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 helbus
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| posted on June 26th, 2007 at 11:44 PM |
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The new join all metal finished.
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helbus
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| posted on June 26th, 2007 at 11:45 PM |
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New sections made up around rh back corner of bonnet. All new hand made steel.
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helbus
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| posted on June 26th, 2007 at 11:46 PM |
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LH front weld for clip starting to take place now.
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| posted on June 26th, 2007 at 11:47 PM |
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Front starting to look more complete.
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 reub
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 07:19 AM |
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Looks fantastic 
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helbus
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 06:39 PM |
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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!
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 07:02 PM |
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I agree!
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 07:17 PM |
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excellent work, what guage steel are you using? Sounds like a reasonable price too..
Cheers, Tim
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helbus
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| posted on June 29th, 2007 at 06:14 PM |
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Front metal finished ready for lead filling joins.
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helbus
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| posted on June 29th, 2007 at 06:15 PM |
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Last one for today
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| posted on June 29th, 2007 at 07:54 PM |
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Looking great mate - loving your work!
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| posted on June 29th, 2007 at 08:08 PM |
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wow, didnt know ANYONE did lead-swiping anymore!
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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| posted on June 29th, 2007 at 10:06 PM |
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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).
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helbus
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| posted on July 12th, 2007 at 06:56 PM |
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posted by frenzix
excellent work, what guage steel are you using? Sounds like a reasonable price too..
Cheers, Tim
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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.
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helbus
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| posted on July 12th, 2007 at 07:01 PM |
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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.
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posted by Special Air Service
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
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helbus
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| posted on July 12th, 2007 at 07:02 PM |
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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.
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helbus
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| posted on July 12th, 2007 at 07:03 PM |
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RH door fitted and metal finished
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helbus
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| posted on July 12th, 2007 at 07:04 PM |
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And LH
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| posted on July 13th, 2007 at 09:12 AM |
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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
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| posted on July 13th, 2007 at 11:44 AM |
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Looking great, I'm sure this will turn out a beautiful car.
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| posted on July 13th, 2007 at 06:58 PM |
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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.
'Ah, whatever................'
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| posted on July 13th, 2007 at 07:45 PM |
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Aaaaah the art of a craftsman.
Bet it feels good.
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| posted on July 15th, 2007 at 01:27 PM |
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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.
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| posted on July 15th, 2007 at 01:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by compayo
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.
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Wow.
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| posted on July 15th, 2007 at 08:58 PM |
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Awesome work :thumb:thumb
Cheers
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 11:10 AM |
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Very nice I'm jealous, good luck with the lead work, it's a bloody art form thats for sure.
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helbus
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| posted on July 19th, 2007 at 08:54 PM |
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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.
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| posted on July 19th, 2007 at 09:17 PM |
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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 
Reub
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| posted on July 20th, 2007 at 01:26 PM |
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you might enjoy this one reub.
http://www.ricola.co.uk
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| posted on July 22nd, 2007 at 09:07 PM |
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dam helbus u, i got nothing, im stumped to tell u how good your work is, what can i say.
Supreme:thumb:thumb:thumb
Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose
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