Building a Special Body

[Ian Williams]

Thanks for the comments.
Mark I do not have a drawing I would suggest that you will need in the region of 6" above the axle dependant on the use you intend for your special, possibly slightly more for a trials car. Basic measurements of my body are as follows; height from chassis to top of scuttle 25", width at dashboard 25 1/2", width at instrument panel 34 3/4", width at seat back 35", widest point 36", Bonnet length 34", cockpit opening 29", total length about 10ft. Bear in mind that I have used a steering column 4" long than std and moved the dashboard back some 2" or so from its standard position immediately behind the engine block, as a result some of my measurements won't work on a more conventional layout. If you go right back to the beginning of this saga on the old forum I posted details of how the design of my body evolved, the buck, and lots of information on how I have gone about its construction, jigs I have made and used etc. There are coach builders drawings of various Austin body styles available on the A7CA web site, you may find some of these useful as a starting point.