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Offline hitz

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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2009, 01:56:38 AM »
Sum,

  Looking good! You may be the King of the inovators!!  :-o

  Maybe we'll both be able to make SpeedWeek this year?

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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2009, 08:50:51 AM »
Looking good Sum, what kind of sheet metal are you covering it with, aluminum or steel?
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2009, 10:41:56 AM »
Quote from: Rchop on February 24, 2009, 08:50:51 AM
Looking good Sum, what kind of sheet metal are you covering it with, aluminum or steel?

Thanks Harv, but I only get ideas where others have gone before me and maybe changed them a little.

For the body I'm using .050 3003 Aluminum and so far it seems to be a good choice, but I don't have anything to compare it to since this is my first effort with working with aluminum.  I did do the body work on my truck, so I have some experience with 20 gauge cold rolled steel, but that was my first experience really doing body work also and I didn't have to start from scratch there.  When I went east in December I also picked up a couple sheets of .063 3003 aluminum just in case I needed something heavier someplace.

c ya,

Sum
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2009, 11:56:28 AM »
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Sum, are you shooting for this years SW?

Everything looks great.

Curious to see how you will approach the air inlet for the motor.


ALSO

After your first run if you decide that driving that fast is not your cup of tea, I will be happy to suit up and take it for a spin with the peddle mashed for ya……


LOL


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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2009, 12:15:08 PM »
Hi Sum, I was wondering if you have been annealing the aluminum panels before they are formed?  Are you free forming some of the bigger panels? On the top piece, did you use a "hammerform pattern" or free form? Would it be possible for you to capture "sum" of your techniques with the camera? Hey, I know you are busier than a 1 armed paper hanger with all the projects going on so if this these questions require to much time to answer, I DO Understand. Take Care, Mike R.
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2009, 12:45:48 PM »
Hey JH dont you have an extra busa motor? That might get you a ride!! :roll:
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2009, 01:59:51 PM »
Quote from: Jonny Hotnuts on February 24, 2009, 11:56:28 AM
...Sum, are you shooting for this years SW?

Heck I was shooting for SW last year  :cry: and I'm afraid to make any predictions yet.  Let's see how far I am in May.

Quote from: Jonny Hotnuts on February 24, 2009, 11:56:28 AM
.........Curious to see how you will approach the air inlet for the motor................

The air inlet for the NA motor starts here.........

http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/bvillecar-3/construction%20page-116.html



Quote from: Jonny Hotnuts link=topic=5603.msg81357#msg81357 date=1235494588........[b
ALSO[/b]

After your first run if you decide that driving that fast is not your cup of tea, I will be happy to suit up and take it for a spin with the peddle mashed for ya……...

Well............

Quote from: fredvance on February 24, 2009, 12:45:48 PM
Hey JH don't you have an extra busa motor? That might get you a ride!! :roll:

c ya,

Sum
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2009, 02:06:43 PM »
Quote from: pookie on February 24, 2009, 12:15:08 PM
Hi Sum, I was wondering if you have been annealing the aluminum panels before they are formed?  Are you free forming some of the bigger panels? On the top piece, did you use a "hammerform pattern" or free form? Would it be possible for you to capture "sum" of your techniques with the camera? Hey, I know you are busier than a 1 armed paper hanger with all the projects going on so if this these questions require to much time to answer, I DO Understand. Take Care, Mike R.

I have not annealed any of the aluminum to this point.  The 3003 is pretty soft.  Now for some of the more complicated areas I might have to if they get work hardened.  Every thing has been free formed to fit the body mounts that form like a wire form.  The body mounts and how I formed the aluminum is on the site and if you can't find the pages let me know, but here is the index page....

http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/bvillecar/bvillecarindexpage.html

........... most of what you are asking about is from page 124 on, but if you can't find what you want there get back to me.

Hope to see you at El Mirage maybe next November again,

Sum
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #23 on: May 11, 2009, 07:39:07 PM »
I needed some inspiration to drag my moldy bag out to the garage -

So I came here. :lol:

Thanks, Sum!

Chris
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #24 on: May 12, 2009, 01:52:52 PM »
Very Nice, lovely fabrication especially on the panel work but you may need a few more skin pins by the time they are done.
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #25 on: May 13, 2009, 01:10:15 AM »
Oz, you said   SKIN PINS ? Sum must be getting acupuncture treatment.



Yeah, I know.


We call 'um Clecos.
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #26 on: May 13, 2009, 12:16:43 PM »
No matter how many Clecos you have, they aren't enough....or they are the wrong size.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #27 on: July 17, 2009, 11:25:27 AM »

 Hey Sum you ok? Hope to see you at speedweek.

     JL222 :cheers:
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #28 on: July 19, 2009, 02:41:47 PM »
John, Sumner has been out sailing, on the water. I don't know what has come over him.
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Re: Finally back on track again.........
« Reply #29 on: July 19, 2009, 05:20:37 PM »
ya think he is trying to wash the salt bugs off?
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