Thanks for the positive comments from everybody - more progress today. Aint that the truth - top guy, freakish metal man. I love your humpy which is another car I have seen at DOTD Cheers Turns
Cool. Nice work. I'm back in Perth now, but lived in Sydney for about five years, mostly Dee Why and then Harbord. There are plenty of hot rodders and car guys in the Northern Beaches, maybe you should get out more. Try and make friends with Dago88. He knows a thing or two.
Love the quarter panels and the body bracing. I can tell you like to use geometry in the planning stages to keep things symmetrical.
Its been a while since my last update I wanted to make the panel that joins the quarter panel to the bootlid opening. I cut out a rough template and folded a 20mm (3/4") lip to fasten to the bootlid opening Slowly used the 20mm edge in the shrinker and stretcher to form a curve in the panel to follow the curve of the rear of the car I shrunk the outer edge and hammered it over the post dolly to get it to flow over to the quarter panel. The english wheel was used to planish the panel And it sort of fits
I actually redid this panel as I used pie cuts and oxy to shrink the curve and didn't think it was necessary. This is the new panel Tipped the panel below the bootlid - more for practice as I had never done it before This the quarter clamped in place and checking for the fit up of the wheel well This is a shot of the join of the wheel well and the quarter panel
This pic shows that I needed to lessen the swoop from the bootlid up to the rail behind the seats This is my good mate Stuart from Lone Star Body Shop that came to my factory to give me a hand - he is a freak with sheet metal. i had made a tuck fork ages ago Because Stuart runs a shop, he works at a deliberate but heady pace that just gets it done. Here is the panel tacked into place after a few hours tweaking it Still to cut the join and fully oxy weld and hammer the entire seam
And we worked the other side for a while before I offered it up for a quick mock up Lots more to do but an update is an update Cheers Turns
One of the better threads to pop up lately, you've definitely got my attention. You just made 100 people buy roadster cowls!
Brave and intrepid work. I think the finished product will be worth your efforts! Thanks for documenting this approach.
Cool work - I am always impressed with someone who just has a go at something and isn't afraid of making a mistake. If it goes wrong, fix it or do it again. I reckon this is going to turn out a winner, and I'm now subscribed. Good luck with the rest of the build. Cheers.
Thanks for the positive feedback. Yes I will finish it and drive it. I am enjoying the build so far, more than I would have first thought. I was probably a bit naive to the diificulty of the build to be honest. With hindsight, I should have bought quarters and then fabricated a cowl Oh well
Wonderful,very informative, great read, looking forward to next update. Thanks so much for posting this.
Nope - cheap one probably made in China. I wanted to make one but couldn't build it for what this one cost me (around $600 AUD). In hindsight I should have bought Hoosier wheels and built the frame. To be honest I didn't think I would enjoy metal shaping as much as I do. I was going to build a beadroller too until Stuart let me use his - now I want a Pullmax There is something mesmerising about bare metal for me, I guess
Wow! My hat is off to you, I don't know what you do for your day job but you certainly have been making this all work, of course you could have bought a Brookville body for all the time and materials you have in yours but what you have pulled off is really amazing. I respect your unflagging enthusiasm and your skill. Thanks for all the great pictures and explanations!
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