The body of a 1934 Chevrolet was framed with wood. The final step was to wrap the metal body around the car.
Today I started to remove the rotten 1934 wood that was screwed and nailed to the metal body. Yes, I said nails.
Today I started to remove the rotten 1934 wood that was screwed and nailed to the metal body. Yes, I said nails.
Having the body on a dolly allows me more freedom to move around inside the body. Today, I had to stand on a bucket with my head through the roof to get a better view of the top of the door frame.
Look carefully at the photo below and you will see metal tabs with small nails holding the upper door frame metal strip to the wood brace above it.
The next two pictures show the carriage bolts that go through the wood of the upper door frame.
I pried out wood the reveal these nails, bolts and screws. Screws and nails pointing down from above had to have been placed before the roof sheet metal was installed. Once the roof sheet metal is installed there is no access from above to use a hammer or screwdriver.