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Old 04-24-2017, 05:05 AM
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Looking good Jack.
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Old 04-25-2017, 11:17 PM
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I finished welding up the skirt. Next, I shot some paint in between all the areas where the skirt frame and skin overlap. I soaked it till it ran out from the other side so there won't be any bare metal anywhere to start rusting.


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Next I did some finish hand work to smooth out a few errant wheel tracks and shot some epoxy primer on the fender and skirt.

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When the primer dried, I went around the skirt frame with some seam sealer to completely seal any gaps or potential water traps.

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I'm pretty much done on the left side for now. I think I'm going to modify the tail light opening but I'll wait til the right side is done and do them both at the same time. I am almost finished reversing the buck to start on the right fender next.

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Old 04-27-2017, 09:56 PM
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It's nice to have a finished part to take paper patterns from. Much more accurate than trying to get a pattern from a buck.


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I shaped the rear end cap and added a radius at the corner of the tail light. The standard 49 tail light had a sharp 90 degree corner here but there was an optional piece of trim that bolted on below the tail light with a radius at the corner. When I make the tail light bezel I'll incorporate that into the bezel.

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You can see the trim piece in this picture.

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On to the next panel. Again, it's really helpful to be able to make patterns from an existing part.

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First, I wheeled in the return along the lower edge with the P/U wheel. A slow process because it curves through its length, so I had to keep checking on the buck to be sure the curve follows the right path.


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After the return was done, I continued shaping the piece and got it pretty much roughed in. That's enough for today.

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Old 04-28-2017, 06:13 AM
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I'm really enjoying your build- I have a long term affinity for a 49 Cadillac and really like what you're doing.
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Old 04-28-2017, 08:48 PM
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I continued on the inboard fin and tail light section with a little more wheeling and some hammer and dolly work. I made this panel with the radius at the base of the tail light as mentioned above and I think it will look a lot better this way. Overall, this panel came in fairly quickly. I think that was due mostly to the ability to get accurate paper patterns from the existing panel. When I made the first one, I left a lot of extra material along the outer edges and it was difficult to plot out exactly where the shapes were located. I even could have made a FSP if I needed to.
So, in the end, the shape was good on the buck so I tipped the flange for the tail light and did a little trimming. I dropped it on the buck and it fit like a glove. Today was a good day.

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Old 04-29-2017, 12:01 AM
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this is such an awesome thread!
keep up the great work!!!!!
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Old 04-29-2017, 04:21 PM
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These two pieces looked pretty good so I welded them up and trimmed along the edges. There's another strip that will go forward of this inboard piece but I'm not going to do that yet. I'll be able to incorporate some of that in the front outboard panel.


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So that's the next panel on the list. I made a paper pattern as tight as possible from the left side. All the information I need is right there.


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Old 05-02-2017, 10:45 PM
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Weather was crap today so I got some work done in the garage. I transferred the info from the paper pattern to some sheet metal and got started.

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This is after the first round through the deep shrinker. I was pushing the shrinker to the limits of its capability. I could see some flexing in the machine but it did the job. I just didn't feel like bashing tucks that deep today. I didn't notice much difference in the amount of time it took. There was less than a half hour involved in roughing it in to this point but it was a lot less torture on the arms and wrists.
Next, I smoothed it out on the wheel and and checked the fit. I still needed some more shrinking, so I did that and started wheeling in the curve along the top edge and put some low crown in along the rest of the panel.

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The overall shape is looking pretty good so I clamped the panel tight to the buck and set up the laser along the top edge so I could plot the location of the peak and tipped the flange along the top edge.

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After some minor manipulating and a little hammer and shrinker work I put it back on the buck. It fits real well. I still need to do some fine tuning but I don't have the energy right now. 11PM, let's call it a day.


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Old 05-03-2017, 05:21 AM
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I noticed in the background that you have the plashisher that I have been thinking of getting. Just for finial work and not for shaping at all. You been happy with it for that sort of work?
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Old 05-03-2017, 09:06 AM
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Actually, I don't use it much. I'm usually making larger panels and I have difficulty keeping them aligned in the planishing hammer. Most times that I use it I do more damage than good. No fault of the machine. I know it works well because I've used it on smaller parts with good results.
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