klondike 1441
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- Anchorage
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- Ak.
Does any one know a good place to get wood for a 1929 Briggs Town Sedan? I need all the wood top, body, sills and doors. I also would need all the fasteners and nails. Thanks, Terry
Wanted wood for '29 Briggs 155B
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Terry NJ
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Mine is a 1930 Briggs 155 town Sedan so it's a little different. The complete wood in kit form will cast about four thousand dollars.Top wood, $900 +, Bottom wood , about the same , body wood (All the pcs in between), I think it's about $1500, and 4 doors, another $500. Anything you can duplicate yourself will be a big savings. So far, I've made a lot of the body wood myself. I've finished one door myself. I hope you haven't discarded your old wood because you'll need it for patterns. The original was Ash, but any type of hard wood can be used, Except oak, I don't know why, Oak is not good in cars. Some old pallet wood is fine. In may car I did find Maple and even Walnut. But my princible replacement is Ash.
Ford worked pretty close for wood. If you decide to try it, I'd recomend buying a old vernier caliper and duplicating exact sizes. You need a good table saw and a belt sander.( Belts from Royce sales in Canada) And a medium to large drill press. I would also reccomend one of the vibrating saws . Drill all your screw holes for both machine and wood screws. Don't srew anything together until your sure it , and the pcs that attach to it fit correctly. I'm giving mine a couple of coats of ureathane before instaing. If nothing else, This should prevent the wood from swelling and shrinking during wet and dry periods. Good Luck!
Terry
Ford worked pretty close for wood. If you decide to try it, I'd recomend buying a old vernier caliper and duplicating exact sizes. You need a good table saw and a belt sander.( Belts from Royce sales in Canada) And a medium to large drill press. I would also reccomend one of the vibrating saws . Drill all your screw holes for both machine and wood screws. Don't srew anything together until your sure it , and the pcs that attach to it fit correctly. I'm giving mine a couple of coats of ureathane before instaing. If nothing else, This should prevent the wood from swelling and shrinking during wet and dry periods. Good Luck!
Terry
rustyoldjoe22
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do you want good used wood i have a car parting out the wood is fine let me know joe 631 338 5225