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My name is Jeff Yeagle and I am 34, so I guess that I will soon join the "not so Young Rodder ranks".
My days are spent teaching High School Technology Education classes (but most people still call it "shop").
Each day my goal is to inspire my students through my lessons in drafting, animation, machining, woodwork, and metal shaping.
This is the LONG story of my latest hotrod. "The Recycled 40 Ford Woodie" is a name I coined when considering the current "green movement" and the fact that the majority of the parts of the car were "recycled".
The Recycled 40 Ford Woodie is the culmination of many months of collecting parts, a great deal of time researching Ford's construction methods, help from some good friends, a supportive wife, and a lot of luck.
I managed to finish the Woodie during the summer of 2009, only a few weeks after my 34th birthday. I did all the work, with the exception of the exhaust system, alignment, and glass cutting. The project was completed during a 22-month period.
Some parts of the car were "spare" parts I had saved from the construction of my 1940 Ford convertible sedan. The most important part of the car, the wood, came from another restoration project. Although the wood does have some minor issues, I realized this would be the only way I could ever own a Woodie Wagon.
The car is suspended on all four corners by air ride. The front suspension is based around an aftermarket Mustang II cross member, while the rear is a custom installation of Chevy truck trailing arms.
Power is by the way of a Hot 350 Chevy topped with an aftermarket TBI style fuel injection system; the transmission is an overdrive unit.
The car has been on the road about 4 months and I have logged almost 2500 miles with it.
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