some of the work from my shop

the center of the D was done on the hammer as well. we clamped the center section in the die set using a piece of flat stock to bridge the gap, and hammered it in as the last step. it was running i hammer mode to get a good enough hit to press the dies together. yes it is a baileigh MH-19

 

lots of things have been going on around the shop and havent had a a ton of time to post much so here is a recap of the more interesting things

had to make a brake booster recess for a customers firewall. all hand shaped













had an OT fuel tank to make turned out pretty nice so i figured i would post it. all hand shaped from aluminum







finished up the metal work on the cowl area of the Fiat topolino







this one was a fun one. this 39 chevy was hit going to the local cruise night a while back. they had a hard time find a new door or fender so i was in charge of fixing what was there





started with beating the fender back into shape







mostly roughed out, this was as far as i was going to take it until i could bolt it back on the car



then it was time to start on the new door skin



the plan was to wheel out a new door skin and replace everything from above the body line down. of course when we started digging we found more problems. once the door panel and skin were removed there was a lot of damage done by previous repairs to the inner door frame. so that took some time to fix









as you can see by the final inner pic there was a lot of repair work to be done



putting the new body line in the new door skin



i didnt take a ton of pics making the skin or wrapping it on the frame

then the rest of the came in for me to fit the parts to

started to finish up the fender





and all finished up ready to go back to the body shop ** note, we were not doing the repair on the lower cowl, that is the body shops repair**







and a before and after shot

 

Very nice work, that riveted cowl patch is a graphic example of the difference between craftsmanship and a repair.

 

Love the recessed booster!

 

Amazing work Mike and to think you did it all in less than an hour!! Joe

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Always enjoy your posts. Excellent work as always.

 

Outstanding Mike !!

 

Superb as usual sir.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Amazing work as always! Thanks for taking the time to share your work.

 

I never get tired of looking at your work.....a true craftsman

 

thanks for all the kind words guys

 

I'm always impressed when viewing this page.

 

The Car Boo Boo fixer and more...always amazing things to see...always a wow factor. Great work and thanks for sharing Mike.

 

Inspirational work Mike!

 

thanks robert

 

Looks Fantastic!! You very, very good at what you do. Very may be an understatement but you get the point.

Ryan

 

Mike, as always, you make it look easy! Great Stuff!

 

been working on a making some new quarter panels for a model a sedan we are working on

making paper patterns



laying the pattern out on steel and cutting it out





shrinking the rear compound curve into the panel






test fitting to the car and laying out lower body lines and wheel arches for the larger tire





lower body line and wheel arch put in





turning the edges of the panel to fit in the factory seams, as well as the lip around the bottom of the body and wheel arch to attach the inner wheel well to











inner wheel well made in clipped in place







a little more finish work and weld up the inner wheel well and this one will be finished, not to do the other side and a new rear panel

 

Really great work Mike !

 

Looks so easy! Why can't I do it! Mighty fine Mike! Joe

 

That`s great.Is there anything you CAN`T do?
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Wow, nice work!
Thank you for sharing!

 

Jeez, I'm jealous.

 

Just amazing!

 

Impressive!

 

Lovely. Not bad for your age

 

Nice metal work - thanks for sharing.

 

Great job!! Just amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Ryan

 

Beautiful work thankyou for showing us your's and your shops skills.

Geoff aka whodaky

 

You guys are excellent craftsmen. I'll tell you that. I cant believe it. Beautiful. Bob..................