There used to be one of those 4 door hacks around here set up as a Coca Cola delivery vehicle. Had vintage Coke signs on both sides. It was cool. The owner passed away a few years back, don’t know what became of it after that.
Isn't that what it looked like when you bought it? It has real potential as a hot rod woody, but if you can't see it you should probably head in another direction.
yeah, hind sight...should have left it as it was, great yard art... pretty sure if I would have brought it home on an open trailer it would have come apart all over the free way... and the roof would have hurt someone.... but now,... I'm try'n to figure out the best way to save some of the Too much money I paid for it.. I was just gonna fix the wood and parade it in utah... there was nothing there to fix... my one plan is to come up with the front half of a touring and build from there.... found a couple, but 500 miles away and can't get an answer from the sellers... I'm in vegas if anyone has or know where to get a body for this project... and again... I'm not total against the depot hack... just don't wanna end up with a home depot hack...
"Listen closely"...........I can hear it (just barely above a whisper) 'HEMI me.....HEMI me'.. Nawwwww.... too nice to park-in-the-front-yard-and-rot. 6sally6
Runs and drives! You are halfway home. Keep it light. No windshield, fenders or running boards. This is from an early Dykes motor manual.
here's my latest plan... gonna frame it with 2x2 metal painted black... and skin it with birch plywood, might even skin it in metal... short bus shorty....lol
So, I'm thinking doing the frame work with metal 2x2's and Red oak or birch plywood inserts.. and maybe diamond plate the floors??? or... ????? any and all comments welcome.... also wondering this... couldn't I just weld the hack frame to the "T" frame.... or do I need to bolt it??? it just has to last the rest of my life.... @ 70 now, and I don't want to have to ever fix it
I think it would look mo betta with a cowl, and give better seating ergonomics. I used a Model A gas tank skin to fashion the cowl on my home built tub.
Diamond plate belongs on tankers and farm equipment from the 70s. Hopefully another option presents it self. Some published inspiration.
thanks for the post,... pretty set on going to the way it looked when I got it, but like sid, I wanna build the frame out of 2X2 steel tubing.. I don't see any reason why I can't just weld the 2 x 2's to the frame??? that will work fine ???? right???
That delivery wagon in the bottom corner is from that time, something called a huckster was also popular as a sales vehicle around that time, c cab, all would look great in a parade, but I would build the speedster and go find somewhere to go racing.
what gauge steel???? seems like square tube would be constantly having loose bolts.. 1/8 think is 11 ga. I would think 16. ga would be plenty... was also wondering about the weight???? I would railroad the braces and weld them to the T frame... seems it would make the whole thing more sturdy.... any way... bought this hack yesterday... been restored , and perfect parade car..and I can use it to help plan the build... the other one is gonna be of a hot rod hack.. got a header for it and a new single down draft carb.. would like to go to 16'' wires and bigger tires...
my concern right now is weight....any idea how much the kits you built weighed???? would metal be more... or less weight????thinking 16ga is plenty....????
I would guess that the wood probably weighs twice as much as a steel body...and cost prohibitive...go with a METAL BODY!!! As I recall, each body I built used nearly 100 board/feet of maple., These days 4/4 kilned/machined FaS (Firsts and Seconds) hard maple runs over $20 brd/ft...that's over $2000 for just the hard wood.
I love the new purchase, I just showed my wife saying a depot hack is something I'd love to own. When I have used square tube in the past I have drilled a large hole, welded in a tube & bolted through it, it will never crush then & can be done up tight.
I'm gonna stay with the gow'd up hack'd up hotrod model T look...and it will have a full welded cage so far it's A powered full synco 3 spd, header/ down draft carb...probley do some type traditional wheel and tire treatment... ti'll be Cool... even if only I think so... took the newest hack out cruising the hood.... pretty scarry with the 3 pedal and no gas pedal ,....E brake is the high gear shifter...
Oh and the newest one , other than getting it running will be utah yard art....gonna park it next to the model AA truck....
Back when newspapers used printing presses there was aluminum sheets that were used in the printing process. Those sheets of aluminum would be sold off as scrap . The printing ink would be on the aluminum. Maybe You could find some of those sheets and skin Your project with them
A hybrid steel/wood body would be more difficult than traditional all wood that will last many years with proper care. To get a good looking job think along cabinet maker rather than carpenter level skills. I always wanted to build a 33-4 Woodie and use epoxy with strips of wood to make the curves rather than steam bending. You could even add a strip of walnut to the oak for pin stripping. At 73 that one is staying in the bucket.....
my very first idea was to come up with a 27 tub and just use the front section, and build a bed... roaster pickup... but can't seem to find a body....
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