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May 10, 2017 11:33:03 GMT
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Wow! How do you bend a panel that already has a lip in it? Or if it's the other way around, how do you bend a lip into a contoured sheet without it going straight at the lip? You put the shape/double curature in first, then flange it. The bumper recess, I used a hammer to stretch the metal, then tidied it up on a stake |
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Last Edit: May 10, 2017 11:39:07 GMT by maxakarudy
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Martin
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May 10, 2017 11:41:43 GMT
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This is before I flanged it  |
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Last Edit: May 10, 2017 20:25:05 GMT by maxakarudy
Cheers
Martin
No matter how clever you think you are, stupidity is always one step ahead of you
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May 27, 2017 20:58:37 GMT
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Great job
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Cheers
Martin
No matter how clever you think you are, stupidity is always one step ahead of you
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Wilk
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May 28, 2017 11:03:16 GMT
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It's great to see that I'm not the only one who works in total turmoil.... 👍😃
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If it can be fixed with a hammer, then it must be an electrical fault
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Jun 13, 2017 20:00:09 GMT
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Here is an update on the Monte Carlo doors. Finally got the courage to start onto the doors, youtube is tired of me looking through so much doorskin movies. This is what i started with, a door sticking out of the body.  After taping of the outside made the cut into the outer shell, and afterwards the bottom of the inner shell   Previous artist (owner) was very crative with bondo, hence the corner of the outer shell.   Next was making the bottom of the innershell, straight forward isnot a problem ,but when it comes to differant kind of shapes in one little piece, thats where the challenge is for me. My opinion is it turned out ok, grinded the welds, light skim of lead replacement filler and it looks the world to me    Not to bad for someone that has never had to do with sheetmetal. |
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Jun 14, 2017 11:56:25 GMT
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Looks good, stick plenty of wax in it once you've fitted the outer skin and should last for ages.
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Jun 14, 2017 16:28:36 GMT
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will do it gets a coat off wax before the outer skin is going to fold over, have to make the water outlets first, previous artist had the holes closed with bondo so water couldn't get in.
Needless to say the holes are there to let the water out !! doh !
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Jun 14, 2017 20:53:51 GMT
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Today i have tried to make a outer door-skin, needed a little help from my son size wise the piece of sheet is a bit big to handle alone. Since i don't own a brake, i have to find ways to get what i want but with minimal costs. 2 pieces of angle iron, a vice, some grippers and clamps and i can carefully tap the edge of the sheet. I think its going to turn out well   for comparison, remember this one? now its like this   Bottom side is done for me !!  I know its not perfekt, it needs more knowledge to get it perfekt, but ........ i have never done this before and i am real proud of myself in getting it as as it is. |
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Last Edit: Jun 16, 2017 5:01:02 GMT by collector
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melle
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Jun 16, 2017 20:29:41 GMT
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it needs more knowledge to get it perfekt No, more practice! Nonetheless, good job so far. |
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Jun 25, 2017 20:44:45 GMT
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Good work collector
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Passenger door is yellow, driver side door is just as bad as the passengers one, this door again all the holes are plugged to prevent water coming in. Why don't they understand those holes are for letting water out, its in the bottom of the door for Pete's sake.  Again some very rotten inner corners.   Bottomside all welded and in prep. for the outer shell, i am going to cut the outer shell tomorrow and try to fold the edge over so its ready for welding.  |
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Made the outer shell today, isnt exactly wat i was looking for but he i am an amateur and little mistakes are permitted.  |
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melle
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Looks nice, what's wrong with it in your opinion? Try and understand what you could have done differently and next time will be even better.
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Looks nice, what's wrong with it in your opinion? Try and understand what you could have done differently and next time will be even better. The gap underneath the door is not consistant, its a bit smaller near the back of the car. beeing right handed i started welding on the left, and there is where the skin started to "fall" down. |
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melle
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I guess the panel is folded over? If so, you could perhaps cut a slit in the back, just above the fold where it sits low, and weld this firmly shut to create a solid edge. This way you create the possibility to grind off excess material and even out the gap. If you grind off too much you can always build it up with some fresh weld and have another go. Not sure if my description makes sense! Or just live with it of course.
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Jul 10, 2017 15:31:35 GMT
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I guess the panel is folded over? If so, you could perhaps cut a slit in the back, just above the fold where it sits low, and weld this firmly shut to create a solid edge. This way you create the possibility to grind off excess material and even out the gap. If you grind off too much you can always build it up with some fresh weld and have another go. Not sure if my description makes sense! Or just live with it of course. description made perfect sense to me, but i decided to live with it, i am not building a show car or trailer queen, i am rustoring a daily driver. By the way, passenger door turned out like this, happy with it.  |
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Today i have tried to make a outer door-skin, needed a little help from my son size wise the piece of sheet is a bit big to handle alone. Since i don't own a brake, i have to find ways to get what i want but with minimal costs. 2 pieces of angle iron, a vice, some grippers and clamps and i can carefully tap the edge of the sheet. I think its going to turn out well for comparison, remember this one? now its like this Bottom side is done for me !! I know its not perfekt, it needs more knowledge to get it perfekt, but ........ i have never done this before and i am real proud of myself in getting it as as it is. Have you any info on those magnets you are using to hold your patch panels they look very handy to have around |
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Sept 11, 2017 19:13:43 GMT
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Hi, wondering if anyone has some advice about making up a repair wheelarch panel. I have some of the old outer and inner sections left but not much after cutting away. I also have the N/S quarter panel, which I've been trying to use as a sort of reverse template for the other side. I'm struggling a bit with the wheelarch section. It is not a steady circle, more of a "flatter" curve if that makes sense? It also has a sort of flared section above the arch lip before it bends into, and up, the body side. It's not like the arch then it goes straight up. At each end the flare kind of blends slowly into the ends of the arch ad it disappears. Don't know if you can see that in the pics?   |
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Last Edit: Sept 11, 2017 19:14:33 GMT by grifter01
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melle
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