Making a Bucket body deeper

 In the last entry we looked at steps one and two, removing the 1923 style cowl and widening the rear of the body by 6".  In this entry we will cover the steps needed to cut the body along its length and rejoin it adding 4" to the depth of the body.  After marking the appropriate location for the cut a massive "haircut" ensued.


Small sections of scrap plywood were screwed in place and the removed section carefully mounted 4" above their previous location and backward so that the rear curvature of the body was maintained.


As before foil backed tape was used to fill the gaps.  Perhaps not an elegant solution but it does work.

Of course when the first glass is laid inside, the wood strips are removed and the holes they left are likewise filled.



Well that covers the increase in depth, stand by next entry as we modify the already 3" wider cowl adding just over 4" in height allowing it to align with the now deeper body.







 

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