windsor8 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 I've been doing some body work on my Dodge. The left side of the bumper splash shield was in bad shape. I welded in some repair patches but I just wasn't happy with the results. So I thought I would fabricate a new one using some tech tips I learned from the H.A.M.B. I used the good right side part to draw a pattern for the left side on some 3/4" plywood. Clamped on a piece of 22 gauge steel and started forming (hammering). It didn't turn out too bad and is a heck of lot smoother and straighter than the old part. Still have a little finish work to do on it. This same technique was used to make fender skirts. May try that next. Quote
james49ply Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 looks good, keep it going and you will have a beautiful ride Quote
thrashingcows Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 That's a nifty way to do things. If I ever get around to moving my bumpers in on the Desoto I'll need to fab up new filler pieces. "Click" and "Subscribe".... Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 back to basics..refreshing to see...the new metal is great compared to using a band-aid approach using filler/fiberglass and the even worse trick so many do by backing it with cardboard/aluminum, painting with POR15 both sides..yeah..tons of this type work out there folks, it happens daily....shaping this type of patch is where a shrinker/stretcher does come in very handy..amazing little devices and are somewhat inexpensive..but of course if you only doing a patch or two buying them is probably not cost effective.. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Very impressive. Congratulations. Jim Yergin Quote
old stovebolt Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I've been doing some body work on my Dodge. The left side of the bumper splash shield was in bad shape. I welded in some repair patches but I just wasn't happy with the results. So I thought I would fabricate a new one using some tech tips I learned from the H.A.M.B.I used the good right side part to draw a pattern for the left side on some 3/4" plywood. Clamped on a piece of 22 gauge steel and started forming (hammering). It didn't turn out too bad and is a heck of lot smoother and straighter than the old part. Still have a little finish work to do on it. This same technique was used to make fender skirts. May try that next. Very nice job. That was a lot of work. Just a suggestion here..... next time if you make 2 identical wooden templates and sandwich the metal between, then clamp the templates tightly together, and bend the metal, it eliminates the wrinkles.... Quote
windsor8 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Posted January 23, 2011 Very nice job. That was a lot of work.Just a suggestion here..... next time if you make 2 identical wooden templates and sandwich the metal between, then clamp the templates tightly together, and bend the metal, it eliminates the wrinkles.... Thanks for the suggestion. I'll use two pieces of wood the next time. On the tech thread from over on the H.A.M.B. this method was used to make fender skirts, with two pieces of wood. Quote
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