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Ognib

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I have heard of his toronado build but not the avanti.

The mk II is the one I'm familiar with.

Did a search, on the site where he posts, for the toro, but no results.

Do you by chance have links?

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Grill & radiator were joined with pins in sockets.

Easily separated with razor saw.

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I was able to reach the mounting tabs on both springs with a small rotary saw, in the dremel.

Crossmembers released with just a gentle nudge using a small screwdriver as a lever bar.

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Only damage is the slight raggedness on the left end of the center cm.

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So, back to the drawing board.

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So here's what's fixin to happen.

I've got a shape.

I've got a piece of flat sheet metal that I want to conform to that shape.

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To accomplish this the metal will have to be either stretched or shrank.

Folds in the paper represent where the shrinks will need to be, in order to accomplish the final shape.

Rather than just a few pleats in the paper, the metal will recieve a series of smaller shrinks all along the edge of the fender.

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On this side, you'll notice that the folds go very deep into the paper.

The metal shapers who's work I've studied, all buid a panel of this nature in two pieces.

By doing this, a series of smaller shrinks will be pulled to the seam line where the two will be welded together.

An easier, more controllable way to work the panel.

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looks like you are making some great progress Ray, can't wait to see how it turns out!

Little bit at a time.

Still a lot of research going on...constructing good pictures in my head, so I can "see" what to do on the bench.

awsome !! just awsome

Thanks, Richard.

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Laying out the grid for cross templates & inner fender edge profile.

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What a great design!

The pure elegance of simplicity.

Gonna be tricky carving all of this in to the maple, crisply, accurately & with proper perspective & relief.

A worthy challenge!

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I've been thinking about the feature lines on this body.

They are only .030" or so tall.

My thoughts have been to use .016" for body skins, & I'm wondering how crisply this will form around such small dimensioned feature lines on the buck.

If I tig the body together, I could safely solder over previously welded panel join lines without fear of "de-bonding" previous work.

So my thoughts are to perhaps solder aluminum wire to the body skin & final shape the feature lines with dremel & files.

It would certainly shorten the length of time required to do the bucks...not having to carve in such delicate features.

Any feedback on this will be appreciated.

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Ray, why not add the body line feature to the buck after it is initially shaped, it would be a lot easier to add it rather than try and sculpt it in to the buck, you could use brass or even wood, then tack it or screw it on possibly, then work the fastener heads last.

just a thought

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