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  1. The Metal Surgeon

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    #1 The Metal Surgeon, Nov 20, 2011
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    Metal work rebuild on this 1960 Cab as follows.The car was dis assembled and media blasted ready for me to perform the metal work restoration on this fine sports car.
    I have a personally designed and built 'measuring box' that i set the body inside to help in the rebuild of the handcrafted sheet metal work.The 'box' will aid locating the complete new rocker rebuild compromising of the inner construction and outer rocker skin i made.This is also shown in the picture below.
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  2. The Metal Surgeon

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  3. 3500 GT

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    #3 3500 GT, Nov 21, 2011

    Did you mechanically form the panel in a press or hand form it over the tooling?

    Wonderful work!!!!!

    ~Ciao
     
  4. The Metal Surgeon

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    #4 The Metal Surgeon, Nov 21, 2011

    I hand formed the metal over the tooling.Thank you for your comments!
     
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  6. Harry-SZ

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    #6 Harry-SZ, Nov 22, 2011
    Wow, this is fantastic metalwork!
    Please share all pictures and information with us.
     
  7. michael platzer

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    #7 michael platzer, Nov 22, 2011
    nice work - what s/n is the car?
     
  8. The Metal Surgeon

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    #8 The Metal Surgeon, Nov 22, 2011
    that information i don't have,sorry.
     
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  10. PSk

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    #10 PSk, Nov 22, 2011
    Subscribed.

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  11. 375+

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    #11 375+, Nov 22, 2011
    You are doing extensive restoration work on this car but you don't know the chassis number? That is difficult to believe.
     
  12. UroTrash

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    #12 UroTrash, Nov 22, 2011
    I'm in awe of this work.
     
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    #13 robert_c, Nov 22, 2011
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    #14 cmt6891, Nov 22, 2011
    Meticulous work. A lost art at work. All by hand!! Wow
     
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    #15 3500 GT, Nov 22, 2011

    Very nice panel! Would you mind sharing a photo of the tooling? Isn't that the most difficult part, or no?

    Ciao and best!

    ~Trev
     
  16. The Metal Surgeon

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    #16 The Metal Surgeon, Nov 22, 2011

    I was commissioned to complete the metal work rebuild and reconstruction of this car.It came to me in bare metal after media blasting.There was no need for me to take any notes and recordings of the chassis number and publish this information out of respect of the owner.Thanks for understanding.
     
  17. The Metal Surgeon

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    #17 The Metal Surgeon, Nov 22, 2011
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    Left and right hand inner fender wells made from scratch as the originals were not only heavily damaged but extremely thin from years of natural decay.Here are the photos below from start to finish taking patterns from the original panels.Machines used in the process;Eckhold shrinking machine.English Wheel.Planishing Hammer and the good old sandbag!.
    Thanks for checking the post out!
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  18. JazzyO

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    #18 JazzyO, Nov 22, 2011
    Fantastic work. Very interesting to see the process. Please keep posting!


    Onno
     
  19. tx246

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    #19 tx246, Nov 22, 2011
    This is an awesome showing of skills that seem to have been hard to inspire the next generation into learning.
     
  20. PSk

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    #20 PSk, Nov 22, 2011
    Amazing work!!

    Could you please ask the owner the next time he or she wanders in for a look if he or she would be okay to share the chassis number of this great car with the FerrariChat site? Obviously we will understand either way, it's their choice to share or otherwise.
    Pete
     
  21. The Metal Surgeon

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    #21 The Metal Surgeon, Nov 22, 2011

    For you Pete,i will! ....and thank you all so far for your comments.
     
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    #22 boothguy, Nov 23, 2011
    Having seen these panels up-close and personal on my own SII cab restoration, I can say your work seems very faithful to the original. Congratulations on the fine job so far.
     
  23. Harry-SZ

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    #23 Harry-SZ, Nov 23, 2011

    Wow, this is great! Thanks.
    May I ask how many hours does it take to recreate such an inner fender well?
     
  24. michael platzer

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    #24 michael platzer, Nov 23, 2011
    Your great work will only add to the value of the car - so there is no reason to hide!
     
  25. Tinbender

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    #25 Tinbender, Nov 23, 2011
    Is there any way to do any rustproofing between the metal in the overlap seams? You are doing an amazing job with that metal.

    Best regards,
    Terry W. Phillips
     
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