| Do your 1933/34 Ford trunk lids accept original trunk lid hinges? |
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Yes, they are drilled and tapped for both the original hinges and hold-up arm. |
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| What is the difference between a Roadster and a Cabriolet? |
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The Roadster has a removable chrome windshield frame and post assembly while the
Cabriolet windshield area is part of the body and is painted with a chrome frame
around the glass. The Roadster windshield frame is angled back and is usually
considered more attractive by most. Also, the Cabriolet has roll-up windows in the
doors, while the Roadster does not. |
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| Which has more passenger space, the 1932 or 1933/34 Roadster? |
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The 1933/34 by quite a wide margin. It is wider and significantly longer. In addition,
it has front opening and longer doors than the 1932. This makes it much easier to
get in and out. |
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| Do you (or does anyone else) make a steel 1933-34 Ford Coupe Body? |
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Yes. SAR is currently working with our Detroit, Michigan roadster
body manufacturer to tool a brand new 1934 3-Window Coupe body. The body
will be patterned after stock design and dimensions with standard roof
height and roof opening. It will come fully assembled with fit/hung doors
w/latches and stock style hinges, working cowl vent, trunk lid w/stock style
hinges, dash w/glove box door installed, wood inner structures, BB Chevy
style firewall, toe boards and five piece garnish molding set. As with our
roadster product the new 3-Window Coupe will be assembled in precision jig
fixtures to ensure the highest quality demanded by today's builders and
hobbyist. Deliveries are slated to begin in August 2008. Further details are
available by going to the 'Steel Body' section of our Website. |
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| Do you make a rolled rear pan for 1933/34 Ford hiboy Coupe & Roadsters? |
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No, not at present. It is very difficult to make a visually pleasing roll on the rear of
these bodies because they stick out so far (ducktail) to the rear. The best cars that
have been done with a rolled rear have included significant modifications to the
bottom of the body and the rear floor. |
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| Do you have a book, diagram or dimensions available showing proper assembly of a
1933/34 Ford? |
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No. That is one of those items that has never been available in the restoration or
street rodding market. Please don't call and ask us for a bunch of measurements on
one of these bodies for purposes of assembly. The are very few straight and
parallel surfaces from which to take measurements on them. This is why we put
them together in assembly fixtures. |
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| Are your 1933/34 Roadster interior steel bracing pieces available separately? |
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No. The original bodies used wood for interior bracing. Our hand formed bracing
pieces will not interchange with the wood. |
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| Do your 1933/34 Roadster doors fit original bodies? |
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No. Our doors use late-model safety bear jaw latches and offer the option of
hidden hinges. The inner door jambs were modified from the original design
to incorporate these updates.
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