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1935 Austin Seven
NS Mud Wing patch.
Front left fender. Can't believe it's taken me so long to become active, but Big C and treatment etc. Advise please on the best way to make this patch. This is my first attempt at bodywork, and I experimented using 0.6mm sheet Pretty pleased with it, BUT can/must do better. A former and tin bashing? Open to any suggestions. Not sure where to split the part for easy welding. My bender produces a bent very close to that from the Austin factory so don't need to make a new blade, with a different radius, just a bit of dolly work where the patch joins the original sheet metal. I am thinking of making short bends on the top curved section/s, split as per my experiment after a failed attempt to stretch the metal, and then welding the flat flange/s to them, but just had a thought, would 0.6mm sheet stretch enough? I did mange to get a gentle curve only, after a few minutes with sharp end of hammer. David Gardiner in his video Bodywork Restoration Tutorial makes stretching the metal look so frigging easy - Grrrr Need to have another look at what he does, before I dive in again. Trust me to start on this as a first attempt at tin bashing. My late Dad is shaking his head right now, shouting "Get in with it, it's easy!" Geoff - Spring!?
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Geoff - Retired Norfolk, UK not VA Too Many Hobbies, Not Enough Time (ToMoHNET) Model Engineer - Steam Engines and Tools Classic Cars - Austin 7, Austin A35 & Morris Minor 1000 Photography Last edited by OuBallie; 05-08-2017 at 09:33 AM. Reason: Why such a gap after introducing myself |
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