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« on: July 13, 2008, 17:48:27 pm » |
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first strip paint . your going to need a torch. and a tear drop shaped dolly . 00 and .000 torch tip . it would be ez'r to do this with out inner structure. but it can be done with left in . first start heating the corner of raised area about the size of a pencil then with dolly and hammer, you off dolly hammer the area down. about 4-5 hits with hammer then repeat to the next area till you have gone all th way around. do not use wet rag after each heat shrinks , it tends to make metal harder like heat treating. after take file and file area, just to see were your at. {highs and lows} then hammer and dolly and get surface to the right level, shrinking disk is a must for this application. this is going to be a very good test for your skills and makeing tools for getting between the skin of hood and inner structure. I would advise to practice on somethig before you try on nice hood. If any question you no were I'm at and good look
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2008, 17:51:23 pm » |
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You read my mind dude - how did you guess this was my next question   Any links to where I can get a "shrinking wheel" from  |
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2008, 17:57:07 pm » |
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Thanks Danny! (I think this was in response to a PM I sent Danny) It looks like I will need to hunt up a replacement hood anyway. After stripping all the paint and bondo off mine I found it was in pretty poor shape. But I can at least practice with it.
Thanks Again,
--louis
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2008, 18:01:02 pm » |
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I bought mine from ken at sunchaser tools in pasadena ca. about 18 years ago. scott knigt designed and sold to ken. If you guy's get on metal meet . com there's topic like that makeing tools
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2008, 18:08:48 pm » |
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something to think about, the more pass's you do the more harder the surface get's, so running a file over to metal finish get's harder. I only use them a couple time's before start fileing process
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2008, 20:41:22 pm » |
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Had mine shrunk at Becker's years ago...still thinking about the car badge. It's a tough decision to make!
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2008, 20:44:15 pm » |
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Had mine shrunk at Becker's years ago...still thinking about the car badge. It's a tough decision to make!
Yeah, your the one that got me to thinking about shrinking it out. And if it was me, I would put that badge on there. Got to show your colors with pride.  --louis |
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2008, 05:07:53 am » |
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I've been thinking about embossing my stock emblem so it's flush with the skin of hood. would like to do crome strip's on side of car that way.
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2008, 10:20:00 am » |
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Had mine shrunk years ago...
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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2008, 11:40:25 am » |
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na.. just brownie's and JD
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« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2008, 18:12:48 pm » |
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Mine was shaved using a section of a 1200 late model hood, they don't have the emblem and the ventilation slots...  and laurent did not just use the other bonnet because it would'nt fit right.. |
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« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2008, 18:15:09 pm » |
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Mine was shaved using a section of a 1200 late model hood, they don't have the emblem and the ventilation slots... and laurent did not just use the other bonnet because it would'nt fit right.. I forgot 1200's didn't have that Lump  |
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« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2008, 09:18:17 am » |
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The one I'm using has the vents but not the raised badge plinth - never seen one like that before! |
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