It's not deer season Greg! But thanks for lookin out

I have never built a buck so I am pretty stoked with how it is taking shape. Just doing what makes sense to me.

I am excited to begin what I know and that is sheetmetal!

I am proud to share with you guys that the Ruptured Duck is now an official proud supporter of the Homes for Our Troops charity!
This means that I have committed to donate 45% of the sale of the completed car to their cause! I am very excited about this opportunity to help severely injured veterans whose sacrifices will never be thanked enough. Check out their website at www.hfotusa.com

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O.M.G
Where did you learn to do all this? Amazing !!!:beavis:

Pretty Awesome !!

Keep it up I am looking forward to the metal phase of this build.

Curious, why do you use 3/4 ply instead of 1/2 or even 1/4?

Is it for when your shaping the metal? more meat/wood to bend around?

Just curious, its def fun to watch..,,

Well the thicker plywood is stronger and lest flimsy, doesnt warp as easy over time. The metal wont be bent over the wood, just formed to fit the shape of it. Thanks for following along

Well I was able to get the main body pretty much wrapped up this weekend, finish a little fine tuning and its ready for metal.

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So does this mean you are going to be starting the metal work this week.

Spotted a picture on Instagram of the very first piece of sheet metal started.

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Well I am very excited and proud to share my first sheet metal fabrication photos with you all.

Completed the top of the cowl and got a good start on the left side of the cowl.

Enjoy!

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I added a little polish to the panel to see how the shapes flow.

This panel is all one piece. Not one weld on it


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You sir are truly talented

Nice! I gotta say, it's pretty cool to see how you do this. Man I can't wait to see the car in person.

Thanks Marty, I'm just wingin it

Thank you Curtis, I can't wait to see it either!

Looks great Brycen! I'm really enjoying this come together, thanks for sharing the process.

:thumbsup:

That's okay - if that's what you're in to.... I guess.



LOL



Hey B - I have a question for you! If you build the body and weld it all up on the buck - how do you get the buck out from the inside?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Joking.


It's going to be awesome - and you already know what I think of your skills.



XOXO

Exceptional Brycen!

It's an honor to watch this project from vision to implementation. :thumbsup:

Amazing, I'm trying to fit a quarter panel, and he's making one. HAHA

I love seeing the steps. Could you show more how you made the flanges and on the side panel how you made the protrusion for the side?
:king:

Frickin sweet man!!

:y0!:
Alright, help us fill in some of the steps here. I'm with you on shrinking the front 90* degree leg on the cowl; then for the second horizontal leg, did you run it through a turning die in a bead roller then stretch it, or hammer form over an anvil then stretch it back out?? I'm guessing the windshield flange used the same process?

3003 aluminum? What gauge?

Thanks for the lessons in sheet metal mastery! Can't wait to see more! :theresa:

Thanks for following!

Thanks Greg, your sence of humor is always appreciated

Thanks Scott

Thanks, I will post pics of the process on the next few panels

It is .063 3003 H14 aluminum, I used our Lazze Beadroller to turn the flanges both directions in collaboration with the Eckold Kraftformer to shrink and stretch them into shape. I have 6 hours in both pieces as you see them in the pictures.

Thanks for following!

For the uniformed - the Eckold is about a $10,000 machine -- and the Lazze Bead Roller is another $5,000 ===== and then you have to have SKILLS!! PRICELESS

Well that rules me out. I have no skills and the thought of spending $15,000 on two machines that I would have to spend years to learn and the fact that I don't have any free time. I will continue to sub out my stuff to guys like Brycen.

Thank God people like him still exist today.

Amazing work!

That rules out 999 of 1000 people -- maybe more!

I could only dream of having the skill to even know where to start!

The same job can be done on machines that cost less, however the machines are like the Ferrari over the kia, you can still drive to work just not as fast.

At the end of the day its 11 years of practice that allows me to do what I do. I believe anyone could learn in that time

Awesome! Thanks for the info man! Lazze's stuff looks really nice, that guys got it figured out.

Hahaha I feel better about my Harbor Freight results! :) Keep showing us how the pros work! So fun!

So I guess Craigslist will be a bust for trying to find one. HAHA

Brycen has the talent for sure. I would watch a 6hr video just to see the process done. Amazing talent.

You could always buy the small English Wheel I have sitting in my warehouse. I would sell it to you cheap.

ps 11 years huh I am not sure that would help me as I would only be able to devote about 3 hours maybe 4 hours a week to practice.

But if you enjoy learning it does the time really matter?

You are correct and I love learning and I do my best to do what I am good at which isn't much. But it's at least a little more then some.

ps - I sent you a text

I have always wanted one, but at this point, spending money on that would just further delay the car. This stuff does interest me, I just don't have time or money at this point.

Well I have some exciting news to share and also some update pictures.

The "Ruptured Duck" will be attending SEMA 2016 as an unfinished car. You will be able to see the car up close in the Trick-tools booth which is not far from the Ford booth in front of central hall!

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Here are some progress pics for you all



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This triple step for the front door jam.
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Holy shizznit... that's pimp!

You know, most people just bolt trim onto their car, not build it into the panel.

I am fighting something like that in my big rig build, where one of the panels we repurposed has trim built in... now I need to continue it down the side of the rig.

You better get your ass to work then!!!



LOL

I bet its easy for him to be motivated to get up and go to work everyday. LOL.

That's a dream job.