Car Hood Sheet Metal Forming

The invention discloses a manufacturing process of a car hood and relates to the field of car manufacturing.

Car hood sheet metal forming.

When i met jeff fournier fournier s shop chief he walked me past an aston martin dbr1 2 body buck a 1950s le mans car in plywood and toward several large english wheels frames as tall as a. Here is a tutorial how to video that show. At a car show i watched a guy do some magical forming of sheet metal using hammers and dollies. The types of damages that can occur to collector car sheet metal are just about unlimited.

For automotive metal forming the blank is often made of sheet metal which can be stamped cut or bent into a shape needed for an automobile s body. The most common by far are corrosion damage and impact damage. Here are some ways that a metal workpiece can be deformed during the automotive manufacturing process. Whether it s as complex as hammering and forming a deuce quarter panel from scratch or as we re about to show bending up a custom model 40 hood from sheet aluminum there s not much you can t.

Acquired characteristics in old and damaged sheet metal. He mentioned old vw bugs had nice sheet metal to work with. Sheet metal from car hood and doors. The desired shape is achieved through plastic deformation without undergoing any machining like milling.

Sheet metal is a huge part of any hotrod build or autobody repair. Results 21 to 27 of 27. Beyond this each car that you work on is likely to exhibit some daring innovations in the field of possible sheet metal defects. Alternatively it can be a solid block of metal in a cubical or lens like shape.

Sheet metal forming is used for industrial manufacturing in many sectors from car door to tin can. In sheet metal forming the final shape of a part is made from a flat metal sheet. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps. Page 2 of 2 first 1 2.

1 blanking 2 stretch forming 3 trimming and punching 4 deburring 5 welding 6 grinding 7 painting 8 baking 9 polishing and waxing and 10 coating. 01 16 2005 12 25 am 24.