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Axel	27th March 2014 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyh (Post 53697)

Hi Axel, how did you get the slots that neat?

Hi Gary, with an angle grinder, a very thin disc for cutting (1mm thick, for stainless steel), a thick disc for rounding off and a lot of patience ;-)

Paul L

29th March 2014 22:44

Alex - You car is a great reflection of the huge amount of effort you are putting into building it. :cool:

Good luck, Paul. :)

ROBBOC

30th March 2014 06:04

Just amazing how refined those slots make the whole thing look!

Axel	30th March 2014 19:16

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

Axel	5th May 2014 12:15

Some updates...
now come the bigger panels with moving further to the front :-)
Found out that the bigger panels are more fun, it is just the question how much you dome them!
It takes a long time to do the small ones because of my lack of experience, they all had reverse curvature...I need to do some courses...well, it is the first time I am doing this...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps03c60a02.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psf7317bbc.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psa2bba18e.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps945256d0.jpg

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garyh

5th May 2014 15:23

Looking good Axel, will this body come apart in sections? What do you do to the inside of panels to make it rigid?

Axel	5th May 2014 18:45

Thanks Gary
I will keep fragments of the fiberglassbody as a supporting structure, it worked fine with the bonnet and will hopefully work with the body as well...

garyh

6th May 2014 07:45

So,do you bond the li to the fibreglass?

Axel	6th May 2014 09:07

Yes, I use Sikaflex, a very strong glue for automotive purpose, and the metal body is also partially screwed to the fiberglass substructure!

Paul L

7th May 2014 06:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axel (Post 55088)

... it is the first time I am doing this ...

Axel - The panels you are making are stunning. :cool:

But the fact you've never done this sort of work before is really amazing.

Good luck, Paul. :)

garyh

24th July 2014 11:57

Whats happening Axel, on holiday?

Axel	25th July 2014 06:28

garyh

25th July 2014 08:05

Great work Axel, when your shaping those rear wings do you change the size of the anvil or have you just used the same one?
I can see the scoops take a lot of work, what bit are you not happy with/ is the return lip.

Axel	25th July 2014 09:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyh (Post 57859)

Thanks Gary, the wings were done with the english wheel, no hammering at all. I used the anvil with the most curvature at the beginning, and smoothed it out with lower anvils and used the most straight one at the end. I added the most curvature at the cutout for the wheel, the cutout was smaller at the beginning, and I cut it to tire size at the end after the most wheeling was done with the EW. Then I used the shrinker to bend it more in over the wheel, and smoothed it with the EW again. This process I did several times.
The upper flange was done with the shrinker/stretcher, and wheeled afterwards to smooth it.
Yes, the return lip was a pain in the a....still not smooth enough, the double curvature of the panel at all turned out pretty nice in fact...after some panels went in the bin ;-)

Axel	21st August 2014 06:38

Ok, wife and kid are on vacation til tomorrow, so I had some time to continue with my car.
(You might notice I changed the airintakes panel again)

I removed the plastic sills first

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps0940fc22.jpg

the Dino sills have a 25mm flange, so I took some sheet metal, fixed a 25mm flat bar under the sheet, and rolled it with a soft upper with my EW, result is a pretty nice flange.
The sills are made in two pieces and welded together to get the needed length and the radius is rolled with a soft upper.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psc5bd4f8e.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psbba59d25.jpg

Then I started the front end with a metal "subframe". It was pretty difficult to find the right proportions, but it is getting closer and closer.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psf37a82b7.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pse037c1e0.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps57f90346.jpg

Because I don't have any measurements of the original car I had to do photo comparisons with photoshop...pretty helpful:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps38001acf.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psc534ebc4.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psf18d09da.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps0dccaf0e.jpg

You can see it is getting pretty close. Unfortunately I have to modify the spaceframe at the upper front, it is too high, but I did it yesterday evening.

I would like to weld a 40mm half circle tube around the front airintake, but I have no bead roller, so I took a tube from an old party tent, cut it quickly in half, and modified it with the shrinker, pretty good result!
I have to do it again with an exact cut, and I think I have a good base for the rounded front air intake (I am pretty sure it is done a different way, and you experts have many other ideas ;-)).

I really like this very low perspective:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps5a035a5f.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps3824f34b.jpg

...thanks for watching! Any comments or help is much appreciated!

Axel	21st August 2014 06:41

Here you can see my unprofessional try to make the round profiles for the front-intake.
I hammered 2" wide sheet metal around my tent pole with a rubber hammer, and it worked!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pse5fa3fd0.jpg

Then I added curvature with the shrinker on both sides, and atfterwards just one side to get the desired curvature in both directions

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psede9f416.jpg

I need to smooth them out, guess I'll take the planishing hammer with low pressure for smoothing, but for the first try it looks pretty good!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps52ef476d.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psec2ef167.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9f21117d.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps0a3dfb3e.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps450b2392.jpg

Thanks for watching!

garyh

21st August 2014 08:17

Carry on Axel, its one of the builds that gives me inspiration to keep building. I have a week in september to start on my build again... if i finish painting!

Axel	22nd August 2014 06:36

Thanks Gary! Keep on Building! I am 52 years old now, and I guess I will never stop!

Yesterday I worked on the front-intkake again. I did the corners.
Right is were I started with, left is the result after using the planishing hammer and the shrinker.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psbf6a8ccc.jpg

The result is quite good, still some little dents, but I will smooth that out.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps8af88be3.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps4f68e561.jpg

for the other side I just needed half the time, once you have figured out how it can be done, you are 200% faster.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7ad463a2.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps4f68e561.jpg

Thanks for watching!

Axel	22nd August 2014 06:37

Paul L

22nd August 2014 07:56

Alex - I am another big fan of your build.

It is going to be a really special car when it is finished. :cool:

Good luck, Paul. :)

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