Alright...Even if you're not a fan of '32's you've got to admit that the Deuce's frame "reveal" along the side rails is one of the most recognized and iconic automotive design elements of the 20th century...it ranks right up there with the '59 Caddy's "fins" and the Edsel's "horse collar" grille. We all have seen the Dearborn and American Stamping repo rails...my question is how do the shops that fab their rails from 10/11 gauge sheet put the "reveal" into the side rails? I've seen some that look like thay have been ground out but is there really enough material to get it even close to looking like one of Henry's frames? School me...
No possible way it could be ground out with only 10/11 gauge. My guess is that is either a formed piece for that section or that piece is stamped. The reveal is pretty deep into the frame. I'll stick with my ASC rails for deuce frames haha, but I'm interested in how the fabricated rails get them in there as well.
Not so... It would be pretty tuff for every shop that builds these frames to be able to stamp the reveal from a piece of flat stock...I did a little more digging...here's how Just-A-Hobby does theirs... http://www.streetrodderweb.com/roadtour/0005sr_m2000_project/index.html
"through the construction of the entire car, the framerails were made with no reveal." I musta missed something in that Just-a-hobby link. I don't see where they put a reveal in the rail. Did I miss it?
These rails were made from 6x2 tube. The reveal was cut into the rail, then the side wall was pushed back, and some 9mm rod welded into the gap to form the reveal.
Sharp eye...I was just looking at the pix and not reading...I thought "welding the lower lip" was the reveal... I'm a dumbass....
Using tubing allows you to have a nice, round edge on the top rail. Nice trick on "pushing back on the sidewall". Be aware that different tubing have different radii depending on the gauge of the metal. ( I've always wanted to use that word "radii")
You sure did!!!!! That was one of Henry's beautification points when the 32 was designed, it gracefully filled the space between body & running boards-----Don
The "big boys" must have a really big press to put the reveal into 10ga in one kachunk. I've built a female die and a small male die and work my way along with my 12 ton press and it works out pretty well.
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