Thread: New Here, But With A Question

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I Googled "Replacing wood with metal 27T" and this popped up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSA0betW4Do Try Googling other ways, like maybe "Model T body bracing metal" or "replacing model (A or T) body wood with metal" for other ideas.

It's got a lot of dialog that's not a lot of value, but it does show these guys approach to framing up the bracing with 1" square tube, which is what I'd use. My glass cars both have 1" square tube "frames" that bolt down to the frame on flat plate pads, cuts to bend and form to the body shape like these guys were doing. I remember running into Duane Noblett who used to have N&N Fiberglass Reproductions at a show, and he was saying that he'd just bought a tube bender to speed up their fabrication, but when I next saw him a year or two later I asked and he laughed, saying it was still in the box - they hadn't had time to think about trying to learn how to use it and were still cutting, bending and welding like always!

Post up some pictures as you get going! Should be fun times!