Good Afternoon, how much wood do you have in your kit cars? Seriously, not a rude question.

I have used it for a few surprising components plus a few more normal ones too.

"Billet Carbon" Steering column cover in engine bay:




Prop Catcher:


Fixings for nose cone grill:


Rear Parcel Shelf: 6mm marine ply.


Fins for rear diffuser:

diffuser 63 17may20

Plus a wood block for Throttle pedal stop to prevent over stressing the cable and of course the dash, made from painted/sprayed MDF and hand carved batons on lower edge for the SVA 38mm radius.

I'm a fan of wood, its cheap, easy to shape and of course light compared to metal. Of course it does have some limitations when used in cars.

[Edited on 8-9-20 by Slater]

Didn't realise you drive a Morgan

I like the prop-catcher!

It has set me wondering if there are any plastic equivalents (which would prevent any water/fluids issues) to a lump of pine - i.e. things that can be formed/shaped in the same sorts of ways, and have similar weight/strength properties?

I am just about to glue some strips of polythene chopping board together, then sand/profile them down to fit into some gaps between my side panels and chassis rails. Could easily be using wood instead...

In my MK Indy I made my dash and rear tub cover from plywood covered in black vinyl. I had the plywood handy, it's flat and pretty easy to work with too.

From your photos I like the steering shaft cover. Mine was metal, an LCB member very kindly made me and sent me one.

Scuttle and boot panel

Thing I like about wood is I generally find it pretty easy to work with. It tends to glue, paint and shape nicely into what you're trying to make.

My dashboard is made of marine ply, as is the boot lid reinforcement/backing piece.

I'm not sure I would trust a piece of wood to keep a propshaft restrained...

Boot cover is ply covered in vinyl. Otherwise not much.

My almost 50 year old boat has quite a bit though and most of the hardwood is as good as they day it was fitted. Even most of the marine ply is in decent shape. Wood is very durable, light, easy to work with and relatively cheap.

Does the MOT test check for woodworm?

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Originally posted by Daf
Does the MOT test check for woodworm?

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Prop catcher is a great idea! I might do that but I'll probably use a bit of hardwood. Kitchen worktop companies will often post you a sample of hardwood 200mm x 200mm for about £5. I've made many things out of 'samples'.

I have a rear 'boot' made from marine ply. Essentially I made a bespoke weird shaped box that fits above the fuel tank. I can fit a large rucksack and tent in it. Works great!

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I went to a trade wood place a few weeks ago for something on the house.

Outside they had examples of plastic decking boards.

You could take for free 6" sections of it as samples. It appears to be made of some sort of polyurethane and might fulfill these requirements... and is free!

Here's the throttle pedal stop, sprayed black for disguise. I adjusted the thickness to give me 98% of full travel on the quadrant thingy at the bike carb end.

Ime a wood butcher to trade and not one splinter of wood in mine!!!! Mind you, my previous build was a JC Midge.