31 ford A wood roof pieces need replaced
 

need best place to buy or patterns to make roof pieces for 31A coupe

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I would recommend Fordwood.com and Classic Wood Manufacturing. I have used both and am very satisfied.

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buy them pre cut from ford wood, you will be glad you did, they will fit with no problems

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When was the last time you guys used Fordwood?

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I used Fordwood last month. They are very pleasant to deal with!!

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Fordwood has had their ups & downs over the years, but the biggest issue most folks have encountered was their products did not fit correctly, ...mostly because the 'kit kompanies' just reverse-engineered from samples. What some of us "Purists" have learned over the years is most hobbyists really don't care how accurately the reproduced part is, so long as it does the job. To add to this mindset, some reproduction items have been made incorrectly for so long, that hobbyists often argue the incorrect reproduction parts DO look aestetically correct.

Another thought or two to ponder. Did you know that every print for that top wood is available at Benson? In the world of CAD, CAM, CNC being so economical and user-friendly these days, i wonder why we settle for 'incorrect'?? :rolleyes: No need to respond, I already know the answer. (MycarisjustaDriver) :D

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I tried to do business with Ford wood twice in the last year and have given up after my emails and messages went unanswered for weeks. I finally did get a call back but I believe what starts bad ends bad. I called Steve at Berts and had my wood pieces in a few days. It only takes a minute to respond to an email.

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Berts are great people to do business with ��

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Did you get a new header and did it take of your metal header fitting closer to your roof side panels? I hope this isn't hijacking this thread but I think Brent answered the original question.

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I did receive the new header. I am not been able to work on my Model A as the temperature up here is running in the negative numbers for wind chill. The garage is at 42. It would take a great deal of energy to warm up the garage to a point where I could work on the car. It is horribly cold to the touch.

I will get back to work when the temperatures warm up!!! (Yes! I am a wimp!!)

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So NOT to be/appear argumentative but what I am perceiving you to say above is that you are recommending a company as if to imply their product works well without issue(s) yet in reality you have not even installed what you have purchased to have first-hand knowledge. Am a missing something? :eek:

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In this case, yes. In communications with companies that I deal with, when I find a company that is actually wanting to help me with a problem, it is a company that I want to work with. I have had issues where a company essentially told me to take it or leave it.
So, in the Model A restoration hobby, when I stumble across a company that wants to help me with a problem, I consider this company good and worth of support.

I had some problems with the ribs that I ordered from Fordwood, but they have gone out of their way to help with this issue and try to figure out a way to make things work. This included a full and complete return of my money!! I can make the ribs work with a small amount of rework. No issue.

Classic Wood Manufacturing is much closer and I got my header, well packaged, in just a couple of days. Great company, they notified me immediately that they had the part I wanted in stock. Great customer service.

That is why I say these companies are worth consideration.

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Hmmm, ...Ok, thanks.

( I guess this kinda confirms a couple of my points in Post 6 above. :o ;) )

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I still say you should sell your prints on paper to the Model A community. I know, it's real easy to sit back and suggest things to others.:)

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Who knows, it may happen in the future.

I will say that from my position, the ROI just does not appear to be there, -and likely never will be. And, it is not like I am keeping something from the hobby. The plans/info they need is already out there, all I would be doing is making it easier and cheaper for someone to obtain that info.

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I did not mean to infer that the drawings were only available from you, or you were holding out on the hobby, but I have drawings for the Victoria and some are near impossible to read. Yours, due to actually being used in the production of wood, I would think would be clear and easy to read. Besides the cost to actually get the drawings from Benson and have them printed out is expensive.

As I said, it is real easy to shout from the cheep seats. :D