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Australia

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/inthegaragemedia.com/follow-the-dust-trail/?amp

...The Pierson Brothers were a very influential team and this Knockout Coupe did 140mph or so helping solidify that...I believe both Original Coupes still exist with this Incredible Capture above taken by Tim Sutton aka @notrod13...

Must be surreal the mix of greatness enveloping the soul in many of these projects you undertake...

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Small heat shield I did for under a 32 Pickup .
The machine I have for this is a Vibro-Shear , similar to the Pullmax.

Shrappy

 

Real nice. Like them better than all the same size.

 

Nice work @Shrapnel, is that all done with one die or several?

 

Cheers Loudbang.
These are cut to length , as opposed to punched at a set size .
Takes 4 or 5 passes to cut and shape each louver.

Shrappy

 

Cheers Stogy.

These ones are cut to length , not punched .
Upper Tool is like a 1” long punch , lower Tool is also 1” long but has open ends to allow for the length of cut to be made .
Takes 4 or 5 passes to cut and shape each louver .
Not the quickest of process’s , but means than can be almost any length.

Shrappy

 

Cheers Shrappy...Such an interesting way to form Louvers...How old is that method of forming? For all I know it might be the original...

 

...The Art of Hotrod...
a powerhouse in perfection...the Lou Bingham Coupe...

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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/belly-tank-build-nz.1228837/page-7#post-14143084

...A Tribute to another time in Hotrod...

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See if this works Stogy . It’s a link to a video of louvers being cut into a panel.
The method of cutting louvers has been around a long time .
If you look close , you’ll see him adjust the bottom die up (Lifting the panel) after each pass , making the louver shape deeper with each pass.
Some guys will do the cut in one pass , but this can often mean there’s more work required to tidy up the louver .

Hope this helps

Shrappy

 

...Thanks for sharing that @Shrapnel...in metal shop we had a pullmax...we used it for shearing and dishing metal...It's obviously a very diverse machine...that's really cool...

Is that a Roof being punched?

 

All Good Stogy.
I’m not sure what panel that is . It’s a random video I found on line .
Yeah , the Pullmax and Vibro-Shear are both very versatile machines .

Shrappy

 

Shrappy I'm eyeing your Avatar...You look to have 1955 Covered in Period Hotrod......please share a favorite pic...any louvers? Cheers Mate...

 

Man those hood ones are CLOSE together.

 

It suits it very well including the angle...
Looks possibly from Downunder noting the close ratio fenders...
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Our Roadster from behind.
This car was first built as a Track Nosed T . Unfortunately the trunk lid is the only louvered panel left from its previous Track Nose Life .
Hood Top and Sides , Rolled pans etc , all of which were louvered using a Vibro-Shear to cut them in 1980ish , have all long gone at the hands of previous owners to us .
Shrappy

 

https://ahrf.com/

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Never seen them in this orientation.

posted by @59FORD in the mild custom thread

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/bonneville-speedweek-2021.1237902/

... @Hot Rod Ron was there...Stogy was square.........But! He did take some awesome pics at Bonneville and here's a sinister looking Coupe captured with Louvers that look a little reptilian...

Check out his Thread at the link above...it doesn't disappoint...

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