Metal Work For The Restorer

“Antique Auto Body Metal Work for the Restorer” Find out how to work on wood-framed metal bodies with this book. It faithfully reproduces a text that was highly regarded as the technical authority on sheet metal body fabrication of its time: “Practical Sheet Metal Work.” by William Neubecker. He provides 150 illustrations that detail the methods and sheet metal patterns basic to the fabrication of every body panel from layout drawings. The author instructs you in the design of all panels for 16 typical bodies. Learn construction details such as scale drawing, patterns for the typical automobile body, cutting and punching the body, fastening the body to the chassis, constructing the panels and body, soldering and smoothing the riveted joints, developing patterns for automobile bodies with different profiles, and more. Find detailed directions for developing and constructing: sheet metal seats (individual, 2-passenger, mother-in-law, rumble, racer, surrey-type, and motor truck), doors, hoods (tapering square, steamer, irregular shaped, and French type), fenders and guards, cowls (combined with or separate from the hood), tanks and aprons. Since all of this information is from the teens, you can use these methods to restore your car with craftsmanship and authenticity. 127 pages, Softbound. Contains hard-to-find information on the golden age of automobiles. Year Application - General.