Projects Lets put Coupe doors on a Sedan Delivery

The Project: 1947 Chevy Sedan Delivery, with it's too small original doors. Got a donor coupe off ebay, and removed doors and surrounds. Had them stripped. So today I took a break from harassing rat rodders and FNG's and did some work.

Made measurements for a rough opening and removed original B pillar and surrounding metal. Hung a new door and set gaps and body lines. Measured and cut spot welds from outer rocker and B pillar on donor parts. The coupe doors roll slightly down at the tops so that will be addressed after the lower section is welded in. Cleaned metal, placed new B pillar in place and set the door gap. Scribed and cut existing quarters. That's where I left off. Will continue tomorrow and post progress.

 

Now you have to chop it and make some fade aways for it I have often dreamed of using these same parts to build a chopped early style custom sedan delivery, full on late 40's style build, great work I cant wait to see what else you have planned !

 

oooooh this is gonna be good!!!

 

i like it! im interested in seeing how you handle the panel detail in the b-pillar.

 

Gotta buddy [my body man] who put tudor sedan doors on his 46 ford delivery...looks much better. I was collecting up a pair of tudor sedan doors for my 50 chevy delivery before I sold it. It's a great idea and makes it easier to get in and out of the car..and with 40s chevy deliveries? Brings the doors/quarters back into porportion.. I dig your coupe doors with slanted posts. The angle prolly closely matches the angle of the back of the car...C-pillars.

 

Come on now.... You made that look way too easy.

Great job.

 

Me too!
Nah just kidding. It's more done than I posted above. Here is that section. I trimmed the Back of the B pillar where glass channel used to be. It is now the same depth as the original reveal. It's trimmed on the inside and will get tig welded from the inside, and possibly a small tig filet weld on the outside. It's a butt weld, no gaps. The donor B pillar is just sitting there for pics. The inside area still needs to be cleaned before welding.

 

Very nice, it's going to look great when you get it done

 

Awesome!

 

cool! i was hoping youd continue the bead around like that. looks awesome!

 

nice. I thought really hard about doing that to mine in the early stages of the build--you're more ambitious than I was--ultimatley I decided I wanted it on the road worse than I wanted the doors. can't wait to see the end results

 

Looks goood

 

There was a "sketchpad" or something in the '90's in a Street Rodder (maybe custom rodder?).....I am drawing a lot of blanks here.....maybe Foose did the drawings? Anyway, it was a whole series of deliveries with coupe doors and the slanted b-pillar. I thought it was a GREAT idea then, and it's awesome to see it being done here!

 

There was a feature on a builder in Custom rodder that had one with the coupe doors, wedge section and full fade aways...cant remember if it was chopped or who the builder was, I have the issue at home somewhere...

 

Sweet!

 

Looking good! It's gonna make that delivery look sweet.

 

Interesting... Cant say i have seen this done. Its going to be bitchin

 

Killer mod.

 

I think it was a guy from Custom Rodder magazine that did that with a same year Ford, and he included the quarter windows as well.

cool idea.

 

Nice idea, nice work.

 

That sure makes a defference.

 

Nicely done!

 

Nice modification, gonna keep some people guessing on that when its done.

 

This was a sweet idea. I would have thought to use 2 door sedan doors so you could just move the vertical pillar backward but the canted pillars on the coupe doors are going to look much nicer. I look forward to seeing it finished.

 

I like where you're going with this, you're going to have the purists scratching their heads.

 

Awesome, love it.

 

I like it. subscribed.

 

LOVE IT!!!! subscribed

 

one of the best upgrades for a sedan delivery, longer doors!

 

I remember that car as well....the name isnt coming to me right now though!