Quote (MyGodIsTheSun @ Dec 28 2013 02:18am)
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I have a question about this one.
I can see the welds, but I'd like to know how you got the inside piece to wrap like that.
Is it a second piece, or an extension of the main part of the being welded?
Did you have to cut it to to make it fit without crimping? Or just hammer it out?
The reason I ask is that I've been fiddling with different materials and stuff trying to learn how to do a decent job of welding...and every time I try something like this I get this really stubborn bunching of the metal usually around the middle of the bend. It sticks out, and if hammered down, it warps the rest of it. How u do dis?
Haha, in that area there are three different pieces which were fit and welded independently. I'm basically rebuilding the body with the sheet metal scraps I have in my garage.. haha.. In a perfect world, (or on anyone else's car for that matter) I would not be fixing spots like this. I'd be using actual replacement panels. But since this car is a hunk o junk, I dont care, "pretty close" is good enough for this pig, haha.
I try to think of an area as a bunch of separate surfaces (faces), and always make sure I make cardboard templates to test the fitment. Bends are nearly impossible to get to lay completely flat, thats why I opted for a whole separate piece for the wheel wheel lip; which yes, I cut the curvature before fitting the piece(s).
It all just takes time. But if you have the option, get a replacement section from tabco. It's 10000000x easier and yields better results.
This post was edited by OldAndyAndTheSea on Dec 28 2013 07:30am