62 bt6

[foamcar]

Neil
Following your progress on allmetalshaping.com also. Very nice work.
Phil

[neilb]

thank you Justin, this panel will be being fitted to the car if i can get it to sit right.

Bruce, thank you for the kind words. i was diagnosed with CIDP in my left hand a couple of years ago. my grip is next to nothing now but i have to finish this car!.. lol

[bbspdstr]

......it was a struggle with me only having one good hand but i got it done and slightly quicker than the last attempt! turning out pretty good

Pretty AND good.
I am sensitive to the "one good hand" quote and grew up appreciating all my mother could do with one good hand. Her right hand was 'disconnected' in a 1918 birthing mistake and never recovered to be usable, never grew....but boy, could she overcompensate! She was a great driver (think Otto Mathe as "The little old lady from Pasadena") and taught me how to drive in a column-shift '49 Plymouth designed for righties and then mastered a '59 Mercedes with a 4-speed column shift. Played tennis, field hockey, etc, with good results. Where there is a will, there is a way. She's 96 and still asks this lefty what he wants to do when he grows up....other than play with cars.
Keep up the great work!

-Bruce

[JTR70]

That is some impressive wheeling work Neil! You're really dialing in that compound curve nicely. I assume this is for another project and the original quarter panel in your shots is the fitting buck?
Beautiful!

[neilb]

thank you for the kind words guys, its appreciated

well I've been busy doing the other side inner rear fender and outer 1/4 panel












fitting better now...





i got a little advice along with some tips when using the wheel and was told i could do the reverse curve in one long piece. so i had a go... it was a struggle with me only having one good hand but i got it done and slightly quicker than the last attempt! turning out pretty good

[John Pierce]

Neil,

Just saw that you're over on Justin's forum! Welcome. I've been following you over on the R and it's coming along nicely.

John

[JTR70]

Nice job on such complicated piece. Impressive fabrication skills you have Neil!
Justin

[Jonesy_356]

Well done mate this is beautiful fabrication and welding, something to aspire to.

Jonesy

[neilb]

thanks for the kind words Justin!

it wouldn't bother me anyone popping round, more the merrier lol,








few pin holes to mig up but not to shabby.

started to finish off the l/h rear inner panel this weekend, thanks for following along

[JTR70]

Beautiful! Love the new bead-rolled seat shelf and the trans relief is also shaping up really nice! Roy, it is too bad we all live so far away but it actually might be to Neil's benefit as I'd probably make a pest of myself constantly dropping by for advice or to use his English wheel. Keep up this fantastic fabrication work Neil!
Justin

[neilb]

thank you roy

yes how inconsiderate of Justin to live so far away! haha

[roy mawbey]

Neil,

It looks too good to put a rear seat on it! Lovely bit of work again. Wheeling that tunnel bit, just a super photo. Wow, you would get on well with Justin like I would also, if he lived nearer.!!

Experience is everything I think in this panel beating job.

Roy

[neilb]

thanks for the kind words guys, means a lot!

[neilb]

[neilb]

small update