Paul and Earl are shrinking the edges of a panel to stiffen it slightly to make for easier wheeling.
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Pat assists in fitting a panel to the Bugatti Type 35 Buck.
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Pat Brubaker and Brock Shimon working on a door skin for Brock's truck.
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Here Pat is checking the roof of Brock's truck cab after filing to identify high and low spots. Drew Schumann look on . Mick Vollmar (foreground) uses the bulls-eye pick to raise a few low spots.
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Those who attended on Thursday got a treat when Jeff Thomford showed up with one of his custom bikes. He designs and builds these largely from scratch. The workman ship was impeccable.
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Drew Schumann was a first time attendee, but he dug in quickly. Here he is wheeling a reverse curve practice panel. (right before he started on the shield shown in a post above.)
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Mick Vollmar was also a first time attendee. He came all the way from Denver for the meet. Mick has a lot of bodywork and shaping experience. Here he is trying out my e-wheel.
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Mike Clarahan drove all the way from Detroit to attend. Here he is working on a wing for his Jaguar project.
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Mike also did several aluminum gas welding demos and provided instruction for everyone interested. Many of the guys had not seen nor tried it previously. Dane West, Paul Nygren and Dale LaRue look on.
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