You have a gas torch right??? I’d hit those trouble spots with some heat.
You’ll save a ton of time. If you want to pre-stretch some areas, you’ll
also save some time. Just smack the metal over a hollow in a stump. Also,
continue your form PAST the end of the piece. That will help the end of the
piece be a tangent curve rather than a straight section. Then cut to
length. Fun to watch for sure.
Three pieces, four, doesn’t mattter, you’ve had to make puzzle pieces for
other places on the car. What matters is the end result and that is going
to be fantastic. Keep hammerin away my friend, you’ve got it surrounded!
Have you tried a releif cut on the upper flange part near the sharp
corners? It should release the tension and allow the hammer to work more
effectively. You can always weld up the slices.
Lots of work and its starting to look good. A shrinker and stretcher would
be quite handy in this project. Take a look at user “lazzemetalshaping” I’m
sure you will find some useful tips there. Take care, be safe! Get more
Goats…
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I would have given up by now and tried to find another way round the
problem. You have a lot more patience than me.
Can’t you just make one long straight one using a concave dolly? Then
relief slice and make the “S” shape?
You have a gas torch right??? I’d hit those trouble spots with some heat.
You’ll save a ton of time. If you want to pre-stretch some areas, you’ll
also save some time. Just smack the metal over a hollow in a stump. Also,
continue your form PAST the end of the piece. That will help the end of the
piece be a tangent curve rather than a straight section. Then cut to
length. Fun to watch for sure.
Thanks Jim, I think I’ll make a T dolly out of some 1″ round stock and give
that a try
Thanks Greg, I expect you’re very right, I’ll give heat a try, no matter
what minimally it’ll stress relieve the work hardened steel.
C00L
Thanks!
Three pieces, four, doesn’t mattter, you’ve had to make puzzle pieces for
other places on the car. What matters is the end result and that is going
to be fantastic. Keep hammerin away my friend, you’ve got it surrounded!
Thanks alot easier to form as well.
Thanks alot Rick, it really helps to hear that. 🙂
Thanks!
Have you tried a releif cut on the upper flange part near the sharp
corners? It should release the tension and allow the hammer to work more
effectively. You can always weld up the slices.
Thanks! I have a new idea, stay tuned 🙂
try smoothing after with some pipes different sizes it could help
Thanks Kenny!
Good process keep it up.
Thanks
Right now that’s the backup idea, Thanks!
More pieces Ron….That’s all you need…..Here comes a Porsche 1297…lol
Thanks!
Yup, I’d really like to take one of Lazze’s metalshaping courses. More
goats, absolutely, I’d like a mid 60s one 🙂
Lots of work and its starting to look good. A shrinker and stretcher would
be quite handy in this project. Take a look at user “lazzemetalshaping” I’m
sure you will find some useful tips there. Take care, be safe! Get more
Goats…
I hate to say it but it’s looking more like the car is living up to it’s
year 🙂
watching and enjoying,gotta hand it to ya ron,u got unbelievable patience
and determination,thats a good thing,keep up the good work,tc
nice
Thanks, if I wasn’t interested in learning metalshaping I would have worked
around it as well
Looks way better when you broke it up into shorter pieces.
you the man ron, you always amaze me how u work brotha 😉
Thanks John, that’s a good idea
Thanks!