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Construction zones? You mean they are fixing the F'ing roads in Illinois!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is kind of hard to explain with  just words, but cut the foam into slices,  ( like 6" wide) verticaly with a band saw, then cut out the wedge pieces ( 2" to 0") out of each slice, then glue the slices back together.

I'm trying to figure out what type of seat to put in my 32 3W coupe.  Anyone have any suggestions based on past experience? It is going to be a daily driver, so comfort is #1 on the list.

Thanks, Dennis

Try Supreme Castings:
7901N. 73rd St.
Milwaukee Wi.

Jim & Dianne 414-355-1490

They do small runs, and do them in a couple of weeks or less!

They have cast me lots of miniture cast alum. race car parts.

Tell them Dennis the miniture race car guy from Waukesha sent you.

I went to the Jefferson swap meet in Wisconsin Friday, and didn't find much, but I did notice the rear tires on a newer Ford duellie (sp?) pick-up truck.  They were 225 85R 16 Bridgestones and they were both tall and narrow, and looked like they might work out for the rear tires on a traditional looking hot rod.  The sidewall to tread area was really squared off, and didn't look like the more rounded area on most radial tires.  I didn't have a tape measure, so I don't know how tall they were, but they looked like maybe 31" tall!  And maybe 6" wide.  They might be a little heavy duty, I don't know the load rating, so they might ride a bit stiff.
Has anyone out there used them on a hot rod?

Right behind the doors on a 32 roadster body, is a very flexible part of the body.  So-Cal adds a tubular brace to this area on the Brookville bodies that they use, to prevent the body from spreading there.  I don't know what  the real measurement should be,  as the orig. bodies are 75 years old, and like most other measurements on a 32 body, they very from car to car.  I would guess that Wescott measured a bunch of bodies and then averaged them out.  I would guess Kilbourne did the same to another bunch of different bodies.  Maybe Kilbourne pulled their body in to compensate, and Wescott didn't.  Or maybe Kilbourne over compensated?  I guess this explains how they are different, but it sure doesn't help when putting a top on!

Heritage does a lot of advertising, and Kilbourne does just about zero advertising!  Kilbourne bodies are sold by word of mouth.  I looked at both, and it was no contest.......I bought a Kilbourne 32 coupe.