HI, I am getting parts together to build another woodie. Last one was fiberglass.This one will be all original tin.Model T cowl With Model A fenders.Will also be using model A ,or some other type of old frame,late 20`s early 30`s chevy, etc, If I can find one near here. If anyone is building a woodie please post a picture.I will post a picture of my last woodie, it had all fiberglass Model T parts.I sold body and fenders before finishing.Thanks
Here are some shots of my 28 Chevy roadster woody. It's built on a 1928 Chevy frame with 28 fenders and splash aprons. it has a 307 Olds engine. The wood still needs to be finished.
WOW! Those cars are awesome.I would love to find a 1920`s chevy chassis for my woodie.I love the way they sit low with the dual leaf springs on front.
I'm doing a 51 Ford. So far I've added an S10 frame clip in front with a 2" step (Z) to lower it and a 9" rear with Jamco 4" lower leaf springs. I also did a notch in the rear frame and set the rear shackle holder up 2". I've added air bags over the rear leaf springs and the front is now air bags with tubular a-arms. I've just about finished replacing the rockers and floors. I used rectangular tubing for the inner rockers and added some more square tubing under the floors. I've extended a 48 Ford dash and sunk a 36 Ford spare tire cover into the tailgate. I used a 49 wheel center in the tire cover and will run a 49 hub cap there with matching hub caps on the wheels. Here are a few pics, but I now have a camera/computer interface problem so I don't have anything very current.
This is my dad. He's a nerd. HAHAHAA!! Would you guys believe he basically built this car with a hand file and a hack saw??!!! Alot of the internal structure of the doors was made with pieces of oak pallets! He pretty much built the RPU while my mom was at the grocery store. (I guess that's why it took him 8 years.) But it was SOOOO worth it. The truck is incredible. So I guess my dad is pretty cool after all.
i had this crazy idea the other day about takeing an old rust t-sedan that very rusty along the bottom, and replaceing the belt line on down with wood, leave the top parts around the windows and doors metal.
Hey I'm down in Charleston and have a couple going. A '51 ford with the flathead and a '50 restorod. The '50 is complete except for the wood. The '51 is mostly orginal with orginal wood I'm refinishing now. I've also got a '48 Chevy chassis,frame frontend and some wood parts and most of the hardware in tack for sale if you're interested. Is that your Carolina boat in the picture? Tim
I am... But I have yet to gather enough parts to actually call it a build just yet. The plan is a '32 frame with full fenders and running boards, A cowl, and jaguar IFS and IRS. The body will be fabricated from scratch. I'v been looking around and have my eye on oak flooring as a possible option. The engine will be something TOTALY unique that's never been seen around here before... I dont want to spill the beans just yet, but it will freak a lot of people out... I might be able to disguise it as a traditional mill as well! If nothing else, it'll open a lot of peoples eyes to the posabilitys of alternative power plants. It wont exactly be hamb friendly, but I'm not planing to build it to suit others... Only myself and my kids.
Anyone ever tried using old lumber to rebuild a woodie?Seems like it would look and match better than new.Just a thought.Maybe I think to much???