Building a 27 ford tub. Is there a source for the wood around the back of the body? Thanks for your time. Terry aka dirt t
Just yesterday I welded a piece of 16 gauge angle I shaped with a shrinker/stretcher to the back of the seat tub. I’ll do the same to the rear tub.
I need/want wood for my glass bodied T roadster....not sure I want to spend that money when maybe I should see how alchemy (@alchemy ) did his.If you would put up a picture or two I think there are at least two of us interested in your solution to our problem These folks seem to be a good source for wood though https://fordwood.com/
For wood like that I cut thin strips, about 1/8" thick, so they flex around the corner, and glue them with clamps. Make a cardboard template for the corners, and one for the back. once you get the first one made is goes slick. stagger the joints, glue and clamp one layer at a time. Stronger than original and free if you have some junk around. You'll need some wood to attach upholstery. Make the top edge slightly bigger so you can do the final shape with a sander.
From what I have heard from other people even the wood kits that you buy the individual pieces need to be trimmed or can be warped. Or not exactly straight for whatever reason. With fiberglass bodies this problem can be exaggerated by irregularities in making the body. If you have a band saw you can make the wood peices and choose the type of wood to make the pieces out of.
No wood tack strips on the market for 26/7 tourings when I built mine. ( Or I thought they cost too much?) I steamed some 1" QTR round and clamped as I bent it around the body.
I bent 16 gauge about 1 inch by 3/4 inch, shaped it to fit under the stock lip (with the upward flange cut off), then plug welded through 1/4 inch holes every 4 inches, and a little tack on the edge in between those. I’ll be putting the same thing around the back tub when I get a new back panel made. I probably had this angle for the seat held up to the tub a hundred times in between shrinks/stretches before I got it perfect.
Thanks @alchemy for the pictures! I may rip some 2x4's and see if I can make my own tack strip, thanks @rusty valley
I may still have a wood strip bolted to the top of this area for upholstery attachment, but at least I now have a solid body instead of a flimsy one. I would probably make my own wood strip like many of you guys.
@dirt t you moved me a little closer on getting a car built. I'd been putting off fabricating "something" for my glass T. I tried cutting 1/8 inch strips but that wasn't working as well as I thought it should. I went to Menards (big box store) and purchased a 4 foot by four foot sheet of quarter inch plywood. I've not completed the process but the hardest part is behind me. It was a lot easier than cutting in doors.
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