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« Reply #60 on: July 07, 2011, 01:09:33 am »

Made real nice cardboard patterns from another project at my shop that is pretty much virgin. Now transfered to alum and cut out.
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« Reply #61 on: July 07, 2011, 01:12:23 am »

I made tops a little long and then used my tank roll dies on bead roller to turn edge . Now edge blends real nice into 1/4 panel.
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« Reply #62 on: July 07, 2011, 01:15:16 am »

Playing around with some lay-outs for placeing some beads, Trying to copy the beads on firewall.
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« Reply #63 on: July 07, 2011, 01:17:35 am »

Die's I have , Without turning some new ones.
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« Reply #64 on: July 07, 2011, 01:19:23 am »

A set of visegrips I had to rework for this project.
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« Reply #65 on: July 07, 2011, 01:24:01 am »

After being rear ended in a collision and cutting all sheetmetal and supports out the rear of the car is sagging. So I am makeing a brace from bumper bracket mounts and now I have someway of jacking the rear of car back to the proper place while I am welding car back together. And hopefully it will stay !!
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« Reply #66 on: July 07, 2011, 01:28:33 am »

Forgot a shot of some of the cut out rust
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« Reply #67 on: July 07, 2011, 03:48:29 am »

PM sent.
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« Reply #68 on: July 07, 2011, 09:10:56 am »

you are good man
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« Reply #69 on: July 07, 2011, 14:17:08 pm »

Thanks fredy, But sometimes I ask myself why.
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« Reply #70 on: July 07, 2011, 18:01:40 pm »

Hey Danny, sorry I didn't post pics of the ones you made for beccas car, but they had already put the KGP&R ones in. So these will go in my vert. When did you get the new puppy? How is Yoda taking it?  Next time you come down bring Bella over so Clyde has someone to play with
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« Reply #71 on: July 07, 2011, 18:18:36 pm »

Got Bella when down for the classic. She is a hand full, Dam she pee's every 10 minutes it seams! That and she likes to run and body slam yoda, Yoda try's to catch her but being 15 she is not as quick as she us to be. Cool that you did not put them in, I am makeing the inner braces and would like to put a set on your panels. They will be made from heavy'r guage for strength.
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« Reply #72 on: July 11, 2011, 03:49:25 am »

Had to make or reproduce the inner brace's for battery trays.
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« Reply #73 on: July 11, 2011, 03:53:25 am »

Close up of bottom, Originally they where made from 20 guage and choose to go with 18 guage for a little more strength. And the steps from pattern to parts being made.
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« Reply #74 on: July 11, 2011, 03:57:29 am »

Finnally got around to rolling some beads.
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« Reply #75 on: July 11, 2011, 03:59:27 am »

Some finished parts and time to start welding this thing back together.
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« Reply #76 on: July 11, 2011, 04:03:51 am »

For those that have never rolled a bead on bead roller. When finished, the ends are not finished and here is a tool I made to hammer down and shape or finish end of bead.
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« Reply #77 on: July 11, 2011, 10:02:59 am »

This is a great thread. Thanks for sharing all this stuff.
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« Reply #78 on: July 11, 2011, 15:26:57 pm »

My pleasure, Glad you liked them!
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« Reply #79 on: July 11, 2011, 17:17:05 pm »

Danny, your work is exceptional!!!
when we think we've seen it all, you step it up another notch...
geeses, you can build a whole car if you want Smiley
Thank you very much!
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« Reply #80 on: July 20, 2011, 22:37:43 pm »

Getting started on some rust repair. First thing is to make some patterns and I was lucky to have a donner corner of a 1/4 panel to kinda work from and I have a nice unhit corner for final fit.
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« Reply #81 on: July 20, 2011, 22:40:57 pm »

Getting started roughing peice into shape and checking to see if it lays ontop of panel relaxed, Still a ways to go!
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« Reply #82 on: July 20, 2011, 22:43:35 pm »

After some hammering and a litlle planishing with my german wheel its getting real close.
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« Reply #83 on: July 20, 2011, 22:47:29 pm »

Clamped onto a virgin 1/4 , I think I will leave it alone tll  I get the edges or inner structure remade on the bottom of rusted car.  So I can see if there is some fine tuneing on shape.
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« Reply #84 on: July 20, 2011, 22:52:01 pm »

Besides a hard rubber pad and some hammers, These are the tools I used. One is a hand held wheel that I restored, Had to make the block that holds upper wheel manually on the mill and my other wheel that was wood grained by artist john rayburn. Thats bella next to it, Not john ! LOL !!
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« Reply #85 on: July 20, 2011, 22:55:26 pm »

Also my Eckold  power shrinker/stretcher made in switzerland, Great machine. Look up eckold and check out the trick machines they make for manufactureing in the automotive industry, I used a larger version of this machine to make frame rails for a car when working at a studio building concept cars.
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« Reply #86 on: July 20, 2011, 22:57:25 pm »

Couple shots of engine bay.
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« Reply #87 on: July 21, 2011, 22:57:44 pm »

Superb! Great work (as usual!)  Wink

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« Reply #88 on: July 21, 2011, 23:06:39 pm »

Danny, your work is exceptional!!!
when we think we've seen it all, you step it up another notch...
geeses, you can build a whole car if you want Smiley
Thank you very much!
Thanks peter, There is a forum called (metal meet .com) Check it out! There is some REALLY talented guys on there, and some mind blowing projects. Again thanks. Wout thanks again also.
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« Reply #89 on: July 22, 2011, 10:51:48 am »

that is some fine work you got there :-o
you really know what you're doing!
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