So it was at this point I realize I had fitted the pieces together on the bench but.......on the car they were actually approximately 3/4" different side to side. So, start over......again. Haha
Glad to hear you're having a blast. I only wish we had something like this out here. Nice work and keep it going man.
Stellar workmanship; especially around those reveals and belt-lines. Are you working out the creases in the chain damaged areas; w/hammer & dolly after the p.p.?
Thanks a bunch guys! The wheel well needed a little tune up on a couple of the stamped spots. Shaped fitted then welded in
36 Rokit. Yes. I am using hammer & dolly. I am really liking slappers or "flippers" I made one from a leaf spring in the shop, Ill try to get a pic. Shrinking disc next, then pick & file, then block sand with 80 grit. Definitely a learning process. I think "I'm getting the hang of this....... then the next area seems to humble me. Lol Hopefully in the end my skill set is improved, but man is it fun!
I decided to make an attempt at door skins. I could have gotten away with just replacing some rust at the bottom but mainly wanted to see if I could do it. I first made profile templates to match the contour of the doors, cleco'd them into place then welded them together
Wow - great work - please for us less educated share more of your tools and skills - thanks for the post and keep up the great work!
Cut the old skin away then fitted the skin back onto the door & flipped over for marking. I bent a small test strip to get the exact point I need to tip the flange. Then I built a scribe guide by drilling a hole the proper distance from the edge of the guide with a step bent into the outer end so I can run the edge of the guide along the inner door frame scribing onto the skin the cut point.
Then made a lower die for the Pullmax to put the tipped flange in exactly the right place. Hopefully Then a slapper, which I made from an old leaf spring & a dolly finishes tipping the flange to 90°
Finally fitted to the door & metal finished to 80 grit. It's officially a door skin ready to install. I learned a ton doing it. The first one was on the English wheel which I wheeled mainly alone. Mistake. I left tracking marks that were hard to get out. So the other one I used the power hammer, which I left track marks in that as well. Lol Thank goodness for the planishing hammer. In the end, I'm not sure which I prefer. I think just slow down on both, with help to stabilize the panel while shaping.
Lookin GREAT! I'm glad you found the program to be able to work in!!!! Back in the 60's (where I came from in Missouri) Said to be the Bible belt!!! I was excused from a few high schools because I built and raced on a drag strip. I would build some of my cars in the shop nights and week ends especially in the winters. Students LOVED it and would often stop by to help! Even the Police Chief or the Sherriff would stop in. So I thought all was cool! I also drove a SS Chevelle and or a C3 Corvette with side pipes to school. I did not drink, do doughnuts, or burnouts!!! But I was told that my cars were NOT the type to drive to school! As they contributed to juvenile delinquency!!!!! ????? (TRUTH)! I would not be given a renewable contract for the following year I was told. Bummer! So NOT all was well in education back then!!!!!!!
While I was waiting for the inner door bottoms to arrive I decided to replace the wooden door headers with square tubing
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