Henny B's Journal

Still On The Same Panel

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:10:19 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

You guys have to excuse me. I got myself a cheapy English wheel. So I can teach myself a new skill. Here are some pictures of the progress and the wheel. I can tell you here is a lot of learning to do. To make the right movements in one supple go. Keeping the panel level. And the more it's start to shine. The more you see the the imperfection, you just rolled in. But it's fun. Henny

<Last photo before the wheel>

<The wheel>

<Last photo after the wheel>

Posted 2015-03-03 16:10:19 by Henny B

The Picture That Didn't Load And Some More.

Sat, 07 Feb 2015 12:06:03 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

Sheet metal working.

<Pattern cut loose so it can lay flat. The sheet roughly cut>

<One afternoon hammering>

<Two afternoons>

Posted 2015-02-07 12:06:03 by Henny B

Trying To Form Some Sheet Aluminum

Sat, 07 Feb 2015 11:55:47 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

The panel is mainly formed by shrinking. I use shrinking forks to pull the tuck in the metal, and a flat wooden stump to hammer it flat. I suggest looking at some YouTube videos on sheet metal shrinking.

<Cardboard pattern>

<Three afternoons of shrinking and a bit of planishing>

<I have to make some more tools. Mainly hand dollys I am missing.>

Posted 2015-02-07 11:55:47 by Henny B

Making The Buck Or Is It Bug For The Tail.

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:31:48 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

I have been practicing on some scrap alloy, with shrinking the sheet metal I think maybe that I can pull it of. So as a good boat builder, I speared out my tail by eye and a piece of plastic used for spearing out stuff.

<Side view this gives me the radius of frame>

<I am not gonna bevel the frames it's only a buck. And I am a novice sheet metal worker>

Posted 2015-02-03 15:31:48 by Henny B

Rolling A Bead With Hand Tools

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:08:20 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

On this panel I had to roll a bead. Folding it over on the backside of the panel, wouldn't have worked. I hope the pictures wil explain. I block the thin alloy rod with a piece of wood and some clamps. Started in the middle where I had a straight line. The rod was only lying against the wood. And then gently tap the panel edge around the rod. In the bend part you take smaller steps with the short side of wood block like in the picture. Henny

<Sticking the panel underneath the side panel, to scribe it of. The front edge was done in the same way, I>	<Rolling the bead with basic tools.>	<Ok not perfect but I can live with this>
<From a distance even better.>

Posted 2015-01-24 13:08:20 by Henny B

Some More Work Done.

Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:18:39 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

Here are some pictures of the progress I made with the panels.

<This bothers me so it has to go>	<Gluing in the alloy stretch metal with ms polymer.>	<Side panel with folded edged>
<One more panel>

Posted 2015-01-21 12:18:39 by Henny B

Children's Seat

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 04:18:15 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

The car was build with mainly me in mind. And since there's an eleven year old driving. It needed a better more comfortable seating arrangement for smaller persons. I still have to design a locking system. For the time being a piece of wood behind it wil lock it in.

<The seat>	<Wooden rail.>	<Seating position when seat at forward position>
<Checking the pedal position>

Posted 2015-01-01 04:18:15 by Henny B

Driven Wheel Copy And Stuff

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:44:49 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

I want to do this in one casting all four tabs with a backplate. And a thougher two component rubber. But less tab and more rubber. And maybe some room for the rubber to go to when compressed by the torque of the engine, or brake. As not to push the assembly apart. this wil need some experimenting. I would keep the woodblock though. Maybe time to play with the backyard foundry. And visit the seller of chemical stuff. For some info on rubber. The net tells me something suitable is out there. You can also observe the poor qualitiy of the laminate but if I seal the edges nobody will be the wiser. It's strong enough for its purpose. And I hope I can hammer the plate over it. First on purpose build dolly or anvil in the round part and on the edge of the steel table for the straight part.

<This a copy of what Mr Mantua did some time ago it's in his journal.>

<If I stick them together I will have a straight six>

<Different angle the white stuff is ms polymer rubber>

Posted 2014-12-17 14:44:49 by Henny B

Fat Mans Flip Up Steering Wheel

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:35:02 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

It works better if you give full rudder and then flip it sideways. But with hindsight I don't need it yet. It.s a bit wobbly but it has no play in it steering wise. I think this is one I am going to change for a more period correct one. But first finish the body till it's covered in aluminum So far as the wood goes now. The tail I might do later in only metal with compound curves. All to be beaten out on a wooden stump. With a dish shape in it. Tons of stuff about it on YouTube.

<image>

Posted 2014-12-17 02:35:02 by Henny B

Trying To Fair The Garage Babe.

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:04:21 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

Trying out some fairing not yet glued with d4 highest rated polyurethane glue. I think the back is allright. Maybe the front wil need epoxy. Also d4 the highest rated but better for filling shitty workmanship. Certainly no polyester from which the fumes tend to go into your brains when your work for years in that industries. Epoxy on the other hand although you can't smell it is more toxic.

<Yeah that looks allright to me.>

<This doesn't fit and looks like shit>

Posted 2014-12-16 16:04:21 by Henny B

Some Photos

Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:07:36 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

Some photos recent and not so recent.

<Mockup>	<Hinged bonnet>	<Radiator other view>
<Laminating some bending ply.>

Posted 2014-12-13 15:07:36 by Henny B

Radiator Shell

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:14:09 -0600

Henny B's Journal --

At least that's what somebody called it on this site. I hammered mine out in stainless, over a purpose made anvil. The stainless is 0.8 mil thickness. Everything needs some tweaking. But I'am getting there

<Anvil in the making.>	<Finished anvil and radiator shell.>	<Template for the stainless taken off the anvil with cardboard>
<First fitting off the shell>

Posted 2014-12-08 14:14:09 by Henny B

Fitting The Bonnet

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:01:29 -0500

Henny B's Journal --

This quit a workout. I deserve an extra beer this evening. I first put the general direction of the curve In them whilst clamped down in the midlle fore and aft and then finished it on the front tire. This worked suprisingly well.

<image>

Posted 2014-10-24 09:01:29 by Henny B

Different Solutions Maybe

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:54:19 -0500

Henny B's Journal --

Photo nr 1: different return spring,push instead of pull Photo nr 2: some toys Photo nr 3 engine to far to the back of the car. It will be in the way constructing the tail

<image>

Posted 2014-10-20 06:54:19 by Henny B

THE Promissed Pictures

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:16:19 -0500

Henny B's Journal --

Cardboard pattern for the hood, and the solution for forgetting ackerman angle.

<image>

Posted 2014-10-18 09:16:19 by Henny B

The Build So Far.

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:43:04 -0500

Henny B's Journal --

I just took the Bugatti t37 for a spin. It seems to work well. It just flies off like a bat out of hell. I made a mistake buying my axle sprocket 72 tooth versus a 10 tooth on the cvt. The private parking lot isn't big enough to reach full speed. It has a 20 km speed limit too. But crossing the public road ( illegal) from our parking lot to the one across the street, which goes around a building. I put the pedal to the wood. Even the fact that I forgot to weld in the castor in my front axle setup, didn't affect the steering in a hugely negative way. I didn't let my hands of the wheel though, to see if it would go straight. To chicken i guess. Later when I take it apart for panting I will fix the castor. Today I made the cardboard pattern for the hood. and bought a piece of 2 mm alloy. I will post images later, because I am a complete computer nitwit and somebody has to show me how again.

Posted 2014-10-17 08:43:04 by Henny B