Austin 7 special - part 15 - reverse curve - scuttle cowl

Welcome to the first video of the year 🕺
The car is going to it’s first show in march and I’ve got a huge amount to do!
In this video I’m tackling what I call a scuttle cowl (wind deflector) it’s a really tricky shape and very challenging to make.
I didn’t film or go into detail as much as I should of as it required my full attention and sometimes I forgot to record 🤦‍♂️
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[@garrickroyle6168]

Cowl looks great!! The whole car look stunning, amazing craftsmanship!

[@daos3300]

sweet. i've watched a few wray schelin videos, i call him the butcher for his habit of turning panels into absolute mincemeat. pete tommassini is the polar opposite, an absolute master and a joy to watch.

[@bobg9873]

That's one sexy panel, Tom! Thanks again for the videos - great content.

[@warrencole2974]

Wow you made that look easy Tom...great work as normal its gonna be one gorgeous 7

[@seanalexander9531]

Fantastic work, Tom! 😍

[@besenzon1]

The skill, time and patience gone into this car is next level. Don’t paint it

[@MarkBedingham]

Nice work Tom I like the cowl

[@johnfields7936]

Another fantastic job done Tom!

[@dannyzuko1843]

I like that the cowl spans the entire width of the car. To look at it, I know that it seems like your knuckles will bang into it while holding the steering wheel. But they won’t. Sprint cars and midgets have similar clearance and it’s never an issue. Great to see another video!

[@richardhintonracing]

Looking fabulous lovely styling and exquisite craftsmanship be wonderful when finish love the metalwork.

[@dougwernham5209]

Thanks for a very interesting video Tom.

[@The_Cotswold_Engineer]

Absolutely speechless again, outstanding level of metalwork as always there Tom. Stunning 😍

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer cheers Pete 👍

[@grahaminaus]

Amazing skills on a complex panel Tom..... Wow! Thanks for taking the time to film it all! Cheers 👍

[@matthewmoilanen787]

Tom that car is coming out just beautifully! I am so impressed with your work and ability to just pull something out of your nether region and execute it in aluminum. In my humble opinion the styling is very nice and I do very much like the shape!

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Thank you 🙏 I’m a firm believer if you can picture it in your head you can make it!

[@matthewmoilanen787]

@Metal_shaper_tom Well your belief seems well founded. Oh and ya Wray Schelin does do some cool stuff but some of his techniques I would not feel comfortable doing.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Controversial to leave that bit in. He does do some amazing work. In metalwork there are many ways to do something and have the same outcome , you just have to find the way that suits you.

[@thebracketfactory]

Awesome work again Tom!

[@mikeg5877]

Excellent Tom! I hope to see you at the NEC

[@joescully566]

Tom, that is beautiful. Top quality as always. Well done, ❤❤❤

[@gavinsansom6266]

Amazing stuff Tom. I wish I had your talent 👍🏻

[@thedoingnotthedone]

He does in person training :)

[@nazdagg1945]

wow!

[@timwilson4967]

This is pure genius. Fascinating to watch and see 3-D flowing aluminium emerge from blank sheet metal. I hope to see you at the NEC, Tom.👍🏽

[@johnsheppard7935]

Very impressive work Tom, thanks for sharing.

[@daviddjerassi]

AMAZING such quality work and your patience is off the scale your going to help Ivan at Shed racing that's interesting your 7 will be a total eye catcher thank you loved the video.

[@RR-mt2wp]

Wonderful watching,Tom.

[@malliz1]

Nice one mate

[@wb8291]

Looks great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@bry3500]

Terrific Tom! Great to see Shed Racing giving you a mention today

[@michaellittler2616]

Talented and highly skilled craftsman loving this build thanks for sharing it

[@cedricgreen8460]

You are gifted👍

[@Colosimoto]

I really like the way it turned out. Very nice.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Thank you! 👍

[@Pete-z6e]

Perfect subtle shape…..impressive!

[@sleepingdogs8939]

The car is looking great! The new windscreen part is a very nice piece of work.

