Can anyone suggest as site or place of info that would give some pics ect of what they call "oach-built construction" as in the morgans ect. I am considering using some of this to do the rear of my car and maybe the front fassia.
Dale

There is book on restoring MG T Types that goes in to some detail on this but I' can't remember the title/author./publisher.

It should not be too difficult anyway as I only really want to make my framing square at the back and make the curved parts from wood and either glass them or cover them in alloy. then skin over the wood framing- The whole back end should probably just unbolt from the square chassis.
Dale

Used to have a BSA Scout sports car that was Ali over an ash frame .I thought that was how they still built Morgans but I could be wrong.
Cheers,
Bob

I assume coach built to mean hand made. A good site for anything like this is the tinman site.
http://www.tinmantech.com/
Everyone should have it in their favourites if they do anything concerned with metal.

I have the Metal Fabricator's Handbook by Ron Fournier. Very inexpensive and has very good discussion about metal shaping tools (hammers, dollies, shot bags, etc.) and how to buy and use them. Good background information.

If you get one of THESE, you'll really be ready to rock and roll:

http://www.lowbucktools.com/engwheel.html

or

http://www2.northerntool.com/product-1/200245474.htm

They have a smaller one, too:

http://www2.northerntool.com/product-1/200245524.htm

Not that you absolutely need an English wheel. but coachbuilders use them extensively.

Could turn into a very interesting hobby/side business, too.

Pete

I want to keep the steel frame-its allready done I just want to beable to use wood to shape the body form and skin it.
I saw a link to a mini english wheel that may be suficiant to do the wings or cycle fenders at the least- using truck wheel bearings as the rollers.
If I can find it I will post.
Dale

Here's a link to my english wheel plans if it's of any interest to you. If you want them, let me know off-list and I'll do you a special Locost Builders deal.

if you do a search for wooden chassis , theres a guy in sweden he reproduces wooden cahssis for marcos - his website looks brill , i think this might have some of your answers ,ill try to find the link myself if i can

If it's of any help Dale there are free plans for a bench type English wheel.

Do a search on -Rodding Roundtable- and go to Tech.
A lot of pictures during the build.

here it is !

wooden chassis building

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-90803/