helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The new join all metal finished.
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What have I been up to. Porsche 356
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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New sections made up around rh back corner of bonnet. All new hand made steel.
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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LH front weld for clip starting to take place now.
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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Front starting to look more complete.
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reub VWRX is gone...
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Looks fantastic 👍
Reub
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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I reckon the owner should run it around for a while in just clearcoat straight over the bare steel. It is costing him quite a substantial amount, so he might as well show it!
reub VWRX is gone...
2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
I agree!
Reub
frenzix Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
excellent work, what guage steel are you using? Sounds like a reasonable price too..
Cheers, Tim
Cheers, Tim
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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Front metal finished ready for lead filling joins.
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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Last one for today
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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Looking great mate - loving your work!
baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck
4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
wow, didnt know ANYONE did lead-swiping anymore!
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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"
1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·
Pete, that is awesome stuff, I didnt realise anybody still used the oxy weld process for panel work, can you explain why you have used oxy instead of TIG etc. (for us uninitiated & far less skilled mortals).
Cheers
Brendan
Cheers
Brendan
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
1.0mm cold rolled sheet. I think it may be BHP CA3 I cannot confirm at this stage, but it has no coating on it, and is reasonably ductile.frenzix wrote:excellent work, what guage steel are you using? Sounds like a reasonable price too..
Cheers, Tim
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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Oxy is used to retain a very ductile material. The extreme heat anneals the metal and retains the malleability. By fusion welding with no wire or very little wire, you have no build up of material. This makes the two pieces of panel steel become one. The join becomes irrelevant. Yes it does warp the metal, but that is why I am a panel beater. To get the panel straight again. MIG or TIG create hard welds that become harder to work with. The hard weld is harder to shape, harder to hammer and harder to file. You cant metal finish them.
Special Air Service wrote:Pete, that is awesome stuff, I didnt realise anybody still used the oxy weld process for panel work, can you explain why you have used oxy instead of TIG etc. (for us uninitiated & far less skilled mortals).
Cheers
Brendan
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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Tacking lower door skin section.
This is tacked using MIG welder. Then welds ground back flat. Then welded using oxy fusion welding.
This is tacked using MIG welder. Then welds ground back flat. Then welded using oxy fusion welding.
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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RH door fitted and metal finished
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And LH
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Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
Is there much on this car that hasn't been replaced! Top work, I love seeing this stuff. I am in a totally different industry and rarely see what goes on under the skin. keep the pics coming.
T54
T54
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It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
vwkg Schnell
314 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
Looking great, I'm sure this will turn out a beautiful car.
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3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Outstanding,
looks like you did make the right choice joining this mob Pete. To get you do this sort of work to this standard, they must love their work/customers cars as much as you do.
looks like you did make the right choice joining this mob Pete. To get you do this sort of work to this standard, they must love their work/customers cars as much as you do.
'Ah, whatever................'
koolkarmakombi enkarmarising
2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
Aaaaah the art of a craftsman.
Bet it feels good.
Hows the back?
Bet it feels good.
Hows the back?
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
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They do stand by their quality of work, and the hours are put into the job and the customer pays for the hours as worked. It is a much fairer arrangement than just quoting a price and then cutting corners along the way.
I like the experience, the challenge and the calmness. I work in a back shed on my own with the radio blaring, and just working continuously for 9 hrs a day (RDO fortnightly). The car is on a level bench about 600mm off the ground, and the bench is used for comparative measuring to enable square, equal and level rebuilding. The height of the bench means I am never on the floor laying on my back. I can sit on a milk crate to do sills, and 2 crates or stand pretty straight for everything else.
As most cars are roadster or convertible, the roof is never a problem to reach, but with this car it will be dropped back down to have a quick look at the roof once the rest is finished.
The roof and the rear engine lid are pretty much untouched and look very good with no real work required on them.
One of the specifications required for this car is the panel gaps to be exactly 3.0mm as per the Factory workshop repair manual. So I have to have all gaps 3.2mm to allow for the 0.1mm paint each side. It is pretty delicate work at this stage. All locks and rubbers fitted to make sure this all happens correctly when being assembled at the end.
I like the experience, the challenge and the calmness. I work in a back shed on my own with the radio blaring, and just working continuously for 9 hrs a day (RDO fortnightly). The car is on a level bench about 600mm off the ground, and the bench is used for comparative measuring to enable square, equal and level rebuilding. The height of the bench means I am never on the floor laying on my back. I can sit on a milk crate to do sills, and 2 crates or stand pretty straight for everything else.
As most cars are roadster or convertible, the roof is never a problem to reach, but with this car it will be dropped back down to have a quick look at the roof once the rest is finished.
The roof and the rear engine lid are pretty much untouched and look very good with no real work required on them.
One of the specifications required for this car is the panel gaps to be exactly 3.0mm as per the Factory workshop repair manual. So I have to have all gaps 3.2mm to allow for the 0.1mm paint each side. It is pretty delicate work at this stage. All locks and rubbers fitted to make sure this all happens correctly when being assembled at the end.
jo_tas Custom Title Time!
1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·
:ocompayo wrote:One of the specifications required for this car is the panel gaps to be exactly 3.0mm as per the Factory workshop repair manual. So I have to have all gaps 3.2mm to allow for the 0.1mm paint each side. It is pretty delicate work at this stage. All locks and rubbers fitted to make sure this all happens correctly when being assembled at the end.
Wow.
Flintstones Custom Title Time!
1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Awesome work :thumb:thumb
Cheers
Cheers
VWFREAK VWFREAK
2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Very nice I'm jealous, good luck with the lead work, it's a bloody art form thats for sure.
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Finally all finished. All metal, all door, bonnet and decklid gaps exactly 3.2mm. About 300hrs worth
I will get some more pics up when I get them.
I will get some more pics up when I get them.
reub VWRX is gone...
2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
300hrs..at$65-$75/hr....adds up hey....
Seing this 356 gets me thinking of a speedster project....hmmm....the internet is an evil thing 😉
Seing this 356 gets me thinking of a speedster project....hmmm....the internet is an evil thing 😉
Reub
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"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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Iwish4aSynchro Wolfsburg Wizard
639 posts · joined Aug 2006 ·
dam helbus u, i got nothing, im stumped to tell u how good your work is, what can i say.
Supreme:thumb:thumb:thumb
Supreme:thumb:thumb:thumb
Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose