Hot Rods T coupes

just wondering why it it that nobody builds T coupes earlier than a 26 is it because of looks or because there just not many around or what I look on here all the time and can never remember seeing one at a show

 

Way too much wood!

 

I have one in my shop now that doesn't have a rust hole or dent anywhere what should I do wood is decent in it but should I fab metal braces or forget about building it

 

Neat cars when built and quite rare to see one rodded. Wood is the problem. They consist of a complete wooden framework with metal skins tacked to it. If your wood is good, just replace the bad pieces and build it. Pat

 

Take a bit of time and do some metal bracing as you thought. Talk to some one in the old house restoration biz, 'cause they use allot of resin type products that soak into old wood and rienforce it. Thing is with old wood, you think it's great, but you start driving the car and suddenly things start moving around, and then it starts to fall apart. Honestly, if it was mine (and I wish it was!) I would pull all the wood, tack the skins together and with 16 ga. tubing and sheet build a structure from steel. Much better deal.

 

termite cars... big time.

i'll jump on the "keep the good wood, replace bad with steel and brace the whole thing with tubing" bandwagon

 

Its not entirely because of the wood, there just impossible to find as well.

 

Forget it. Not worth the trouble. Load it on a pallet, and ship it to me, and I will dispose of it in an enviromentally responsible manner.

 

I was kinda thinking along the lines of need louvers, when this thing was found it had been inside an old semi trailer for about 45 years its actually pretty amazing doors still open and close windsheild crank still works

 

And no one is that small.

If I had a solid one I would consider building it. I would not use the old wood for anything other than picture frames. Either build new wood using the old for templates or built a metal skeleton and attached the sheet metal to it.