Ford ´34 hood sides - how I do it

[Metalman Sweden]

Here I show how I do when I fab the sides for a -34 hood,
the rodder who order them like to have the smooth style without any louvers :rolleyes:

I start to make all measurements careful from the original piece before I make a pattern in paper , it´s most for the hinge edge I need the pattern.

After I cut out the sheet the first step was to flanging the lower edge for the wire, I always make the flange 2 1/2 x the wire size , I use the pullmax for this operation.

To wrap the edge around the wire I start with hand tools and then make the final closing with my trusty pullmax:D

Then it´s time to make the bead who follows the wrapped edge, for this I use the beadingmachine with correct set of wheels.

I always finish the ends of the beading with a corking tool shaped to fit the actual form.

To form the hinge (the half of it) I made a simple tool which bend the sheet around a piece of roundbar in the right size.

For the front edge I use a hammerform, its a fast way to get the right shape ;)
in the same time I punch the holes for the rivets, holes for the lockings and also form the edge of the hole with a plastic tool and a aluminium backingplate

Finaly it´s time to make the bead close to the top edge, this is a little tricky because of the hinge, it´s really close...

This is not a hard one to make but many of you maybe can pick up some ideas to use :D

The potos are not in order, if you wonderin about something, just ask, I will try to answer, hope you enjoy :)

// Metalman Sweden = Better in the trade than Im in english :twisted:

[Pete's Metalshaping]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Do you have any pictures of your Pullmax tooling for closing the wire?

[oldgoaly]

I really like this idea!!!!
http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6837&stc=1&d=1292796371
Thanks for sharing!!!!

[red baron]

Some great work there! And dont worry your english is more than good enough!

[Carbuilder]

Could you show some more pictures of the tool for rolling the hinge & its function looks great.

[rexrogers]

The hood sides look great. I am extremely impressed with the hinge area.

[Steve Hamilton]

I will agree with Rex very nice hinge area.

thanks for sharing the process.

Steve

[oldgoaly]

Ok how many of you have started or sketched out a hinge rolling tool, and the rest of you have saved pics of it for later..... I'm thinking one handle and multiple heads for each car hinge/size. MMS that is a neat idea! Thanks again for sharing!!!! tt;)

[Metalman Sweden]

Tanks for all your comments,it´s fine to shear tricks in this tricky world :o
I always (nearly) take a photo or two when I have made and / or use a specialtool, ít´s a great way to remember how it shold be used and save a lot of time in the future ;)

I will came back with closeup fotos of the "hingetool" and the way I use it
if you out there is interested :?:

I will also came back with more info about the pullmax dies for wireclosing :D
It´s nothing special, Im sure you have seen it before :cool:
Even here I try to take a photo at all crazy setups of dies just to remember to the next time....2 weeks later it´s always blown away from my "harddisc" mayby it´s time for a upgrade :lol::lol::lol:

Have a nice evening!

// Metalman Sweden

[Tony Sanchez]

---Fantastic looking hood side. The reveal along the bottom side of the hood side, was it put in before or after the wiring was done?
---Tony

[Carbuilder]

Yes we would like to see more pictures of your tooling & the hinge roller.

[kit]

Yes we would like to see more pictures of your tooling & the hinge roller.

Sure would, Nice work!

[Peter Miles]

How are you cutting out and/or finishing the rectangular areas removed between each hinge loop? This is very nice work.

[bobadame]

Thanks for showing your excellent work. What is your name?

[Randy Ferguson]

Very nice. How do you ensure the hinge loops align?

[DYCE]

Very nice. How do you ensure the hinge loops align?

I wondered the same thing. I would make the tool with a long pin so you could make the ends first, then guide off each one loop as they are made. Looks like a nice tool!!

Thanks for posting Metalman!!

[jlrussell4]

Very nice. How do you ensure the hinge loops align?


Randy,

It looks like the pin is longer than it needs to be. I guessed that it is used to align the loop being rolled to the one that is finished.

[TheRodDoc]

I have a simular tool too. mine slides in till it bottoms in the notches. As long as all the notches are cut exactly the same, so will all the rolls.

I notch mine with a home made punch in which you just slide the sheet into a notch till it stops then punch.

[kit]

I notch mine with a home made punch in which you just slide the sheet into a notch till it stops then punch.

Any chance of seeing that please Richard.

[Metalman Sweden]

Nice that you out there like my "tools" and the work I do :cool:

As I title my post " how I do it " means that this is not the only way, Im sure that Mr Ford didn´t do it this way :eek::eek:

This is my way:

First I cut out all "tounges" with my top end snips ( not the crap with gears) se the place for them :lol::lol:

The cut out depends on the size of the rod you wrap around, and/or if you like the "hinge" to close around the rod completly, never wrap around the same size that you will end up with, it will always bee to tight :-x

The cuts need to be very exact becouse the deep between the "toungs" stops at a given place in the tool ,as the roddoctor write, see photos!

If its many pieces to cut, even I should use a notch to punch it out..

If you put a long rod in there you couldnt get the sheet out after the curl is done ( in this tool design)
If you design your tool to put in a full long rod, you will not get it out after you have wraped it with ten "toungs" , bee sure I have tryed already :evil:

If you end up with a "to" tight hinge, you can make a "bullet" in oversize to
ream the hinge with, just tap it all the way with a hammer :)

The tool works very, very good and have been in use for a long time :D

Thanks for looking
// Metalman Sweden

Ps. my name is Per and, of course, I live in the cold Sweden - 17 C right now:eek:

[oldgoaly]

Per,
You make it look easy! Thanks for sharing! tt;)

[Metalman Sweden]

This is the answer to Pete´s Metalshaping asking:

This is a simple set of dies I made to closing the edge around a wire, this one handle 2 wire size´s and as you can see this one have a guide tacked to it!

The toolset need the wrap been halfway with hand tools.

It´s need correct adjustment so you don´t strech the edge!!

Hope you can get some ideas from this to use in your future tooling designs :D

// Metalman Sweden

[kfs]

Hei Per

Thanks for showing us how you are doing it !

where in Sweden do you live ?

[Metalman Sweden]

I will thank you all for your nice and friendly comments!

I live in the middle of Sweden and have done many restarations of classiccars to a very high level.

I also make customparts and or bodypices you couldnt find, I like to make just one or two parts of the same.....:D
:D
One of my favorite thing is to design sheetmetal tools for me or others!

I have also made some real famous piece of art for Carl Milles ( after his ideas)
The biggest sculpture has a wight of 7000 kgs and was done in stainless.....

Its nice to join this forum to get and share ideas!

Have a nice evening!

Per aka Metalmen Sweden

[DYCE]

Per thanks again for sharing the hinge tool. I made one this week so I can make a hood for my model a and it works great.

[Metalman Sweden]

Nice Dyce, thats great to read that I can share trix :D

I have find a lot of great ideas at this site , even if I have worked with this
for more than 20 years....

Think if this great forum had exist then...it should have make it a bit easier I think...:-?

All the best
Per