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Thread: Aluminum 550 Spyder build

  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by 911r67 View Post
    Ask Ben Klein from Porfor in Los Angeles...he might have an 4 cam engine....
    I know Ben, I love his racks of cars!
    Actually, a 4-cam would take all the fun out of this project, I'm probably going to run a complete rear clip of a 914.

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    I don't think I've updated this in awhile. We got the back end mostly built and have been spending time on the wire form. The wire form is really good when it comes to building the body because you can clamp and weld while everything is in the right place.

    The metal is shaping pretty quickly now.

    The real score was I found a bunch of real 550 metal, doors, fender wells, all taken off of a car decades ago. Nothing like real metal.

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    Great find, and project

    Thank you for the update.

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    Looks great--thanks for the continuing update! Regarding the original metal, will you be using that as a model, just keeping it, or trying to incorporate it into your car?

    Separately, what does the wire form weigh (and cost)? Would be fun to have one of those mounted on the wall as art.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KennethClay View Post
    Looks great--thanks for the continuing update! Regarding the original metal, will you be using that as a model, just keeping it, or trying to incorporate it into your car?

    Separately, what does the wire form weigh (and cost)? Would be fun to have one of those mounted on the wall as art.
    I can ask Wray how many hours it took to do the wire form. I plan to use as much of the original metal as possible, and I'm hunting for more.

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    Yesterday was a long day but I got a lot done. I finished up all 4 lower panels and got busy on the dash. I ran out of day and it was probably good because the dash was kicking up butt.

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    Ok, back in action! Now that the wire form is done I grabbed the tail section that had been hanging from the ceiling of my shop and transported it to Wray's to see how many panels we had finished. It was impressive to get them altogether, and the 550 looked good next to the Maserati. A good day!

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    Starting to really look like a 550. I've scored an original hood, doors, and inner fenders, so it will have some real 550 DNA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unobtanium-inc View Post
    I can ask Wray how many hours it took to do the wire form. I plan to use as much of the original metal as possible, and I'm hunting for more.

    ---Adam
    Car is looking beautiful!

    When you're done with that wire form, let me know!

  10. #20
    Quote Originally Posted by KennethClay View Post
    Car is looking beautiful!

    When you're done with that wire form, let me know!
    The wire form will stay at Wray's, for his students to learn on. But you can always take his class and make your own, it's a great experience.

    www.proshaper.com

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