Projects uncle Charlie's hot rod model A projects

thank you, glad you are enjoying!

 

is that easier ? more accurate? than taking the door off to work it??

 

I am so glad you are helping Charlie with this build. It does the old timers good to see a younger guy take a real interest in helping an older guy build his hot rod. Thank you

 

the door has no inner structure left, if I did it off the truck it may not have fit. I will make an inner brace on the truck, then take the doors off and fix any details that I can't get while they are on. I am doing it this way , on this type of build because it is not a restoration or are we looking for anything more than done.
we are going to keep are eyes out for another set of doors, cheap.

 

Charlie is known amongst are friends as "uncle". For the last 25+ years he has been all of our, "go-to" guy, for any automotive trouble shooting we have needed. Charlie remembers, in detail ,how things he repaired were fixed and what we needed to do to fix them, including hints and tricks to get the job done. for example : how he would "jack back" a rear on a 1950 Buick to change the seals in the tranny instead of taking it all apart and what tool was needed to get the seal to slide into the ball. last time he actually did it was in the late sixties. we owe him big time and it is a pleasure to help him.