 small block Chevy in it.) Is there people who are looking for such original pieces or i'm better off tossing it out(my storage space is quite limited) and if people do look for such pieces, how much is it worth (general price range since the pieces have wear and tear on it though quite nice.. basically for the general suspension, all front steering mechanism and rear drive shaft thingie.. basically everything but the frame itself.)
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last question,
I have four rims which i was told are from a Model A car. can anyone confirm this and let me know how much they are worth if anything?