David's Monocoque Build

[David mono]

Over the the last week I made the hammer form for 2443 Rear Window Frame and the pattern for 2549 Glass. I intend to RTV some 3/16 or 1/4 steel to the hammer form surface this way it will hold up to use.

 

[David mono]

Rear bulkhead window frame blank ready to go .

 

[Ryan L]

David,

When you get these parts formed up, what are you doing with them?
Do you give them a coat of 1k etch/weld through primer and then put them in storage? are they going in a closed container with a bunch of desiccant to protect the parts from rust whilst you get more parts formed up?

I feel I should also start doing some of what you are doing. At present I have just been working on collecting and restoring the bolt on parts whilst I finish my CAD work. Trying to plan ahead.

Keep up the good work.

Ryan

 

[David mono]

David,

When you get these parts formed up, what are you doing with them?
Do you give them a coat of 1k etch/weld through primer and then put them in storage? are they going in a closed container with a bunch of desiccant to protect the parts from rust whilst you get more parts formed up?

I feel I should also start doing some of what you are doing. At present I have just been working on collecting and restoring the bolt on parts whilst I finish my CAD work. Trying to plan ahead.

Keep up the good work.

Ryan

I wipe them down with WD40 and store them in a heated room, any surface rust I treat with Evapo-Rust and a Scotchbrite pad.

 

[David mono]

Got the steel glued to the MDF with RTV, settled on one eighth steel. Radiused the edge, sanded the surface and ran a file over looking for high spots. I was able to buy an offcut for $2.20 CAN a pound.

 

[Ryan L]

Is that to hammer form the blank over?

 

[David mono]

Is that to hammer form the blank over?

Yes, the hammer form.

 

[David mono]

2443 rear window frame. With the 20ga steel blank clamped and pined it's time to start tapping the steel over the form. IM000011 is the first pass. IM000014 tucks develop and the low tuck must be pulled out and more tapping to get IM000018.

 

[David mono]

2443 Cont. Put the blank back on the form after trim to get the corners in more. Very light tapping on the dolly to get the corners in even more, tap to hard and the metal will stretch in a area you want to shrink.

 

[Pedro]

Thanks for sharing David, very nice work.