62 bt6

[neilb]

just a little update,

seems to have been a good week this week...












thanks for following along

[neilb]

Justin, john, mark

thanks for the kind words.

the panels were welded of the car freehand, no jig, with the tig, no rod just fused together. i kept the panels level all along the joint then when i had gone the full length i ran it back through the wheel with light pressure to take the shrink out of the weld

thanks again guys!

[merbesfield]

Neil, very impressed w your panel forming. I assume you are using the English wheel? Thx for posting.

[John Pierce]

Wow!! Really nice. Those seam welds are so clean with no warpage. Did you TIG the pieces on the car or in a jig? Did you have to hammer the welds to maintain the sweeping curves?

Cheers,
John

[JTR70]

Incredible Neil! Its one thing to install someone else's panels like I'm doing but to create and fit them like this is on another level and really mind blowing. I can certainly appreciate all the time you spent just in those last series of photos. Also admiring the glimpses of that fresh chassis/rear seat pan area. Amazing job here, thanks for sharing your work with us all!
Justin

[neilb]

the last part took some doing but its close but more tweaking to do







thanks for following along

[neilb]

well i took a little break from climbing the ladder and started on the driver's 1/4 panel (passenger's to guy's in the US)

[neilb]

yes that's the guy!

i saw some pictures of the buck for that car and sent him an email. we agreed on a price and he started. it was done over a period of around a year, but then i was in no rush! i got updates on his progress and all went well. i don't know jeffry as such but he has met a good friend of mine from the uk.

i do like the typ64, i know i would love to build one and I'm sure lots of us would love to own one

[JOP]

Hi Tin Man,

I did not know that it was your buddy in NL that had done the copy of Rome-Berlin Porsche as well....because these photos I have seen before

He seems to be wheeling well

Cheerio
JOP

[neilb]

Roy, i had a guy in the Netherlands scan an original A, i sent him some blueprints over for him to make a start, good job he checked with an original as they were slightly off, he then made a dxf file and emailed it over, he did a great job and a reasonable price. He Is called jeffry works for himself at high octane . nl

JOP,
,
lmao that Is funny thank you for the compliments guys, it's funny how the tin man looks remarkably like ned Kelly lol

truly thank you, I'm just a guy like the rest of you who loves 356's trying to get it done

[JOP]

Tin Man Neil,
I had missed the big picture what you were up to
Just as others I just plowed thru your stories on a r-site and Justins....
I am flabbergasted by your greit details and good workmanship.
Thank you 4 the show
/ JOP

[roy mawbey]

Neil,

Your thread is fantastic! Tell me did you make that wooden buck maybe it was described on the registry? I just looked again all through your 8 pages on abcgt and I am still amazed at what you have done so far.

Really great reading,super dooper work Neil.

Roy

[neilb]

i think most have seen this i had made up to convert my t6 to a pre-a...


i am waiting on a reply from a guy here who could save me lots of time with the roof as he has an A roof section, so all i would have to do is alter the front screen opening for the bent window.

so with that i made a start on the front section, the battery box is pretty much ready to go in, the axle is welded in, so i made a start on the front panels...









i have enough sheet to complete the front end and make the inner boot to fender panels so I'm going to get that done then the front is complete, well that's the plan but this wheeling business is a pain, the front buck is upstairs on the mezzanine which i have to climb up a pull down loft ladder lol

(the picture are not in order lol)

[neilb]

Did you lay the beam back just a few degrees more over stock to give her a little more caster for better handling?
Justin

only a little lol, probably 2 deg at most

[JTR70]

Impressive Neil! Did you lay the beam back just a few degrees more over stock to give her a little more caster for better handling? Nice work and really like your frame dolly.
Justin