I've seen this type of wood-buck metal forming used to make other stuff so when I needed to fix the floor in my '53 Chevy I thought I'd try it. The floor pans didn't cover the area to the sides of the rear seat frame so this is what I did; First I made a paper template of the curve Then transfer that to two pieces of 2x10 that are screwed together Cut that out on a band saw and run a router with a qtr. round bit over both sides Sandwhich a piece of 18ga. between them with the routered edge towards the metal (I corrected that before it was too late) and a bunch of clamps Transfer the measurement of the veritcal angle (approx. 4") to metal and cut that part out Start bangin' away at it more so at the curved end and it wil slowly take shape. As I got further I made some relief cuts to help it make the turn. It worked great but a little heat may have been a better choice. I kept hammering and broke my form (I suggest using a hardwood or multiple layers of plywood) but was close enough where I was able to finish forming it in my lap. This pic shows the piece needing only a little t******* and tweaking before welding it in This might be elementary for some of you pro metal guys but I've never tried it before and I'm sure there are plenty of fellow HAMB'rs that are wondering how they are going to fix their rusted out whatever. It worked for this rookie-try it.
Very nice work....I usually just tack the flat piece in and then hammer to fit, but I like your way better, much cleaner.
Hey, 'looks killer from here! A little hammer-on -dolly work when ya go to weld it in, and it will look like a million.
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