Putting Oliver 770 sheet metal on an Oliver 88

[A . M. Aitkins]

Hello all, I have a Oliver 88 that I want to put 770 sheet metal on. Everything lines up right until I get to the 88 radiator and nose cone. the issue is I haven't figured out how to connect the nose cone hood and radiator together. And I was hoping you guys might have some ideas. Thanks

 

[Jpvano28]

Is the 770 sheet metal shorter then the 88? It looks like you may have to build some sort of a support to mount the nose to, maybe sheet metal 1/8
thick plates. one side bolts to the radiator support and the other to the nose to fill that gap. ( picture #2)

 

[A . M. Aitkins]

Is the 770 sheet metal shorter then the 88? It looks like you may have to build some sort of a support to mount the nose to, maybe sheet metal 1/8
thick plates. one side bolts to the radiator support and the other to the nose to fill that gap. ( picture #2)

From what I have found the 770&88 sheet metal is pretty much the same. But the 88 had a nose cone that wrapped around the radiator and bolted to the front of the frame.

 

[Jpvano28]

Okay so then you need to fill that gap.. sheet metal plates and try to make it look like the plate tucks in behind the cowl if you can

 

[A . M. Aitkins]

Okay so then you need to fill that gap.. sheet metal plates and try to make it look like the plate tucks in behind the cowl if you can

Ok thanks for your input I will post again once I make some more progress