After searching high and low for hinges for the recycled 40 ford woodie I finally decided to succumb to temptation and Modify the stock 1940 ford closed car hinges I have..
Fortunately, I only needed to modify the front door hinges.. as the rear door uses a piano hinge (the stock replacements have also eluded me.)
so a few hours of calculation, cutting.. welding
we're hinged..
ironically. I think that the fit of the front door is better than most stock woodies.. Additionally the action of the door (the opening / closing) is smoother than my convertible..
With one side complete I can remove the hinges and replicate the parts to the other side..
moving on!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
SUCCESS.. Hinges on these
Friday, November 7, 2008
SHIFTING into HIGH Gear!
My father has worked in manufacturing his entire life.. Ironically the majority of his employers manufactured products made from stainless steel. So his transition to his own "fabrication" shop has been by no mistake.
Given my fathers predisposition to stainless steel, and the stainless steel steering column I purchased for the Recycled 40 Ford woodie, I felt it only appropriate to make a shifter from the same material.
Having pilfered a piece of 3/4 stainless from Dads shop I set the tapering fixture on my lathe.. and went at it.
The result. A perfectly tapered stainless shifter handle, unlike any other in the world. For an additional touch of class I added a stainless knob that started its life as a drawer pull.
SHIFT!
the shifting mechanism.. was another "recycled" part.. as I had previously purchased a cable shifter from IDIDIT
with some minor modification. I now shift my auto trans.. via the column..
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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