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> Epic Scrap Metal., An idiots guide to saving a fourteener.
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post Nov 28 2016, 10:59 AM
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Forgot to say that if I scrap the body,the only thing I will keep is of course the steering wheel....
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post Nov 28 2016, 12:30 PM
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QUOTE(fordb132 @ Nov 28 2016, 08:59 AM) *
Forgot to say that if I scrap the body,the only thing I will keep is of course the steering wheel....

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post Nov 29 2016, 06:22 AM
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To get some practice with the material I made some air-scoops for the engine lid.Using them raw riveted over the paint when that day comes.....or punch some rows with louvers.
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post Nov 29 2016, 06:26 AM
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To get some practice with the material I made some air-scoops for the engine lid.Using them raw riveted over the paint when that day comes.....or punch some rows with louvers.


I love your work, would still love to see, what your using to form these.
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post Nov 29 2016, 07:28 AM
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The old lady next door had a piece from a garden fence lying that I brought home while walking past.Put it in a vice and formed the end half-round and lots of careful hammering and a short TIG weld up to the top.
Would have been better to make a hammerform to hammer it into.
I was only making two,so I didn't take the time to make one of those.
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post Nov 29 2016, 08:28 AM
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Nice! You have excellent imagination and fab skills! I may need a scoop like that.
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post Nov 29 2016, 09:55 AM
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So did you cut a wedge out of the rounded end, and Big and hammer weld that back into place or did you shrink the piece. Or seriously stretch it all.

Oh BTW, thank you, I have hammer formed stuff also, yours is much prettier than mine.
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post Nov 29 2016, 10:10 AM
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Do you have a 4 cyl. 1932 Ford ?
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post Nov 29 2016, 11:21 AM
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I do have with flathead 8.
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post Nov 30 2016, 07:47 AM
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QUOTE(fordb132 @ Nov 28 2016, 05:59 PM) *

Forgot to say that if I scrap the body,the only thing I will keep is of course the steering wheel....


I'm sorry I insulted your steering wheel.
But I can make it up to you: You don't have to cut the car into three pieces again - I can just pick it up, in one piece, and help you get rid of it. Best of all: I'll do it for free!
Just tell me when.
You can of course keep the steering wheel.

On reflection, you are the only guy I know whom I could ask to help me finish this great project... So, uh, you better just stay away from that blended malt. Buy a bag-in-box of Corvina Verona instead (darn good!), stay calm no matter how the car looks from more than 1,5 meters away, and keep up the good work. You rule!

But no expectations, of course. None whatsoever.
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post Nov 30 2016, 08:16 AM
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"Engine lid grille is made from original parts....the distances are made from 914 pushrods." - your skills are very impressive. But you also have great imagination/ideas. This is a powerful combo. Really good work.
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post Nov 30 2016, 12:23 PM
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914 Forme...Yes I rolled a cylinder,cut into two halves and did it the way you describe with no shrink or stretch.Just a lucky day.

Steering wheel looks dull in the crappy pics,but it has potential,I think.
You can have the car when I'm finished,if not satisfied.
Been through a few Verona's.

Working on the rear end body.....waiting for the chess to start.
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post Dec 1 2016, 09:26 AM
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QUOTE(fordb132 @ Nov 29 2016, 12:21 PM) *

I do have with flathead 8.


Ah ha !
Your avatar gave me a clue. Attached is a pic of one of my projects (a 276" flatty in a '32 highboy)
Your skills are amazing.
I'm like others here, saw your starting point and what you said you were going to do.
I said to myself, 'Oh yeah sure, another crazy dream'
Wow !
Great work.


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post Dec 6 2016, 10:36 AM
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Hi again.Some pics of my V8 you find here,rgalia:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads...e.222004/page-9.
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Some more lousy pics from my project.Would have been easier for me making it in steel,it turns out.Can't complain as I have been bragging about all the spare time I got....
Starting up front tomorrow,I think.Waiting for a new silencer so I can finish the lower bottom of the alu above the exhaust.
Whats you verdict...I have a bad taste of whiskey in my mouth.
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post Dec 6 2016, 11:47 AM
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Disregard all the other clever bodywork I've ever seen ,this one sets a new standard,how you can do this is nothing short of amazing.
I vote custom build of the year (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) .
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post Dec 6 2016, 12:26 PM
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Saw the first post and chalked this up to another dreamer. Had me fooled!

Amazing metalwork! You must be retired because the pace that you are working at is amazing!
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post Dec 6 2016, 02:43 PM
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Simply remarkable work.

I went back and reviewed this thread from the beginning and realized no one had asked about the Porsche six shown in some of the early fab pics. What size is that? Was it included in the package for $300?

Here's hoping you have plenty of heat in your shop. Rock on!

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post Dec 7 2016, 06:04 AM
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Very Very Cool!!!
Really want to see a picture from further back.
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post Dec 7 2016, 11:42 AM
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So you like german air-cooled...do you recognize this one:Attached Image
No the engine is a 2,0 that I want to put into the golden 914 and it was not part of the deal.For 300 usd I got the title and a shell.I have a 2,4 with webers that is going into this creation.
No,I'm not retired...the workshop is,dough.I bought from an american cabinet maker as a young man in 1990 and it's warm enough if you keep yourself a little busy.
Working on the hood ,now...
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post Dec 9 2016, 05:00 AM
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Attached Image Attached ImageStarted on the first front fender today.
Looks like a disaster so far but thats a nice challenge.Going to do it differently on the other side,thats for sure.No scrapped alu sheet so far....
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