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Offline juhap

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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #240 on: March 16, 2011, 02:07:04 AM »
No english wheel, just hammer and anvil or vice... pliers or some hand tools... And MIG-weld.

No EW, no shrinker, no planishing hammer... I wish I had all of these.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #241 on: March 16, 2011, 04:56:22 AM »
Very nice! Simple tools with talent can do as much as fancy tools but I'm sure they would make it easier.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #242 on: March 16, 2011, 01:03:15 PM »
How did you make the bend for the inner fender lip without having the outer part curl in?  I used to cut 2X12's into the shape of the wheel opening, cut the shape of the wheel opening in the sheet metal with a space for the lip then sandwich the sheet metal between the two 2X12s, screw it together and then take a hammer and start hammering up the inner lip to make the 90 degree bend.  Even with this method the metal clamped in the 2X12's wanted to curl up at the lower part of the wheel opening.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #243 on: March 17, 2011, 12:42:06 AM »
That makes it even more impressive knowing that was all done with the simplest of tools...Very nice metal work indeed!!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #244 on: March 20, 2011, 10:32:42 AM »
I just finished the last welding of my Eagle!

So here it is...





It is done!  :P    It needs just some painting and polishing of old paint. This could have been done much better and easier than I did. I hope that some day I´ll get a much better front fender, so...
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #245 on: March 20, 2011, 10:51:13 AM »
You are good!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #246 on: March 20, 2011, 03:10:11 PM »
Wow, very nice job juhap.  Egg to you for the incredibly nice work.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #247 on: March 20, 2011, 03:34:31 PM »
Thank you of those kind words. But it looks much better than it is...

One of my previous projects needed serious welding. Together with my friend we customized one very sad Borgward Isabella Kombi. It was a rustbucket... it needed 8 sq meters new sheet metal! And a full renovation of every parts.


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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #248 on: March 20, 2011, 05:37:47 PM »
Amazing!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #249 on: March 20, 2011, 07:40:57 PM »
Kind of resembles an early 50's Nash Rambler
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #250 on: March 20, 2011, 10:36:30 PM »
Quote from: IowaEagle on March 20, 2011, 07:40:57 PM
Kind of resembles an early 50's Nash Rambler
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #251 on: March 20, 2011, 11:27:56 PM »
That looks amazing!! That is certainly worthy of an Egg! I sure wish I could work sheet metal like that!!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #252 on: March 20, 2011, 11:29:41 PM »
Ill bet that Eagle gets alot of attention over there!!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #253 on: March 21, 2011, 02:03:55 PM »
Quote from: juhap on March 20, 2011, 03:34:31 PM
Thank you of those kind words. But it looks much better than it is...

One of my previous projects needed serious welding. Together with my friend we customized one very sad Borgward Isabella Kombi. It was a rustbucket... it needed 8 sq meters new sheet metal! And a full renovation of every parts.


Before...


After four years...


          HI   This is one fine transformation nice looking car .that is some fancy metal work .nice job.......Don
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #254 on: March 27, 2011, 01:22:29 PM »
I knew it, I just knew it... I had to weld two smaller rust holes! Right front fender wasn´t rustfree.  I had brushpainted it after sandblasting, I think it was 2003... I found a layer of bondo under that black paint... There has been somekind of fenderbender before. No pics...
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