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« Reply #1710 on: November 28, 2009, 11:31:19 PM » |
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The little roadster's tiny -Max says he can't even get in it -very narrow seat, tall gearbox tunnel, big steering wheel & high mounted pedals mean there's very little space in there. Looks a lot of fun though.
My original intention was to leave the lettering black, same as the tailgate, but I quite like the idea of just touching in a few corners here & there with faded, scrubbed out red -just enough to make it readable from a car following me down the road!
Panel marked up & drilled & letters tapped into place & clipped with star washers, (forgot to take a piccie of the back).
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« Reply #1711 on: November 28, 2009, 11:50:08 PM » |
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I wasn't sure how much the panel would stretch or shrink when Max rolled the bead in it, so I cut it deliberately oversize. Loony & I centred the lettering over the tailgate framework today & marked the bolt holes for the hinges. Once they're drilled the panel can be trimmed to fit & welded to the frame.
Job done.
Just propped in place for the piccie here -I know it's not central! Everything, including the hinges, will be painted black.
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« Reply #1712 on: November 29, 2009, 08:24:05 AM » |
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« Reply #1713 on: November 29, 2009, 05:03:02 PM » |
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that looks brill did he press it to lift the bead out of the metal or use a tube cut down etc ? i now im dull  anyway looks really proffessional m8 |
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« Reply #1714 on: November 29, 2009, 05:29:35 PM » |
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The sheet's rolled between two wheels, one with a raised centre & the other with a matching recessed one to press the shape into the metal. Takes a lot of practice to produce perfect curves like this though. Here's one on Ebay for 175 quid. Ebay roller |
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« Reply #1715 on: November 29, 2009, 07:59:09 PM » |
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I can see how that works but I'm surprised it doesn't deform the rest of the sheet.
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« Reply #1716 on: November 29, 2009, 08:53:10 PM » |
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« Reply #1717 on: November 29, 2009, 11:34:27 PM » |
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The edge of the sheet's slightly wavey, but I cut it over size anyway so will trim back fine. I was concerned the centre of the beaded area would distort so didn't drill the letter mounting holes till it had been rolled, but it's fine.
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« Reply #1718 on: November 30, 2009, 08:50:13 AM » |
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« Reply #1719 on: December 01, 2009, 09:07:30 AM » |
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Yeah, the shed at the end of our garden is the same Shaun. Must do something with it soon.
Here's the back of the tail gate showing the clips that hold the letters in place.
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« Reply #1720 on: December 01, 2009, 09:18:35 AM » |
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Now since this is a warts n all build diary, I'll admit to a small cock up on my part- when we trimmed the panel to size & Loony tacked it in place, it became obvious that the top edge of the frame dips in the middle. I can't believe I put enough heat into it when I welded the corners together to bow the box section out of shape, but over it's metre length, it drops by 5mm in the centre. Bugger. A central brace would've prevented it, but I didn't think it was necessary. It probably wouldn't show once it's painted & fitted, but would really annoy me to know it's wrong.
So I think I'll cut a slice off one side of a piece of box section, leaving a couple of mill of the return edge on either side to keep it's shape & add it in on top of the frame to level it up. A minor problem.
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« Reply #1721 on: December 01, 2009, 05:26:52 PM » |
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that looks real manky!!! lol
excellent progress.
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« Reply #1722 on: December 01, 2009, 07:20:00 PM » |
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There's shed builders, there's even talented shed builders, then there's guys like Max! its not the kit , its the man's talents and expertise, truly something special.......
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« Reply #1723 on: December 02, 2009, 08:51:44 AM » |
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you could always fabricate a nice capping piece Andy, perhaps in ally or stainless.....saves scratching the top of the tailgate too
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« Reply #1724 on: December 02, 2009, 11:26:59 PM » |
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We had another look at it today & decided when we skin the inside of the gate, we'll add a fold top & bottom of the sheet to square off the edges.
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