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Old 01-03-2015, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CobraV8;13****0
So you are implying that the panels are hammer/stretch formed like the Kirkham panels? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBX8u8gVik4

I started to do some panel beating and english wheel stuff recently, but I can hardly believe it is possible or economical to do such a large panel in one piece.

If you don't mind,could you please post some additional pictures? I'm not saying it can't be done, however I can barely believe it makes sense in terms of saving of time. Usually if a panel gets too large it will be easier to make out of several smaller pieces that are welded together.
Hi, I dont mind.
We are not using the English wheel. To use it you have to split the body in many parts and fabricate them individualy. After this you have to weld them together.
We developed our own special tooling....which for sure will generate unbelievable speculations on this forum...but what matters are the results.