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Hi Ray.... got a question about pinion angle. With my 32 frame, buggy spring and ladder bar rear, I set up my mock rake based off of wheel/tire...
Can you get away with cutting the firewall feet off and bringing the frame rails in like Just Gary instead of pie cutting the cowl and also...
Did you have to pie cut the bottom of the cowl like 51box or just cut the feet off? Saw that picture of your template awhile back and plan on...
Damn 51box, that car looks awesome! Holy shit. So all you did was narrow the front and rear crossmembers and doing that tucked in the frame rail...
Hey Jerry... did you ever get an answer or figure out on your own how to pinch 32 rails??
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When you said you pulled the rear in 1/2”... that was with no rear pinch... just a shorter rear crossmember?
Channeled is what allows the body to sit lower. In the case of a Model A, you aren’t trimming the bottom of the body. You are removing a section...
40.125” from outside to outside of the rail at the very rear?
Well, when you channel you are actually removing the ends of the body channel. The body channel would otherwise block the body from sitting deeper...
Hey 51... how is the body overhang? I’ve thought about just shortening the front and rear crossmembers. If you go 14.25 inches towards the front...
Hey Sloppy... when you brought the rear in, did you pinch or run a shorter rear crossmember?
Hey 6... in my opinion, yes it does do something to the look. Now, whether it’s a look you like or not, that’s for you to decide. I looked at my A...
Thanks Ralph... I did the same thing with welding in a tab and pulling the frame in, but I made the mistake of not cutting relief cuts in the...
Krylon32...the body is a 31. I didn’t think about pinching just at the front horns. The last pinch I did it was at the cowl. The back will require...
Thanks Bob. Definitely narrowed crossmembers.
Hi everyone... was reading a few threads about pinching a 1932 frame for a Model A and why it should or should not be done. Is there a thread...
31Vicky....Yes, when I gave the two measurements, that was from outside frame rail to outside frame rail topside and outside frame rail to outside...
31Vicky...the 3/8" over is on each side, so a total of 3/4". Both the top and bottom are correct, its not an issue of being under or oversized...
HPD... I'm not sure it that is the issue. The thickness of the rails is consistent from side to side. The issue I'm having is the rails are cocked...
Krylon32... Thanks for your insight on the issue. It appears that perhaps ASC is off on their stamping? Either way, I would think that by...
I ended up measuring the frame rail spacing this morning, right between the 2nd and 3rd bolt body mount holes. The top of the frame is 32 1/2" and...
Ago, I saw the same thread. I believe someone said that the pie cut was to make the ASC rails easier to bend after being heated.
I guess I'm going to have to figure a way to straighten it. P I don't doubt that the reason I have to pinch is because the frame is not square....
Wooster..thanks for your comments. You too PurdueSD. I have checked and it is out that much on the outside. The frame looks as if someone took a...
Alchemy and High Plains Drifter...thank you both for your replies. Yes, the side is slanted at than angle. Both flanges are 90 degrees to the...
Hello everyone. Just joined this awesome message board but have used it for reference for a long time. Im Adam out of Houston,TX. Hope this thread...
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