I have added a Model A Ford torque tube to my range of round items for forming my hood.
The range I have to date is all good, but I need something just that much smaller in diameter and at 2 7/8" this will be very helpful to finalising my radiator end curves.
In the meantime, I have also made a attachable straight edge that I can clamp with vice grips to each end of my drive shaft support gizmo's.
It will work best with my Ranger and Jaguar drive shafts as well.
I have used it with the Ranger drive shaft and was able to slip the side edges of my hood in between the straight edge and drive shaft and have more even pressure when pulling the hood around the drive shaft, which allowed me to get my curve very close to the side edge of the sheet and also to remove the bowing that had occurred during earlier rolling and shaping.
I did however, manage to put a very slight kink line in my hood (with this straight edge) which I think I can remove later without too much trouble.
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