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10-22-2016, 10:44 PM
Jack 1957
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Next I just started taping along the laser line with 3/4 tape (same width as the MDF ribs).
You can see here that the laser is on the peak of the fender and as it moves forward, it runs off the edge of the panel where the mounting flange is. I will be adding an extra inch along the flange to gain tire clearance. The tape on the panel is 1" wide and represents that additional inch of width. The arrow drawn on the tape indicates where the flange side of the panel will cross over the buck. So, while most of the panel will straddle both sides of the buck, as it approaches the front, it will all be on the one side.
Here are all the ribs, spaced 12" apart. Next flip the panel over, set the shot bag on it to keep it from moving and start transferring the perimeter location to the MDF. Ron Covell has a good video showing this process. Here's the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktj5DWaKXYI
When you're plotting out the shape, mark where the ends of the tape lines are. That's how you know where the ribs go. So there it is. I modified the shape some to clean up the lines and there will be a couple areas that I'll have to work out along the way like the tail tight and bumper shapes.
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