Chev 6 Seater Utility

[Wayne Henderson]

Thanks Lionel.
One thing to keep in mind when you build your wood body is the weight.
My trucks original body was built in the East of Australia using locally sourced timber.

The choice of Tassy Oak by me was made for several reasons, availability, suitability, durability and weight.

Tassy Oak can be cut veneer thin and then tied in a knot without breaking. It is light but very strong and springy (is that a word?) and available in all good timber yards and isle 5 at Bunnings.

Only downside is the cost and NEVER get it wet, use a wood sealer and paint it straight away.

The finished timber frame would be 1/2 the weight of any of the other local timbers like Jarrah, Blackbut, Wandoo, Marri or Karri. The difference in the crew door weight between the original and the new frame in Tassy Oak is staggering, but still retaining structural strength.

Wandoo was once used to produce Tannin, visited the factory as a School boy back in the 1800's and I can still remember the stink.