Anyone BUILT a body from scratch??

If you want a fabric body get a load of this:


More here:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=fabr...KEogTEvYK4Cg&ved=0CDMQ9QEwAg&biw=1201&bih=565

 

Here are a few companies building bodies that look decent and could give others ideas.

www.wildhorsemesa.com



and www.newmetalkustoms.com

 

Bet this one never gets built.

 

Well, not completely from scratch, I used a 26-27 T touring back, 29 Model A 4 door cowl, basic doors were 23-24ish T touring rears. Lots of slicing, dicing and adding a few parts.

 

Where do you get the dimensions to get a build like this started? Do you have a 3D-CAD model?

 

@Jimmy Hervatin's "Emerald Tide":

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Here's the (detailed) build thread: Weesner Inspired Hot Rod (Hand Built)

 

Simon (@english gent) Shepherd's "BeetleDeuce" roadster body created from a VW beetle:

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Here's the build thread: 32 Roadster Body - A New Approach

 

I have seen one of these boat tail bodies built b y hand.

 

The roadster started with a 29 cowl, thee rest homemade. The sprintcar has 48 chev pickup rear fenders as the tail.

 

I'm at the end with my build.

 

With limited metalshaping skills I have settled on a less challenging project. This is the beginning of a 30 Model A Coupe. It will be a little different when finished, aside from the cowl everything else will be fabricated. I am hoping to have the quarters finished by the end of the month.

 

For your next run to the laundramat.

 

Ate wonder bread as a kid. It helped build strong bodies 11 ways...

 

Wow just Wow!

 

23 dodge roadster cowl, two 46 Ford front fenders, two 50 Ford deck lid skins and 46 Chevy pickup headlight pod make up mine

 

Just flat amazing.
Pete