The Ford Barn

dumb person · 03-15-2016, 03:44 AM

So i notice many people within the USA buy T parts at one of several large swapmeets. Outside the USA parts can be scarce so i will post some pictures of how people do things.
Feel free to post pictures of parts you have made for your own cars and include descriptions if the method of repair/manufacture is not readily apparent in the photographs.

First up is this hand beaten lamp. Real glass and chimney was used but the bottom of a clear white wine bottle could be used if Fresnel lenses were not available.

Windshield post made from steel tube and sheet metal
While the frame was made by bending tubing in the fork of a tree and cutting a slice in it for the glass to sit. The glass was commercially made.

Like so.

Toe board riser thing, you can make this with a hammer and some pliers.

Hood shelf made from sheet metal and hood hook made from rusty nails.

If your door looks like this (AKA rusty until it falls literally in half)

Sheet metal and pliers, a vice (the kind mounted to benches) or even 2 planks of wood and some screws can help you fold some inner door skins.

Note this one has rod and bar being installed from reinforcement.

Outer skin being installed and hinges under construction.

You can make whole body tubs that way

Note the cowl is store bought.

If you beat the sheet metal with a hammer over a tree stump long enough you can make a turtledeck too. These normally cost hundreds of dollars at swapmeets but this one only cost time and about $60 in bits and pieces of metal.

http:Link to really ugly before completion picture of turtle deck

Hinges are nothing to get too hung up on finding if you have a drill and some offcuts of steel & are willing to settle for something less than original.

Seat frames, fit in the original hole and work almost as well, except they don't have springs..

Cover it with leather and you'd never know it wasn't factory. This leather is used BTW, fist used by a cow, then used as a couch until they bought a new couch. But you can buy new leather if you do a high dollar restoration.

dumb person · 03-15-2016, 03:51 AM

Timer connectors from old bullet casings for lack of any other source of metal...

Rudolph · 03-15-2016, 04:35 AM

My whole wiring loom is made from old extension cords and wire from car wrecks I found in the bush, and the floor in my car is the side of an air conditioning unit

That banjo wheel had the rim rusted of it and I hand bent a new one from a peace of pipe I found wile out rat hunting, the gods sent me all this plywood after a big wind and I used it for the floor and pick up bed.

jhawk · 03-15-2016, 12:31 PM

I love it! Thank you,I am sure you would scare the tar out of Henery F...!

23hack · 03-15-2016, 03:46 PM

I am glad you are on an island in the south Pacific !

Rudolph · 03-15-2016, 08:15 PM

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Pouring babbitt bearings for the car with the home made body.

Rudolph · 03-16-2016, 12:38 AM

This is a way how we repair pistons by expanding the skirt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdoVF8HTEM

dumb person · 03-23-2016, 06:09 PM

That's the best micro peening steam hammer thing i've never seen!

dumb person · 03-19-2019, 12:50 PM

A home made timer.

It works too.
https://www.youtube video of it functioning.

Royce P · 03-22-2019, 09:28 AM

I like it!

gz · 03-22-2019, 09:55 AM

Ingenuity at its finest. Thank you for sharing with us and keeping these old cars alive and well.

