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Old 09-07-2015, 07:11 AM
kiwi john kiwi john is offline
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Default D&S convertible

I have always loved 356 Porsches but no matter how good I've been all year, come Christmas and I have never found one under the tree

Thought I'd take matters into my own hands after see pic of a coachbuilt Dannenhauer and Stauss that was built in Belgium (?)
Apparently the guy restored a genuine one and was allowed to take patterns to build one for himself

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this car was restored by West Coast Classics from memory

Mine will be a loose interpretation with a bit of artistic licence

I tried to visualise making a buck but that got distracted and built a door instead

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Edges were formed over MDF sheet . I tried a bit of torch shrinking. Probably went a little heavy in places ! Stretch 'em back

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created a step, drilled and plug welded

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wrapped a bit of steel over the flange to try out the skinning process


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I used mdf to indent the striker plate area only to realise its a suicide door so this is the hinge end . Darn !

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I don't like the straight internal edge as it just doesn't seem to match the graceful ( to me) flow of the car but will run with it for now as I am really enjoying just doing something with tin

Cheers john
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