Model 40 Roadster build

[Ken Crans]

Nice job Ted. I love working with sheet metal. It's nice when you got to use sources around the garage for fabricating. Ken

 

[FlatheadTed]

Thanks Ken

 

[34s4ever]

Ted,
It looks like you are gas welding all your panels in?? If so,what filler rod are you using? I've got some patches I made for a 34' cabrio that I need to weld in..

awesome job,by the way!

 

[Lawson Cox]

Ted, your work is fantastic.

 

[Mike in AZ]

I agree...great watching a craftsman work....thanks for posting....Mike

 

[FlatheadTed]

Thanks 34Fever, I try and make the panels touch by filing , so you are melting them together ,Then occasional you use the rod if there's a gap or you blow a hole in it ,I use about 1/16 wire ,if you use wire continually .you end up juggling three things so it best minimum wire and have a small hot flame and move fast so you have minimum heat spread.you hammer sometimes after each tack or every 2"

Ted,
It looks like you are gas welding all your panels in?? If so,what filler rod are you using? I've got some patches I made for a 34' cabrio that I need to weld in..

awesome job,by the way!

 

[FlatheadTed]

Thanks Mike and Lawson .It looks like you went through the same deal Lawson with Apache LOL. I will put up some more pictures to night ,

 

[FlatheadTed]

. ,All the patch metal I am working on has been put through a English wheel to give it a little shape . Here in Shot one I am hammering the door opening on the cowl patch panel .Shot 2 is the finished patch shot 3 is it welded in . The next two are of door wood on someone else's car I am using for study purposes.The left side of the car is pretty much done now .And i am working on the right side now ,

 

[FlatheadTed]

Heres a side shot of the new rockers I got in from Macs in NY ,

 

[FlatheadTed]

I am working on the right side now ,Some one asked about the rods I am using so here is a shot of them also the gas plaint you can see the rest for the torch ,This is very helpful if you are hammer welding .

 

[FlatheadTed]

Heres some shots of the right door skin being made ,The edge were its hammered up against a dolly ,Also welded in ,You can see the card board template I have taken of a original car .

 

[Lawrie]

Ted, thats a lot of work ,and skill required,
You going to the beachhop or drags at Meremere in april, we are bring our flathead rail over,
We are also picking up another set of heads from Garth.
See you then .
Lawrie

 

[FlatheadTed]

try this,I am not sure Lawrie !

 

[Fartman]

nice work,keep the pics coming.

 

[FlatheadTed]

More shots

 

[FlatheadTed]

This is a up date on the RoadsterThis shot is welding up the rear floor .This is as far as I have got .More later

 

[FlatheadTed]

in these is a rear shot of the car and the floor the older rusty prefabricated section i did from the 9os ,and part of the new floor plus 2 shots of a stock ,car door wood .

 

[1932tub]

Nice work Ted, I have a set of swaging wheels that reproduces the 34 sill
exactly, so if you need any more give me a call.
In the shot where you show the swager you have made there is another machine in the background. I am a keen collector of old sheetmetal working gear
and would love to see some close ups of it.

 

[FlatheadTed]

You have the sill swager ,do you mean the rocker or the sill . The machine in the back ground is another swager /plumbers type .

 

[1932tub]

You have the sill swager ,do you mean the rocker or the sill . The machine in the back ground is another swager /plumbers type .

What I would call the sill, the curved piece that shows below the door when it is closed.