1937 Plymouth Sedan Delivery Build

Finished product looks amazing. How long did it take to do this section of the panel? How many hours straighting with a hammer and dolly vs. hours with the shrinking disc? I got a door skin to straight with similar texture.

 

I will follow this project, its going to be a nice one.

 

Looks like he is using a planishing hammer and finishing with an english wheel. Pretty sure that's not hammer/dolly finish work. I'd like to know.

 

That fender is a work of art.

 

awsume.....work!

 

Wow thats beautiful! Id like to know about your technique as well !

 

Awesome work. Great looking vehicle. Oughta be a rare one.

 

On the front of that fender I have about 10 hours total.
When I first start on an area that has big dents I try and get them pounded out from the inside with a rubber hammer. That way I don't stretch the area any more than it already is. Then I use a combination of a bunch of different things depending on how much access i have to the back side of the damaged area. I just used the hammer and dolly initially to work out the major dents. I have a rubber dolly that I use cause it doesn't stretch the metal. So I hammer from both the back side (on the low spots) and the front side (on the high spots). Then when the panel is pretty well roughed in I start with the shrinking disc and the bullseye pick. I finish up all the dents using them.

 

Yessiree, shes gonna be a beaut, you have nice shop and lotsa tools.
Nice work. Do you have a date set on the finished product?

 

I'd like to see a picture of that rubber dolly. Is the rubber on it like a sanding block??

 

smooooth, that is nice work

 

Hee, hee.

 

Its pretty dense rubber, I believe its made by martin but im not sure. It doesn't have any marking on it.

 

You are my hero Chris. Your work is breathtaking and it makes me want to dive and an learn more about how metal moves.

That rubber dolly is rad. Is it like the material of a hocky puck? I have a few of those in the garage I could shape to do a few things.

 

Is that rubber dolly dence like a hockey puck or more like an indian rubber ball? Sorry Lacrose ball?
Brian

 

There really isn't any give to it, but it isn't so hard that it feels like plastic.

Eastwood caries it:
http://www.eastwood.com/heel-dolly-rubber-coated.html

 

Okay, I'm officially impressed. I didn't think their was any body left alive that could work metal that good. You are definitely a master craftsman!!

 

Probably hard enough to hammer out some lumps in the metal with out creating low spots and soft enough to absorb some of the blow so it doesn't shock the hand?

I'm going to try and make some homemade ones this weekend with hockey pucks so work on a cowl I've been plugging away at. Once I get some money I'll probably end up buying one like that as well as some new hammers.

Recommendation on hammers? I wanted to find some used vintage ones but I can't find any at the swaps.

 

I like the stand that you made to hold the fender. That is a great tool! It's a pain in the ass to try to wrestle one all over a table while trying to pound the dents out.

 

I like the feel of the martin wood handled hammers. I actually sand down the width of the handle up top to feel better in my hand. I have their low crown hammer, and their round face hammer.

 

I'm going to start working on the suspension. So I got the body removed and now I'm getting ready to lock the frame into the frame rack.

 

Nice kick in the front and rear of that stock frame. Hopefully it will be low-low. Currently working on a 35 ford sed.del. Can"t wait till you get to the rear door.I wish I had 1/4 your talent and patience...Lookin real good...

 

enjoying all of this keep it coming

 

Cool build, Subcribed

 

SFS you really are a metal smith. amazing work. Do you have the inst cluster? I need one for a dash in an a roadster. thanks, jim

 

We still have the original cluster. But were trying to figure out what were doing with it. Ill let you know if we go another direction.

 

I got the frame locked into the frame rack at ride height. Now i'm squaring up the front and rear section to get ready to make patterns for the boxing plates. I got the first pattern made for the drivers side rear. Ill use that pattern to scan into the computer and make a cad drawing for my local laser guy to use.

 

way................

 

I got the boxing plates back from the laser cutter today, and started getting the rear ones tacked in place.

 

Great build and thanks for taking the time to post the details.

How do you scan your paper templates/patterns to create the CAD files for laser cut?