Thread: Put down that wrench..........

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...........and pick up that saw!

A week or so ago I mentioned in a thread that I'd parted out a nice '40 Ford sedan project I'd gotten in a trade deal. My biggest concerns were finding a buyer for both the body shell and the frame since they were both pretty big. I figured the frame would be easier since it had a good title and so many of them are rotted but this one is as nice as I've ever seen (it would have been great to have one this nice when I started the '36 roadster). Well, it worked out easier than I thought as buyers for both stepped up. This frame is going to Hawaii, but in order to go in the container it needs to be crated. Since I have the tools I offered to help the buyer out, and he was good enough to send some money for my effort. Not nearly enough, but I am getting paid better than when I work for myself!

Bob, that's a nice looking frame.... and BIG too. I like your crating work. Good thing the buyer is paying the freight. Are you shipping by air or boat? I assume the 40 stayed stateside, as I don't yet see the crate box for it.

A carpenter to boot this could be a sideline for ya LOL. Yep a few dollars in material there well at least the buyer took care of it .

Bob, yeah the body, fenders, hood, and grille went to Vancouver Wa, the dash to Indiana, the front end to Canada, and just finished some ebay sales to all points of the lower 48. Most stuff from here goes via ship for those places west.

Bobby, material was just under $100, so not too bad. Not too sure about making a living at it. It's like the car work, I can do it, just not fast/good enough to make money at it.

Careful with that hammer and saw Uncle Bob!!! At yer age them things can be dangerous!!!!!

That frame DOES look nice. The new owner is going to be very happy with it.

I bought 4 Model A doors on Ebay one time and the guy listed pickup only. I got them cheap ($60 for all four) so I figured I would drive up to South Carolina and pick them up from here in Florida. When the auction ended I had a brainstorm and asked him if he would slip the doors into a crate if I shipped it to him and paid the shipping both ways. He agreed.

Dan had his four doors off of his sedan, so I had a model to work from, and we built two wooden crates that the guy in SC only had to take a few sheetrock screws out of the top, slip them in, and seal it back up. Two doors slipped inside perfectly. It cost me $ 70 per crate each way, so I had $ 280 in shipping, but it sure beat the 13 hour each way trip to SC and back. Being that the doors came from SC they were mint, so it was worth it to me.

I bet your Hawaii guy spent a few bucks on that frame shipment too. How are you going to pick that thing off of your driveway and onto a truck?

Don

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Careful with that hammer and saw Uncle Bob!!! At yer age them things can be dangerous!!!!!

Look at the end of that yellow hose, there's my framing gun............beats hell out of swingin' a 22oz hammer (and saves the thumb)!

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

How are you going to pick that thing off of your driveway and onto a truck?

Don

When it's all together I'll jack it up and put my car dollies under the corners. I told the buyer to arrange for a liftgate truck, so we'll just roll the crate out to the gate, slide it on, and away it goes.

The ol' wood butcher huh? Crates are a pain and always sap more resources than budgeted. For a single use nails should hold it if it doesn't get abused too bad. We always use decking screws 'cause the shippers all seem to have the touch of a blacksmith.

Kitz

Jon,
Yes, it is intended for a single use in a container. I bolted the frame to the bottom deck so the frame adds it's rigidity to the platform. I did finish off attaching the top to the uprights with screws for ease of opening as well as holding power. Also, as you can see in this pic I did a panel something like a sheer wall at the corners and down the sides. Made the whole assemblage pretty stiff, it didn't even creak when I jacked up each end to put the dollies under it.

Looks great Bob.... Could sure hide a lot of bodies in a box that size!!!!

for a small fee, i will take it to Hawaii myself, I've come to realize winter will never end here.

Looks like a good one to me; I definitely like it. And Bob, we could always use a good box engineer down here in Texas! It don't pay much but we'll work you to death!

Kitz

Originally Posted by kitz

......... It don't pay much but we'll work you to death!

Kitz

Well, I've already got that kind of deal working for me..........................and I don't have to put up with Texas!!!

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

for a small fee, i will take it to Hawaii myself, I've come to realize winter will never end here.

Sorry to say, but they will not let you take that on the plane as "carry on" luggage

Great thing about this deal is that the buyer not only gets a great frame but he also gets enough lumber to finish his garage or add another room to his house.