MikeMc Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart-Resins Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Thats very cool! What kind of car is that? I cant see enough of it? Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 I do not know for sure, as the source story had a bad translation.It appears to be a South American '51 Chevy clone...I'm still researching it.... I just thought it was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra7c7er Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I was going to ask what it was too. This is such a cool photo. would be neat to see someone make a model of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart-Resins Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I have seen people use such forms with chicken wire to make fiberrglass bodies, but never hammered steel. Thats why I found it so interesting! I would absolutly love to find the dimensions of a 1:1 1929 Ford closed cab to hammer out my own body! Thanks for the message! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 I have seen people use such forms with chicken wire to make fiberrglass bodies, but never hammered steel. Thats why I found it so interesting! I would absolutly love to find the dimensions of a 1:1 1929 Ford closed cab to hammer out my own body! Thanks for the message! There is a fellow named Marcel out in SoCal, that hand makes bodies that way...I think he built the body for Boyds "Whathehey" he did a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart-Resins Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 That was a very classic looking car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I used to work in a boat factory and helped build the molds used for the various parts, it was a lot like the pic, build up with wood as close as possible then bondo and primer to the design specs. Lots of work that ended up in the trash after the mold was pulled from the plug. I remember spending hours and hours sanding on the molds to get them to production quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) Edited January 28, 2011 by Stasch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra7c7er Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I wonder how many cars could be made with one wood mold like that. Seems like they would take a ton of abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdonm Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 The metal panels are not formed nor hammered on the wooden bucks. The parts are formed elsewhere, then placed on the wooden buck to see how close they match, then removed. There used to be a 1/43 scale kit just like the first pix for a Shelby Daytona coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 And then there are the people who don't bother with adding metal over the wood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart-Resins Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I wonder how well that car floats? LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) If that floats your boat...How about "Splinter"???? Thanks to Rick on this one... http://www.google.co...=1t:429,r:4,s:0 http://www.google.co...iw=1415&bih=703 Edited February 5, 2011 by Stasch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart-Resins Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 That is rather cool! I like that. Not one of those pieced together rat rods. Any other pictures of this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 That is rather cool! I like that. Not one of those pieced together rat rods. Any other pictures of this one? http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/homebuilt-woodie-to-sweet-to-be-a-rat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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