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To pinch or not to pinch... "Nine out of ten hot rodders recommend pinching"
This is what it looks like with stock width on the '32 rails
...after 3/4 inch pinch on each side. Looks more like it.
Now...Then the second '31 on '32 dilemma...The dreadful GAP !
Here is what I did: Now when the rails are inside the outer cowl skin, I decided to "channel" the car...I could have just whacked the support on the bottom, making a flat surface to meet the frame, but I like the radius on the stock piece. I cut out the cowl support...
..., lowered the body to my liking and re-installed the cowl support.
This way it looks like Henry did it !
Now the body sits slightly down over the frame, similar to s '32 body, just enough to cover the gap, but not too deep to disturb that purdy reveal in the frame.
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