The cord 810 had a one piece roof made of 7 separate stampings welded together and the seams smoothed over with lead body solder applied by hand then filed and sanded smooth.
1930 sedan roof.
The wood needs to be removed in order to do the welding and metal finishing but since the wood bows side rails go in from the top which came first the.
A 1934 packard had a roof made of 4 pieces.
1933 plymouth pc pd coupe.
1928 1929 closed cab pickup.
The body is off the car and has been bead blasted to remove the paint.
In this episode we make a metal insert for the pagoda city coupe.
I want to fill the roof of my 30 a coupe with a steel insert.
Early 1930 town sedan briggs body assembled around april 1930 in asnieres france engine number 278 6714 located in germany start of restoration in 2006 body assembly and wood fitting.
Brackets are arranged from rear to front top to bottom in this pic.
1932 plymouth pb 4 door sedan.
1930 plymouth 4 door sedan.
Our good friend je.
1930 1931 closed cab pickup.
Roof insert kit interior wood kit body mounts.
A coat of primer has been applied to the entire surface.
Ok there are plenty of cars that offer a good roof section and waldens seems to have the best reputation for a new one but.
1928 1929 fordor sedan.
1932 plymouth pb 2 door sedan.
Here we describe how the wood fitting and body alignement is done.
1930 1931 roadster pickup.
The wood is attached with carriage bolts and washers and square nuts through holes in the wood.
Let them guide you through the process of installing a new roof on your 1930 coupe.
1930 1931 standard sport special coupe.
Pictured above are the metal top brackets used to attach the top and side wood in the coupe.
1928 1929 roadster.
1930 1931 tudor sedan.
1928 1929 tudor sedan.
1931 plymouth coupe.
1928 1929 1930 1931 model a ford wheel tubs tudor sedan.
Of course this was too expensive and labor intensive for a mass produced car.
1932 plymouth coupe.
1930 1931 roadster.
1928 1929 roadster pickup.
1928 1929 phaeton.
Matt goes over the correct steps needed to build one for your own coupe.