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#187541 - 10/31/10 08:31 AM Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors
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Registered: 12/06/02
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Does anyone have any recommendations? I am near Philly, but wouldn't mind shipping these out to get done. Have the wood in the doors for patterns, just needs to be redone.

How about a fresh set of doors???

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#187542 - 10/31/10 08:43 AM Re: Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors [Re: babe grand]
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Did you try Auto Wood Restoration in Hannah, Indiana?

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#187557 - 10/31/10 01:00 PM Re: Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors [Re: Junkyard Dog]
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Will do that. Just wanted to hear first hand if anyone had used someone and been happy.

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#188031 - 11/07/10 08:31 PM Re: Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors [Re: babe grand]
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I can put you in contact with the man that will do a good job for you he has made all the wood for my 35 high cab and I am happy with his work give me pm and i'll give you his name and # I'd do it here but a poster that says he's a pencile neck seems to think it's so easy to do I wonder how his looks

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#210635 - 06/19/11 05:40 PM Re: Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors [Re: chevyguy35]
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Registered: 10/17/09
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hi chevyguy35, do you still have any of the wood used for patterns on your 35 high cab. i have a 35 high cab that someone had removed every stick of wood and attemped to replace it with metal. fortionately he didn't ruin any of the body skins in his botched attempt. i would be interested in anything you may have for patterns or could you also put me in touch with the man you used. i know there is a finished wood kit available but i just retired and have more time than money to spend on this project.

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#210696 - 06/20/11 07:55 AM Re: Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors [Re: neemot]
pushrod Offline
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really to get a good fit on the doors you need the body to fit the door to . i usally make a pattern of the curvature of the door opening . if you use the old wood for a pattern it may not be correct . been there done that . hope this helps

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#210717 - 06/20/11 11:24 AM Re: Need wood kit or metal for 36 coupe doors-or doors [Re: neemot]
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A good practice in making wood from deteriorated wood pieces or totally missing wood, is to make paper patterns from the sheet metal, then make trial pieces from scrap wood, fitting them to the sheet metal, assemble with screws/clamps/rope and check the fit of the metal and wood parts. Make adjustments or note the changes to be made. Only then do you make the final wood pieces out of more expensive wood. It likely will need some final fitting but much less than if you try to make the final parts the first time.
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