[@floridian7143]

I've been following along, Nice work, thanks for sharing

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Thanks for watching!

[@barrydavis3044]

Beautiful work.

[@chrisgarside7974]

Superb work as always Tom ! Many thanks for sharing

[@leslieaustin151]

Wonderful skills. I think it looks the bee’s knees! Les

[@angusmackay7281]

Awesome work as always, Tom.. The car looks fabulous.

[@Joe.Doucette]

That should turn a lot of heads at any show, Tom. Impressive, as usual.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Hope so!

[@simoncarney9944]

That cowl is lovely, a perfect shape for the car! Fantastic work again Tom, almost a shame to paint it. 😃 You need a Ranalah wheel, perhaps a quiet word with Dominic Chinea? I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next. Thanks for the great videos, I click on them as soon as possible. 👍🏼

[@daleskidmore1685]

I think he's got the sticker on his wheel of a Ranalah.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

@@simoncarney9944 thanks Simon. Really appreciate it. His wheels a to expensive. One day a bigger wheel will pop up that I can afford 🤞

[@simoncarney9944]

@ I’m not surprised that they are expensive, a lot of work and materials goes into them. It’s a shame as you using one would be a great advert for them. I’m sure something will come up for you.

[@andyd2806]

This is looking amazing Tom.

[@randomDIYguy-k4r]

Lovely.

[@ibast1]

nice. might I suggest putting some vents in it. Seems counter-intuitive, but without them you end up with a lot of turbulence behind. Motorbike fairings use a similar system of balancing pressure.

[@iandonkin6762]

Nice work as always Tom - #skills!

[@gerryoneill8881]

It looks great.

[@stephengent9974]

like the cowl

[@moogie38]

The bodywork is coming along great. The teardrop on the side of the body, did you make it or buy it in ? I'm recreating a 1929 Morris Minor special which has a similar bulge, would be interested to see how they are made.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Hi. I made that

[@andythomas5924]

Really enjoying the series and it is inspiring me to do something. I was wondering what grade and thickness of aluminium sheet you use and does it need annealing to get the shapes without cracking?

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Thanks it’s 1050 and 1.5mm .no need to anneal it.

[@shaunsheep8252]

Excellent as always Tom, my pleasure for the paint pot. I have learnt so much from your videos, will apply a lot of your advice to my pre war special build. may I ask when you do the wire edge, what’s the purpose of the blue marking dye? Thank you S.Allen

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Thank you Shaun. The blue is just so it shows my scribe line more clearly so I I can cut my edge evenly.

[@shaunsheep8252]

Ah ok, another great tip. Thank you

[@goranmata]

Super

[@chrisclark4813]

Great video. Don't know if you mentioned it in previous episodes but what is the grade of ally you're using? (looks very workable, any good for modelers?)

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

@@chrisclark4813 it’s called 1050, really nice to use.

[@michaelanderson3771]

Looks fantastic Tom Did you decide to have yellow Brass exposed rivets or going silver Alloy and painted over?

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Solid domed Ali rivets then painted over

[@wishbone2595]

Looking terrific. Btw that English wheel - apparently a Stakesey's, but cast? - they don't seem to be offering this at the mo. Or is it a wheel you cannibalised or made up? Thanks of your helpful content.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Yup it’s a stakesy’s . Give Matt a call and ask him about the cast one in the video. They sell straight away so he doesn’t put them on the web page

[@andygreen1811]

Hi Tom.. I like your channel, your skill. Disliking Ray Shalines method on reverse curves without fully explaining.. Not good.

[@Metal_shaper_tom]

Watch the video yourself and come up with your own opinion. When you search reverse curve on KZbin it’s up there but it’s not great and not the right way to do it. It’s not a video where I choose to go into detail on someone else’s video but I put my opinion across. We’re all entitled to an opinion but you fail to mention I do acknowledge I like his other stuff.he’s very skilled and knowledgeable but unfortunately I don’t think that’s one of his better one.

[@lotus7even]

Great as always Tom Ivan mentioned you maybe working on the Offy midget racer look forward to seeing that too