As with all things that I am not particularly good at, I have visions of something coming out great - but of course it never does Don't want this to turn into one of those 'things' if I can help it, so I'm asking for suggestions. The body I am working on is a '47 Ford Pilot-England (very similar to a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com</st1:country-region>US</ST1 '36 Ford) in a he**** configuration. It appears that the coach maker took a 4 door and cut off everything behind the B pillars. They then fabricated an aluminum rear body section and attached with brads to a wood structure, ala Chevy. But I digress. <O The problem seems to be to fill the void left by the missing rear doors on the B pillar. Or better yet, what I can use to accomplish this. <OAn original 4 door (red) with the rear door visible is in picture #1 (along with the neat semaphore turn indicator). With both doors closed, the void is covered. Mine is in picture #2, without the turn indicator installed and with the front door shut. You can see the dilemma I have. Aluminum shell, raw recessed steel and then the steel front door. The primered part in picture #2 is the aluminum formed over the wood bracing. Picture #3 is from the rear of the coach showing the wood header boards that the aluminum attaches to at the cab rear. I can't weld aluminum. Perhaps shape a piece of sheet metal to conform to the void and combo of weld and brads to hold in place? Maybe a piece of vinyl covered wood to do the same? Rivet on an extension to the aluminum and cover with some sort of Targa looking piece of something? Help me PLEASE. I'm dying out here...
Any way of getting a better picture of the Complete area? maybe the door can be modified to fit the area instead of the aluminum being done..
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