All MetalShaping

Go Back   All MetalShaping > Metal Shaping Projects > Automotive Projects
  Today's Posts Posts for Last 7 Days Posts for Last 14 Days  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #51  
Old 11-25-2017, 03:49 AM
Gojeep's Avatar
Gojeep Gojeep is offline
MetalShaper of the Month March 2015, March 2020,, June 2022,Aug 2023
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Eastern Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,986
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by blue62 View Post
Marcus
We need a write up on how you do all that fine work and still keep your shop so nice and tidy
Ha ha, thanks mate.

Quote:
Originally Posted by bobadame View Post
Excellent work Marcus. Thank you for showing the process, your work is inspiring.
Thank you Bob.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Hamilton View Post
I like the proportions of your cab much better than his. The bottom of your windshield being lower really is a great improvement!

Steve
Glad to hear it Steve. Hope to one day be parked next to each other and see the differences then. Maybe a stock one as well.
__________________
Marcus
aka. Gojeep
Victoria, Australia
http://willyshotrod.com

Invention is a combination of brains and materials.
The more brains you use, the less materials you need.
Reply With Quote
  #52  
Old 11-27-2017, 11:17 PM
crystallographic crystallographic is offline
MetalShaper of the Month October '14 , April '16, July 2020, Jan 2023
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Western Sierra Nevadas, Badger Hill, CA
Posts: 4,388
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gojeep View Post
Glad to share.


I got some 13mm-1/2" bar stock and cut down to the depth I wanted to tip the flange. Just used a 1mm cutoff disc and taped where I wanted to stop, 14mm-9/16".


Makes a good way to scribe a bending line to follow later too.


Slide the bar all the way in and bend down bit by bit. Actually found you could hold the same angle down and just knock the bar along and it would bend it down as you went along. Tape gives a good visual to make sure you are all the way in.


Corners are done the same way.


Once a couple of times around I switched to using my flanging pliers to speed things up along the straighter lengths. Bar was still used in the corners and kept at the same level of bend.


Probably took 6-7 times bending a little more getting the 90* bend.


As you see it now only the bar and the flanging pliers have been used.


Was pretty close already but some fine tuning to even any highs or lows. With this dolly behind the flange, I hammered on dolly, stretching the metal, near the bend if I wanted to raise it. Hammered on dolly only at the bottom of the flange if I wanted to lower it some.


One nice and stiff roof panel ready for an insert later on that will be removeable.


The insert can bolt through the newly made flanges with T type rubber seal in between.
You have made a fine job of that roof opening - I'd not have guessed you would go the bender bar route with that but you caught all of the details, one by one. Really great to see how even and true you got the flanges and the edges of the opening. Very tricky to get it right, with a lot of patience and sticking to the plan. And the window surrounds - nice when offcuts can go right back into the stew.
Bravo, Marcus !! Very clean and even project !!
(I might know a chap needing a top chop on an old FB wagon ... I think I'll send him your way ... )
__________________
Kent

http://www.tinmantech.com

"All it takes is a little practical experience to blow the he!! out of a perfectly good theory." --- Lloyd Rosenquist, charter member AWS, 1919.
Reply With Quote
  #53  
Old 11-28-2017, 04:50 AM
Gojeep's Avatar
Gojeep Gojeep is offline
MetalShaper of the Month March 2015, March 2020,, June 2022,Aug 2023
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Eastern Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,986
Default

Many thanks Kent. Learned a lot from what you have posted over the years.
__________________
Marcus
aka. Gojeep
Victoria, Australia
http://willyshotrod.com

Invention is a combination of brains and materials.
The more brains you use, the less materials you need.
Reply With Quote
  #54  
Old 12-13-2017, 06:38 PM
123pugsy's Avatar
123pugsy 123pugsy is offline
MetalShaper of the Month Dec. 2019, Feb. 2022
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Markham,ON
Posts: 2,165
Default

Excellent work as usual Marcus.
Thanks.
__________________
Pugsy

my project:
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=154
Reply With Quote
  #55  
Old 12-14-2017, 02:57 AM
Gojeep's Avatar
Gojeep Gojeep is offline
MetalShaper of the Month March 2015, March 2020,, June 2022,Aug 2023
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Eastern Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,986
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 123pugsy View Post
Excellent work as usual Marcus.
Thanks.
Thanks mate.
__________________
Marcus
aka. Gojeep
Victoria, Australia
http://willyshotrod.com

Invention is a combination of brains and materials.
The more brains you use, the less materials you need.
Reply With Quote
  #56  
Old 12-14-2017, 05:08 AM
Ivar Ivar is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Germany
Posts: 3
Default

Marcus,

thanks for posting all pictures. It's so handy to see this, a lott of learning from this for my own project! Keep up the good work!
__________________
Ivar Pieper
Reply With Quote
  #57  
Old 12-15-2017, 03:00 AM
Gojeep's Avatar
Gojeep Gojeep is offline
MetalShaper of the Month March 2015, March 2020,, June 2022,Aug 2023
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Eastern Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,986
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivar View Post
Marcus,

thanks for posting all pictures. It's so handy to see this, a lott of learning from this for my own project! Keep up the good work!
Glad it helped some Ivar.
__________________
Marcus
aka. Gojeep
Victoria, Australia
http://willyshotrod.com

Invention is a combination of brains and materials.
The more brains you use, the less materials you need.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:05 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.