Thanks Kevin!


Progress on the hood, the bead details in the brace are offset on the ends to match the hood opening flange. So we use a Vernier protractor to find the angle, and transfer that to our panel. This is where the transition of the taper starts..


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Once tapered, the excess is removed from the bottom side and the outer seams TIG welded in place.


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A piece of round stock has a radius added to serve as a hammer form for the beads. They are hammered around and excess removed from the back side..


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A piece of 16 gauge cold rolled steel is trimmed to fit and TIG welded in place.


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Welds dressed and media blasted..


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The bend line is transposed from the original. As this bend is slightly convex, it was started using a tipping wheel on the bead roller to a 45* angle, and then finished on the mag brake.


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A reminder of the carnage we are repairing:





A profile template is made prior to cutting out the old....


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Robert

MP&C Shop Projects-Metalshaping Tutorials