Saving A Cosmo Pt8 - Making The Nose Cone
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Making the rest of the nose cone for Bardan's L10A Cosmo.
I greatly underestimated the effort involved to make this panel.
Originally, I tried to make this a year ago in one piece and it defeated me pretty quickly when I couldn't get it to do what I wanted.
A year later with a much better understanding of what the metal will do and it seems to be a success.
Albeit more hours are required to make it perfect, but it is quite close.
(as the old saying goes 90% done...90% to go lol)
Am lucky to have Richard's Cosmo here to reference off as it has no crash damage and really shows how out of shape the other two are.
As requested, I have tried to add more "during the work" clips to this video but there is only so much of the same process (a monkey hitting a panel into a sandbag or hammer & dolly) before it becomes very boring.
I also wear headphones with music playing, so when I record the music stops and working in silence is not something I favour so I might have to get a second camera that I can setup for different angles and "during the work" clips. As always, honest feedback and suggestions are welcomed so I can make these videos less primitive and better to view for you guys.
Wow, great work. This nose cone must be worth a many many thousands of dollars if other cosmos owners are seeking one.
Good day, I am 53, and was a professional mechanic for thirty five years. I've worked on just about everything that has four wheels. I subscribe to over 175 automotive channels,..... and your channel is by far the best! I know how difficult it is to fabricate parts for one off cars, and you're work is absolutely mind blowing! Thank you for posting these vids. BTW, I'm retired and could use a daily update..... lol! Keep posting!😎
Id say make and insta account mate. He posts daily small vids and updates on there. ✌🏼
insta refers to the phone app instagram which you can also access on your pc.
Hey James ,thanks mate, I think I have another 80 years of this before I can retire 😅
As above I do post everyday on stories (which only last 24hrs) of my day to day repairs in stages, sometimes they are for the cars in the video but most of the time they are other cars being worked on in the shop.
Good day my friend are you subscribed to Yorkshire car restoration based here in the UK they are also restoring many classic cars including another cosmo?
Sooo so sooooo many hours goes into your work, it’s amazing to watch
Thanks. Glad you enjoy watching.
I had to laugh at your frustration at the start of the video,only because I have felt that frustration myself but I keep going back for more lol. Great work man I look forward to your videos.
You gotta laugh at it, hillarious that bonking metal like a caveman can create such a frustration when it doesn't go how you want it to 😅 and always have to go back for more, you can't let that piece of metal beat you
definitely an amazing amount of work needed to remake those panels from scratch.
great video as always, and making good progress too!
Thanks mate, yeah I greatly underestimated this one🤣
40mins well.spend. love the attention to detail, with an explanation.
Doing great work, especially for being self taught. The problem you were having with the headlight bucket edge when you were trying to stretch the edge over and over to get it to lay down was it did not need to be stretched. When the panel rocks like that it is the center needing stretched or raised. Or you can shrink the edge to raise the center. what can help you see whats off faster to shorten panel times would be gauges of the panel face. It would show you if the center is correct or if indeed it is the outer edge. You could use cardboard or scrap metal to copy the shape or crown of the center of the panel from a known good and compare it to your hand made panel. Could have saved those hours of beating that panel.
Two words. Patience and resilience. Nice work
Cool made gadgits you are rolling, looks 💯...🙂👍
Solid gold, I hope i was laughing along with you, it sure is an amazing amount of time to get these panels where you want them, hats off to you for persisting 😊
Haha yeah you gotta laugh or you lose, can't let that piece of metal beat you.
It’s absolutely crazy to see you do all this. You really do make those difficult compound and reverse curves look easy. Great work I always look forward to these videos.
just came across your chanel, and have been watching some of your metalshaping videos.
One thing i want to mention apart from your fantastic skills is that I admire the fact that you make your strugles and feelings public as you go along, only a person that has never tried any metalshaping doesn't relate to the things you say, anybody that has done some complex shaping has had these (and worse) toughts many many times, just remember also when you get the job done to look back and enjoy the fantastic work that you are doing, you are an amazing metalshaper and remeber to enjoy your own creations as much as i did.
I take my hat off and i look forward for more videos.
Thanks for the kind words mate, and absolutely, if you arnt stuffing up you arnt learning, no point leaving out the mistakes and problems encountered as no doubt someone will come across the same issue and wonder how to solve them. It's all a big journey to get better and it's only early days, I have another 30+ years of this 🤣
You can easily make the nose cone from panels from another scraped car that closely match the curves of the Cosmo nose cone. Example, there are many bonnet/hoods of cars that have those curves in x and y directions and you would need just a little manipulation to get the perfect Cosmo nose cone. And the plate guage would also be right. The roof section can also be made from scraped car or panel van sections cut oversize and then manipulated into the roof to fit.💫
Just make cardboard cutouts of the shape and other cutouts of the curves, then look around at the scrapyards for the perfect panels.
Patience of a saint.
Just a passer by here but nice work 👍 . As an engineer/ fabricator and designer I can appreciate the time effort and skill involved in your project. In my younger years I would have made the effort but now ,…. ? Just find it easier to dabble in a few race cars and composite bodywork.
Even though I’m quite pedantic and have OCD with many things the concours scene has never been my cup of tea either.
What’s great about content like this is it teaches both old and young new skills. Skills that are vital 😵💫👍🇬🇧
Thanks. Yeah I know what I'd prefer to be doing haha. Much more smiles per miles in your choice 😅, I'm not a big fan of concourse/fully standard cars I prefer restomod which 2/3 of these will be on mx5 floorpans with 13bs to bring them into the 00s.
I definitely understand the frustration but the result is amazing!
Gotta look ugly before it looks good haha, even if you want to headbutt it at the time
Yeh that Milwaukee Slapper is Gold! I might make one myself, I've seen them with a Planishing Hammer Head but not the Slapper!!
