Sheet metal forming and fabrication is an essential automotive art. Creating door skins, fenders, hoods, and a myriad of other components from sheet metal is a crucial skill for restoring many muscle cars, building custom parts for hot rods, and fabricating parts for classic or competition cars. While many specialized and expensive tools are used to form sheet metal into functional and completed parts, simple metal working hammers, dollies, anvils, and shot bags can be used to create complex curves and crowns. This book shows the inclined enthusiast how to design and fabricate with inexpensive and simple tools as well as how to use more specialized tools, such as an English wheel.
Automotive Sheet Metal Forming & Fabrication provides the know-how for people who are working, or want to work, along the nearly endless learning curve of this craft. It provides instruction for most of the common processes and operations in sheet metal fabrication work. The book also covers some of the more exotic tools, equipment, and techniques, but the emphasis is largely on the reliable basics.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 : First Consideration
Chapter 2 : Auto body Metal
Chapter 3 : The Art of Making Sheet Metal Work
Chapter 4 : Planning and Implementing
Chapter 5 : Major Forming and Fabricating Processes
Chapter 6 : Other Processes and Skills
Chapter 7 : Finishing Processes and Touches
Chapter 8 : Filling with Lead and Plastic
Chapter 9 : Tools and Equipment
Chapter 10 : The Art of the English Wheel
Chapter 11 : Power-Operated Machines
Chapter 12 : Methods of Attachment
Chapter 13 : Small Demonstration Project : The Little Black Box
Chapter 14 : Large Demonstration Project : Fender Fabrication
Appendix
