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DavidA:
No worries,

My own bending system is two angle irons and a hammer.

Dave.

AdeV:

--- Quote from: DavidA on May 28, 2015, 11:04:57 AM ---
The brake, more correctly known as a press brake, creates the bend by pushing the metal down into a groove or angle.

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I'd like a press brake too, you can do very accurate & repeatable angles with one, plus you can put folds in much closer together than my folder (although I can get two folds within 1/2" of each other on the folder, if I take the front angle plate off).

Anyone know why it's called a "brake"? The press bit I can understand...

AdeV:

--- Quote from: awemawson on May 28, 2015, 02:45:15 AM ---Ade, you're a braver man than I taking on that colinder of a car :bugeye:

Amusing to see that you have the same folder - good aren't they ! Was using mine yesterday to replace some covers on a "Post-Ogg" stock fence post pusher

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The car is a religious experience - it's very hol(e)y! :lol:

To try to get it back on the road would be, I think, an exercise in futility. However, it only needs to look decent & not be shedding flakes of rust in the scruitineering bay to pass as a race car. I've also recently discovered a thing called "car dipping" - a sort of spray on plastic paint which you can peel off later, I think I can hide any number of sins under that stuff.

The folder's fabulous. I ended up making a deal with a bloke from Newcastle to bring it to me - poor bugger, his van broke down 1/2 mile into the journey, so he had to get his other van which was stuck in "limp" mode - I think it took him 9 hours to get to Merseyside... and another 9 back. All for £100 delivery charge. His Mrs didn't look to pleased about the whole do either.

AdeV:
A little more progress this weekend...

First, the outer sill was fully removed & the inner sill reinforced along its length:

Then the entire length of the "steps" were replaced; this seemed to be easier than faffing about making little patches for the many holes.

Finally, a good dose of high-zinc primer to cover everything up, and hopefully slow the tide of rust in the future.

First half of the outer going into place:

I'd already made a second piece of sill, but it turned out to be completely the wrong shape. Rather than try to fix it, I made a new piece; managed to get the two halves to almost exactly the right shape & size, although it turns out there's a bit of a "kink". Oh well... it'll look OK in matt black :)

Once the sill is completely seam welded, I can either start work on the wheel arch, or do the sill on the other side. I'm going to try to save most of that one, assuming it's not full of gobbo as well.

micktoon:
Ade, hats off to you for not just giving up on the project. I remember rebuilding a Ford Fiesta years ago same sort of thing , sills , patches everywhere, wings , front panel, rear arches etc etc etc. When I was putting it back together I went to the scrapyard for some part or other and found several Fiesta's that were almost perfect compared to the pile of Sh**e I had spent weeks on lol, it would have been quicker to have rebuilt my good bits onto one of them.
One thing is for sure , you will be good at making patterns and welding in funny positions by the time its done :thumbup:
Keep up the good work.
........Nice folder by the way Cheers Mick

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