rear section
Decided to build the rear section first before I did anything else.
This would be the hardest job so why not get it out of the way first.
Done a couple of 13 cab Chevs before but i wanted to do this one as accurate as possible to the original as it was not the usual Chev.
Took an original timber sample to a wood expert who said is was Vic Ash,
never heard of it so he/we settled on Tassy Oak (Plantation Tasmanian Oak).
Had the main runners and supports cut to size from local Wandoo.
Wandoo is cut green and is bloody heavy and very hard.
Copied the original timbers exactly and was paranoid about getting everything square. Learnt alot about carpentry along the way, actually enjoyed working with wood for once.
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