what a mess this thing turned out to be . a simple rust repair . turned into a chop ,roof fill , rust repair everything mess ! the subframe was put in by a previous shop . It was welded in with the body in the wrong place etc etc etc . heres how I fix it . just another rusty A .... hammer formed cowl band cut the rot out and a new extension cowl is in but not finished . also new door bottom put in hmmmm thats weird .... these usually fit off the bat with little trimming ahhhh the body is 1 inch lower then it should be in the wheel well department it took a 10 ton bottle jack to move the body up one inch much better quarter is smashed in on the body line a good 1/4 inch back to normal mess trying to make something from nothing . kind mad i had to make it from 2 pieces . all tied up . sadly this body is in thin shape and i cannot finish some sections due to hoe thin the shettmetal gets not gonna cut it glass bottom tudor other corner
nothing but a mess next wheel well in after alot of force moving the body up on this side as well started making the back panel back of the car all finished up . lots of welding ,grinding and filing details and another cowl patch finished all patches installed are hand made in shop and tig welded in .
Nice, I got a coupe body that is not connected on one side to the subrail. Want to work on mine??? I'll get to it someday maybe when I retire.
needed a skin new skin on ! little reflection lots of crown unlike what you get from any patch panel supplier new quarter patch i made ready to go !! passenger side new door bottom and partial skin on this side new A pillar skin drivers a pillar was a mess another whole new skin sorry the shop is a mess constant work and no time to clean 4 and a half taken out of the front 2.25 takes out of the back .
Nice work saving history. Rolling art got to love it. Are your metal shaping tool basic or do you have all the fun toys?
He sure dose make it look easy. I have a 29 A that needs that kind of attention. Let's see your tools and what would your must have tool or most used tools when it comes to metal shaping. not so much welding and cutting but shaping.
Thanks everyone !! Nothing fancy to make these panels . English wheel Shrinker stretcher bead roller tig etc . But I did just get a pullmax so that will be a game changer for me when I get it running .i don't have time to work on my own stuff at the moment . Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Metal work looks great!! Nice to see there are still people with the skills and patience to repair old bodies. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I've been following you here and on IG for a while: your work always looks awesome... but I note a lack of Iron City anywhere in the background. not even an Old German.
Thanks guys ! Iron city isn't made in Pittsburgh anymore sadly . Brewery is closed down . Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
hey stan! do you want any of that trim ? thanks ! thanks guys new a pillar skin nice equidistant gap windshield in ...well kinda
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