30-09-2020, 10:40 PM
I have spent much time thinking about the easiest way to assemble the body. Starting at the bottom and establishing the door post positions seemed the best approach so I've made a jig. It also fixes the correct height for the structural rail around the gutter-line (which will be parallel to the floor).
It sits on the floor pan and has a bulkhead (the one with the hole in) to support the B-posts which are vertical in both planes - that's the easy bit.
The A-posts are inclined backwards which (if I'm to avoid a twist in the side windows) means they want to lean outwards at the top by about 1/4 inch. I don't like windscreens that taper - I don't think they look very "Austin", so I plan to loose the 1/4 inch in the curve of the door post. Inevitably to some extent these things have to be resolved as I go along. The exact width of the screen has changed on paper several times as I dither about how much I want the sides of the body to belly-out at the waistline. Because the screen is much further back than other Sevens the screen and dash will be significantly longer. Ruairidh will need to find plenty of instruments to fill the space!
It sits on the floor pan and has a bulkhead (the one with the hole in) to support the B-posts which are vertical in both planes - that's the easy bit.
The A-posts are inclined backwards which (if I'm to avoid a twist in the side windows) means they want to lean outwards at the top by about 1/4 inch. I don't like windscreens that taper - I don't think they look very "Austin", so I plan to loose the 1/4 inch in the curve of the door post. Inevitably to some extent these things have to be resolved as I go along. The exact width of the screen has changed on paper several times as I dither about how much I want the sides of the body to belly-out at the waistline. Because the screen is much further back than other Sevens the screen and dash will be significantly longer. Ruairidh will need to find plenty of instruments to fill the space!