1930 Chevy replacing the wood with steel

Sweet stuff! I have to post updated pictures.

 

Great thread. I'm working on replacing the wood in my 33 Chevy Cabriolet.

 

For cars/trucks that aren't channeled, what size tubing have you guys been using for the perimeter of the floor? I guess it would be called the main sill. I am working on getting a '31 1/2 ton cab back together.

Thanks,
Scott

 

Scott, I used 3" x 1 1/2" tubing, turned out good, so far.

 

hi guys. i also just bougth me a 31 chevy sedan. i am planning on replacing all the wood with metal. just found your threads and your note will help me imensly.. the car has been setting since 1942 out in a feild and as you can guess it needs lots of tlc.

 

I am doing something similar with my Essex. The body is chaneled over the frame and I have constructed the floor structure with angle bar and will be using wooden floorboards. My question is are you filling in the backside of the body with sheetmetal and baically constructing like a rocker panel to protect the exposed inner surface of the outer body skin. I have not seen any pictures or talk of this situation on the hamb. At least that is what I am planning on doing with my coupe. Good or bad and your thoughts on this ?

 

hi could you tell me what the bender you bought from summit i would like to get one thanks Bruce

 

im doing a 1929 chevy coupe just fabed the rockers over the weekend. my wood is like 80% intact if you need any pics of the original stuff let me [email protected]

 

Im trying to rebuild the top on my 28 Chevy coupe and I don't have anything to go by. anyone have photos of that.

 

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Great assortment of approaches. Lots of ideas for a tough project. I did my 36 coupe using mostly 3/4, & 1/2 square 16 gauge tubing. Sorry no pictures. I would add that diagonal sections of tubing or pieces of 16 gauge sheet metal at junctions of tubes adds a huge amount of bending and torisional rigidity to the body and doors in particular.

 

I'll dig up some from my '30 sport coupe this weekend. I removed all my wood and did steel. 1/2", 3/4" and 1" box tubing and some 1/4" plate. Rock solid. The only hard part is getting started. It's a breeze as soon as it's too late to turn back

 

my approach

 

I'm about to start on this venture myself with a 1930 Chevy coupe. What size of tubing is recommended for the A pilar that the door hinges will mount to?