Forum: Buck Building
02-20-2017, 12:23 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
02-20-2017, 12:20 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
05-15-2015, 08:45 AM
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Forum: Buck Building
01-06-2015, 05:44 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
01-02-2015, 01:15 PM
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Another compromise I had to incorporate in the...
Another compromise I had to incorporate in the building of this wooden buck was that it needed to be movable and solid enough to be transported in a trailer, bouncing around on Michigan roads . And...
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Forum: Buck Building
01-01-2015, 04:38 PM
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Thanks Alden and Tom, 150s C &D types were an...
Thanks Alden and Tom, 150s C &D types were an influence in the styling of my project and your buck is the highest qualty! I had started with a concept that progressed from sketches of possible shapes...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-26-2014, 09:43 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-23-2014, 08:40 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-20-2014, 11:29 AM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-19-2014, 10:14 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-19-2014, 08:01 PM
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If I were to build this buck again, realizing...
If I were to build this buck again, realizing that I alone would shaping the sheet metal, I would have fewer stations 4-6" spacing would have easily sufficed. But as I said I was building it to...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-16-2014, 12:49 PM
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I welcome any questions about the build of this...
I welcome any questions about the build of this buck and hope that any ensuing information can enlighten anybody considering a similar project. I believe there any many people out there that don't...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-16-2014, 12:38 PM
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30594 The last piece of the puzzle...
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30594 The last piece of the puzzle was the nose and grille opening. I purchased the chrome trim surround for a V12 E-type and hung it in space near where it is set originally. Measuring the...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-16-2014, 10:01 AM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-16-2014, 08:32 AM
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There is a secondary advantage to building a...
There is a secondary advantage to building a model and then a buck. At this point I know excatly the panel shapes and nuances and how they flow together. To me this is extremely important, because I...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-16-2014, 08:09 AM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 09:55 PM
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The buck wheel openings are only rough edge at...
The buck wheel openings are only rough edge at this point. The wheel openings on the clay are an arch of varying radius. So a measurement was taken from axle center to find the largest radius,...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 09:30 PM
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After all ribs are in place and sufficiently...
After all ribs are in place and sufficiently aligned flexible shape patterns were taken from the highly shaped areas of the clay model. An inline body sander was used to blend ribs until the patterns...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 07:20 PM
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The wheel opening ribs were cut leaving extra...
The wheel opening ribs were cut leaving extra 1/2" material towards the tire, to be trimmed later. MDF was used to fill the edge of the fenders. Blocks of MDF were made from 3 layers laminated...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 03:44 PM
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Before the ribs are secured to the big box, the...
Before the ribs are secured to the big box, the height was set by using a long straight extruded bar. The bar is hung from the full width ribs and adjusted to the intended ground clearance. Now the...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 03:23 PM
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The outer spacer blocks were cut from 2x3x6ft...
The outer spacer blocks were cut from 2x3x6ft boards purchased at half price from the local home improvement store because boards were badly warped. Blocks were cut so that some were slightly shorter...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 03:08 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-15-2014, 10:52 AM
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In the last picture, if look at the car on the...
In the last picture, if look at the car on the platform, you can see the laminated foam and the thin layer of clay. That foam is cheap, the clay is about $6/lb. It could have been done with 60lbs,...
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Forum: Buck Building
12-14-2014, 12:20 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
12-14-2014, 11:13 AM
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Kerry, the ribs were cut slighty large about...
Kerry, the ribs were cut slighty large about (2mm) in areas where slope is a concern. In those areas I marked the center of the ribs so when I profile sanded them down I could sneak up on the...
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