11-13-2012 -- The Blisters
Monday (Veteran's Day) I went to Chattanooga with the Shady Boys to visit Coker Tire and pick up Daniel's new tires for his Model T speedster. When I arrived at the shop, I realized that Dan has started making the "blisters" that will enable the sides of the hood to clear the valve covers on the engine. He first stabilized the position of the louvers by fastening a piece of steel behind the ones he needs to cut. Then he scribed the teardrop shape he believes is needed onto the louvers and flat portion below the louvers and started cutting. Naturally, as you would expect from this fine craftsman, every scrap is saved and labeled. He will form a dish-shaped blister from a flat egg-shaped piece of steel and eventually that will get welded into the cut-out area and smoothed in. Here are some pictures:
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