03-15-2016, 03:44 AM	#1
dumb person Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South pacific island Posts: 1,724	Outer world dwellers post your creations here So i notice many people within the USA buy T parts at one of several large swapmeets. Outside the USA parts can be scarce so i will post some pictures of how people do things. Feel free to post pictures of parts you have made for your own cars and include descriptions if the method of repair/manufacture is not readily apparent in the photographs. First up is this hand beaten lamp. Real glass and chimney was used but the bottom of a clear white wine bottle could be used if Fresnel lenses were not available. Windshield post made from steel tube and sheet metal While the frame was made by bending tubing in the fork of a tree and cutting a slice in it for the glass to sit. The glass was commercially made. Like so. Toe board riser thing, you can make this with a hammer and some pliers. Hood shelf made from sheet metal and hood hook made from rusty nails. If your door looks like this (AKA rusty until it falls literally in half) Sheet metal and pliers, a vice (the kind mounted to benches) or even 2 planks of wood and some screws can help you fold some inner door skins. Note this one has rod and bar being installed from reinforcement. Outer skin being installed and hinges under construction. You can make whole body tubs that way Note the cowl is store bought. If you beat the sheet metal with a hammer over a tree stump long enough you can make a turtledeck too. These normally cost hundreds of dollars at swapmeets but this one only cost time and about $60 in bits and pieces of metal. http:Link to really ugly before completion picture of turtle deck Hinges are nothing to get too hung up on finding if you have a drill and some offcuts of steel & are willing to settle for something less than original. Seat frames, fit in the original hole and work almost as well, except they don't have springs.. Cover it with leather and you'd never know it wasn't factory. This leather is used BTW, fist used by a cow, then used as a couch until they bought a new couch. But you can buy new leather if you do a high dollar restoration. __________________ <Link> This is how we roll<Link> "I'm Convinced that no one really reads posts anymore; they just fabricate what they think the post says then ramble on about red herrings."--Bob Outcasts rules of old cars #1 Fun is imperative, mainstream is overrated #2 If they think it is impossible, prove them wrong #3 If the science says it impossible you are not being creative enough. #4 No shame in recreating something you never had #5 If it were not for the law & physics you would be unstoppable

03-15-2016, 03:51 AM	#2
dumb person Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South pacific island Posts: 1,724	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here Timer connectors from old bullet casings for lack of any other source of metal... __________________ <Link> This is how we roll<Link> "I'm Convinced that no one really reads posts anymore; they just fabricate what they think the post says then ramble on about red herrings."--Bob Outcasts rules of old cars #1 Fun is imperative, mainstream is overrated #2 If they think it is impossible, prove them wrong #3 If the science says it impossible you are not being creative enough. #4 No shame in recreating something you never had #5 If it were not for the law & physics you would be unstoppable

03-15-2016, 04:35 AM	#3
Rudolph Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: North island Newzealand. Posts: 272	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here My whole wiring loom is made from old extension cords and wire from car wrecks I found in the bush, and the floor in my car is the side of an air conditioning unit That banjo wheel had the rim rusted of it and I hand bent a new one from a peace of pipe I found wile out rat hunting, the gods sent me all this plywood after a big wind and I used it for the floor and pick up bed.

03-15-2016, 12:31 PM	#4
jhawk Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 74	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here I love it! Thank you,I am sure you would scare the tar out of Henery F...!

03-15-2016, 03:46 PM	#5
23hack Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 52	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here I am glad you are on an island in the south Pacific !

03-15-2016, 08:15 PM	#6
Rudolph Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: North island Newzealand. Posts: 272	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo-0cTijKtA Pouring babbitt bearings for the car with the home made body.

03-16-2016, 12:38 AM	#7
Rudolph Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: North island Newzealand. Posts: 272	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here This is a way how we repair pistons by expanding the skirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdoVF8HTEM

03-23-2016, 06:09 PM	#8
dumb person Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South pacific island Posts: 1,724	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here That's the best micro peening steam hammer thing i've never seen! __________________ <Link> This is how we roll<Link> "I'm Convinced that no one really reads posts anymore; they just fabricate what they think the post says then ramble on about red herrings."--Bob Outcasts rules of old cars #1 Fun is imperative, mainstream is overrated #2 If they think it is impossible, prove them wrong #3 If the science says it impossible you are not being creative enough. #4 No shame in recreating something you never had #5 If it were not for the law & physics you would be unstoppable

03-22-2019, 09:28 AM	#10
Royce P Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa OK Posts: 476	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here I like it! __________________ 1910 Touring 1914 Touring 1915 Touring 1917 Torpedo Runabout

03-22-2019, 09:55 AM	#11
gz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,666	Re: Outer world dwellers post your creations here Ingenuity at its finest. Thank you for sharing with us and keeping these old cars alive and well.