Dr Crankenstein
Rocket Surgeon
A friend of mine is considering a nice original 32 Chevy sedan for...excuse my language....what I expect will be a street rod project knowing him. It's complete, but 600 miles away so I haven't seen it in person. His questions to me, and mine to you are...
- Are the floors steel?
- Is it sensible to repair the wood structure if it's in good condition, or should it all be yarded out regardless?
- If the wood has to come out, how would you attack it? Blow it all apart, or square and brace the body and do it a section at time?
I realise the condition of the car will dictate a lot, but I expect to see a very complete car and don't want to disassemble the body if that is the wrong approach. My thinking is to measure the thing up, square and brace it while it's still on the chassis, then remove it and go to town with whatever it needs.
I need a better understanding of how these things are constructed, so any advice about wood framed cars would be appreciated.
- Are the floors steel?
- Is it sensible to repair the wood structure if it's in good condition, or should it all be yarded out regardless?
- If the wood has to come out, how would you attack it? Blow it all apart, or square and brace the body and do it a section at time?
I realise the condition of the car will dictate a lot, but I expect to see a very complete car and don't want to disassemble the body if that is the wrong approach. My thinking is to measure the thing up, square and brace it while it's still on the chassis, then remove it and go to town with whatever it needs.
I need a better understanding of how these things are constructed, so any advice about wood framed cars would be appreciated.