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Apr 28, 2015 11:43:21 GMT
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The joining of some panels... Panels lined up, scribed and trimmed. Now welding can begin with the first pass of tacks on the roadster's 1/4's. Tacks are ground down and planished. ...tacking, grinding and planishing..... Welding almost complete. After the panel has cooled we can begin the surface finishing process Moving forward with the grill's lower area. Piece ready to be tacked. Dad adjusting the lower features. Cleaning up the tacks. Ready for final welding.
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vulgalour
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Apr 28, 2015 15:28:28 GMT
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These posts are making this look much easier than it really is. I hope at least. If it really is easy I'm definitely doing everything wrong
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Apr 28, 2015 21:58:41 GMT
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These posts are making this look much easier than it really is. I hope at least. If it really is easy I'm definitely doing everything wrong A snapshot here and a snapshot there do make things look easier than they really are ... condensing all the hours down to a few seconds of scrolling.
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I do love a job where the legitimate tool for adjusting really is a hammer!
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Apr 29, 2015 11:58:16 GMT
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This is awesome stuff. Can you explain a bit more how you get rid of the excess material 'tucks' out of the top of the grill shell?
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no car, no garage, but the garage is coming oh yes!
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Apr 29, 2015 12:45:08 GMT
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This is awesome stuff. Can you explain a bit more how you get rid of the excess material 'tucks' out of the top of the grill shell? Sure! To get rid of that excess material you're actually smashing it into itself... Starting off, a tuck is created. The end of the tuck is closed by hammering the open edge down trapping the bulge. The bulge is then hammered down starting from the perimeter and working towards it's centre. It's a slow process and usually has to be repeated a few times to get the desired amount of shrinkage.
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Apr 29, 2015 12:47:55 GMT
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Rear 1/4 coming together. The 1/4s' top pieces also have the inner seal trough formed ... eliminating the need to fab and weld separate pieces. Making sure that everything fits. Getting ready to scribe the panels. Similar to a large jig-saw puzzle, except in this case we can trim the edges to fit. Playing 'hopscotch' to control heat introduced into the 1/4 panel... not as easy as one may think. 1/4's welded up, metal finished and ready to have the flanges tipped. Onto the rear fascia...
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Apr 29, 2015 21:25:36 GMT
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God! That is all!
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Apr 29, 2015 21:31:47 GMT
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head bowed lovely
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Apr 29, 2015 22:17:14 GMT
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Crikey, love your updates.
I need to pick your brains about a sunroof removal
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vulgalour
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Apr 30, 2015 17:46:07 GMT
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I have feeling this comment and similar variations will be said a lot throughout but wow, that's beautiful stuff.
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May 11, 2015 15:34:42 GMT
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Your kind words and enthusiasm are very much appreciated. Thank you all!
Paul, feel free to ask away about the sunroof. (PM sent.)
The '84 Jag arrived the other week and we've been hard at it as there's a considerable amount of rust repair before we get into the trick custom touches. I'll be updating the Facebook page with new photos shortly.
Cheers!
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May 15, 2015 11:36:03 GMT
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Overall front 3/4 view... ...and here’s the front view with a pair of wheels I pulled off the shelf that are close in diameter to what the car will be running with. Aside from them sitting a little high(due to the box tubing cross members) it gives a pretty good idea. Some work done on the rear fascia. After wheeling the panel... ...the curved bends were created with the tipping wheel. Since the panel had a slight curve, we couldn't just throw it into the metal brake. Panel's edges are scribed and trimmed. Soon ready to be butt welded to the 1/4's. Fine tuning the rockers for the roadster. More difficult than it looks to get that laser beam 'straight curve'. ...creating the templates for the roadster's wheel tubs. 1/4 Panel 'snapped' onto the buck adds some perspective. Wheel tub blanks cut out and shaping begins. Steve continues fabrication on the roadster's wheel tubs Steve applies First Principles to shape the tub's vertical panel Perimeter band takes shape. Panels scribed, trimmed, lined up and ready for tacking. Tacking pieces together and planishing ... first pass. Second pass... Final welding... Next step will be to grind off the proud and finish the joint.
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May 15, 2015 12:27:41 GMT
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Your skills are so far off the scale of awesome I just have to shake my head at the sheer scale of fantasticness (new word invented for you!) Stunning is just inadequate as a adjective to describe your work.
PS, did I miss the updates on your sports car build??
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May 15, 2015 19:45:51 GMT
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There unfortunately haven't been any updates on R2, the mid-engine sports car for a while now... at least online. I have a number of things on my plate at the moment and as I'm sure you know personal projects get set aside. Saying that, I do sneak a few minutes in here and there to fine tune the fiberglass interior molds.
I really appreciate your enthusiasm. At the end of the day I hope that in some way sharing this progress inspires others to get out in their garage and work on their own ride.
Cheers!
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May 15, 2015 20:24:51 GMT
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Not my cup of tea car wise but jesus I have skills envy - and the vision for the end product looked excellent when it was a wire frame and it's only got better
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Jun 25, 2015 19:25:53 GMT
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Body rails formed and ready to be mounted to the buck. Here they are in place. Need to kinda squint with one eye and look past the buck. Installing the temporary mounting points. With the rails installed it's time to start fabrication on the body's inner structure. Inner rockers formed and clamped into place. Tubs affixed to the body rails using self drilling/self tapping screws allowing them to quickly removed and accurately reinstalled. Firewall sides/A pillars created and based on predetermined door hinge locations. From cardboard to steel...the B pillars are almost done. Fitting the rear 1/4's to the finished B Pillars. Perimeter flanges need to be scribed and tipped(bent). The roadster's panel fitting continues. They're finished on the inside just as well as they are on the outside. Having fun with hinges... Establishing the location of the hood hinge. Setting clearances... It's 'pivotal' that we get this step right.
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Jun 26, 2015 11:45:02 GMT
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Awesome, awesome, awesome.
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Still learning...still spending...still breaking things!
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Jun 26, 2015 11:53:16 GMT
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As Woofwoof says, awesome. In the proper, dictionary definition sense:
adjective
1. causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear.
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Jun 26, 2015 12:17:55 GMT
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Thanks Gents.
Hah! Fear?? There's no room for fear when it comes to metal shaping. As long as one pays attention to what's happening to the panel, many times it's possible to reverse what shouldn't have happened. Those other times when you can't back up... just start over. That's how one learns. You'd be surprised how much trial forming a sheet of paper can teach you.
No fear!
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