Projects Cheapest Fiberglass Roadster Body?

I'm looking to do a little project and I need a cheap gl*** roadster body. No buckets. Quality of the body really doesnt matter, as well as year and make. Where can a guy get the cheapest body??


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check that big auction site or craigslist

 

eBay changed the layout, it really ****s now

 

I concur....

 

how much you want to pay?

 

How about narrowing it down just a little, what years are you looking for?

 

Model T
Don't think they get much cheaper than this.

http://www.tbucketplans.com/turn-of-the-century-fibergl***-t-bucket-body-bargains/

 

Picked up one of these bodies about 12 years ago for about the same price. Yeah it was a lightweight, but all it took was a little extra blocking on the parting seam. Semi cloned the Kookie car. but before I had a chance to get it out on the road someone wanted it more than I did. Actually made about three times my investment. The guy that bought it moved from Michigan to Vegas. He still has the car, drives the **** out of it, and it still looks good. If I was gonna build another T I would get one of these for sure.

 

1920-1940 any roadster will do with the exception of t-buckets. A t roadster would be great. Under $500 would be really great.


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Under $500? Whether you like it or not, you're in the land of T Buckets. You might be able to get a used '26-'27 for $500, but the condition might not make it worth it.

 

Condition isnt a big issue either. I plan on cutting it up. Plus i can do fibergl*** work.


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Just go to a junk yard.......fibergl*** roadster bodies have been around for over 50 years, so they should be starting to hit the junk yards by the **** load soon.

 

I don't think they get sent to a junk yard to be recycled, but they do show up once in a while.

Does Craigslist have a wanted section?

 

Yes, you can build your own custom hot rod fibergl*** body at home.

http://www.hotrodplans.com/fibergl***-body-build-custom-hot-rod/

 

I also concur. I search by years (ie: 1928-1934 Ford or 1957-1960 Corvette). Try looking for GMC trucks from 47-66 or anything else with numerous model numbers/styles. Somebody there really doesn't know what they're doing.

 

There is a company out of Three Rivers Michigan that produces a cheap `29 body but the doors and lid panels must be joined and mounted/hinged by the purchaser.Don`t remember their name but shouldn`t be hard to find.
I think the entire body pkg was about $2000 but that`s four times what you want to pay. Not much Model A stuff out there for $500...

 

If you can do fibergl*** work,find someone with a steel body and talk them into letting you pull a mold and make your own.

Offer to make 2,,one for you and one for the other guy.HRP

 

Check with Poli-form, they used to sell a cheap 28-29 roadster body, we used one to build the Bonneville car, good body. Chris

 

I guess i may have to settle for a bucket with a turtle tail.


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Doesn't Speedway sell a basic 27 body?
Maybe not, haven't looked lately.

 

Speedways cheapest T roadster body is a grand. If you can do gl*** work buy there Vicky legend car body or deuce body and make it fit your application. Both are around $500

 

Check out all our bodies at www.scottrodscustom.com

Thanks

Scott

 

These guys have a gl*** 28-29 Model A Pickup Cab listed on the bay for $950 OBO.
http://shop.cainshotrods.com/
Otherwise, I like the idea of using an old pickup cab, 40-54.

 

May I ask what you are doing? You can buy a 32 roadster kit for about $2500.00 but you have to gl*** the doors,floor and decklid together.

 

Actually, it's $545.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Deluxe-1923-T-Roadster-Body,1423.html

The Deuce body is$6,999.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Deluxe-1923-T-Roadster-Body,1423.html

The Vicky legend body is $449, BUT it's only wide enough for one THIN person.

So, welcome to T Bucket land. Don't fight it brother, embrace it.

 

Cheapest might be to build your own, if you can't find a cheap used one.

A few years ago I made a sidecar body out of thin plywood and covered it with fibregl***, it was very strong.

It started out as an experiment. I made a mock up of the body out of some old paneling with a plywood floor. When it was done, it was a lot stronger than I expected so I decided to skip building a "real" body and fibregl*** the mock up.

If you wanted something more weatherproof you could carve a body out of foam insulation (spray foam) and fibregl*** it.

I got my fibregl*** from a boat manufacturer, he had it in bulk and sold it to me cheap. I brought a gallon can and he filled it with resin from a 45 gallon drum.

 

The deuce body I referred to was the legend car body not the full car. When I checked the check T body was a bucket not a roadster. The thousand dollar one had a turtle deck attached. Still would be better to build one from scratch.

 

A T bucket IS a roadster.

 

Walmart.....

 

You might need to be a little patient, this junk shows up all the time on Craigslist and swapmeets.