Model A Beltline Variations?
Howdy - I did a search and nothing popped up, hoping you can shed some light on this.
I recently picked up a salvageable pair of Sport Coupe quarter panels to use as donor metal for my rough 30 Coupe rear quarters. As I was hammering out dents and fixing tears tonight, I kept looking at the beltline on my quarters and the beltline on my donor quarters and finally took a caliper to them to tell me what I already could see with the naked eye:
The Sport Coupe quarter panel beltline is 1/4" thicker than my Coupe belt line. The Sport Coupe belt line measures 1 inch. The coupe panels belt line measure .75" That's a HUGE difference.
Were tolerances that varied? Do I have the wrong year sport coupe quarters? Is this the difference between a Briggs and Murray body? What the hell is going on? Help!
p.s. I now need donor metal for my coupe with the correct belt line. Who wants to buy some sport coupe quarter panels? FML.
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