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Forum: Automotive Projects 03-04-2024, 01:59 PM
Replies: 530
Views: 510,026
Posted By Superleggera
there is about two minutes of this Jag in the...

there is about two minutes of this Jag in the middle of this youtube video:

Youtube video starting at 2624 seconds (https://youtu.be/8Kw2iYbtpqQ?t=2624)
Forum: Comments and Suggestions 02-21-2024, 11:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,444
Posted By Superleggera
Ditto here in Arizona. Issue at the server or...

Ditto here in Arizona. Issue at the server or hosting facility most likely.
Forum: Metalshaping videos on-line 10-21-2023, 08:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,938
Posted By Superleggera
Modena metal shaping

A few of you will find interest in this given a lot of the techniques are rather old Italian (Modena region) from someone who has done it for decades. Some of the methods shown are rather old...
Forum: General Discussion 10-21-2023, 12:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,690
Posted By Superleggera
Videos are on the Kirkham website. Also see...

Videos are on the Kirkham website.

Also see more in the PDF's they created in documenting the Cobra built for a customer. Chapter 18 will be of interest to yourself per your question. Kirkham...
Forum: Welding Sheet Metal 10-07-2023, 05:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,203
Posted By Superleggera
Last Molsheim that I worked upon, we replaced the...

Last Molsheim that I worked upon, we replaced the engine bonnet panels with newly made ones given decades of damage and butchery. We used the stripped and cleaned (but damaged) original panels as...
Forum: Shop Safety 09-08-2023, 12:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,406
Posted By Superleggera
Check your fire extinguishers and also WHAT TYPE...

Check your fire extinguishers and also WHAT TYPE they are as well. Friend had a titanium fire (mill swarf recycle bin) when a car backfired, and something shot across the shop into the swarf. [One...
Forum: Introductions 07-16-2023, 10:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 719
Posted By Superleggera
Welcome! I still remember your groundbreaking...

Welcome! I still remember your groundbreaking 1969 "RodBuster" Karmann Ghia years ago and what it did at the ISCA series. It reset the playing field for everyone after that to be honest in the car...
Forum: Automotive Projects 06-25-2023, 10:12 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 133,781
Posted By Superleggera
Great post! It looks like you have the right...

Great post! It looks like you have the right mentality to building this correctly and locking in the important key details first before building the aluminum skin itself.

I have my own 275GTS/C...
Forum: Automotive Projects 06-10-2023, 01:15 PM
Replies: 310
Views: 200,940
Posted By Superleggera
A few pictures of Joel's C5 250 GTO project...

A few pictures of Joel's C5 250 GTO project today. [Fotos courtesy of DJ who forwarded them to me]

https://modenawest.com/AMS/JoelPV1.jpg
https://modenawest.com/AMS/JoelPV2.jpg...
Forum: Announcements 05-21-2023, 04:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,767
Posted By Superleggera
Thank you Bill Tromblay for stepping up to the...

Thank you Bill Tromblay for stepping up to the plate to assist administration!

Also a big thank you to the admin [founding] core over the past fourteen years who have done a fantastic job in...
Forum: Automotive Projects 03-12-2023, 11:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,459
Posted By Superleggera
I'm assuming that is the Raffi Minasian project...

I'm assuming that is the Raffi Minasian project he created for the Franklin Mint? You should be in good shape given the designers talents.
Forum: General Discussion 09-26-2022, 10:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,109
Posted By Superleggera
EW for shaping 6mm aluminum plate

I just found this YouTube video interesting in how they formed the curves for a boat hull using english wheeling techniques. 6mm plate and the physical size of the panels and only one person doing. ...
Forum: Buck Building 01-13-2022, 02:01 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 66,073
Posted By Superleggera
Once the move is made and your Miura project is...

Once the move is made and your Miura project is finished -- hopefully there will be room in the workshop to display the wooden buck from the ceiling or a wall with some bracketry as artwork for years...
Forum: General Discussion 01-01-2022, 10:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,861
Posted By Superleggera
Just to clarify, I'm looking at doing the...

Just to clarify, I'm looking at doing the coachwork in bronze like this from Kirkham. (not just welding with silicon bronze ala TIG or MIG)
...
Forum: General Discussion 12-30-2021, 02:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,861
Posted By Superleggera
Just making a revisit of this post from ten years...

Just making a revisit of this post from ten years ago. Has anyone in this group (besides Kirkham / Utah Cobra folks) actually built any coachwork from sheets of silicon bronze utilizing all the...
Forum: General Discussion 12-16-2021, 10:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,041
Posted By Superleggera
Is this the same issue involving the lower anvils...

Is this the same issue involving the lower anvils you had from your post made on November 4th in 2019? (When you offered to sell them probably as a 1st option instead of shipping them back to the...
Forum: Automotive Projects 08-12-2021, 09:37 PM
Replies: 503
Views: 292,764
Posted By Superleggera
Simpler = better. Good to recognize it at this...

Simpler = better. Good to recognize it at this point in time and addressing it. It won't be a lot of fun to try and resolve in the far future. (or alongside the ride if something should not work...
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-27-2021, 08:57 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 246,104
Posted By Superleggera
What was the curved donor glass originally from? ...

What was the curved donor glass originally from? (thanks for the update -- looks great!)
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-22-2021, 07:21 PM
Replies: 2,245
Views: 4,174,573
Posted By Superleggera
My opinion: Beads should match everything else...

My opinion: Beads should match everything else for continuity. Let the logo be a standout feature (even if it differs) and thus more visual focus upon it as a result.
Forum: Buck Building 03-10-2021, 12:01 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,772
Posted By Superleggera
Is there any updates on this project? Lovely...

Is there any updates on this project? Lovely work and was curious after seeing the picture of it in another post -- but figured I'd ask in this thread instead.
Forum: General Discussion 02-22-2021, 09:41 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 96,871
Posted By Superleggera
Just updated the URL's for them for the HTTPS...

Just updated the URL's for them for the HTTPS protocol. (Sept 19, 2021)
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-08-2020, 09:43 AM
Replies: 503
Views: 292,764
Posted By Superleggera
Definitely share a picture (or a few) of the...

Definitely share a picture (or a few) of the transaxle bolted to the Coyote engine as a standalone assembly if possible to showcase for visual reference.

This would NOT fit in an actual Miura...
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-27-2020, 05:30 PM
Replies: 503
Views: 292,764
Posted By Superleggera
One of the perks of having that buck structure...

One of the perks of having that buck structure nearby is you can define where that outer skin is at by pulling reference templates off of it while building the inner structure first. Thus when you...
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-28-2020, 02:29 PM
Replies: 503
Views: 292,764
Posted By Superleggera
When there is a will there is a way! Definitely...

When there is a will there is a way! Definitely much clearer vision of what you are creating and how to squeeze that big engine sideways into such a small place and get the power to the...
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-02-2020, 04:00 PM
Replies: 503
Views: 292,764
Posted By Superleggera
The bonus for building your Miura from the inside...

The bonus for building your Miura from the inside outward is your skillsets will be honed from much practice! The dividend will be delivered later once you do the external skin itself over the...
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