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ZIN WOOD
DMV would not allow ZIN WUDIE!
(Zinfandel woodie)
from a 1975 Ford Courier to a
1934 Ford Woodie
Started in July of 2008
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This is the story of making a 1934 Ford Woodie out of an existing Ford Courier Pickup
Will use Zinfandel Barrel staves for the wood! AND Zinfandel wine to stain the flat panels!
Bought the truck off of Craig's list for $1000. Paid the owner $100 to drive it over from the the Sierra foothills. It has 81,000 original miles on it. Air conditioning added when purchased in 1976 with a AM pushbutton radio!
Bought 1934 fiberglass fenders and running boards from a guy in Virginia and the 1934 Ford cowl from Fred Stokes here in Santa Rosa, CA.
Now have the new hood and the Courier truck body cut up and the 34 cowl fitted. Need to lower/section it about 3" as it will not be able to get out of the garage now, Too Tall!
Now have the cowl fitted and bolted to the frame. Some primer painted.
IMPORTANT FIND!
When cutting the frame rail, I found this mummified mouse, no telling how long he has been in there...
By the way, the paint on the little stand is the color shifting paint from FLEX I will be using to do the ghost flames on the front fenders.
Santa brought an appropriate sign for the shop.
Click to see what it says!
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Started collecting parts of 1934 Ford Woodie
Look at the barrel to be used for the wood!
Now the truck has the front fenders gone and
cutout for the 34 fenders installation
Big pile of cut off parts!
Cowl fitted on floor pan and hood placed
Cowl now bolted on (battery will go into open area)
October, have the 1934 cowl bolted on, truck dashboard cut down to fit inside 34 cowl and bolted together, most of the wiring rehung, aluminum panels to cover the cut out areas of truck cowl made, battery box made and installed (passenger-side), radiator brackets made and installed, 1 fender fitted and hung with brackets installed, hood split and hinged with aluminum piano hinge, door wood clamped together to get idea of shape. Recently found some 9" wide rims and almost new tires to really fill the wheel wells nicely.
January 2009
Have completely hung both Fenders, sectioned the Grill, hinged and fitted Hood and have added the Headlights with brackets.
February 1, 2009 have both fenders and running board mounted with handmade brackets. Starting the aluminum framework for the wood!
March 24, got the wood framed on 1 side!
Fitted back panels and stained all 4-8-2009
Used Zinfandel wine to stain inside flat panels
Driver side door,
oak barrel stavesframed and paneled
Front of Roof done in oak
Windshield and window, started passenger door frame
July 2, 2009
Tailgate and window framed and hinged
September 12
Tailgate stained and stenciled, American oak
barrel head used. This originally had
Zinfandel wine aging in it.
Rear end almost done
AND a new Hood Ornament
Grill,surround frame, bumper with brackets
and first coat of clear on wood done 12-4-2009
January 9, 2010- It is all gonna be green
'cept the fenders...
Interior almost complete
March 4, 2010 Almost done,
except the roof covering!
About 45 years of stickers collected for the windows. Surfboard makers stickers mean I actually owned or do still own one of their surfboards...
Finally, on the Road, 3-5-2010
"YES!"
Now to start Cruising!!!
First Drive to Winery
Notice, She has New Shoes (tires)!
New roof rack (for Surfboards and bike racks
to follow), New eyebrow for windshield, 3
point retracting seat-belts and tailpipe with
new full-flow muffler.
Rearended & Pushed into a Big truck
$18,000. damages and Progresive Insurance will only pay $4100.......
October 1, 2012
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