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Thanks Joe. Time wise it took around 36-40 hours. The radius on top part of the scoop changes about every two or three inches but if it didn't I guess it wouldn't have a little bit of rake to it. I made this out of eight separate pieces, welded them and planish them by hand. Yeah, more sculpting th...

Wow,,,,again ,,,WOW! Really nice work! How do you plan on attaching to hood? Lou Hello Lou ! I made the hood out of 18 gauge steel so it would be rigid enough and not need any extra support. I will cut out the shape I need on the old hood and tig weld the scoop in. Everything was tig welded.....

Jims65cyclone wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:39 pm

Wow! That's another thing I know l never be able to do.

Jim

Sure you can! Trust me, if I can do it you can too. The drive, time, and tools is what it takes, oh, and watching a lot of how to videos lol

That's what I call the patience of Job :wink: Dude, how many hours to stretch and shrink that piece? Looks FABulous! :mrgreen: Joe Thanks Joe. Time wise it took around 36-40 hours. The radius on top part of the scoop changes about every two or three inches but if it didn't I guess it wouldn't have ...

poboyjo65 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:49 pm

Wow !!! Great metal working skill! looks great!!!

Thank you,it turned out pretty good.

20230826_111721.jpg 20230826_111701.jpg 20230826_111648.jpg I didn't feel like putting a fiberglass teardrop Hood on the car so I thought I'd just make a teardrop Hood from scratch using 18 gauge steel. I still need to put the vent holes and wire in the back end but I think it turned out fairly wel...

Thanks Lou !
using 19 gauge , but not always easy to find.......

Finally found time to do a little work in the trunk area.....

The reason for the holes was to be able to access the areas needed to attach the stainless trim. However , I could make removable covers for the openings to keep debris out. Thanks guys for the input !
Red

IMG_20220823_132010.jpg Instead of welding a flange to the tubs and attaching it to the quarter panel I decided to make and inner panel that will be welded to the wheel tub. Basically the wheel tub will then fit a half an inch or so away from the quarter panel and I won't have to worry about weldin...

the tubs and tub panels are not attached yet just mocked up but I think they turned out pretty nice.

Here are some pics of my preferred method of pulse TIG welding sheet metal.

Thanks a bunch for sharing that tidbit from Lou!

Thanks for the kind words and help fellas !
I never fabbed sheet metal until I started this project and it just takes practice and time and a few good tools.

IMG_20220523_041420.jpg IMG_20220523_041357.jpg IMG_20220721_042502.jpg IMG_20220722_031119.jpg IMG_20220722_025131.jpg Howdy everyone been a while since I've posted and like everyone it's been very busy at work and not much time for fun car stuff LOL I've recently got both quarter panels that I fa...