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1930 Model A Ford Sedan Body

Thanks guys! :good:

Found a couple Factory assembly line photos, kinda cool

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Last week I tried to make a couple wheel wells :bang head

I first traced the rear fender out on an index card. Cut that out and then traced it on to .020 styrene sheet
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Going to have to come up with something else the compound curves of the wheel wells a beating me :pinch:

real thing, inside right rear wheel well (with a patch panel :pp )
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different car, outside right rear wheel well
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Hope to get this look
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You could try making one from aluminum (loomium for the rest of the world :rotf), I like to use step flashing because a 5" x 7 " piece is about 40 cents USD and they are easily bent and formed. Sand the shape you want on a piece of wood to use as a buck and hammer away. It may take a couple tries, but you'll have plenty of material to use. Other than that, I guess you could adapt the inner fenders from a '32 Ford kit, won't be exactly correct, but should be somewhat close. :good:
 
I was trying o think of heat ... but the wood thing would work that sheet styrene melts with a light bulbs heat lay it over the wood form and set a desk lamp over it for a while ... :ro: :dude
 
Iron Mike said:
You could try making one from aluminum (loomium for the rest of the world :rotf), I like to use step flashing because a 5" x 7 " piece is about 40 cents USD and they are easily bent and formed. Sand the shape you want on a piece of wood to use as a buck and hammer away. It may take a couple tries, but you'll have plenty of material to use. Other than that, I guess you could adapt the inner fenders from a '32 Ford kit, won't be exactly correct, but should be somewhat close. :good:
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Never thought of that. Just might give it a try. Thanks! (y)
 
Swordsman said:
I was trying o think of heat ... but the wood thing would work that sheet styrene melts with a light bulbs heat lay it over the wood form and set a desk lamp over it for a while ... :ro: :dude
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I did think of making a buck and using the oven to heat some styrene sheet and press in on. Yeah I do not have a vacuum former. :hmmm I could make one I guess
 
Sherman 18 said:
Swordsman said:
I was trying o think of heat ... but the wood thing would work that sheet styrene melts with a light bulbs heat lay it over the wood form and set a desk lamp over it for a while ... :ro: :dude
Click to expand...

I did think of making a buck and using the oven to heat some styrene sheet and press in on. Yeah I do not have a vacuum former. :hmmm I could make one I guess
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I really Believe you can Jeff must be 180 degrees from what you want ... Mirror logic you know ... :ro: :dude
 
Kinda came up with an idea yesterday while painting on the Zelda. That idea being stick the plastic along the wheel well opening, then cut, file, fill, etc until they look right.

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