Hi Nick,
I ended up doing some serious thickness reduction with a hand held sander. You can see the rest in the full thread and also what the thickness should measure based on originals.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...=210112&page=2
Do it now since it is very hard to remove later!
You should buy David's books too. They are invaluable!
http://www.fordv8foundation.org/restobooks.html
Glenn