Can somebody help me?? A couple weeks ago I found a place that sold 27 lakester type fiberglass bodies with hinged doors for 1695.00. They also had some with no doors for like 700.00. I wrote it down and now that I need to order one I can't find the web site again. Was I dreaming? If anybody knows of this please tell me. Thanks
Nope, I found that one. I even printed the page off and I can't find that. Their web site looked like they just photo copied a page from the catalog.
I think Old Dog Streetrods or something like that outta the St Louis area was advertising them in R&C. I remember the price and my dad picked up a flier at GG in Des Moines. He thought they were a pretty decent body.
Main Street and Old Dog are one in the same. One bought the other, I think... I have their catalog. I think it's pretty good stuff for the money. I called once and was impressed with the reception I got.
Gas Alley Streetrods: http://gasalleystreetrods.com/27lakesterbody.html Two opening doors---710 bucks.
Precision Fiberglass has an excellent extended cab model A roadster pickup body. A friend of mine is building a lakes mod with it. I can send you some pics if you like. I think the body with doors hinged and latched is around 1200.00 dollers.
I hear you man, I prefer steel myself. I need this for a car I am building for someone. The body they brought me is steel on the inside, I think the bondo on the outside is holding it all together. It is cheaper for them to let me buy a glass body than to have me fix the steel one. I'm just trying to save them some money. They don't care if its glass or not.
Think about the extra structural integrity that has to go into a tub when you cut doors into it. If they don't open, It's as sturdy as a wash tub. Cut a square out of the side and you have one of those flimsy laundry baskets that the handles have torn out on. Big difference in the negineering required. I'm a firm believer in getting what you pay for. I think you can get a collection of old steel for a few hundred bucks or even a new glass tub, but by the time you have it built to last, is either one any less expensive than a $4500 body?
Let me add my $0.02... I have one of the MainStreet/OldDog 27T bodies ..bought it with the doors hinged & latched and floor installed ....It's a fairly decent body, not the best nor the worst .. Like any glas body that comes as a shell,I had to build a reinforcing structure inside..by the time I bought tubing (sq.& round) ,misc metal,fab'd pedal supports,dash reinforcements.. and some VERY EXPENSIVE glas to metal epoxy , I ended up spending a TON of money !!! Also leg room is at a premium..!!! The suggestion of starting with an extended cab steel RPU sounds like a better deal all around .... Oh well , live & learn......Stan
I have 2 Glass T bodies. The 26/27 is from Lion's Hot rods in McHenry, Il. 2 opening doors, a steel sub structure and $$ later, it is a good piece. The 23 replica is an MAS part. It is inexpensive, a bit thin, does not measure to be "square". Did I mention that it was cheap? To be fair, It is old with at least a few owners, so someone may have stored it poorly. Fiberglass bodies need to be stored corectly or they can deform. Steel is cheaper. I had not heard of the HAMB nor had any luck finding a steel body so the glass was purchased. There were three very nice steel bodies for much less than a grand each during the following summer.
Hee....Its not even a parts car. I was able to save the headlights and the foot shaped gas pedal so there were at least 3 parts on the new car that were on the original car they brought me.