Technical 29 on a 32

I have a Brookville frame for a 31 pinched for Model A. I wish I had gotten a different one. It’s pinched too much, with a SBC, I could only find one fuel pump that would fit and not hit the inside if the rail. There were other issues as well, but bottom line, look elsewhere. I think P&J’s frame is a better choice. P&J’s suspension parts don’t fit Brookville frames without modifications. The tie rod and pan hard are too long because of the pinched front end for example.
Good luck with it

 

Didn’t Bud Brian do a car like this. Thinking he used a wooden runner under the body to fill the gap. It was tapered on both ends.

 

When I put a model A body on a 32 frame, I split the floor cross bars up the middle from firewall to where the 32 frame kicks up and I cut the floor out from there back. When I fit the body to the frame there's usually an inch or so gap and the body lays down nice. I weld in a patch on the old cross bars. I make 3" wide strips of 18 gauge and lay them on top of the kick up of the frame and slide them out toward the body and I keep t******* them to be the shape of the inside of the body until that strip fits against the body from the start of the kickup to the back of the body and then I weld that strip to the body.

 

Here is how I filled the gap on my ‘28 with an original ‘32 Ford frame. I hope this is helpful.

 

Did go to the hot rod meet again today and look at this very neat 29.
This was a std body on a std frame and frame was not pinched and not firewall either.
Builder had work on cowld to get gap minimal under doors.
When look at other Brookville body I was kind of not pleased as that area on cowld was not as nice as on the Henry ( way to bulky )
I was not aware of this since my new body/parts is not here yet.

I think the lower end on body behind the doors that is straight might look nice if it goes the same ’curve’ as the frame.

A very nice car with all cool stuff.
Car was just sold, builded 2006.

 

On my roadster I pinched the frame at the cowl because I like that look. Behind the cowl I wanted the frame tucked under the body (I narrowed the frame a bit) so that the body line is what you see, rather than the curved frame rail and the straight body line. I wish I had been able to curve the body lines to match the curve in the frame but I just don’t have those skills. Good luck with your project. HFH.

 

These two roadsters are both built on Blackboard frames. I have a 32 frame built by Blackboard also.

 

This is a good looking roadster!!

 

Blackboard is shore a good source.
If anyone know of a Henry 29 roadster body complete or in decent parts I might be into that.
Get me a PM.
Did not get the right ’feeling’ today on the Brookville when I could compare.