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Old 06-25-2013, 07:47 PM
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Default 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)

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Old 06-26-2013, 02:51 AM
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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.

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Old 06-26-2013, 05:03 AM
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great stuff Steve thanks always great to see how pros tackle jobs


Thanks David
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Old 06-26-2013, 05:03 AM
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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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Old 06-26-2013, 05:09 PM
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Nice job Steve

keep the pictures comming
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Old 06-26-2013, 07:32 PM
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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.

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Old 06-27-2013, 07:57 AM
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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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Old 06-27-2013, 08:18 AM
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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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Nice work Steve!!!!
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