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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by CTaulbert, Oct 27, 2018.

  1. JimmyD3234
    Joined: Dec 3, 2015
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    from PA

    looking good :cool: :cool:
     
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  2. flamingokid
    Joined: Jan 5, 2005
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    For a non-metal guy, you sure are knocking it out of the park.
     
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  3. Mike Colemire
    Joined: May 18, 2013
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    Mike Colemire
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    That chop is real sweet, looks like it's running a 100 mph just sitting there.
     
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  4. grandet23
    Joined: Aug 16, 2005
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    Any updates I've been sitting at my computer for weeks.....
     
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  5. alchemy
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    He's a little busy today winning the AMBR award with his old black roadster.
     
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  6. Pgaines
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  7. Tim
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    Yeah... but he was in the running at that point and a lot of guys liked it. I think it was more a point of saying his cars at the AMBR at the moment, and as such has his hands full.

    That being said, If I were him I’d probably be busy getting my two running driving hot rods ready for the season and probably a trip to Texas and not doing anything worth mentioning on the project.

    I’m sure he’ll post when he’s got something to post
     
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  8. alchemy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2002
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    alchemy
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    He got my vote.
     
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  9. CTaulbert
    Joined: Apr 8, 2007
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    CTaulbert
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    from Detroit

    I think the HAMB community is patiently awaiting your 2020 AMBR contender submission.
     
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  10. CTaulbert
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    Until this past weekend, I hadn't touched the car since December. I got tied up with shortening a C10 longbed into a shortbed, designing a blower intake manifold for a friend, and getting the roadster to and from GNRS.

    I have a couple of house project to tackle in the next couple of weeks, then I'm back on finishing the chop.

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  11. CTaulbert
    Joined: Apr 8, 2007
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    CTaulbert
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    from Detroit

    Haven't updated this thread for a while.....

    Between some other projects, I chipped away at the car in the background. I had to address the rear corner of the quarter windows, which were now peaked from the path of the chop. I wanted to finish it in a larger radius, to complement the other two radii of that window.

    I've never used a Pullmax before, but have access to one, and figured it would be the best route to making the new corner. I made a paper pattern of the window opening that I wanted to achieve first. With that known, I knew the radius that I needed to achieve for the new corner, and transferred that to a wood hammerform that I made. This allowed me to turn the window opening flanged after stretching the material:

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  12. CTaulbert
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    I made some dies to form the detail of the window opening using some 1/2" steel. With that done, and several window corner blanks, I went to Dan's to try them on the Pullmax. It took a couple of trips, and probably a half dozen blanks, before I got a pair down that I was happy with:

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  13. CTaulbert
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    I didn't take photos, but I broke a return flange for the inner flange that faces the actual glass. I then stretched it to match the radius of the window opening, and joined all of the pieces together on the car:

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  14. CTaulbert
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    With the quarter windows wrapped up, the exterior of the chop was pretty much complete. I then moved onto chopping down the interior wood to fit back into the car. With that done, I would refit the upper door opening tins too. The car came with a new rear window wood kit, so I got that cut down as well:

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    With the wood cut down and temporarily installed (it will come back out to get sealed), I could move onto the garnishes. My goal is to chrome the garnishes, so the job ahead was a little intimidating. I started with what I figured was the easiest, the rear window:

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  15. CTaulbert
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    I assumed the door garnishes were going to be the most difficult, so I moved to the quarters next. They were pretty straight forward considering the change in the rear corner radius:

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    The door garnishes turned out to be easier than I had expected, only requiring a few relief cuts to get the upper portions to match the new a-pillar angle:

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  16. CTaulbert
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    Once the door garnishes were welded up, I went back a made new corner webs for the front lower corners to replace the original pieces that no longer had the correct radius. While I was doing that, I decided to make corner webs for the rear corners too. While they weren't there originally, I think they make the garnishes look a little more complete.

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  17. catdad49
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  18. Hot Rods Ta Hell
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    Chop looks perfect! Workmanship is impeccable! Love it.
    That's a masterful job on the quarter window corners. (I warned you they're a Bear to dial in!)
     
  19. So happy, that guys like you ... still post here, Corey. You have no idea, how appreciated it is. Its bitch'n'. Thanks a bunch.
     
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  20. 1-SHOT
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    Really like your build. Those metal working skills come from trilal and error that you pointed out when using the pulmax. Thanks for shareing that. Frank
     
  21. x77matt
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    Really nice metal work Cory! Metal finished!
     
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  22. Happydaze
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    Wonderful stuff :)

    Chris
     
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  23. loudbang
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    ANOTHER masterpiece in the making. :)
     
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  24. mgtstumpy
    Joined: Jul 20, 2006
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    What can I say, wow. Outstanding is an understatement. That profile is awesome! Screenshot_20191014-222342.jpeg

    Sent from my SM-T355Y using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
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  25. alfin32
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    Schweet!!!
     
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  26. DOCTOR SATAN
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  27. 1-SHOT
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    1-SHOT
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    I really like the way the windshield posts are done. They don't have that look of a dog's hind leg. I would be proud to call it mine. Thanks for shareing. Frank
     
  28. flatheadpete
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    Looks great! When you guys get together (You and Dan) the results are always awesome!
     
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  29. CTaulbert
    Joined: Apr 8, 2007
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    CTaulbert
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    from Detroit

    After fitting the doors better (before the chop), the dovetails were in a bind. While I could've cut the stock stamped sheet metal dovetails apart and moved them, I decided to make new ones.

    I modeled a two piece design in CAD, and got them machined out of 304 stainless. I made the dovetail pivot on the base (for setup only) to ensure I had the wedge properly aligned. Once the angle was set, I welded, sanded, and polished the finished pieces:

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