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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Mar 19, 2008 9:55:47 GMT -5
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Post by hellraiser on Mar 19, 2008 22:56:19 GMT -5
wow nice mullet lol
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SKAR
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Post by SKAR on Mar 20, 2008 11:57:03 GMT -5
cool article, im thinking it will be useful
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Post by racerman51 on Mar 20, 2008 20:56:07 GMT -5
but have you got access to an English wheel?...kinda expensive if ya ain't got one...and it would probably be the hardest part of this project...
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Post by hellraiser on Mar 21, 2008 2:36:21 GMT -5
check the internet for a english wheel kit, it has all the wheels, bearings, hardware, and the odd size metal.
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Post by racerman51 on Mar 21, 2008 20:26:54 GMT -5
look up Williams Low Buck Tools on the net..there's an article in Speedway Illustrated about the company..they have a new system ,I guess that would be about the best way to call it,that has an English wheel in the line-up along with about 9 other different tools that inter-changes on the main jig that you build and then bolt on the different tools..for instance a louver press,a planishing hammer, a roll former and a bunch of other stuff...I know most,if not all of the younger guys on here probably can't afford this set-up right now..maybe down the road a piece,like the saying goes..but I'll throw this info on here for the rest of the board who might be looking for a cheap system for sheet metal work...the site is www.lowbucktools.com |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Mar 21, 2008 23:24:40 GMT -5
I'm sure you could use another method. I thought the most useful part was how they add the metal.
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Post by hellraiser on Apr 29, 2008 23:45:01 GMT -5
ya its called a punisher and an english wheel lol
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on May 1, 2008 13:58:13 GMT -5
It's called my garage floor and a hammer!
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Post by texasbuggys on May 1, 2008 20:47:48 GMT -5
 The start of my really wide VW fenders for the rear of my VW 5-window truck project  Inside will have bamboo headliner and floors of the cab with a bench seat  Bed is built and covering began in cedar.  Welds still roughed in with lots of final grinding. All metal and no mud on this thing yet, trying to make sure it is a very small amout for just finish work but the rest is all steel.  Let me know what you guys think. Oh and it was originally going to be chop top truck but I want it for beach trips and hauling parts truck for the kid coming up. |
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Post by lookatme on May 1, 2008 22:30:06 GMT -5
that looks REAL good, downright awesome. you thought about using the bed off an old ford or dodge step side truck? for the bedsides that is? looks alot like one of the old datsun trucks? should be a lot of fun once you get done
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on May 2, 2008 12:20:41 GMT -5
Nice work dude! I like the bug truck idea! The fenders look great!
I'm about to start welding mine hopefully this weekend. Today I had our machinist cut 3" stripes from the sheet metal I bought. I'll post the progress of the fenders. I'm thinking the later model fenders will be harder to widen because they have more curves to them.
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Post by hellraiser on May 4, 2008 17:23:47 GMT -5
wow thats gunna be one of a kind when its done
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