Auto Rod Tech's Project Thread

underdog;41565 said:
That's a beast.
What did you use for the 90 on the bottom and top? Angle iron?
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The bottom is basically angle iron with a plate to re-enforce it. I bought that part from Swag, and built everything around it.. It is cheap enough to buy it from them that it's probably not worth making.

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crashtech;41568 said:
Looks pretty buff. Wouldn't want it to fall on my toe.
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Took three guys just to flip it when I was welding the different sides.
 
You need to start a thread on a start to finish metal shaping project. Would be awesome to read/see how it's done!
 
Oh man, that would be very hard for me to do, I could probably try on the next door skin I make but there is a lot to it, it would be hard for me to explain without some hands on teaching.


Here is a few more pics, I decided to stay late tonight and adjust the edges for MY body line gap and to tip the edges.. It's starting to look like something now.

 
You must have a fairly large brake for those bends. I would have to make it in two halves.
Very nice work. I enjoy seeing the progress you are making.
 
[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;42043]You must have a fairly large brake for those bends. I would have to make it in two halves.
Very nice work. I enjoy seeing the progress you are making.[/QUOTE]

I have a 8' brake.. The last bend was really close to previous bend so I had to do that one on the tipping wheel..

I'm anxious to pick up a magnetic brake but I'm really starting to run out of room here and I have no plans to get into a bigger building.

Glad you enjoy watching, I sometimes wonder if I should post or not.. I guess that's the benefit of keeping things in one thread. It's easier to watch or ignore if you don't want to watch it.
 
I enjoy viewing good work, thanks for posting.
I've been there with going outside my shop for heavy bends, it's frustrating.
 
You can just never have enough tools..
The funny thing is how much we can do without a specific tool but then once we get that tool we use it nearly every day and wonder how we went so long without.. lol.
 
I got the door skin welded on and crimped today. It will need a little detail work but that will come later, I'm pretty happy with it so far.



 
If he makes them, he just uses a bead roller with the proper die. No stamp. And upon a closer look you can see the marker layout.
 
Made a door skin for the passenger side. I had to adjust the edges again because the original door didn't fit the cab opening very well. and the bottom of the door was rusty, along with needing to make a new inner.. This seemed to be a much easier way than doing all of those little adjustments and still needing a bottom. Upon typing this I also realized I have to raise the lower edge, to widen the lower body line.. Oh well.. Still less work than rebuilding the original.

 
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