In this video I build the wooden buck for the body from scratch. This will serve as the template for the body which I'm planning on making out of aluminum. Total hours for this build now total 584.5
Watching this kid push the chassis across the lawn brought this old man back to a time when his back could keep up with his excitement and creativity. I unfortunately didn’t have the skill and talent this kid has but I shared the same zeal for making things.
Great video. I get a kick out the people in the comments with "you should." They should get a RU-vid channel, go to college, and build a car from scratch from the ground up lol. You have an incredible talent sir.
This video just got recommended to me - I went to the start of the playlist and was like "holy crap it's the four wheel motorbike guy, how am I not subscribed to this channel already?" Really looking forward to seeing how this turns out!
You nailed it Vince. Looks like the shape is period perfect and the length of the boatail suits the car. I hope you record the build of your English Wheel.
Love the boat tail speedster. Clever use of kerf cuts to get the contours around the doors. Looking forward to seeing this come together and to see another coach builder coming up.
Even after spending the day driving my 69 ford ranger for the first time this year and working on my 39 Buick all day.. this is the highlight of my day. Absolutely stunning lines and design. I think the widening of the rear was a good call. Gotta be able to fit Jay Leno in next to you when your done.
I've followed this project thinking "I could do that!" Up until this point! I couldn't do anything after this point. Can't wait to see the first drive. Good luck!
Damn dude! Don't you have friends that could help you move that frame on it's epic journey to the wood shop? You have one of my favorite builds on youtube, Good job!
Great video but it was about 10 hours short....... School is overrated, get back to the shed. So you went to college, discovered girls and made it a two seater ? Just kidding dude, this along with your other builds has been very inspirational. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and I salute you,. Keep up the awesome work.
You have to make video of your complete build shop. You start off saying going to the wood shop. Give us a tour please. Can't wait when you start the panels for the body. It's going to be interesting when you make your own English Wheel and rollers.
Just found your channel. Absolutely brilliant. Great subject vehicle. As a time served guy, 2 bits of advice to a young guy starting out. 1, Listen to old guys. (if they can be bothered to give you advice, it's probably worth listening to). 2, Don't pull swarf out of your lathe by hand. Please, one day it will be stainless steel and you've lost a finger. (old guy). (3) Work hard at college.
Uphill all the way is an understament lol! Love how help appears right at the last minute you've done all the bull grunt work of getting it there! Lol! That's life I guess? But absolutely awesome stuff to see. The original ford's most of the original body's were held together by wood and wood screws! The floor boards were actually called floor boards for that reason.....they were oak wooden boards! As for the main structural integrity of the body's were all reinforce by oak wooden parts and pieces. People have no idea what held together cars up until basically WWll! Factories didn't have the means to make intriquit for metal forming back then to make special bends and shapes in steel or it was just too costly to make at the time before robotics and huge die presses with their overly complex forms and molds that we have today. Like the art of hydro forming we now make chassis frames from highly pressurized water to form steel to shape of the molds. We've come a long ways from wood but it's a lost art also! After building a couple wooden race boats, you get a higher respect for the trade and the artistic side of carpentry that normally isn't used especially when dealing with complex curves or even bending wood to shape. It's not hard, but you will definitely go through a learning curve to get good at doing it. Good luck with your project so far it looks awesome brother! 👌
It’s cool how you push it up the hill in the grass for the long haul then when you get to the garage someone helps oust the last ten feet over smooth level ground
WOW!! Now I can really visualize how its all going to look and it looks hella cool my man. I'm glad you still find time to work on it because I bet your lifes pretty hecktic with collage and things. But anyway lol I bet that Indy car was hard pushing it up that steep driveway😆. But great job all around for it becoming what it is. 👍👍👍
There is something wrong with you. Something, in the best way possible, fundamentally wrong. This is wicked man. It's also one of the 2 builds on the internet that I'm quite happy to be very patient and wait for. Because I know that, when the content comes, it will be this good. Thanks a bunch.
If you notice most people are to tired to get in the shop. What ever your doing KEEP IT UP. So far your skills are outstanding. And don't let Girls in your shop.
Design is in the details tho so I can't wait to see where it goes from here. I'm particularly eager to see what you do with the dash and steering wheel.
Excellent work young man! I've been watching the videos when you worked up the frame. Who was/is your mentor that moulded you to be the craftsman you are in the art you practice? I have to believe you were started quite young. Keep up the good work. 👍👍
You got skills. You got a metal shop. You got a wood working shop. You got all the tools. I want to come live with you. I am now wondering how I can make one of these too.
Nice work! I've been binge watching the build, and you've done a great job all the way through. It's magical the way the buck turns that key, transforming it into a more recognizable and tangible object. It must be a much more heightened feeling of progress being the builder and now having to put it on hold for school. I suppose school would be a perfect place to research and develop final on board systems. IE: Electrical, plumbing, and naturally the style/esthetics. I know you've already gone through it, but good luck fending off the day dream infection...lol. Must be hard... Thanks for the videos and sharing your process' and dreams. Invaluable... Had any word from Jay Leno yet? I bet he would be interested in this build. I'm guessing you already know his affinity for this era of automobilia, and your almost doing the job just as the old engineers and builders of the past did it. Thanks again...
Amazing build, I always thought that's how the hand build car's and to get the form they want by using wood paper cardboard before they use sheet metal for the body.
Excellent job..l intend to do the same on mine. However, mine will be a glass fibre cover...and finish. But l like the simple method to obtain the final shape. 👍👍
I can't imagine anyone with 1/2 of a brain would give A thumbs down! Way better than anything on TV! It's nice to see a video full of talent, not full of bad language, or some one that thinks they know everything but just rambles on n on, With super crappy music that you have to suffer through just to hear what he/she says. Oh wait.... I think I just figured out what kind of a ass-hat would give this video a thumbs Down. Keep up the good work!
looks awesome!!! i never did build a body for a car, but i'm about to, i'm building a 40's F1 car, something like that, frame and engine is ready, and looking for ideas to build the body, i'm curious about your methode, hope you have some progress this week :D
1940s f1 car???? You got something messed up there .... There was a small event called WW2 no f1 races or cars were built in the early 40's. Do you mean a post war car or prewar.
Love the car. Loyal follower. That being said. I hate to see that after all that work u used chipboard instead of some nice furniture (or at least standard grade) plywood. U will defiantly have problems with splitting down the road where u screwed down through the edges. Hope I'm wrong. Cant wait to see u cruising it around. U totally deserve it for all your hard work.
