1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#16 Post by Jon Bingham »

more progress.....metal finishing front left fender and hood.Small amount of lead work where the fender bracket sits behind the fender sheet metal.



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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#17 Post by Jon Bingham »

Right hand fender restoration....

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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#18 Post by Dan Epperly »

How do you weld without getting any distortion in the panels? TIG? Amazing looking work.

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#19 Post by Jon Bingham »

Dan Epperly wrote:How do you weld without getting any distortion in the panels? TIG? Amazing looking work.

thank you! TIG welding and just experience.

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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#20 Post by Jon Bingham »

Right hand door skin restoration ......and leadwork


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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#21 Post by Jim Nelson »

That's some pretty impressive work, Jon--nice job!

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progress........www.themetalsurgeon.com


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#23 Post by Jon Bingham »

metal finishing and lead work/defining door gaps ...

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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#24 Post by Mark Reich »

Beautiful work - please keep the pictures coming so we can follow your progress!
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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#25 Post by Jon Bingham »

Close up pics of door gaps definition after lead work on the right hand side.

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clean gap when opening the door

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#26 Post by Jon Bingham »

progress.....lead work and definition on the deck lid and left hand door.

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#27 Post by Jon Bingham »

Progress.Leading definition on deck lid.

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Re: 1953 Porsche 356 Cab Resto

#28 Post by Jon Bingham »

Continuing lead work on the left hand side...


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#29 Post by Jon Bingham »

Continuation to complete the exterior lead work and metal finishing.

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Rotisserie Time....

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