woodie progress pix.. my attempt at goldchainerdom...

so this started out simple enough.. I traded dejango for this 48 olds wagon (woodie) and I have been slowly makin it mine. I celebrated my 1 year anniversary with the car in february (i think.

then somewhere along the way I decided that I would start making louvers.. and it seems that my buddy tokyo has taken a liking to my louver press as well.. (insert gay love ballad here!)

anyhow we have just about exhausted our louver press abilities on the engine commpartment. now its time to get serious about the wood in this wagon...


first photo of the overall project.. this wagon will have a 1x1 square tube framework that the wood will attach to

 

next photo of tokyo's handy work.. his first few louvers (a virgin if you will) this panel covers the recess that makes removing the distributor possible.. pull a few sheet metal screws and viola you can remove the distributor.. otherwise your sol...

 

lastly a crappy shot of my panel. this extends from the lower portion of the firewall to the frame and is louvered with "innies" to allow hot air to escape...

 

Sawzall's louvers are like fat girls at a rockabilly show....they are EVERYWHERE!!.. That engine bay is looking sweet...this car will rule..BLING BLING!!

 

just remember tok you lay claim to at least 5 of them now...

 

that should be cool,, heres my shitty atempt for a photoshop

 

But remember...my preference is body work...not "Chassis" work..haha

 

tokyo your my main body man..

rat
this is the general direction.. and color I am headed

 

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ohh, that should be cool..

Good luck

 

if you were a gold chainer it would be at somebody elses place with somebody else doin the work. tell me thats not the case and I'll tell you its lookin good.

 

prime

nope I am doin it all.. with tokyo's help. after saturdays louver punchin party we realized that this louver stuff is out of control, i realize that its time to move on.. no more louvers here... well ok a few more are gonna be in the rear of the car.. and I am still thinkin about a full belly pan full of louvers.. cuz I can

 

Oh yeah,Looks good Saw.

 

Is the Woodie Wagon for towing the Bubble Top Car?

 

Sawzall...is Tokyo your bitch now??
Better keep a close eye on him. Your last bitch flew south for the winter and isn't coming back.
I'll be impressed when you louver the tailgate on the woodie!!
Clark

 

Clarkie....at least i can spell, count, and crap in my own litter box...what about yours???

 

That's right, I'm never going back north...by the way, how's that snow?? The pool was nice today...

Looks good Sawzall, I only have one question: Are you going to louver your pompadour??

-Duck

 

Hey Jeff, it looks bitchin so far. Glad to see it's getting closer to being finished. Are you going hide the metal frame inside with wood too?

 

chad..

you got the idea. I figure 99% of the steel can be hidden by the wood.. the metal parts that can't be hidden will get paint to blend with their surroundings.


I am planning to make the body "unitized" whereby certain parts of the body can be removed from the steel framework easily..

all this for a surf wagon..

 

Are you going to build steel door frames too and clad them with wood?

When do you think it will be roadworthy?

 

Sawzall if you need closeup shots of the wood on our 40 Ford Woody just let me know. I can get you photos of any of the joints and what not. It may come in pretty handy down the line. The word work is is quite a project to tackle.

-Dane

 

Looks good Jeff, surfs up. Tokyo is your new beatch. hehehehehehe.

 

Man I tell ya, you southern PA guy's continue to amaze me with your project's. You don't even blink an eye when it comes to doing something. I'd gladly sell all my worldly possesions and move down there to be your bitch. Oh yeah, looks pretty good Jeff er I mean Mr.Sawzall . later plmczy

 

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just remember tok you lay claim to at least 5 of them now...

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5 What? Fat Girls!


Billy

 

In Memory of HARLEN.

Will have an AUSSIE ute version for ya by lunch.....

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

Drewfus I especially like that roll top desk style rear you put on it!

In memory of Harlen?

 

Maybe in college...but i was drunk...and can't remember..and if i can't remember..then it never really happened...right...haha

 

Where the hell is Harlan anyway? He was good value. And did some cool shit.

 

Man that looks like it is going to be a shit load of work!
What kind of wood are you going to use?

 

Sorry to detract from the topic, but for explaination....

Harlen was a 'in-ya-face' HAMBer dude (Think GERM, but with a closed fist coming at ya face) who had some open minded ideas, skilled in Engineering TECH theory, willing to fabricate stuff to stand behind his ideas.

Not everyones friend, but whenever he was 'straight' his ideas were challenging.

Other than the 'debates' he was involved in (like fuel on a fire), his other most notable contribution to the HAMB were HAMMERED photo chops.

Harlen had BIG (and unique)style, BIG attitude, and BIG commitment.

I wish him well whatever he's doing, just trust he's still alive........

Sorry, just remenising (sp?).

In Australia, we call these 'coupe Utes' (although ours were all steel).

Cheers,

Drewfus