Originally posted by Kerry Pinkerton:
How are you going to build the body. I'm one of the founders of MetalMeet.com Lots of good info on shaping sheetmetal over there.
Kerry, I'm going to use wood bucks to shape sheet steel components. For the tail section I will start with two teardrop shaped rear fenders from a '46 Ford pickup and "clamshell" them together. The three inch chopped "Whippet" grille will be replaced with an unchopped one. I used to belong to Metalshapers but haven't had much time lately to surf the excellent metal shaping websites. I pretty much do most of that stuff in-house. Built an E-wheel, planishing hammer, presses, etc along the way.
