08-12-2022, 10:41 AM
Steve,
I have some information from John, but not comprehensive.
You are right to be cautious and all these vans are different, however one basic principle you can use to check your assembly is that a line from the top of the curved screen batten to the top of the radiator shell (not the neck, the shell itself) should be almost horizontal (slightly lower at the front by about 1/4") and just less than 90 degrees to the front of the bulkhead. If you rest a piece of bonnet moulding on top of the bulkhead lip then the line from the screen batten to the rad shell should just touch the top of it.
Assuming your pillars are cut to the right height I would expect the rail to fit between them. That how the saloons work and that appears to be what John did.
The aluminium panel in front of the screen (the scuttle top) has a right-angled upstand against which the screen fits. The top of the dash should line up with the top of this.
I have some information from John, but not comprehensive.
You are right to be cautious and all these vans are different, however one basic principle you can use to check your assembly is that a line from the top of the curved screen batten to the top of the radiator shell (not the neck, the shell itself) should be almost horizontal (slightly lower at the front by about 1/4") and just less than 90 degrees to the front of the bulkhead. If you rest a piece of bonnet moulding on top of the bulkhead lip then the line from the screen batten to the rad shell should just touch the top of it.
Assuming your pillars are cut to the right height I would expect the rail to fit between them. That how the saloons work and that appears to be what John did.
The aluminium panel in front of the screen (the scuttle top) has a right-angled upstand against which the screen fits. The top of the dash should line up with the top of this.