New from TN

[fobar22]

Hello everyone, I would call myself a shade tree mechanic with a growing garage more than anything. I am working on my second attempt at a restoration project. My first (an 82' Mustang) ended in flames, I think I messed up the fuel lines.

But one major lesson learned from that project was to tackle the body work first. So here I am on my 65' F100 trying to repair all of the rusted metal on the cab. Some guy before me just laid sheet metal over the rust, brazed it in, and then Bondo'd the crap out of it. I've been cutting out sections of rust for hours now, and just recently built myself a small bench top brake for 14 gauge steel and have been replacing the easy panels.

Now on to the uncharted waters for me. I found rust on a smooth curve that looks like its the corner of a cube. Probably the worst first project for shaping but you have to start somewhere.

I am here looking for advice on how to make this patch with no shrinker, stretcher, english wheel, or dollies. I will probably get some new tools out of this I imagine, and thats why I love new challenging projects, new tools!