The Ford Barn

Beater · 04-23-2017, 01:22 PM

well I getting tired of tarping the lil speedster allways incase of rain, so decided to add and old school style lean to to an exisiting shed here. turned out good, I had to build the back wall backwards to get just enough room. now I have a dry spot, and built a lil bench in there to store all my A parts to. also started hanging up all the old signs and stuff on the walls. got a couple old garage lights one going up inside one on the outside. even used a window out of my grandfathers old barn. all in all I'm prity happy. coulda been bigger but however.its even guard dog approved !

cpf240 · 04-23-2017, 01:28 PM

That looks great!

RawhideKid · 04-23-2017, 01:31 PM

Saweet!! But I doubt that will be enough room for the collection of A parts you will find with the new space to keep them out of the weather.

Great dog.

tinman080 · 04-23-2017, 01:42 PM

lookin' good!

Beater · 04-23-2017, 02:02 PM

well this is just for the " special" stuff. I have a compleat B motor that's gona go in there under the bench. the rest will be store in a diff spot.

ronn · 04-23-2017, 04:39 PM

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good job!

looks perfect for the speedster

Synchro909 · 04-23-2017, 04:55 PM

That's a much better shelter than tarping the speedster. What ya gonna do now with the tarp???

old31 · 04-23-2017, 04:56 PM

Looks like a ferocious, mean guard dog for the speedster.

JDupuis · 04-23-2017, 05:56 PM

Any electricity for the diet coke fridge?
Great man cave.

. Jeff

Beater · 04-23-2017, 06:38 PM

no power in there yet but its comeing oh yes you wouldn't want to get past the dog, hes a beast lol

the tarp can cover the woodpile now

mshmodela · 04-23-2017, 06:49 PM

Very nice car... Shows true age... Awesome... Really!

jax55 · 04-23-2017, 07:22 PM

Looks good beater! The speedster looks like it just does fit, but with enough room for a bench and signs... you are in good shape.
Now, heat, electrical. TV and you are SET for next winter!!

Beater · 04-23-2017, 08:52 PM

well I have another shop with all the heat beer fridge no tv but a good short wave radio. this lil shed really just for storage and put up all the junkteeks and parts I been savein. well, not all, but the real important ones anyways

Bill Cal. · 04-23-2017, 11:43 PM

Form follows function! Looks like you got all you could out of what you had to work with.
congratulations. If you were in Calif. it would have taken a year to get all the permits before you built it.

Barry B./ Ma. · 04-24-2017, 04:22 AM

Good job, looks like the one I built for the back of the barn, Thought I was all set but the tax man caught up to me when he came and measured the barn. The wood floor is the way to go, less moisture problems.

SuperDave · 04-24-2017, 06:03 AM

What hoods did you use for the speedster tail? I used a 41 Hudson hood on a 29 speedster a long time ago. Think it's in California now.

Charlville · 04-24-2017, 06:07 AM

I'm jealous

Beater · 04-24-2017, 09:57 AM

used two 47 IHC truck hoods. its not my idea as I saw another built like that on here and one like it online. they work very well and even they were a bit hard to find, but a LOT easyer to find than a 40 ford car hood, or, a Hudson hood. these two hoods came off wrecked grain trucks so I don't feel bad about using them

04-23-2017, 01:22 PM	#1
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	new home this spring well I getting tired of tarping the lil speedster allways incase of rain, so decided to add and old school style lean to to an exisiting shed here. turned out good, I had to build the back wall backwards to get just enough room. now I have a dry spot, and built a lil bench in there to store all my A parts to. also started hanging up all the old signs and stuff on the walls. got a couple old garage lights one going up inside one on the outside. even used a window out of my grandfathers old barn. all in all I'm prity happy. coulda been bigger but however.its even guard dog approved !

04-23-2017, 01:28 PM	#2
cpf240 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 282	Re: new home this spring That looks great!

04-23-2017, 01:31 PM	#3
RawhideKid BANNED Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lower Left Coast Posts: 469	Re: new home this spring Saweet!! But I doubt that will be enough room for the collection of A parts you will find with the new space to keep them out of the weather. Great dog.

04-23-2017, 01:42 PM	#4
tinman080 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Forest, Virginia Posts: 250	Re: new home this spring lookin' good! __________________ Just Passin' Thru.....Slowly!

04-23-2017, 02:02 PM	#5
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	Re: new home this spring well this is just for the " special" stuff. I have a compleat B motor that's gona go in there under the bench. the rest will be store in a diff spot.

04-23-2017, 04:39 PM	#6
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 7,650	Re: new home this spring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) good job! looks perfect for the speedster

04-23-2017, 04:55 PM	#7
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,044	Re: new home this spring That's a much better shelter than tarping the speedster. What ya gonna do now with the tarp??? __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

04-23-2017, 04:56 PM	#8
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,460	Re: new home this spring Looks like a ferocious, mean guard dog for the speedster.

04-23-2017, 05:56 PM	#9
JDupuis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Maryhill Ont Canada Posts: 834	Re: new home this spring Any electricity for the diet coke fridge? Great man cave. . Jeff __________________ Let's let pylons, be pylons!

04-23-2017, 06:38 PM	#10
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	Re: new home this spring no power in there yet but its comeing oh yes you wouldn't want to get past the dog, hes a beast lol the tarp can cover the woodpile now

04-23-2017, 06:49 PM	#11
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,765	Re: new home this spring Very nice car... Shows true age... Awesome... Really! __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

04-23-2017, 07:22 PM	#12
jax55 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca Posts: 329	Re: new home this spring Looks good beater! The speedster looks like it just does fit, but with enough room for a bench and signs... you are in good shape. Now, heat, electrical. TV and you are SET for next winter!!

04-23-2017, 08:52 PM	#13
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	Re: new home this spring well I have another shop with all the heat beer fridge no tv but a good short wave radio. this lil shed really just for storage and put up all the junkteeks and parts I been savein. well, not all, but the real important ones anyways

04-23-2017, 11:43 PM	#14
Bill Cal. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 175	Re: new home this spring Form follows function! Looks like you got all you could out of what you had to work with. congratulations. If you were in Calif. it would have taken a year to get all the permits before you built it.

04-24-2017, 04:22 AM	#15
Barry B./ Ma. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southbridge, Ma. Posts: 1,614	Re: new home this spring Good job, looks like the one I built for the back of the barn, Thought I was all set but the tax man caught up to me when he came and measured the barn. The wood floor is the way to go, less moisture problems.

04-24-2017, 06:03 AM	#16
SuperDave Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Melbourne Fl Posts: 166	Re: new home this spring What hoods did you use for the speedster tail? I used a 41 Hudson hood on a 29 speedster a long time ago. Think it's in California now. __________________ Live in the Past.... It's cheaper.

04-24-2017, 06:07 AM	#17
Charlville Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Berkshire, United Kingdom Posts: 368	Re: new home this spring I'm jealous __________________ Kevin Flood West Berkshire UK Member MAFCGB, VHRA, SAH, Brooklands Trust Sporadic progress on My 1929 Sport Coupe can be found here along with my blog http://automotiveamerican.com/

04-24-2017, 09:57 AM	#18
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	Re: new home this spring used two 47 IHC truck hoods. its not my idea as I saw another built like that on here and one like it online. they work very well and even they were a bit hard to find, but a LOT easyer to find than a 40 ford car hood, or, a Hudson hood. these two hoods came off wrecked grain trucks so I don't feel bad about using them