Its Very useful , just extremely loud, not neighbours friendly 🤣
When I returned Back to the USA, station at FT Bragg NC, I seen a White with Blue interior RH Drive Cosmo,at a local Junkyard.
I'd never seen one before, had no clue what it was?
Looked under the Bonnet there was a 10A twin Rotor engine in it! I did know RX7 had 12A, and 13Bs and the In 1983/84 The RX7 GLSSE Targa limited came with an option Push through turbo model!
Cute looking retro sports car though, whishe now I'd had salvaged her! Snif, sniff!
Wow that's pretty crazy, if only we knew what old rusty junk would be worth😅 the fate for most of these once the 10a blew up was just to live the rest of its life rotting in a field, now we have the knowledge and technology that rotaries are actually really reliable and lost their bad stigma they received from crazy builders and even worse tuners leading them to fail prematurely.
Just a little advise , when making a return shape (headlight part shown) just mark the center of the radius and stretch from center to the edge only (mainly the edge) by having it facing backwards on the wheel and pull up lightley at the same time .Pull up more or less depending where it needs more curvicer
Thanks Peter I'll give it a try on the nose cone for the other one.
you are a master man
Not yet, another 20 years of this and I will be
Stretching aluminium on a sanbag works well but I have found for steel that only wood or a steel block moves the metal with any speed.
Yep steel moves much slower but the metal on metal contact unfortunately leaves too many marks and has led me to abandon many pieces and start again.
As type64 says, stretching steel on steel or wooden stump creates the stretch needed quickly & is usually smoothed out on the wheel, turned upside down on reverses. Stretching steel into a bag is hollowing & therefore takes much more effort to stretch, because the metal isn't being squashed between anything@@notevn Love what you are doing, keep it up. Peter Tomissini does great vids on metal shaping btw
sensational work
I so appreciate you sharing this rebuild.
I could never afford or develop the skills to do it so am really enjoying watching you.
Thanks mate
serious skills , stunning stuff
Thanks mate
Looking good man. Nice to see that hammer for sand bagging working.
youre mental, loving it
You're a true craftsman mate keep up the great work!!
Cheers man, am on the way there
Insane!
Найвеселіше з ваших відео, що я вже переглянув)))
Як же у вас палає)
Incredible work.
Time lapse is good😊
awesome
Nice work
Thanks mate
Wow.!
Just amazing!
Hi I think your work is fabulous .Just a thought you could lead wipe to finish the fine finish you require
Thanks mate, I could but I also have never done any lead wiping so I will leave it for someone more experienced in the field.
Love it
Your machine should have linear stretching dies with you machine. These should help with reverse curves
It does and I show and use them in the video
Got interrupted and haven't finished watching the whole Vid. Sorry I jumped the gun with the comment. By the way how do you find the machine?
The little hammer, great value for money,but honestly I only bought it for the dies as it is the same 16mm shank as my pullmax and a die set was the same cost as the little hammer including the dies so basicly a free machine, it's a kids toy in comparison, it will shape and I do use it almost daily, but it will take about 20 minutes to linear stretch what the pullmax will do in about 3 minutes. So I only thumbnail shrink and linear stretch with the pullmax and keep the little hammer purely for roughing out shape or planishing, I've had it repaired twice due to top bearing/shaft failure and I only baby it, it seems to be sorted now though has been a few months of hard use with no issue, it is a nice luxury to not have to switch out tooling and have them next to eachother, but i do have plans to build something bigger based on a yoder,as I can't afford one or another brand/remake equivalent.
Damn… hrs and hrs of work. 😅
What sort of amps are you using to tig weld the panels? Is it a straight continuous or a series of tacks?
36-40amps, Tacked every 15mm or so. Planished to shape and then continuous runs end to end for equal heat dispertion.
You do great work good to see! What gauge are you using 20 or 18? Be good if you could get your hands on some 19!!
Thanks mate, umm 0.95mm so that's like 19.5 gauge🤷♂️ ask for 0.9 and you get 0.95
@@notevn Ah right been a while since I've had to order some sheet steel! All metric now! lol Cheers!!
Hard hard work. I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but what gauge of steel are you using to make the repair panels ? Regards.
0.95mm so I think it's 20gauge.
I used to buy lip sections you could buy it in 6 foot lengths 3 , 5 and 7 inch with a half inch lip very handy for places with no bender , my mate made a small bender I borrowed it a couple of times but he would not make one for me .
Would a stand for your sand bag make it easier to use next to the car?
I have one but I prefer to hit on the ground as I'm short and it's comfier to just be on the ground than hit at chest height haha
@@notevn Ok, I was just curious.
You must look at Volvos from the 80’s in envy…
My stagea is as close to a Volvo as you'll see me get 😅
@@notevn - that took so much work too!!
Question:
Can’t clamp the piece the the car and weld to hold it in place?
Unfortunately not as the heat/weld burn through might cause damage to the car I'm copying from, is why I only did a few tacks to hold it together.
4:12 не розумію, чому ти не поклав папір на поверхню щоб дізнатись де потрідно розтягнути метал, а де стиснути..?)
New to the channel bro, is this your day job or a hobby?
I work from home so this is my day to day job ,but I don't work on the cosmos everyday I try to balance out the other cars and other kit stuff that I make into my week.
Btw Thanks for the sub
4:12 не розумію, чому ти не поклав папір на поверхню щоб дізнатись де потрідно розтягнути метал, а де стиснути..?)
Чому ти не використовуєшь англійске колесо, чи робота з ним не входить у відео?)
95% struggle and 5% reward you say... then why do it?
Because that's the reality of this kind of work and the only way to get better is to keep at it.😅
You know what a mint Cosmo worth ka ching