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That is very clever! Someone with that amount of intelligence should consider building race cars or race car motors....
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Will |
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Thanks Will, I might try building race engines and cars. Who knows maybe I'll set some records.
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Mike |
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Fantastic looking stance and the rear wheel looks great with the tire combo.
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Bart Risuccia |
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Here's a picture of some reinforcement that's roughly similar to the factory pieces. Not my best day of welding, but these are hidden pieces so they'll stay.
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This is what the old pieces looked like.
The spot welded band of material above the license recess is some old structure left from original. It caused a lot of trouble trying to weld. That band of material kept wanting to melt and pull away like it was aluminum, even though it was thicker than the new metal.
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Nice bit of hammer form work there I take it.
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Marcus aka. Gojeep Victoria, Australia http://willyshotrod.com Invention is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less materials you need. |
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Thanks Marcus, the hammer forming was the easy part. Getting the lower flange to fit the lower panel was tough. That lower panel is a dish shape at the rear and will be a removable panel so the body will lift off. Those hammer formed pieces also tie the body mount to the interior, so the whole thing stays relatively rigid when lifted off.
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Mike |
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this is such a great build.hats off to you!
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wayne taylor |
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Thank you Wayne, these supporting pieces are more complicated than I had realized! Designing fit, serviceable and access to planish the skin weld seems are challenging for me.
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Mike |
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I wasn't really happy with the very first panel I shaped for my Jag. It had a swollen area that was too large for the shrinking disc. So, I made a new piece and gas welded it in. This O/a welding is getting so much easier these days. Practice, Practice.
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Mike Last edited by Mike Motage; 07-13-2017 at 09:02 PM. |
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