Mange&Ullis,you are in good campany i think! First of all your own request and Kenneth's skills then Tinwolf's experience to Rik Hoving's hawkeyes.... Could only be succes! Looking forward to see this "haircut" Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
As long as your tool box is fully stocked with all the right tools you will nail it every time! As usual awesome work. 73693748
Thanks for the nice feedback guys. Lowcoe, that´s the magic meditation brew. A must when it comes to difficulty thinking
Have been thinking about the rearlight for a few days now and have moved it back and forth for I don´t know how many times but I think I finally got satisfied. Moved it forward slightly more than 1 1/2″ and I find the c-pillar more proportioned. Had Rik to do the same on the photochop he´s done before and this looks a little better than the first. Slightly smaller c-pillar and the top of the roof flows better with the shape of the quarter window I think.
UCSS (united college southern of Sweden) Trainers: Kenneth & Rik Schedule: Roofchoping Subject: -50 Mercury Swallowed: Magic meditation brew Audience: H*A*M*B ers... Kenneth,this is a calmdown education & you show how important other option are to nail "The flow". Amazing thread & Thx for sharing (education) Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thinner C-pillar definitely looks nice.The "longer" trunk/catwalk area looks good too,helping the overall proportions.It would be great so see the car from different angles.Don't you have more pics for us Kenneth ? Would be appreciated.This is going to be such a great car ! Thanks much for sharing.
Have worked a little with the quarterwindows upper bow. Since I cut it loose and moved it backwards the curve of the driprail came a bit of and I wasn´t pleased whith it at all. To maintaine the curve whithout any hick ups I tried to lean the c-pillar inwards and the curve was good but the pillar and quarterwindow was tilted too much so I cut slots from the backside and straitened it just a little bit instead. I think some where around two or three millimeters or 1/8″. Not much but the curve got a lot better flow afterwards and the c-pillar got a nice slant.Now I will have to make a new piece of driprail and fill the gap.When this is done and the window bows are fixed properly I can start making new panels for the roof.
Unchopped mercs are cool but look at the profile of this merc and all the skill and hard work that has went into it. very inpressive and very COOL!
Have worked a lot of overtime this last week at my regular work so nothing been done on the Merc untill today. Made some small parts for the driverside driprail and filld the gap in the inner structure after I moved the quarter window backwards. Trying to make the driprail look like stock where it joins with the roof and bodyside on the inside and not just a welded on piece from the outside.Now I know why they used to shave them of instead. The profile of the new driprail. Will weld it from the inside. Here´s the driprail in one piece.
Have been working on the roof panel for driver side. Shaped it in the pullmax and trimmed it to fit. Now it´s held in place with clecos and ready for tackwelding.
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