Steeling out
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Steeling out
Hi, I am building a Ford C-cab. Starting to sort out the body shape and was after some ideas on the body steel out. Size and ideas on the steel out.
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Re: Steeling out
Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Re: Steeling out
Nice build, some heavy duty steelwork there.
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Re: Steeling out
Hi 666
I generally use 25 x 25 x 1.6mm ERW square tube for most of the main frames when doing a steel out. ERW is a bright finish steel tube and is available in a range of very handy different rectangular sizes as well,
Here’s some pictures of a 32 chev roadster pickup I was building a few years ago,
Hopefully they might help a little
This is the car, mocked up with some of the sheet metal and cardboard patterns attached.
lots of shaping and fabrication
All the door posts were fabricated from folded sections of 1.6mm sheet metal
Some of the tubes were rolled through a tube roller and bent in a tube bender to put the shape in them so they fitted inside the body panels
I generally use 25 x 25 x 1.6mm ERW square tube for most of the main frames when doing a steel out. ERW is a bright finish steel tube and is available in a range of very handy different rectangular sizes as well,
Here’s some pictures of a 32 chev roadster pickup I was building a few years ago,
Hopefully they might help a little
This is the car, mocked up with some of the sheet metal and cardboard patterns attached.
lots of shaping and fabrication
All the door posts were fabricated from folded sections of 1.6mm sheet metal
Some of the tubes were rolled through a tube roller and bent in a tube bender to put the shape in them so they fitted inside the body panels
Regards
Peter Gough
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Re: Steeling out
Thanks, looks Nice and strong. Seems I was on the right path but needed to be sure. I don't have access to a roller door unfortunately but I do have a pipe bender and places to jamb in and swing off it.
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Re: Steeling out
Check out how GoJeep did his bends in RHS.
Made it look simple and easy. He has that ability!
Made it look simple and easy. He has that ability!
Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.