Tricky Fabrication on a Frogeye Sprite Front End

[@philtucker1224]

Well done, I also felt those nerves. Reworking 70 year old metalwork is nerve racking at the best of times. Big respect Lewis.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thank you Phil! Much appreciated 😊

[@garywillcox2286]

Awesome work by an awesome craftsman

[@micheltebraake7915]

The Front End saved by Lewis's craftsmanship!

[@2strokemad63]

Very talented Iovethe attention to detail

[@Involvod]

You've got the patience of a Saint! Great thumbnail too 👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

And the language of a sailor 😂 cheers buddy 👍

[@brianmcelvogue3370]

Excellent work well done 👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@peteredwards7872]

I’m full of admiration for the level of patience and attention to detail. Great video as always 👍👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thank you very much!

[@StevesDaimlerV8]

Those two louvre holes are just so much harder than you made it look, despite you saying you had some distortion issues. My Daimler door required something similar, with compound curves. I ruined it a couple of times. I had distortion, my welds were tightening up and I even had it oil-caning at one stage. I used those same butt-clamps (incidentally, I will be heading over to my lock-up tomorrow and seeing if mine are also mis-aligned, good tip!) but gave up. I ended up joggling the edges of the patch and overlapping it as I had absolutely no luck luck with the butt-welding. My patch was twice original hole at least...LOL. Great video, such a shame you didn't capture the remedy for the problems you had, I would have been very interested. But I totally understand, when panic kicks in, videos are the last thing on your mind! Enjoyable vid, I do like the fabrication stuff, you do it so well and it helps a lot. Second hand experience is still experience!

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Really enjoyed this video great tips. I have found the same issue with those clamps.

[@rickardribbing]

Great work!

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thanks again Rickard!

[@flatcapjohn]

Great video. Fabrication methods of great interest. Thanks for another insightful video, keep them coming

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thanks, will do!

[@davidflamee]

Brilliant. Hot metal and un predictable reactions, what a pain, looks like you smashed it here though. Great result, super video.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thanks for watching!

[@markadams3261]

Wow reminds me of my early sheet metal days before machines took over

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Can't beat doing thing by hand sometimes. Good skill to keep going.

[@robenglish416]

Artist!

[@mandywhiteland3357]

👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

You're too kind! 😀

[@maxakarudy]

Very difficult job with a mig, tig is better, as the weld can be hammered into the panel, the buckling happens due to heat shrinkage, which is totally unavoidable, however hammering the heat affected areas only is usually all that's required. I always radius the corners of a patch panel, this helps reduce distortion in those areas. Turned out nice tho 👍👍

[@jamesentwistle8258]

I watch the lads at Retropower and Nat went in to detail not so long back exactly the points you raise

[@tomthompson7400]

the flat bit on the underside of those panel clamps will work better with a slight radius on them too ,,,, if youve not radius ed them already of course. New subscriber now too.

[@deanbrown7643]

👍👍👍well done nuff said

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Amazing work bet it would look like a skate board park if I’d have done it lol very tricky job mate and a proper professional skilled repair well done 👍

[@robertclarkson5101]

Good work and well explained video thanks for sharing.👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thanks for watching 😁 👍

[@EvilChuckie]

Hi I used to use youe exact same method until I came across 'Fitzee's channel 'fitzee's fabrication' on youtube, he shows how to do a 'cut and butt' and I have not used those clamps since, the cut off wheel gives just the right amount of gap to weld, but great job with the frog eye bonnet well done,

[@EvilChuckie]

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[@caly5328]

I added holes in my sprite hood to reduce the heat from the 383ci sbc

[@lestercranmer2631]

I vaguely remember something I saw a fabricator using back in the 80's, I think it was ballistic putty, put it around both sides of the area to be welded like bunding and it acts as a heat sink.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

I sometimes use a chunk of bronze as a heatsink when welding but it is a bit tricky to clamp it to the middle of a bonnet 😅

[@kayfelix5054]

You can still buy this paste today. Really good stuff

[@hondamonkeyboy]

As a total numpty I was fascinated to watch your approach and application to doing this. Is your roller known as a British press as I seem to recall one being used on one Harrys Garage restorations?

[@aftergrowth]

Could you use magnets instead of clamps to hold the piece in place while you tig weld it? (I have no idea if that's even a thing you could do)

[@EVguru]

Weldors often use magnets, but you can't weld close to them becase the field distorts the arc.

[@mtyquinn6]

why not just put the clamps in from the bottom up - as the curve of the clamp favors... (and you have a lot of access to the other side)