1940 Ford Beltline Duplication

[ken1939]

I have been away for awhile, well you know how life is. I was able to secure a 1940 Ford Coupe Ute from Australia. Although the body is not pristine, its still a good builder. More importantly, its another project. I plan on making a metal duplicate of it, and had a question about forming the belt line.

I can think of three ways to do it. I want to ask the forum about ways to attack it. I think I could get a die set for my bead roller, Irvan Smith, but they do not have access to a machinist anymore.

I notice the panel is one stamping, and under the quarter window panel, its rolled over to meet the other panel, more like a seam.

I could make the panel that way, knowing you cannot make one panel out of one sheet as I remember Ron Covell saying, and yes, he is right.



I was also thinking of making part of the buck a recessed area to hammer it in with a shaped wooden tool.

Love to hear any ideas. A pullimax is out of the budget!

40 Panel.jpg

40 Profile.jpg

40 quarter window.jpg

[Jere]

Ken was the car cut up when you got it?

Jere

[ken1939]

Yes it was decided to do it that way for space in the container. All accept the doors and rear fenders.

[Joe Hartson]

That can be done with a bead roller and special rolls. Here is a picture of a similar crease put in a shaped piece with a tipping roll upper and a urethane lower roll.





This is not the rolls used but a similar setup.



Other roll section for different shapes and results.

[ken1939]

Thanks, that method is on the list!