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i am restoring a bradford does any one know where i can get woodwork thanks

Steve: -

No consolation, but I am repairing a 1930 Long Four and I am cutting replacement frames from ash planks, using the originals as patterns (woodworm and rot permitting).

Get some REALLY well-seasoned materials, some that has been lying around a dry joinery shop for a couple of years should be OK. Some I got from a shopfitter's turned out to be a bit damp and warped a bit.

I also repaired a Bradford in the 1960's (an article in Jowetteer a couple of years back).

That did not involve much frame work though - mainly a floor and some metal panels at the rear.

Best of luck with the repairs. At least there's no upholstery to worry about ! (Well seats of course, but no panels).

thanks Ian
had not thought of that

This may help, John Morgan who has restored his Bradford with his own made wood frames.
Also John Thomas who was a keen Bradford owner supplier but his health has not been to good latterly.

Erik Hihnala has some patterns and dimensions of all the woodwork. You could try contacting him on Skype.

Steve, he will not thank me for it but looking at where you are geographically I would talk to Roger Young in Leominster. He has re-boddied several Bradfords and I believe also makes some parts for Bill Lock (Bill supplies some Bradford woodwork from stock I believe -A posts and the like)

I have 3 Bradfords..
Steel work/mecahanics/wiring is no problem (np) for me
Woodwork and a few techy stuff unique to Bradford is.

1/1st van 1 picked up 'running' the woodwork/framing..well everything was put together...extremly wrong/patched, metric nuts on withworth...eg 2" of bog above doors to make'fit' and chopped 12mm off the top of the door. All steel is restored and need correct wood work profiles and I can finish.
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2/2nd a truck out of a paddock..good for spares for me and the guys in the club...Steel is way gone, woodwork as bad...The steel work is so far gone, we are considering tilt front, complete modern chassis, running gear, and (I know u guys will not like this) widen the body and 'rod it for a shopping basket for the wife, SB chevy on lpg...I emphise...this is past resto..thu chassis etc is ok for another Braddy resto.

3/ 3rd...I flew down to the other end of the country couple months ago and picked up a running Bradford...mechanicals are/were rather worn, bit rough, steel good, woodwork good, but as with most Bradys, the right shape but not acrruate. This one Im currently bringing up to Good running std before returning to 1/ as a ground up resto. This is the best I have to work off to resto 1/.
Im rebuilding steering boxes, gearboxes, engines, carbs, running gear Im doing extras, for spares other club members and 1/

Other guys I talk to more or less have the same issue, avaliblity of (cardboard, scale) profiles to make good frames. Its my understanding that these have not been made by anyone for distubution, or any orginals still exist.??? After all these yrs, considering how essententual these are to a good Braddy resto, Im quite suprised.

Somewhere, someone, must have kept/made profiles for the wood work that can be passed on?

Cheers
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