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Cruisin Products �32 Ford Build Up Article Segment 15 Aug 18, 2004
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SAFETY BAR INSTALL While the chassis is on the show tour we have made one of the upgrades to the roadster body. Years ago, like 20, but who�s counting, we were actually building fiberglass �32 Ford bodies. We were mentored by the best in the industry to build as good a body as possible. The bodies we had built were steel reinforced with a complete steel tube substructure. Dick Williams, Dee Wescott and Harold Ehle were my mentors back in those early years.The knowledge we had developed in the steel reinforcing of those bodies is the basis for one of the modifications we now offer to all our customers. We have developed a steel tube structure which serves two purposes. The first is a safety issue surrounding the cockpit area of the seating area with a substantial steel tube structure speaks for itself. The second being the strength added to the B pillar areas of the fiberglass body. Having the steel structure joining both sides of the body reduces the stress on the fiberglass body. A major plus, especially in an open body style. The steel tubing we use in this option is 1.5� mild steel tubing. It replaces the 3/4� square tubing which we cut out of the steel substructure. See photo.
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