2007-03-22 08:50:52 · 4 answers · asked by islandjeff 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Fiberglass? what?!! seriously if you want a 32 Ford Roadster find an original steel body and then find a frame
2007-03-22 08:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by 98' Vortec 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a cse of "You pays your money and you takes your choice". There are literally dozens of 'glass bodies for Deuces. Some, like Wescott, have been around for decades. Others, such as Alloways are more recent to the field. I'd just shop around until I found the manufacturer that makes the body which needs the least amount of finishing at the best price that I can afford, and go for it.
Don't forget that you're also going to need a frame, suspension, engine, transmission, rear end,whhels and brakes, gauges, interior and wiring. It's a big, big project; don't rush it - it's not like building a model car.
A "done-right" Deuce roadster will probably take at least two to three years to complete, and that's being conservative.
I know of what I am speaking; I built a dune buggy which took eighteen months to complete, and that was putting in twenty to thirty hours a week on the project.
2007-03-22 09:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they don't rust. I'll give them that. There are advantages to both and drawbacks too. Some people want the all steel bodies and others want the lighter weight and the no rust of the fiberglass.
Like another answer said, this is a big project and will take you forever, even if you get the body and the frame with the suspension already installed. Make sure you know what you are getting into.
2007-03-22 12:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hemmings motor news magazine has plenty of sources .
2007-03-22 09:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