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1950 Austin Devon
I was happily working away on the 1/4 scale Willys when this popped up on Craigslist. Finding this site and seeing the fabulous work prompted me to build a street rod.
[ATTACH] I settled on a 2016 3.6L V6 with the 8L45 transmission for power and then Heidt coilover Mustang 2 narrowed 5" for the front and a jaguar XKE IRS rear. These allow the track to stay close to stock with minimal fender fattening. I boxed the frame in front and spread slightly to accept the LGX and built the rear crossmember. Then mocked up with engine roughly positioned. and with the body back on the frame.
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The firewall will need to be recessed, and with the setback I thought longer doors were in order. I was going to stretch these, but located a pair of
Dorset doors that are 7" longer. I will need to move the "B" post back and then use the frame of the rear door to create the quarter window. I haven't figured out the best method to close the rear gap, so I'm looking for suggestions. I will cut out the "C" post and end up with longer quarter window like the Dorset. The joggle at the rear door frame is single layer so I can either just fill the gap with weld using the rear half of the door, or extend the skin of the front half and end up with lap weld at the quarter. The other change is the sunroof drains run down the "A" post and "C" post. It is in very nice shape metalwise, but most of the mechanism and weatherstripping is shot. I expect I'll have to eliminate it if I can't put together some sort of seal system. This brings up the same question. Fill the existing gap with weld, or bridge it with strips lap welded in a joggle?
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That will look great as a 2 door!
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Yep, that is what I thought, with the added bonus in that only 15000 were built from 1947 until early 1949.
They both had the same wheelbase so I'm optimistic that the door will match the cowl. Otherwise from what I have seen on this site, just make your own.
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Eugene Last edited by Reno; 07-29-2020 at 07:13 PM. |
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A lot of folks convert 4 doors to 2 doors. You can do it.
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Kerry Pinkerton |
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I received the Dorset doors, so they will be my next challenge.
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Eugene |
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Fasteners
If you are in need of whitworth fasteners, fender bolts. ect here is a source I have used for years. https://britishfasteners.com/
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Thanks Jon. There are very few connections left that are Whitworth, but will keep that in mind. I cleaned up the fender mount holes with a 1/4-28 tap. That matched the British thread. The flat head screws for the door hinges are the one place I haven't changed, and I saved extras from the four door.
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I cut out the sunroof assembly and filled it in.
It is all welded in but will require some hammer and dolly/ planishing work when it goes back on the rotisserie.
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Then I started to widen the rear fenders to fit the new tires. I cut the fender on the car and positioned the 3 1/2" offset with clecoed braces. The flange would have required too much stretch to flare properly, so I cut it. I ran the edge of the outer panel through the English wheel to match the inner flange and then shaped the strips to that radius. I oriented on the body line at the rear so it ended up rotating the fender clockwise slightly, but that provided material to form the upper wheel opening shown by the black line.
I eliminated the teardrop shape with a radius that matches the rear of the front fender and started to shape the bead. For the most part the upper matches my radius gages, but there is a slight point at the upper front corner that will need to be addressed.
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