QuestionHi Paul, I have a 1935 pickup and am having a hard time finding a supplier for the wood doorposts and other wood cab parts (roof to cab, rear cab panel reinforcements, etc.) GM switched to all metal in 1936 but 33-35 had wood built in to reinforce sheet metal. any suggestions?
AnswerRandy,
I was up against this when I was restoring a '28 Chevy in 1970, so I bought some tools and started my own service. You can find everything for early Fords, but GM stuff like this is thin on the ground. I ended up with a nice business, back in the late '70s, rewooding cars and trucks like these.
Nobody makes kits for your pickup. Even if a kit was made, the ends of the pieces would have been left mostly uncut, because there is a lot of fitting necessary; each body is slightly different due to age and wear.
My only advice is to get into line at one of the places that restores woodie wagons. Many also do body wood like yours. Unfortunately, it's not cheap.
One more suggestion, if you've got more time than money: Take a woodworking class at a local Junior College. You'll learn some great stuff, and have the use of their shop facilities, too. Most instructors are gearheads and sympathetic to such projects. And, after all, it's your taxes that pay for this!
--Paul
