Hot Rods A 32 3w from glass to metal

Brilliant!

 

Frankin,
Followed your other builds. This one is even better! Thanks for posting!

 

Frank, thanks for posting excellent work!

It is kinda funny that some didn't like the late model chassis but fiberglass bodies are A-OK. At any rate I am fine with both and very ok with your roadster build.

 

Are you keeping track of time?
It's looking awesome man

 

Time is what he is giving us, it is appreciated. Great work.

 

Today i worked up a full lower sill. Untrimmed and not welded up. Looks pretty good.

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Here we go. Beating the crap out of perfectly good metal. Made a template from the glass car and started in on the crown where it rolls over to meet the trunk opening. Lots of shrinking next. Trying to get it all in one piece.............................i hope.

 

Little farther along. First drape on the car. Having a tough time with my tooling moving this much metal. Moved the car into my other garage to make room for the other car coming home from paint. Also a pic of my garage sale find.Ray

 

Whooo hoooo!

 

How are you doing that much shrinking?
That's usually 30k power hammer and 2k shrinking dies kind of project. Then it's a 20 min job lol

 

My thoughts as well. That's really the undertaking with that much shrinking.

 

I have a homemade tucking tool and make them about 3" wide at the bottom and 5" long. Beat the crap out of it and then trample over them with a HF deep throat shrinker. It ain't pretty but gets it done.
My arms tired........................Ray

 

I bet

Just goes to show what can be done with some ingenuity and some alcohol

 

Taking some time off to put my non hamb friendly car together.

 

Its...... beautiful.

 

That is NICE.

 

Might not be HAMB friendly but I like it. Don't tell anyone but building something like that with my own body is on my bucket list!

 

Great thread. Keep the updates coming

 

There's seems to be some missing material here between yesterday and March 11, that thing is sweet !

 

Nice work man.. You need to get some thumbnail dies and build a reciprocating machine. You can shrink that quarter in under an hour

 

I would but i'm just doing this for fun.
My alloy car was all built with a stump and a shot bag and HF tools.
I see you post some of your work. It looks nice and professional . Ray

 

This has been a fantastic read and your skill set is amazing! Great work. Loving this ALL!!!


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Well you're doing An Amazing job. I'd be banging my head against the wall figuring some of those small detailed parts out


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Any updates on this?

 

hi i was wondering what guage sheet are you using

 

What guage sheet metal were you using for firewall and subrails, and body?
i am building a 29 roadster pick up from scratch, finding pieses when i can to use for templales.
i had to make a sheet metal brake that was 53 inches wide to do the cab back.

 

what tools are you using for 12 guage

 

I just today found this thread and it's amazing what is happening here.
But I don't see a post from Frankinplymouth since March 24, 2017
Sure hope everything is alright and the carping about thumbnails, etc. hasn't chased him away

 

He did say he was "Taking some time off to put my non hamb friendly car together". HRP