I can see that I’m going to finish these flat cars with a little kit of jigs and templates. Hopefully when I go to dust them off one day, I will remember this series of posts.
Here, for example, is the plan that shows how pieces of the frame are supposed to fit together. If another arrangement is chosen, then the stake pockets will not line up with the loads properly.
Good luck sorting it out, future me!
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