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| Several days spend drawing the parts which were cut to make the main shapes. | Bottom piece was also the template for the bucking board. |
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| Edge is beveled. |
ALUMINUM AIR DAM |
| The fiberglass air dam was kind of rough. I wanted to build one of aluminum. |
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| Several days spend drawing the parts which were cut to make the main shapes. | Bottom piece was also the template for the bucking board. |
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| Edge is beveled. |
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| Aluminum temper removed with a torch. | Upper portion of base clamped to bucking board. |
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| Heavy spoons used to round shape on edge. | This piece bolted to the car, tabs for front piece to be riveted together for assembly. |
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| Bucking plate made and holes in front pieces evenly spaced. | Initial bucking of fog light buckets. |
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| Template cut from steel. | Template used to mach contour. |
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| Face is riveted on and base is attached. | Templates used to hold shape during welding. |
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| Side pieces welded in. Angle bent and welded on the back side of the corners. | Initial shape. |
| The hard part is not making the left or right side; the hard part is making the left side look like the right side! |
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| Left side. | Finish welding upper edge and rivets. |
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| Edge ground to flow into fenders. | Bottom plate welded on. This was the bottom plate used to make the bucking board. |
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| Welds ground smooth. | Light buckets finished out with including light mounts. |
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| Fenders and air dam contoured to flow together. | Bringing air dam back to fender. |
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| Welded up and smoothed out. | Fit to fender. |
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| Mostly finished! | Old fiberglass air dam. |
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