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Here is the finished project, very custom interior, great new maple wood sides, rebuilt Mercury flathead and Ford AOD...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Progress on body and wood, we also used a peel and stick insulating sound barrier before the...
After getting the news that the original motor was not rebuildable,we decided to use a 1949 Merc flathead that had been in my shop for 8 or 10...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Now, we started on the body work and wood ,the rockers were pretty bad and a few spots in the floor were in...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Right away we separated body and frame,then prepared the motor to be sent to a machine shop to be inspected...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] We are doing a thread of the two Ford Sportsman Convertibles in our shop right now, I thought I would...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] First pictures of both Sportsman in the shop together. Harvest Yellow must have been a popular colour in...
An indispensable part of team on the first build has been Ari Rios recording studio owner in California. Ari has met with and made friends of most...
So, I think it is time to set everything straight, the shop is mine ,the project is mine, however the wood work that is being done is by my son...
[ATTACH] Not a member of the National Woodie Club yet, I was hoping to finish the Sportsman Project and they would be so pleased with the work...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] you can have the cutter heads made, http://www.carbidespecialties.com/Custom_Cutters.htm
Hey, Bill we are actually in Bucerias, just 15min outside of Vallarta. Next time you are here come over.
We removed the body from the chassis, and prepped and painted the chassis, it was in surprisingly good condition for its age and didn't require a...
Thanks everyone, for the positive response to the project.
Thanks, I'll keep posting pics
Nice Avatar, here is a picture of another car we did[ATTACH] Before [ATTACH]
Check out my other Thread on the wood construction...
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[ATTACH] Test fitting an original door to align the new quarter panel post. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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Thanks, I will post more pictures today
We are ready to begin building the new wood, and although we have a huge amount of pattern wood, and jigs from Hawirko's the task still seem...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Getting started on wood, when we got the equipment from the Hawirko's he provided us with a wealth photos that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] . [ATTACH] [ATTACH]Car has been stripped of the old wood, interior, and the motor has been pulled to be...
As long as they have Passports and Visas no problem.
Just to ensure we didn't bring undocumented bugs to Mexico.
In The Beginning [ATTACH] 1947 Ford Sportsman Convertible, we found this car in, what appeared to be good condition. The wood was obviously...
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