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35 Ford Roadster Rear Panels
I started an interesting job this week and thought I would share. 35 quarter panels are quite large and have a lot of detail, so I will break it up into a few pieces. The first piece is most of the vertical part from the B pillar to the top of the wheel arch. I layed out the paper template and hold it down with magnets, and mark and cut 2 parts.
I used the flattest wheel I have a 12” radius to wheel out this part. Next I mark out the curved section which folds into the trunk, I add 1” to the edge for that fold. I folded the trunk edge then shrunk it down in the kick shrinker. Then I shrunk down the other side with thumbnail dies in the Pullmax. I wheeled out the marks from the Pullmax and curved the panel with a tube on the top wheel. I noticed I had shrunk too far in towards the top of the panel so I didn’t go so far on the second panel. (Marked in pen) Cheers Steve
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This is the combination I used to define the beltline with the bead roller.
I made some plastic forming dies to finish the beltline in the Pullmax. Did a couple of test pieces to get the right combination for the swage line around the wheel arch. Had to get a hand from my wife Kerry to do this panel as it was a bit big to handle. I use ˝” bead roller with skateboard wheel to tip the bottom edge. Shrunk the edge then tipped the lower flange and flattened out with a hammer and dolley. This is the start of a reversible buck. Cheers Steve
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great stuff Steve thanks always great to see how pros tackle jobs
Thanks David
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Nice tutorial and nice work. you both did good. Thanks
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Great build Steve! Looking froward to seeing what you do next.
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Nice job Steve
keep the pictures comming Peter
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P.Tommasini Metalshaping tools and dvds www.handbuilt.net.au Metalshaping clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEAh91hodPg Making Monaro Quarter panel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpOhz0uGRM |
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Thanks Guy's,
Peter i'm amazed everytime I see you make a quarter panel in one piece. That would take me forever and I don't think my customers would pay? A small update on the roadster panels, I refined the buck to fit the panel so far. Then I clamped the panel to the buck to knock over the edge to the guard. I shrunk down the B pillar edge to match the profile of the door. This panel is basically finished until I start welding. Cheers
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lost you. Where did you use the thumbnail die on the panel? Or is it the top piece that will be welded on?
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Peter i'm amazed everytime I see you make a quarter panel in one piece. That would take me forever and I don't think my customers would pay?
A small update on the roadster panels, I refined the buck to fit the panel so far. Then I clamped the panel to the buck to knock over the edge to the guard. I shrunk down the B pillar edge to match the profile of the door. This panel is basically finished until I start welding. Hi Steve you are right but.... sometime ....it does not take that much longer to make a panel in one piece. considering all of the patterns for each piece the lining up, cutting, matching shapes ,tacking, welding, heat distortions , planishing ,and metalfinishing. But of corse, if the time to make a panel in one piece takes much longer than all of this, it's comon sense to then make it in multiple pieces Peter PS you are making a very nice job on that quarter
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P.Tommasini Metalshaping tools and dvds www.handbuilt.net.au Metalshaping clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEAh91hodPg Making Monaro Quarter panel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpOhz0uGRM Last edited by Peter Tommasini; 06-27-2013 at 08:32 AM. |
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Nice work Steve!!!!
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