Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Tonight I didn't get a whole lot done, because Mondays are a bear at work, and I didn't have the energy to get real deep in anything, but I did start to brace the body on the frame so I can begin wooding it. I got it all squared up and clamped. Every fiberglass body, especially these bare T bodies, require a lot of shimming and clamping to get them straight before you glass in the floor and supporting framework. This one was no exception, and I found it out about a half inch on the drivers side, but with some wooden blocks and clamps I got it pretty square.

Proobably tomorrow night I will go to Home Depot and pick up a sheet of 3/4 inch plywood for the floor and backrest, plus some firring strip kind of wood for the top edge of the body. I see no need to get anything like marine grade, because I will encapsulate all of the wood in fiberglass, rendering it waterproof. I will buy exterior grade though, as this is what I used on my '27 about 18 years ago, and it is still in perfect condition.

Don came over with another load of parts that came in for his T bucket. It looked like a speed shop after we got them all in there. All he is waiting for is his Total Performance order of an interior, '32 grille and radiator, a wood kit, and some minor items. His wheels should be here soon, and the tires did show up.

He and I are going to start building both of our engines in the next week or so, paint them, and then bag them for final installation later on. Nice to see all of this activity happening. Now we have to get Dan moving on the million little items he has left on his '29. We offered to work on his tonight, but he says what he has left are basically one man operations.

Here are some pictures of my T all blocked up and ready to start doing the floor. The last picture is of Dons little buying spree.


Don