1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

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How many board feet did you consume in the stands. And what's the height? If you don't mind me asking..

[rspears]

How many board feet did you consume in the stands. And what's the height? If you don't mind me asking..

Counting 2x4's there're 22 in each stand, looks like 18" long so (18x3.5x1.5)/144 = 0.66 board feet x 22 = 14.33 x 4 stands = 57.75 board feet. More to the point, 22x18x4 = 1584", divided by 12 = 132', divided by 8= 16 1/2 2x4's 8 feet long. The stands are 11 boards high, but they support from a wide point, so I'd say they lift ~10 boards high x 1.5" per board or 15". You can also make those where they stack, layer by layer....

How's my math, Ryan?

[40FordDeluxe]

Counting 2x4's there're 22 in each stand, looks like 18" long so (18x3.5x1.5)/144 = 0.66 board feet x 22 = 14.33 x 4 stands = 57.75 board feet. More to the point, 22x18x4 = 1584", divided by 12 = 132', divided by 8= 16 1/2 2x4's 8 feet long. The stands are 11 boards high, but they support from a wide point, so I'd say they lift ~10 boards high x 1.5" per board or 15". You can also make those where they stack, layer by layer....

How's my math, Ryan?

I used 2 different sized boards so I can try to use them on the camaro, 40, and maybe the front of the vette. 2 are 17" and 2 are 19". You are correct and they give 15" of lift. I should ave counted how many boards they took. But since I used scraps at first, I wouldn't have had a good idea. I did get 10 to build the last 2 and I had about 1.5 left over and I just got 8' 2x4s.

So yes, your math is spot on Roger.

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