Saw this on the net. Thought some may like to see it.
Making a Monaro 1/4
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, Mar 05 2016 01:13 PM
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Posted 05 March 2016 - 01:13 PM
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Posted 05 March 2016 - 02:47 PM
Not bad old Peter
Real craftsman
Real craftsman
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Posted 05 March 2016 - 02:51 PM
Dirtbag has just done one as well.
He has got some interesting stuff on Facebook
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Posted 06 March 2016 - 07:51 AM
Had to chuckle when he said, "You don't need any fancy equipment, just basic hand tools."
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"Just gonna put this into the English Wheel to get the crown."
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Posted 06 March 2016 - 09:14 AM
English wheel isnt fancy equipment.
Pretty basic tin tapper tool.
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Posted 06 March 2016 - 09:49 AM
They used to have a panel beating segment as part of a show on TVS. Very educational.
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Posted 07 March 2016 - 08:02 PM
English wheel isnt fancy equipment.
Pretty basic tin tapper tool.
Haha, yeah let me just slip on down to Autobarn to get one.
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Posted 07 March 2016 - 08:39 PM
Hare and Forbes 
Haha, yeah let me just slip on down to Autobarn to get one.
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Posted 10 March 2016 - 07:03 PM
I'm being facetious, Bart. Machineryhouse.com.au is a great place to get all the right tools. Metal Man Tools do a good one for about $600 or so. $140 freight.
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Posted 11 March 2016 - 08:12 PM
Amazing. I wonder how long it took them?
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Posted 16 March 2016 - 06:53 PM
^^^ If they could do that inside of a week I'd be impressed.
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Posted 18 March 2016 - 08:20 PM
I was there when they were filming this... amazing to watch the man at work. Around 80hrs per qtr
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Posted 19 March 2016 - 09:26 PM
^^^ That does not surprise me.
What does surprise me is: HOW ON EARTH did they get it so smooth after the hammer work?
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Posted 19 March 2016 - 10:30 PM
Peter told me that it was closer to 100 hours to make.
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Posted 20 March 2016 - 06:51 PM
Probably hammer and dolly and English wheel
There are other reciprocating machines that will give it a good finish but I think Peter did this with hand tools. I think.
There are other reciprocating machines that will give it a good finish but I think Peter did this with hand tools. I think.
^^^ That does not surprise me.
What does surprise me is: HOW ON EARTH did they get it so smooth after the hammer work?
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Posted 27 May 2016 - 07:44 PM
Yeah I saw it too, very impressive stuff. It looks relatively straight forward when you watch the tutorials but the reality is anything but. For a start you need a solid workbench to mount the tools off and that is not possible with out a work shop. In order to create the panel you also need a solid buck. In order to create the buck you need the right wood working skills and tools. There is nothing simple about any of these processes if you don' have the money either. Only once you have the skills, tools, money and time to invest in them and the buck its self can you even begin to start the fabrication process. Oh one minor thing I forgot to mention, you need the original vehicle with which you can get the measurements for the buck. Its easy to see why these quarter panels sell any where from one to two grand when you take into consideration the amount of time money and skill invested into each one.
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Posted 28 May 2016 - 07:55 AM
Yeah I saw it too, very impressive stuff. It looks relatively straight forward when you watch the tutorials but the reality is anything but.
It always looks easy when you see an expert working their craft.
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