Projects "Rusty Cheese" 29 Model A BUILD

Thanks for telling me about this thread... looks great so far, looking forward to more updates.

dw

 

working on the vega steering box bracket.

 

This is what the bracket looks like on the frame. I'll finish welding it and mount the box tomorrow.

 

Look i traded santa for a tunnel ram...

 

the front shock mount is the only one that was purchased...

 

U-bolts are on the cross member...

 

Looking good!

 

I know I'm kinda fat........but my beard aint white

 

This is going to be a cool car!
Keep up the good work.

 

Gonna be a nice ride man keep up the good work.

 

HOT ROD BODY!
HRB will teach you both automotive and motorcycle custom sheet metal fabrication. Students will gain valuable experience from lecture and extensive lab (hands-on) opportunities, including studying the skills necessary to design and fabricate custom sheet metal panels. Student will learn to use the tools of the professional sheet metal fabricator. Bag and mallet, English wheel, bead roller, power hammer and pullmax machine are all explored. Student will also learn to use the planishing hammer, shrinker/stretcher, hammer forms, and venerable combination of the hammer & dolly.
Students will again begin with educational competencies in metal finishing along with MIG, TIG and Oxy-Acetylene welding. Other competencies include sheet metal panel restoration and fabrication of miniature roll pan. Complex curves are further examined while students fabricate a custom motorcycle gas tank from scratch. Automotive body construction aspects including firewalls, floor boards, rocker panels, and pillars are all explained as students prepare to execute advance sheet metal customization tasks. Sectioning, frenching, channeling, nosing, decking, shaving, and the granddaddy of all customization skills Top Chopping are all covered. Live work can include any of the above depending on the skills of the student and the student projects in the shop. Students are required to keep an hourly work log and document their work with pictures for portfolio development. The resume building seminar is given during Hot Rod Body class; and any student not enrolled in HRB throughout their program may also attend.

 

Look for upcoming tech articles in World of Rods magazine...


First I made a pattern of the piece getting replaced. It is a complicated compound curve. going along the body and the top of roof line. the red markings are where the paper pattern wrinkled, so that area will be shrunk on the sheet metal

 

Used the english wheel to smooth it out. Do the above steps for a few hours and see if it fits...

 

Here is the driver side...

 

Here are the clekos going into place.

 

Cutting around the cleko taps and removing the old metal. what the panel looks like tacked into position.

 

moving to the rear passenger side. this photo shows the curve of the panel.

 

we spent a better half of a day drilling, heating, pounding and cursing trying to get the pins out of the passenger side door. one my my instructors read about using candle wax to remove rusty bolts on the HAMB. so the next day we tried it. it worked like a champ we had all three out in about 15 mins. heat up the metal, pour some wax on it, and pound them out. we also drove one out with just a punch. just that easy!

 

working on the door gap and reinforcing the cab

 

It's finally getting some solid metal on it and it's looking good! Keep it up you got a long ways to go.

 

The Munster Mobile... gotta start cutting somewhere.

 

Getting closer...

 

All braced up and looking good, very close to ride height.

 

How much to chop that is the question... 3 or 4 inches??

 

Last image photoshoped at 3" chop...

 

hey curt, it looks bitchin, your making good progress. i like the 4 inch chop

 

my vote is 4"

 

A 4 inch chop will look great........

 

Looks like lots of votes for 4''... i think i'm going to do 3" and if i don't like it i can take off another inch.

 

question is, will you have enough head room with the 4" chop?