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bobs409 · 05-10-2003, 09:20 AM

Just used my 6 inch bench vise. Doing the bends was the easy part. A matter of minutes. Took longer to cut out the hood. (I used a jigsaw with metal cutting blade)

All your doing is the same thing the repro people do, only on a smaller scale.

I can do this type of work but embarrasingly, never used a fax. LOL

I think the pattern would be too big for one anyway.

You could always buy a repro, make the pattern and then send it back.

You only need one as all you do is flip the pattern over to make the mirror image for the other side.

Once you see a repro and hold one, you'll see how easy it is to make.

05-10-2003, 09:20 AM	#7
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	Just used my 6 inch bench vise. Doing the bends was the easy part. A matter of minutes. Took longer to cut out the hood. (I used a jigsaw with metal cutting blade) All your doing is the same thing the repro people do, only on a smaller scale. I can do this type of work but embarrasingly, never used a fax. LOL I think the pattern would be too big for one anyway. You could always buy a repro, make the pattern and then send it back. You only need one as all you do is flip the pattern over to make the mirror image for the other side. Once you see a repro and hold one, you'll see how easy it is to make. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10



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