todays metal project

[cornfield customs]

The upper wheel is a tipping die and the lower is a rubber skate board wheel. The rubber lower wheel allows you to cross lines with out crushing them. I have a video somewhere I will post a link to it later when I get home

 

[cornfield customs]

here is a link to you tube of me rolling some sheet with the tipping die and skate board wheel

 

[SinnerS hot rods]

here is a link to you tube of me rolling some sheet with the tipping die and skate board wheel

I didnt see any video links?

 

[cornfield customs]

sorry i must have forgot to paste it lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=859YBxgpgPw

 

[cornfield customs]

the other day i got a package that had a sketch of some lower cowl patch panels for a 37 ford truck, and also one windshield wiper motor cover. i needed to make two lower patches and both motor covers. so here is what i did

here was the wiper motor cover he sent me.

made a cardboard template

after a trip through the slip roll

and a little wheeling to get it closer to a good match

after some more wheeling, and running it through the bead roller to get the flange

now time for the lower body patch. i didnt have a bead the right size and shape so i had to hand make it

ran it through the bead roller to get the bead started with a step

after some hammering on a 1 in round T dolly

 

[cornfield customs]

all finished up after a lot more hammering and plannishing and repeating the processes for the opposite side panel

 

[Dirtyrat]

I'm always impressed with your work, I can't wait to someday try to do some of these things when I have the space and tools. Your work is very inspirational for sure!

 

[Neverdone]

really appreciate how you give a step by step on how you do things!

 

[cornfield customs]

started working on an air management box for a customer in CA today. it is all clamped up, still need to finish some more louvering

front

sides

back

lid

 

[cornfield customs]

finished up the air management box

 

[bob w]

I give it an A+.

 

[sweetnomad]

I see you made a patch panel for a model A on post #77. Can you make that same panel with the body lines for a coupe quarter panel below the rt glass ? If you can will it have the same slight bow that the body has ? Thanks in advance.

 

[cornfield customs]

i am sure i can, i would need to know exactly how much of the body line you would need, and if it needs the section were the body lines change. it will have some curve in it, it might need a little bending to get it to match your car 100%

 

[cornfield customs]

yesterday night (1/7) my buddy decided he wanted an aluminum 4 piece hood on his coupe before Cincinnati Cavalcade of customs indoor car show, load in for the show is tomorrow (1/9) so this is were i am as of the end of today, everything is fabbed up, and louvered, center hinge is in. all i have left to do tomorrow is but hinges on the sides and latches. this is 5052 16 gauge, the sides have 105 louvers per side

 

[bob w]

That's beautiful!

 

[GJunktionMike]

Awsome work as always.

 

[Neverdone]

Awesome!! How long does it take to punch all those louvers???

 

[cornfield customs]

the sides took about 30 min. to punch per side

 

[I-R-POPS]

Amazing work!!
What would just a hood with louvers like that cost ?

 

[cornfield customs]

been super busy around the shop the last couple weeks, knocked these bomber seats out for a customer