Scuttle top is off

[TMcNam4510@aol.com]

Hey gang, I finally got the scuttle top off. Some DPO had screwed the sides to the wood, ground down the screw heads and covered it all with bodo. 20 screws! It is now obvious, after removing the scuttle and other body parts that the car has been in an accident and there is some rusted areas covered with body putty. Also he did some admirable wood patching with plywood "filets". My next questions are to do with wood parts, what are the good sources, will the new wood be correctly sized and how should I treat the new wood? I am concerned that the existing wood frame is a bit misshaped so I don't have anything but books to go by. If I purchased all of the pieces from the door pillars forward, could I just screw them together and expect a reasonably true rendition? Mike's book, TC's Forever, says he uses all brass hardware. Is it worth the effort? Is there a better choice for the padding that goes between the metal and the wood where the scuttle top meets the sides? When I finally got the top off I saw that the top of the sides are almost rusted away. As ever, thanks, Tom TC2850, disassembled. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bruce Doran-Veevers]

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----- Original Message ----- From: TMcNam4510@aol.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:57 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] Scuttle top is off > Hey gang, I finally got the scuttle top off. Some DPO had screwed the > sides > to the wood, ground down the screw heads and covered it all with bodo. > 20 > screws! It is now obvious, after removing the scuttle and other body > parts > that the car has been in an accident and there is some rusted areas > covered > with body putty. Also he did some admirable wood patching with plywood > "filets". My next questions are to do with wood parts, what are the good > sources, > will the new wood be correctly sized and how should I treat the new wood? > I am > concerned that the existing wood frame is a bit misshaped so I don't have > anything but books to go by. > > If I purchased all of the pieces from the door pillars forward, could I > just > screw them together and expect a reasonably true rendition? Mike's > book, > TC's Forever, says he uses all brass hardware. Is it worth the effort? > > Is there a better choice for the padding that goes between the metal and > the > wood where the scuttle top meets the sides? When I finally got the top > off > I saw that the top of the sides are almost rusted away. As ever, thanks, > Tom > TC2850, disassembled. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >