The Ford Barn

RockHillWill · 12-23-2012, 09:46 AM

We have been making some small progress between customer work and machine building. Ethan is here and that makes a lot of things go faster. We have been adding the body mounting flanges to the edges of the bulkheads, drilling the panel mounting holes and finishing the .100" 3003 aluminum floor pans and firewall and practicing our bead forming and aluminum TIG welding. Getting started on the intake runners and the exhaust system.

Can't put it off much longer, will have to learn gas welding aluminum at some point to get the .060" body panels in shape to be mounted. Not many panels will require welding (on purpose, LOL). Primarily the panel just in front of the steering wheel, and the nose and tail sections.

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Here is a link to a few more pictures of the speedster:

http://www.mantiquesresto.com/Projects/Projects2.html

Click on either of the top two pictures at either side of the page.

12-23-2012, 09:46 AM	#10
RockHillWill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rock Hill, S.C. Posts: 985	Re: I could not sit idle, have a new project We have been making some small progress between customer work and machine building. Ethan is here and that makes a lot of things go faster. We have been adding the body mounting flanges to the edges of the bulkheads, drilling the panel mounting holes and finishing the .100" 3003 aluminum floor pans and firewall and practicing our bead forming and aluminum TIG welding. Getting started on the intake runners and the exhaust system. Can't put it off much longer, will have to learn gas welding aluminum at some point to get the .060" body panels in shape to be mounted. Not many panels will require welding (on purpose, LOL). Primarily the panel just in front of the steering wheel, and the nose and tail sections. 3wc44 014.jpg 3wc57 008.jpg 3wc59 007.jpg 3wc68 003.jpg 3wc69 001.jpg 3wc71 008.jpg 3wc71 012.jpg Here is a link to a few more pictures of the speedster: http://www.mantiquesresto.com/Projects/Projects2.html Click on either of the top two pictures at either side of the page. __________________ Uncle Bud says "too soon old, too late smart!"