28 Fast Four build

[bob w]

Bravo on the video. Oh, and on the roof too.

 

[dutch]

nice! Glue & rivets is the way to go. You would never get that anywhere near straight when welding.

 

[joedoh]

beautiful man! [cl[cl

 

[DozerII]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Now to clean the shop and try my hand at shaping the rear section of the roof.

 

[BillM]

Looks really good Dozer. I love the look of the rivets! And if you think that your shop is messy, you should see how bad mine can get between cleanups!!!
LOL.

 

[myboat@i]

OMG!! did that ever turn out nice what a great addition to the project it will be worth every minute you put into it [cl

 

[DozerII]

Looks really good Dozer. I love the look of the rivets! And if you think that your shop is messy, you should see how bad mine can get between cleanups!!!
LOL.

Thanks Bill, yup it's hard to believe how big a mess a project will make.

OMG!! did that ever turn out nice what a great addition to the project it will be worth every minute you put into it [cl

Thanks a bunch Bro

 

[DozerII]

Working on the rear section of the roof and have learned that I can shape metal any way it wants to go, just having trouble shaping it the way I want it to go.[S

 

[forbigpicture]

Working on the rear section of the roof and have learned that I can shape metal any way it wants to go, just having trouble shaping it the way I want it to go.[S

Good one Dozer....[cl[cl

 

[DozerII]

Good one Dozer....[cl[cl

Thanks for the chuckle FBP. I usually catch on to most things quickly, but when every action causes an equal unwanted reaction hmmmm

 

[Old Iron]

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[dutch]

show us what happens [P

 

[DozerII]

A WIN I think.

So the sheet metal won the battle but I think I won the war. It is a rat rod. I have some planishing to do on the roof at the rear where it fought me.

http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=154044&d=1577033131

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So I have a question for you all, should I put some 3/8"beads in the rear section of roof where I have the lines in the photo ro just leave it alone?

And a video. https://youtu.be/oMTzuDmLyOY

 

[bob w]

My opinion; Unless you need to add stiffness, I'd leave it as is.

 

[Torchie]

I could go either way. The beads would add some detail to an otherwise large plain area. If I did the beads I would do one longer one in the middle and then a couple of shorter ones on either side.Like a quasi diamond shape.JMHO
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Torchie

 

[Skip]

Likin' it lots. I vote smooth, just because there are no beads like that anywhere else. But, either way will look good. Hows that for wishy-washy? [cl

 

[MercuryMac]

I've been a little bit scared to start shaping tin for the same reason, [I can shape metal any way it wants to go].
Good work Dozer, outsmarting that tin.
More 'wishy-washyness' here. Would putting ribs in the tin warp it, by stretching some places and not others?
I like the idea of the ribs, for strength and looks.

 

[DozerII]

My opinion; Unless you need to add stiffness, I'd leave it as is.

No stiffness needed, just for looks.

I could go either way. The beads would add some detail to an otherwise large plain area. If I did the beads I would do one longer one in the middle and then a couple of shorter ones on either side.Like a quasi diamond shape.JMHO
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Torchie

My bead roller only has an 18" throat and the piece is 40"s wide so I would have to put two or four beads.

Likin' it lots. I vote smooth, just because there are no beads like that anywhere else. But, either way will look good. Hows that for wishy-washy? [cl

I'm afraid of screwing up what I already have,

I've been a little bit scared to start shaping tin for the same reason, [I can shape metal any way it wants to go].
Good work Dozer, outsmarting that tin.
More 'wishy-washyness' here. Would putting ribs in the tin warp it, by stretching some places and not others?
I like the idea of the ribs, for strength and looks.

Thanks MM, I'm learning shaping tin can be a very challenging task, and as I have found having the tools is only a small part of it, knowing what the metal is going to do is the challenge.[S[S

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Put one of these right smack in the middle.

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[Bamamav]

Looks good as is, I believe I’d leave it flat. Go to putting ribs in and it will shrink the edges in.