some of the work from my shop

I always enjoy checking out your new posts. Thanks and keep up the good work!

 

this week i have a neat little Track T in the shop for some aluminum work.
3 piece hood, gut pan, blister on cowl, and some louvers on the parts i am making

 

a little more progress on the track T. hood and sides mostly buttoned up. just needs a few adjustments. then it will be onto the Gut pan








http://vid71.photobucket.com/albums/i138/iggypop724/iggypop724100/IMG_4661_zpsj6ttgd7d.mp4

this is a link to a walk around video ^^^^^^^

 

That's a sweetie!

 

Great job man! I always enjoy this thread, thanks for taking time to post.

-Chris

 

got the gut pan made today. the owner wanted it to start at the front of the doors and go back to the back of the tub. i made it to where it would be easy to add to if he decides to go all the way to the front of the car ( i would do that if it were mine). the way its shaped would make it look good after added to, not like an after thought

 

Another fine piece of art Mike excellent work!

 

Another gem Mike.

 

talked the customer into letting me run the belly pan all the way to the front. so here is the finished product







i think it looks way better and totally changes the look of the car

 

Looks better with the longer pan. Nice work.

 

Shoot that pan looks too cool to put on the bottom! Nice work and a pretty cool T.

 

Agreed!

 

Nice!

 

had to go teach at a class at Baileigh Industrial. i went up a few days early and hung out at my good friend Marks metal shaping school. i took a Miller body buck up for a fun little project to work on while helping him out around the school. this miller body is a replica of the winner of the 1923 Indy 500.






starting to make some of the rear panels


















going to start on making the cowl when i get back into the shop

 

Nice work as usual!

 

Outstanding stuff right there Cornfield!

 

I was following on Instagram. Very cool!

 

this studebaker is in the shop for some work, there will be pics posted as it progresses



my buddies 56 chevy is for a new front suspension set up and some race prep for Bowling Green Hot Rod Reunion



did some sheet metal work on a bike gas tank. used the english wheel to shape the new top. fine tunded the edges with a kick shrinker



then pre stretched the areas where the customer wanted some bead puts, to not distort the shape while doing the beads. then bead rolled

 

What do you mean pre stretch , or rather how do you do that?

Thanks

 

I think he means this:


Beautiful work.. Thanks for sharing!

 

had two customers come to me to do some aluminum deck lid skins for their cars. the first one was fora fiberglass 33-34 coupe. used the english wheel to put all the shape in, then used the bead roller to turn the edge. followed up with the kick shrinker to fine tune the edge



one done and ready to louver



started the next one, for a 28-29 roadster. same process as the other one



both skins made. louvering them both tomorrow



jo kerr called me and needed some patch panels made for a roof section of a model a coupe. here is my employee ryan holding one panel that is done and the start of the mirrored part. lots and lots of shrink going on to get these into shape



here there are ready to head to indy. still have some tooling marks that i could not get out with all the shrinking. but over all very happy with the results

 

Well, I'll finally admit it-------------------------
I have to wear a bib to catch my drool when I look at your posts.

 

Now I've never considered myself a master craftsman, but I like to think I know my way around a metal shop. For some reason though, everytime I read this thread, I realize I'm really just a caveman beating on metal with hammers.

 

Absolutely amazing work. Could you make me a complete trunk lid for a 1936 ford five window coupe?......genuine enquiry....shippers lost mine. I've also been on your website and emailed you....Bob

 

finally got my 59 Edsel wagon on the road

 

Now that's a cool Wagon..... Welcome to Wagon World ! ... I drive mine everyday.

 

so a lot has been going on in the shop and have not had much time to post about it. but here are a few updates.

this 53 studebaker truck came in for some sheet metal work



and here is what we did to it. installed the engine, trans, and radiator. had to modify the core support some for the aftermarket aluminum radiator



while installing engine and trans we recessed the fire wall so we could get the engine back where it needed to be. you can also see the bolt in panel we made to seal up the engine bay side of the dash. which was just left open on these trucks originally





then moved on to putting the door latches and strikers in the doors. since they had been suicided we went with slim line bear claw latches. we installed them backwards. due to if i had to swing my knees in the truck all the time i know i would hit them on the striker pin all the time. we also made some mechanical door releases





you can see the door release, latch access and cover plate in this pic



then made a cover for the rear air ride



moved onto fixing some of the major body damage on the cab. the pass. side rear fender had been hit on or by something pretty bad. so some straightening in the E wheel, hammer and dollying and trip through the planishing hammer straightened her right out



more metal repair on the cab and driver door



re shaped and moved the front bumper back



and now she is ready to head back to the owner



i also bit the bullet and bought a nice power hammer to help grow my skills in metal shaping. i have had it about a week and only get to play with it a little each day before heading home.



here is a practice wheel tub i made out of aluminum. all 1 piece no welding. knocked it out in about an hour.



this winter i need to make a set of aluminum fenders for my buddies 56 chevy race car to replace some fiberglass ones he has on there. so i am practicing on making some 55 fenders since i have a junk fender laying around and they are close enough for practice

 

Damn!!!

 

hopefully that is a good damn lol

 

Quote post #536:"close enough for practice"... now you're just showin off with your "scrap metal practice pieces"
Maybe Baileigh needs to hold a metalwork class/demo at your shop so us hacks can come learn some tips?
-always enjoy your posts