Monday, June 18, 2012

Peter has installed the pedals and also a mock up of the dash, he is going to have an engraved brass inlay around the instruments.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Bonnet Complete

With Louvers pressed into the Bonnet the body is nearly complete, just bonnet catches and hinges to go

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Body Assembly

Curved louver tool worked well with a great result as can be seen in the bonnet Pic, Inner body section riveted in place and beetle back riveted in place all fit nicely ... all thats left to do is bonnet hinge and catches, and polish the hell out of it , then onto the Mechanicals cheers Peter





Sunday, January 29, 2012

Curved Louver Blurb

I wanted louvers in my bonnet, my bonnet is curved.... so I made a curved tool to help keep the shape in the bonnet... Ive made a few samples just now need to make a press big enough to accommodate the bonnet cheers Peter

Curved Louver Die Set





Thursday, December 1, 2011

So the final assembly of the Pemby floor and body side panels begins.
Pic 1&2: Install floor and curved side brackets , these provide a little shape the sides of the car.
Pic 3: Weld Sides Together at Rear.
Pic 4: Polish rivet lines as they can't be effectively done once the rivets are in place.
Pic 5&6: Install Clecos to ensure all is fitted correctly , now to Sicaflex Panels and final riveting.

Floor and Curved side brackets which add interest to Sides


Weld Sides Together at Rear

Polish Rivet Lines

Checking Fit by Installing Clecos