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dave in australia · 05-24-2022, 04:17 AM

It took myself and my dad 2 afternoons to get his 29 phaeton right. The Australian made phaetons have a wooden subframe, so are more flexible. We started with a known straight chassis, then made the cowl, bonnet(hood) and radiator line up. this is where a lot of time is spent, as the radiator can tilt back or forward, sit one side forward from the other, tilted over sideways or even sit left or right of centre. A string and tape measure are useful here. After this we then did the rear of the body.

05-24-2022, 04:17 AM	#3
dave in australia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,176	Re: How long did it take you to align the radiator, hood, and doors to the body? It took myself and my dad 2 afternoons to get his 29 phaeton right. The Australian made phaetons have a wooden subframe, so are more flexible. We started with a known straight chassis, then made the cowl, bonnet(hood) and radiator line up. this is where a lot of time is spent, as the radiator can tilt back or forward, sit one side forward from the other, tilted over sideways or even sit left or right of centre. A string and tape measure are useful here. After this we then did the rear of the body.