Projects Handmade 27 roadster... Spare time build

VERY interested to see how that goes. They don't repop those and a lot of what you find on bodies up this way are rough if there at all. The subframe I have was just good enough to use as a template but my method yielded a slightly oversized outer rim since the flat stock traced the outside of the rails. For what I'm doing, that's NBD since I'm making a new lower firewall and channeling an inch or so over a Model A frame.

 

yes, I won't be going for 100% accuracy with mine, but I want them closer to stock than box tube. ill post pics when the time comes

 

Good deal! Have you got ideas on how you're going to mount the body panels on the fresh subframe?

 

Great work indeed!
I am watching this one,really interesting thread.

 

Just caught up with this- I was impressed by the '33 stuff you made for Nils and Josh, but this is amazing! You're like the New Age Marcel! Nice work.

 

That's awesome work Steve! I haven't even cleaned all the sand out of my car since TROG,You've already built a whole body!

 

Thank you guys! Put some more work in today

 

Very, very cool.

 

I'm hooked.

 

Insane...
I like it

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Nice work!

 

Nice stuff, looking forward to watching the progress!

 

Ya, I've been thinking/wanting to take Wray Schellin's class but....I already spent my birthday money on other car stuff. LOL

 

Steve Steve Steve ..... Wow

 

WOW MAN, WOW! Can I sign up for a couple classes? I will bring beer. . . .

 

o.k. gotta go back over to the metalmeet website and look at that power hammer design again......

 

Started on the firewall

 

Ditto, im with wheeldog... I'll bring the IPA's...Insane metal shaping Bro!!!Damn..

 

Thank you guys... but if i taught classes, the world would quickly realize that:
1. i have no idea what im really doing
2. im a horrible teacher

 

Incredible shaping/finishing, Steve! Ron Covell was a 'shop neighbor' of mine since the '70s, witnessed countless projects he mastered.
As for 'perfect fit', (accurate sizes) that is non existent in a world such as the one in which we live.

I worked on 356 Porsches for years (since the early '60s) and I can tell you this: Doors from the same year cars don't have any guarantee of size control: a door from one will variate from 6mm. too short to 8mm too long! Damn near as much work replacing a door as fixing a mangled one!
(I didn't do body work, was just an 'amused witness'; drive trains and transaxles were my spec)

I have '27s, and your aluminum beauty is something I'd strive for!
Ron Covell did some '27 quarters over premade wooden bucks. You did them in the air. Amazing.

 

How can a mere mortal do this kind of work????
I've wasted an entire lifetime.

 

Ruler

 

Thank you for the kind words. I recently had to opportunity to 3d scan an early gmund... Beautiful cars.

Anyways. Here's tonight's.

 

Steve looking great! Nice weld!Definitely won't make it as a hand model tho forgot to wash

 

My Avatar needs to meet you . Great work!!!!!!! Truly amazing talent here!!!!!!

 

Steve, are you tig welding or mig or gas?

 

thanks man! haha yeah my hands are destroyed... constant metal cuts.

thanks!!

TIG... I was going to gas weld last night for fun on this but I always end up putting more heat in the panel that way.

 

Pulled a gauge off a factory quarter. So now I know how to manipulate mine. It's off now, it'll be on when I'm done with it


Random picture


Reverse curve hammer in use around flanges.


Making corners. Didn't actually use that hammer lol



Corners welded in. Will need some metal finishing. Or a skim of filler. I'll likely throw filler on it and go. My goal isn't to build it perfect. Just have a good substrate for bodywork.



That's all

 

if anybody out there is reading this and has a real T..i could use a couple measurements from a real car. I need:

the width of the decklid
the height of the panel above the decklid
the height of the panel below the decklid
and the decklid length in inches... if you were to lay a flexible tape measure on it.