Brian Lewis 40 Ford COE
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Good to get
out into the sun for a while! Love my
chromed windshield frames. Winter beater VW Golf
diesel is on the left.
This shows
the difference in frontal area between the chassis
donor vehicle and the COE.
I used the COE to pull the step van body on 1940 Ford chassis out of my shed and into position as a storage annex.
Sure freed up some room in the shed!
This pic shows the guest side with my
recently constructed fiberglass panel. Sure cut down the
noise!I used the COE to pull the step van body on 1940 Ford chassis out of my shed and into position as a storage annex.
Sure freed up some room in the shed!
Foot
room is barely adequate on this side but should
be OK for an occasional guest.
Foot room
is much better on the driver side which is a little
better than stock thanks to revised steering
configuration.
I was quite apprehensive about working with fiberglass but it turned out very well.
Just need to give it a skim coat of filler and paint.
I will insulate the back side of the engine cover for noise, heat is not an issue.
Diesels are more efficient and don't put out a lot of heat. The fiberglass was easier to work with than I expected but I did tire of mixing the resin batch after batch.
There is only 20-30 minutes of working time after mixing so the batches have to be small, about half a pint. It's amazing how rigid the part is after laying only a couple of layers of fabric.
Building thickness takes many layers. After the first couple of layers were placed and cured while the part was in the truck,
the part was stripped out from the mold and the subsequent layers were placed outside the truck.
The mold consisted of bubble wrap, duct tape and aluminum flashing placed against the engine and conforming to the perimeter of the opening.
I was quite apprehensive about working with fiberglass but it turned out very well.
Just need to give it a skim coat of filler and paint.
I will insulate the back side of the engine cover for noise, heat is not an issue.
Diesels are more efficient and don't put out a lot of heat. The fiberglass was easier to work with than I expected but I did tire of mixing the resin batch after batch.
There is only 20-30 minutes of working time after mixing so the batches have to be small, about half a pint. It's amazing how rigid the part is after laying only a couple of layers of fabric.
Building thickness takes many layers. After the first couple of layers were placed and cured while the part was in the truck,
the part was stripped out from the mold and the subsequent layers were placed outside the truck.
The mold consisted of bubble wrap, duct tape and aluminum flashing placed against the engine and conforming to the perimeter of the opening.