[Chris Nelson]

I spent a good deal of time thinking through this problem when I was fitting all the pieces before paint. The 36 is a particularly difficult set of sheetmetal to assemble. There are bolts that you would swear cannot be bolted up if on the car. It dawned on me that in the production of the 36, Henry would not have had his assemblers go through all the gyrations it takes to put it together in pieces. I asembled my painted parts on a rug on the garage floor. Fenders, inner panels, grille, inner fender to grille panels, hweadlight stands etc. I put all the bolts nuts and washers on the floor with me and started to assemble. Of course, the runningboards are not adjustable in mounting, so they go on first. Everything goes on after the runningboards. Alignment is accomplished by the radiator to firewall rods. I was amazed how quickly it all came together. It is very helpful to have a couple extra guys to help lift the assembly onto the car so that you don't scratch up your hard work.