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Originally Posted by 3W Hank

My project was started out to find a 32 3W and I looked in Sweden but at that time no car or body was to find plus I heard cars sold was rather expensive.
I wanted to set out my style so a complete car did feel the wrong way ( maybe a big misstake…
One at Hamb in Alabama had a body with frame, 25 louver hood, grille etc at 40K and really a disaster.
I did look over a Brookvile body both complete or in parts as people warned me on.
I found a 3W in LA and again 25 louver hood and grille but no frame and it was 35K and friend had a look when he was theee, it was no floor and in that time after cowid it was hard get freight and freight was expensive so I said no.
I decided to go for a new 28 roadster instead as I had a 32 frame and some other parts.
After a car meet in Sweden I saw both a Henry 28 and a new made 28 body and I realised I cant has a new body, so I called them and got back my deposit.
Then a 5W showed up close to me.
It was a old race car from Texas so it came vis eBay to Sweden around 15-20
years ago and it was rustfree but floor was new as section and roof had a cutted out edge ( alu ) and firewall had the std end section rim off and they used a alu plate.
It was chopped ugly but its nice at 3”.
Owner here bought a new PU floor/subframe and find the firewall rim end part and it went to a guy install the floor.
It took 6 month to get the deal done.
I realised when car came to me it was no door gap and the old cut work would be hard to find a guy that can fix it.
Body was rather expensive but close ( 20 minutes drive ) but it was rust free Henry and even if I wanted a Henry floor it was nice see a fresh floor in it, doors and trunk, firewall, window garnish, seat frame, dash etc was included.
Now after some years go thrue all speed parts I like to use I pratically are there now to get the body done.
One guy promise me help out ( waited 1 year ) walked away but at + 70 I cant force him and another is 1.5 years away.
Most say this is a very nice body, but one told me its a terrible body, eorce he ever seen, and just to far off vs the old bad works, it should take him atleast 700 hours and he needed split up the whole body in parts (?)
Well, see it from that side, it was more easy for me get a old complete car ( early Ca hotrod ) or a Henry std 32 coupe.

Dont know how to do this but it seems to ’much’ for 1 guy handle this.
Me, I cant do it.
So, to sell it ?

But a idea.
Its a very ugly cut in roof and doors has no gap.
But the floor is nice and tight in the end of body but they needed get the holes wider at rear bolt to frame.
If ( rear ) if the body goes back foir gap will be Ok.
The firewall is now located correct in front to body but the subrail parts/holes dont match to the frame holes.
It might be no big deal get new holes.
I cant remove floor as it nice installed in the big picture and if I drill all weld spot up and remove the floor it will not be nice.
But look at picture of subrail, driver side gap is half vs on picture passanger side (?)

So my idea is to start with the A frame ( look terrible )
-But how will a body react to cut roof upp and cut it in floor so remove the front end of the body ?

This body has been chopped not stacked up way back in time and the new floor is not installed on frame or jigg.

Maybe its better sell it to some one has own 1.000 hours.
But from others all this is not that hard to get done.
My idea is now to use several guys, as to much and they walk away from it.

Idea before I cut.