rewooding moon roadster

[JustDave]

need some advise from someone who knows about rewooding these cars,i have a 27 moon roadster

all the wood needs replaced,i know ash is supposed to be the best but i hear that the wood platform and the area around the top of the body where the roadster top attaches should be oak,anyone know which is right,my woodworking skills are a little no alot rusty so i was going to do it first in some cheap pine then reproduce it in ash or oak,any ideas on finding inexpensive ash,ive shopped a little and its very expensive,thought if i did it first in pine id make less mistakes with the more expensive stuff,thanks again dave

[Restorer32]

Ash is best. We have rewooded many cars, almost all in ash. If the top bows are to be varnished oak looks more authentic, grain wise. Don't know where you are but here in PA ash is vitually the same price as oak.

[Guest cben09]

Ash firewood here in Maine,,,,$225-250/ cord,,,gives nice coals,,,Ben

[Bhigdog]

Emerald ash borer is decimating Pa's ash trees. They are going the way of the Eastern Chestnut...............Bob

[JustDave]

im in s calif,here ash is real expensive because some beetles seem to like it,ill probably use ash if thats the recommendation

at the belt line where the top attaches use ash there also,thanks for all the help dave

[Restorer32]

No reason to use anything other than ash thruout. Good luck with your project.

[JustDave]

i want to thank everyone for there helpful knowledge regarding the wood repair project,i have and old table saw im going to be using, going to look at a do all band saw this weekend hopefully that will be the only big tools i have to buy,im going to start cleaning the sheetmetal this weekend and coating it with dp40,then the frame will come apart and get cleaned and primed so i can start the wood work and the body reassembly,does anyone know what to put between the wood and the body sheetmetal skin,ive heard friction tape,any ideas dave

[Restorer32]

Friction tape would work fine. Many cars used nothing at all. We rewooded a 1949 full custom Bentley that used what appeared to be war surplus white surgical tape.