This weekend's progress... Jake finishing up on the seat bolsters.
We don't always have the right tools to use, so on occasion we make them. This corner of the panel needed a sharper shape on the anvil
With both bolsters done and fitted to the rear seat, Jake media blasted both and hung them up in the booth where he applied some SPI Epoxy primer.
Meanwhile Mike and I worked on getting the driver's side of the console folded up..
We started by using the tipping die in the Lennox for thinning the bend lines. This both gives a sharper bend and also gives a "feel" for when the press brake's upper die is located in the proper bend location.
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Here's the highly technical back stop used to set the fold distance. We have a growing collection of these starting as the dimensional requirements change..
With two sides now, a spacer was made to clamp in the middle to hold our proper width..
Seats above are all the way forward, compare front location to next picture where they have been moved back to normal location, as well as mocking up the Chevelle shifter..
Next we'll get the radius pieces added and start on the internal structures of the console.