Thank You gents.
If anyone has hardware that they would like to sell, I would be interested.
oprod,
Hope I don't burst your bubble here.
There are several outfits offering full scale metal kits for a #1 carriage. They range in price from $3000 to $4000.
No one is likely to have that sitting around.
Wheels will run from $1550 to $2500 a pair depending on where you get them.
Now you have spent $5000 and haven't bought the first piece of wood.
There is a reason #1 carriages cost so much.
Zulu