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Old 26th March 2012, 19:18
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Originally Posted by andrewhush View Post
Nice work CT The rear quarter looks just right. I intend shifting the doors back 5" as that is how far back my gearstick has moved with my engine/gearbox swap. I am going to cut around the rear of the door opening as you have done but will extend the horizontal cut forwards below the door then up vertically about an inch to the rear of the bulkhead/bonnet joint. After cutting a 5" strip out of the rear deck the whole lot will slide back leaving a gap between the front bulkhead and the dashboard. As I am going to use a mg midget windscreen the scuttle top between the bonnet and the dashboard area will have to be reformed anyway. Doing the cutting this way will let me use the kit doors as there are.

Excellent way of doing it wish I had thought of that, I have however relied on the steel side cills to support the body in one way or another as we are chopping. You are using Rover V8 ? I have not checked to distance set back for the gear stick in relation to the driving position just hoping it will be manageable, opps!

We also still intent to use the kit doors as they are, we have yet to move the front bufflehead back.

I still want to use the cut down screen but can see the logic in a windscreen I will watch your development of this with interest.

When are you planning to make the first cut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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