caddy roadster (not what you may be thinking)
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I teach at a high school tech center
We have currently started a project that will require a good bit of sheet metal fab. I have used this sight before showing students in my collision repair class ideas on shaping and creating patch panels. We recently finished a cool project that got us grant money that we purchased some basic sheet metal forming tools. We now have a hand shrinker/stretcher, bench shear, shot bag with mallets, throatless shear, bead roller, tubing bender and notcher. We also have access to our HVAC shops stomp shear and 6 foot finger brake. I plan on covering basic sheetmetal techniques with my seniors. Our current project is a Ed Roth inspired caddy roadster. I recently obtained a roached 1964 caddy from our local scrap yard. Our plan is to blend the front fenders with the rear QTRs to form a unique roadster body. The fab work will include a integrated chassis/body structure and custom interior and roof. It will be a finished painted car. (hopefully) Here is a picture of the drawing of what we plan to build along with some initial mock up photos Attachment 44405 Attachment 44406 Attachment 44407 Attachment 44408 |
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the plan is for something close to the Lunar Lander and this concept drawing.
we have also discussed building a bubble top. We are still in the planning stages. We are currently working out how to blend the QTRs and fenders together. We plan to blend the fin into the top of the fender and fade the fender styline into the QTR. Then raise/section the lower portion of the fender and fab a panel to blend this new lower fender section into the QTR. Attachment 44409 Attachment 44410 we're not scared of crazy projects, we shortened a full size bus 82 inches and slammed the crap out of it last year |
That looks pretty cool! is the front end going to be fitted with a single twin headlamp in the centre and the wings pinched together like an old hot rod. or is it just the perspective of the picture?
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I like this, hurry up and get a frame under it.
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Awesome that shop class and automotive is still being taught somewhere!
I like where this project is going. Congrats to you and your students. |
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Great idea. ... and encourages design, development, creativity, and the automotive shop skills (aside from CAD 3D printing, machining ...) Yeehaw! |
thanks
Our school has over 600 students some of our classes include, precision machining, design, welding, automotive, collision, HVAC and electrical The idea is to build a Roth inspired prototype of what GM may have created. The goal is to inspire creativity, increase problem solving skills and confidence along with improving marketable skills. As far as the design, we plan on using all 4 headlights and create a unique "grill", Section the hood to form a removable engine cover and fab the rear body area. The top and interior will probably develop after these aspects are completed. |
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we plan to pinch the fenders in at the cowl and form a unique custom front The hood will be sectioned and used as a engine cover and top of this grill area The front area will be addressed after we figure out the front suspension We plan on an old school straight axle mounted suicide style like an old hot rod with radius rods mounted through the fender well openings. |
Great project Anthony. Do a search for "Burt Buck". It might help you to design how one panel flows into another. We're only a couple hours apart. If you could make it up this way, I'd be glad to spend some time with you and some of your kids showing them how to shape metal. My stuff is a bit too big to haul down and do something at your shop.
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that may just be possible will definitely look up Burt Buck as well |
That project is certainly exciting enough for a shop class. Wow!, Makes me want to get back in school.
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I was a little hesitant about posting here, didnt know if it would fit in with some of the amazing work displayed here. I try to integrate some fab work into my class. Hammer, dolly, welding, cutting and fitting sheetmetal are all part of my curriculum. Projects like this are excellent ways to demonstrate these skills. I would love to have more training on an english wheel, I have more experience with power and planishing hammers. Do you have any classes at your facility, I do get money and time for professional development. I would love to arrange a visit with students maybe we could drive our special short bus we built last year. I probably will not have a lot of progress until after the holidays on this 'roadster' due to testing and Christmas. Here is a picture of the bus we built. We shortened it 82 inches and grafted GM front suspension. We drove it to a build off between high schools in Charlotte NC and displayed it at a science fair at UNC Charlotte in April. Our automotive students handled the drivetrain and we got a lot of help from our welding class. Our machine shop students also got in on some of the parts. A 1100 mile maiden voyage. Not too bad for some high school students. here is a link of some of the things we have worked on in my class https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...g-good.950588/ Attachment 44420 |
I love it already.
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Lots of us wanted to have an opportunity like that when we were young enough to not know what we couldn't/shouldn't/didn't know enough to do. The actual projects are great. Fwiw, I'm more impressed by how you're influencing them and would like to know where these young craftsmen (and craftswomen?) ultimately go with the knowledge & experience of what y'all are doing together using more than just two thumbs... Very, very cool.
Please keep us posted. |
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Where do these students end up? Many end up at the local shops in our area. Some move on to other things and a few join the military. Some realize they may not like this field but will have at least gained some good hands on experience. Example, one of my seniors from last year is going into HVAC and another into precision machining. Some like this as a hobby and take the class out of curiosity. I have at least one student in all the major shops near me and have some with as many a as 3. I have one talented young lady that is in the process of replacing a long employed painter that is near retirement. I have two students working in a Mercedes certified repair shop. I am getting close to having my small area saturated with students and have started looking into placing them outside my area. We are starting a new co-op program with our local shops where seniors will rotate working in these shops. We are also going to be able to count my class for their co-op credit, meaning I can have my seniors more than one class period. Last year we started a new program for our seniors that allows me to teach just about anything I want associated with collision during their second semester. This is one reason we were able to finish the bus last year. This Caddy will be the project for this year. We also have 3 electric race cars. Think of them as battery powered go carts. They are assembled, driven and maintained by students. We built them from kits and compete against other schools. Our town has even helped us sponsor a race where we shut down 2 blocks downtown and race around our court house. For the past 5 years we have raced at Barber's race course, an international road race facility, against teams from all over our state. One of the reasons I want to be able to teach basic metal shaping and fab is so we can build our own cars and not from the kits. Sorry for the long response |
This is really great what you're doing.
Please post progress on your build here. |
Class's like this are what is needed to help bring mechanical "vision" back to younger people. Don't get me wrong the computers are great tools and useful for this type of thing as well, but they need to get their hands on actual steel to inspire them i think. Please continue to post your progress. it's great someone wants to do this. In the past few years i have seen sell (and bought) so much tooling from high school shops that I thought "shop class" will never be taught again. Carry ON!
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Local businesses are looking to us for employees and many times we are the first call made for new employees. Our state school board has even expressed interest on our projects. We attend local and regional shows, parades and all the local rod runs promoting our students work and trying to raise the awareness of technical education. . All is effort is starting to pay off. Hopefully we can keep this up, I think this Caddy build will definitely get us more attention |
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a couple of guys did some photoshop work over at the jalopy journal
these concepts are great got a lot of decisions to make soon We made it past exam week and now off for the holidays I had several students pass their ASE certification, we plan to start back on the caddy when we get back Attachment 44499 Attachment 44500 |
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