Resto Oval '56 Deluxe "Marie"

rud helsen · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject:

repost of the latest pictures on the rear corner since the stupid photobucket still isn't working Wink

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rud helsen · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:46 am Post subject:

vandaag ook nog is flink uit men pijp gekomen... achterkant is nu volledig af. Cool

en een totaal beeldje Wink

rud helsen · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:43 am Post subject:

update... pictures say more than words...

rud helsen · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:58 pm Post subject:

Small update;

belgianboxer · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:14 pm Post subject:

Nice work !! Seems this Oval is going to be a star on the Belgian VW shows soon Cool

rud helsen · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:20 am Post subject:

ARTIFACT · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:42 pm Post subject:

I love those hand made panels / patches... wow!! I itch to shape some steel whenever i look at this thread. Awesome
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L331 Horizon Blue January 1957 Canadian Deluxe Oval Beetle

rud helsen · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:47 am Post subject:

some more work done;

nax · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:59 am Post subject:

great work!

rud helsen · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:50 am Post subject:

rud helsen · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:01 am Post subject:

hereby the update;
pictures say more than words...

rud helsen · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:17 am Post subject:

some parts in primer already! very happy with the result! Wink

johnshenry · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:23 pm Post subject:

Wow. VERY nice work. I love to see pics of body work fabrication. I see a lot of "hack" work but yours is very, very nice. I will ahve to do similar work on my '51.

Keep the pics coming, we all await a picture of the finished project!!!!
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John Henry

'57 Deluxe
'56 Single Cab

rud helsen · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject:

johnshenry · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:24 pm Post subject:

Question Rud, how are making these "pressing" type parts:

Are making some kind if die/press?

Are you hammer forming the pressing along some kind of hard edge a little bit at a time?

Or are you just free-hammering the pressing?

(Hope that makes sense).

I will have to fabricate a few such parts....
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John Henry

'57 Deluxe
'56 Single Cab

rud helsen · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:15 pm Post subject:

John,

I made this just "free-hamering" since I'd made this one before already so it wasn't that har to do it again ...

But I've used several other techniques like th ones you're mentioning here... Which one is the best? - Depends on the type of sheet tha you want to create at that time I think.

If you have a piece of thick metal lying around some where you can cut the shape out as well en hammer it around it (just the curve will do...) or a piece of wood (hard wood, like oak or teak, ...) carve the press in here and start hammering but that's for more complicated parts I think.
But the real thing is a bead roller of coarse!!! Laughing

but... quite expensive of coarse Rolling Eyes

broz · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:41 am Post subject:

Man your skills are amazing, makes me want to go out and do mine now?
What gauge steel did you use for the replacements? Cheers

rud helsen · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:57 am Post subject:

piet&som · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:47 pm Post subject:

Great work Rud!!

One suggestion about the old licence plate holes in your decklid:
do they match with the new to be used plates? If not you can weld them up and relocate new ones for the current new size plates.
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Oval 54 Light Beige, Oval 53 Metalblue.

rud helsen · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:40 am Post subject:


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