Her Majesty's DBS Re-Restoration Update: Metalwork
Gebruder Gumbold
San FranciscoPosts: 541MI6 Agent
Dear AJB Friends,
More and very tedious metalwork on our Sharknose:
The aluminum is brought up to temp using a handheld blowtorch.
Next, a special MIG welder made for aluminum work is used- fantastic penetration. This will prevent cracking later in life as the ally body flexes. No filler needed following the very precise metal finish work...
Various grinders, belt sanders, roloc discos, rotary files, and good old fashioned hand files are used to achieve a seamless finish...
As good as new! Actually, this grille will fit better than when she originally left Newport Pagnell.
Here are the repro ducts available. Naturally, they don't quite fit, so I will make my own inners, and modify the outers...
Cardboard mockups of the inner duct, RH side. Such fun to work inside of that small space, plays havoc with my arthritis.
The front stoneguard panels also did not fit, so cardboard and tape to make new patterns.
Well, that's it for this update. Work is progressing very slowly at this stage, as we can spend hours just in one area, going inch by inch. This eats up the time, and the budget. For those of you hoping to someday restore your dream Bond car, please keep all of this in mind. That $100K goes really fast when the hours start adding up...
Cheers, Tom
More and very tedious metalwork on our Sharknose:
The aluminum is brought up to temp using a handheld blowtorch.
Next, a special MIG welder made for aluminum work is used- fantastic penetration. This will prevent cracking later in life as the ally body flexes. No filler needed following the very precise metal finish work...
Various grinders, belt sanders, roloc discos, rotary files, and good old fashioned hand files are used to achieve a seamless finish...
As good as new! Actually, this grille will fit better than when she originally left Newport Pagnell.
Here are the repro ducts available. Naturally, they don't quite fit, so I will make my own inners, and modify the outers...
Cardboard mockups of the inner duct, RH side. Such fun to work inside of that small space, plays havoc with my arthritis.
The front stoneguard panels also did not fit, so cardboard and tape to make new patterns.
Well, that's it for this update. Work is progressing very slowly at this stage, as we can spend hours just in one area, going inch by inch. This eats up the time, and the budget. For those of you hoping to someday restore your dream Bond car, please keep all of this in mind. That $100K goes really fast when the hours start adding up...
Cheers, Tom
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