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Robert Haas · 11-08-2018, 07:59 PM

Building the sheet metal for the engine compartment is challenging. The plan is to make it look like it was a factory creation. Lots of intricate multi compound curves and planes all forming what the factory could have done with a large stamping press. Lay out is time consuming.

We use a construction laser to project the finish point of one parts plane onto the curved part it will be married to.

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11-08-2018, 07:59 PM	#295
Robert Haas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Salinas Ca. Posts: 625	Re: Two is easier then one 1965 GMC S/W/BB build Building the sheet metal for the engine compartment is challenging. The plan is to make it look like it was a factory creation. Lots of intricate multi compound curves and planes all forming what the factory could have done with a large stamping press. Lay out is time consuming. We use a construction laser to project the finish point of one parts plane onto the curved part it will be married to.