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Hollywood Jim's 48 Ford Woody Project

 

'48 Woody Project Home | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10

 

woody wagons

 

  Now we are going to install some window glass in the side windows. I use Evergreen clear. It comes in different thicknesses.  

 

1948 ford woody

 

 

First I cut out patterns using paper or card stock. I use the patterns to cut the clear plastic windows.

  

 

woody wagons

 

  Here is a cut out clear window. I know it does not look clear. I used a camera flash to take this picture so you can see the clear window. Notice the shape at the bottom, ( I actually rounded off the bottom more than this). This shape will help me slide in the window glass

american woody

American Woodys

 

florida woodys

 

 

The space you have between the interior and the body will determine how easy this will be. My back windows had no space. My front windows had some space. So I pried open the space with razor blades.


You can install windows before you glue in the interior. But then you have to make sure you have enough room between the interior and the body so you can install the interior after you glue in the windows. In this case I did it the harder way..!!! LOL

  

 

1948 woodys

 

 

After the window glass is in place and you’re ready to push it down, put a little clear parts cement (Elmers White Glue) on the window. Here I have put way too much but at least you can see it.

But no problem because after I push down the window and it is in the place I want it, I just wipe off the excess glue with a damp Q-Tip.

 

  

 

1948 ford

 

  And here is the final product. Notice how I have the windows in different positions just to produce a little drama.  

 

woody

 

 

OK, here’s an interesting idea. I had a chromed light with screen on it. So I stripped off the chrome, (I use straight clear ammonia). It’s kind of slow acting but real safe to use. Lucky for me there was off-white plastic under the chrome. And the ammonia won’t lift off the lacquer coating, and that’s just what I want here.

So then I simply paint the back of the light and the rim Metalizer exhaust color and I leave the lens and screen texture unpainted. Then I used flat black Tamiya acrylic and I dry-brushed the screen pattern. (Dry-brushing means painting with almost no paint on the brush.)

Then I used a toothpick to scrape off the acrylic paint where ever the screen pattern had too much paint.

 

  

 

woody wagons

 

  Here I left the rear stop light chrome and painted the red lens with Tamiya clear red acrylic.  

 

Surfer woody

 

  Time to install the rear window. When I did the body work I pinned the rear window on both sides. But I only glued in one pin on the left side. See the painted pin in the upper left of the window opening.??  

 

woody surfboards

 

 

Now it’s time to install the pin on the right side. First I need to find and align the holes. After I install the short little piece of straight pin in the right side, I’ll just re-paint the area and the little pin hole will disappear.

 

  

 

ford woody 2

 

  Thanks to Dave L. and his pictures, I looked at lots of pictures of 48 Woodys to see what the rear window hinge looks like. So here is how I scratch built the hinge. I used guitar strings. These strings are good and stiff. I cut and bent these parts as shown.  

 

ford woody 4x4

 

  Then I glued the parts with thick CA glue to look like this. I also painted the dried glue sliver.  

 

1948 woody 4x4

 

 

And here is the rear window with the hinge installed.... Thanks for looking.... Now go build something ! :-)

 

  

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