Custom bumper tuck and hood on my 89

[Half Assed]

nice welds

 

[KennyK]

nice welds

Thanks

 

[phstratton]

nice welds

I was thinking the same thing...


*Side Note...your avatar is very distracting lol

 

[hawkeyez71]

Iv never seen the HD hood before but man do I like the look of it!

 

[Horns]

Mad skills bro.

 

[great white]

I think you are doing exceptionally well for your first time bumping.

If you're talking about the shrinker/stretcher that you get at places like eastwood with the pull handles, they're not much good for large panel pieces. They're more for edge pieces like a wheel well lip.

Keep at it as you're doing and you'll get there. People have been bangin' shapes out the same way for decades, although it's become a bit of a lost art to do it by hand. Your biggest challenge will to be to get both left and right sides to be the same. On a hood piece, even a small variance from side to side is going to jump right out at you. But it seems like you have the patience to keep working to perfection!

English wheels and powered planishing hammers with shrinking/stretching faces are the big fabricating shop ways.

Cheers

 

[GMCTRUCKS]

Truck looks killer you have much talent keep posting pic's.

Maybe some PIAA or Catz driving lights IN the bumper would look good.

 

[ChrisAU]

Looks great!

 

[KennyK]

I think you are doing exceptionally well for your first time bumping.

If you're talking about the shrinker/stretcher that you get at places like eastwood with the pull handles, they're not much good for large panel pieces. They're more for edge pieces like a wheel well lip.

Keep at it as you're doing and you'll get there. People have been bangin' shapes out the same way for decades, although it's become a bit of a lost art to do it by hand. Your biggest challenge will to be to get both left and right sides to be the same. On a hood piece, even a small variance from side to side is going to jump right out at you. But it seems like you have the patience to keep working to perfection!

English wheels and powered planishing hammers with shrinking/stretching faces are the big fabricating shop ways.

Cheers

Yea that's what I was talking about
I just think it will be a lot easier to stretch the bottom with the tool after I shrink the top by hand
And I made them curved t-dollies so it will help me try and get the same shape from side to side

 

[KennyK]

Truck looks killer you have much talent keep posting pic's.

Maybe some PIAA or Catz driving lights IN the bumper would look good.

Thanks
Think I'm going to just keep it simple