I just go a 27 model T body I'm try to decide if i should wider it by about 50 mm or 2 inches to gain some extra foot room. Anyone done this any photos?
Before i start working on the body I'm trying to work out if i should make it a little larger. Im 5'11 size 9 shoes . I have been told there very small. Do most people modify them or leave them as original?
thanks I have seen that image before i didn't know if the width of 49" was correct everywhere else i could find said the width was 46" or 1168mm at the back of the doors. I found this on line somewhere REFERENCE DATA FOR 1927 FORD MODEL T ROADSTER BODIEs SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT REF_REC Tolerance To SCTA Rules Committee Tolerance: Double Digit Measurements: +/- 1" Single digit measurements: +/- 1/2". TOTAL LENGTH 2349.5mm F/W WIDTH 793mm F/W TO BACK OF DASH 419mm F/W TO BACK OF SEAT 1393mm F/W TO RA CL 1930mm F/W WIDTH AT BODY SEAM 800mm F/W PROTRUSION AT SEAM - UPPER 60mm F/W PROTRUSION AT SEAM - LOWER 34mm WIDEST POINT OF BODY 1231mm LOCATION OF WIDEST RDS+203mm OVERALL HEIGHT 615mm LOCATION OF HIGHEST POINT SEAT BACK & DASH REAR BODY WIDTH 1069mm REAR BODY TO RA CL 431mm REAR FENDER WELL TO WELL AT CL 1105mm REAR BODY IN LEAN AT TRUNK SEAM 19mm WIDTH OF COWL TOP 965mm WIDTH OF COWL BOTTOM 901mm WIDTH OF BODY AT FDS TOP 965mm WIDTH OF BODY AT FDS BOTTOM 908mm WIDTH OF BODY AT RDS TOP 1168mm WIDTH OF BODY AT RDS BOTTOM 1054mm FDS TO WINDSHIELD INTERSECT - TOP 31mm FDS TO WINDSHIELD INTERSECT - BOTTOM 57mm COWL TO FDS FOR REFERENCE MEASURE 38mm ABBREVIATIONS FDS = FRONT DOOR SEAM RDS = REAR DOOR SEAM DNM = DID NOT MEASURE CL = CENTER LINE RA = REAR AXLE NA = NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS CLASS INSIG = INSIGNIFICANT VARIANCE IN MEASUREMENT
Hot rodding is certainly about cutting up cars but I gotta say ive never seen a 30s car widened that didnt look like shit. Maybe you'll do the first good one. I have size 12 feet and have driven at least 2 friends 27 roadsters both with manual transmissions. No problem.
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