Restorers: Did your body metal parts assemble easily?

[ian Simpson]

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Originally Posted by Russ/40

Wow, can I relate! I have learned with my '29 RPU, that you have to be very observant when parts dont fit. Meaning, patience in finding the origin of the fitment problem takes time and extreme patience. Fitment problems cascade about many parts and can be madning to solve. My journey has given me a tremendous respect for those who do these cars proffessionally. Getting fitment without paint damage takes a lot of talent and experience.

Russ is right. I have not done any major body work on my 1928 Tudor, but have done frame off restorations of a 72 Chev truck, an 81 Jeep CJ7 and a 1988 Suzuki Samurai. All took lots of work to get the new metal (and some of the old) to line up. Patience and a BIG hammer are needed.