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One more class progress picture of Bruce from NH slapping his reverse curve panel into the correct radius profile on the post dolly. This is the first panel Bruce has ever made, it’s the rear reverse curve section of the side skirt of Scott’s 1934 Ford front fender. Reverse curve panels like this one can […]
Some day three pictures from Wray Schelin’s March 2015 coachbuilding class in Stafford Springs, CT. Tim from MO has been shaping a new .060″ 3003 aluminum boot lid skin for Kevin’s Cobra. He has the two panels that make up the boot lid skin all perfect (completed pictures will be posted tomorrow). The next step […]
Still more pictures from day three of Wray Schelin’s March 2015 coachbuilding class. The first picture is of Bruce with his 1934 Ford fender reverse curve skirt section that he made. This was the first panel he has ever made. The second picture is of Kevin’s finished Cobra hood surround. He and Tim finished the […]
Day four of my March 2015 coachbuilding class is over. In the next few posts are some of the pictures of the two projects we worked on. Scott from Canada brought a modified 1934 Ford fiberglass front fender with a larger hump over the wheel to allow more clearance. At the class we copied the […]
Pictures from Monday day four of my March 2015 coachbuilding class. 1- Jack and Kevin working on the new Cobra hood panel turning up the flange. 2- The new hood skin with the edge flange at 90 degrees. 3- the new hood with the support structure test fit. 4- Tim tapping out some distortions from […]
The finished Cobra panels made by Kevin and Tim for Kevin’s Cobra. My April class is sold out. I have a few openings left for my May class. June and later are all available. You will learn at my class that you can make world class quality panels in aluminum or steel sheet without having […]
A few final pictures from my February coachbuilding class. The class made quite a few panels for the 550 Porsche Spyder build project and several panels for the Cobra. Pictures: 1 – Nick made,fit, and riveted the aluminum securing edge to the tubing support structure for the new Cobra hood skin. 2 -The next picture […]