24 roadster wood questions
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Karl Von Neumann
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24 roadster wood questions
I have a 24 roadster can be seen here https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... 50#p319179. I gathered up all the brackets and parts for the most part. I intend to fab a new wood structure to hold it all together does anyone happen to know the size of the main sub rails mainly height and with
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Karl Von Neumann
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Re: 24 roadster wood questions
Someone has to be working on a early 20s car that can give me some measurements
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Humblej
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Re: 24 roadster wood questions
Its complicated. Search for some older posts for rewooding a roadster. Rewooding a body without plans or decent original parts to copy is going to be almost impossible.
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John A Kelso
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Re: 24 roadster wood questions
I have a set of the wood drawings for 15 to 22 Roadster for sale, don't know what the difference for 24 is.
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Plankhill
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Re: 24 roadster wood questions
The main sill is 1 1/4" by 3 1/4". The trim is curved to fit the body. The sills are 76 1/2" long
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Mark Gregush
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Re: 24 roadster wood questions
Not the sizes you need help with but might let you see what is involved. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 3468094629
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1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
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Dan Hatch
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Re: 24 roadster wood questions
You need a set of wood plans by Mel Miller or Leon Parker.
Someone needs to find out what happened to all of their plans, buy the rights and start reproducing them.
Someone needs to find out what happened to all of their plans, buy the rights and start reproducing them.