Ironworks & Fairway Chevrolet build a 55 Chevy street sleeper monster.

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by FlameBroiled

If Rodger really showed how much bodywork it takes to build a car of this caliber.... dust would be pouring out of all of our computers.

I guess Endless hours are better than Countless hours....$$$

Nobody understands just how much work it takes... until they do it? or Pay For it??

Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks


Its funny you say that. Just the other day I had a conversation with a customer about how much work we actually forget we did after the car is done. You don't realize 4 guys worked full time on 1 project for a 1 calendar year to do all the many things we forget about once its all done.

I'm just glad to have customers who understand enough to pay the bills and stand in line to build one car after the other. Both of these cars are going under the knife very soon for repeat customers. If I had the man power we would be starting on them now. That blows my mind more then anything.

[ironworks]

1st coat of primer.

[tubbed69]

Amazing work as always Roger,love these cars

[hiwayman]

Rodger would it be possible to detail the welding? the heat setting , pulse or no pulse , foot controller , tungsten size , hey thanks Darrin

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by hiwayman

Rodger would it be possible to detail the welding? the heat setting , pulse or no pulse , foot controller , tungsten size , hey thanks Darrin

I'm gonna guess your meaning sheetmetal.

I find as a starting point you set you welder for every .001 material thickness with steel you run one amp. So .065 steel is set at 65 amps or .125 steel is 125 amps. This is just a base line for the amperage you can adjust with your with your pedal. So guys foot pulse the weld, so they will do 7 pumps and weld about 3/4 to 1 inch and cool it off with water or compressed air. Tungsten size really doesn't matter a bunch on thinner stuff but a small tungsten will carry a lower voltage a bit more stable and a big tungsten will carry a larger amp load for thicker material.

All of the settings and tungsten doesn't mean a thing if you can't cut and fit the sheetmetal tightly. If the gap is bigger it will require you to adjust everything and put alot more heat into the panel which will mean that it is more distorted then it should or could be. You have to do everything to minimize your heat. Put the least amount of heat into the panel means the less your gonna have to fix with a hammer and dolly or shrinking wheel or a rose bud.

When I bring a new guy in only let the guy tack parts together for a few weeks until I know he can control his heat. If he has to do these big ass tacks that have huge heat affected zones he is not going to be welding just yet.

Tig welding is all about fit up for all material thickness's. Fit up, Fit up, Fit up.

[Dave Pratt]

The way you chopped the body blows me away.The car looks sinister all slimmed-down.One of the best 55 builds I've ever seen...fantastic work by you and your crue...

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by Dave Pratt

The way you chopped the body blows me away.The car looks sinister all slimmed-down.One of the best 55 builds I've ever seen...fantastic work by you and your crue...

Thanks I have wanted to do this to a 55 Chevy for years. Its a huge task and has to be done with in reason. Too much and it looks funny and to little and its a waste of time. We have done this to 4 or 5 cars over the years. If done right it give it a killer stance but most people will have no idea what was really done to the car. The front bumper on this car is physically 3 inch lower then stock in relation to the rocker.

[WSSix]

Originally Posted by ironworks

Thanks I have wanted to do this to a 55 Chevy for years. Its a huge task and has to be done with in reason. Too much and it looks funny and to little and its a waste of time. We have done this to 4 or 5 cars over the years. If done right it give it a killer stance but most people will have no idea what was really done to the car. The front bumper on this car is physically 3 inch lower then stock in relation to the rocker.

This is why you guys are some of the best in the business. As I said way back at the beginning of this thread, I'd have no idea what was done to the car if you hadn't shown it to us. I think in so many instances, the best built cars are the ones you almost don't realize are heavily modified when looking at them.

[Al Moreno]

I got to say Raga, you are really out doing yourself on this one.....

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by WSSix

This is why you guys are some of the best in the business. As I said way back at the beginning of this thread, I'd have no idea what was done to the car if you hadn't shown it to us. I think in so many instances, the best built cars are the ones you almost don't realize are heavily modified when looking at them.

Originally Posted by Al Moreno

I got to say Raga, you are really out doing yourself on this one.....

Thanks guys. Like I always say, we can only be as good as the customer will let us. Greg is a great friend and customer. And he is hooked on cars real bad.