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Overlay Panels for a Car Project
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Measuring the shape
This is a project that started to take shape sometime in the mid 2010s. I’m going to hold back some of the details and let the story unfold on it...
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Massaging the Numbers
With measurements in hand I now can enter them into a spreadsheet. Then I can create curves that run vertically on the doors. [image.png] And ...
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Finalizing the Shapes
Lazyman suggested I should verify my form shapes by checking an inverse of the forms against the car profile. This gave me a chance to try out th...
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Cutting the Forms
I use a more error proof method to tile the forms in the CNC. There are 2 reference holes in a temporary spoil board. Two matching holes are cut in...
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Building the Strong Back
The strong back is built with a top and bottom layer of OSB and a frame between them. This yields a very stiff structure that will maintain flatnes...
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Mounting the Forms
I drew location lines on the strong back for each form. After cutting a set of mounting cleats I start to mount the forms. [image.png] The first...
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Plan and Prepare the Strips
With the forms in place and templates for the fender curves, door handle and side light I can verify the basic layout of the strip fields. The fie...
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Car Modifications Revealed
Most of this part is taken from one of the later comments in the previous part. I have been holding back the details on how the car is going to be ...
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Installing Strips
The first strip to install is the center ash trim. A dab of hot melt glue is put onto the green tape between the pencil marks for the center trim....
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Adjusting the Design
There has been an aspect of the panel layout that has been bugging me. Now seems as good of a time as any to see if there is anything I can do abo...
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