[Roadsters] Louvers ( was stripes)

[Mark Sedlack]

The shop I used has a single purpose louver press - a mechanical, toggle arm
punch press with sets of different length matching top and bottom dies.  The
die sets pin into place and are interchangeable.  Only setup is to install
the dies for the size louver the customer wants, and to draw layout lines
and spacing ticks on the sheetmetal - of course the operator's experience
come into play in placing the louvers accurately.  Definitely an old school
skill.  When I dropped off my parts, he showed me a panel he had just
finished for an ambulance - flat panel with over 200 louvers......said his
arm was aching....



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RWM (Out of the Office)" <RWM at RWMann.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Stripes


>    Wow,  that  seems like an incredible bargain for exacting work, not to
>    mention  the setup requirements.  Sure, once set up, you can bang them
>    out, but still.
>
>    Mark Sedlack wrote:
>
> Look for a metal fabricator / auto customizer or restoration / hotrod shop
> in the yellow pages, or go to some local cruise-ins and ask the hotrod
guys.
> The guy who did mine has a complete metal fab shop, complete with english
> wheel, planishing hammmer, etc.  Last car he finished was a '54 Bentley -
> had to make a rear quarter from scratch.
> He charged me $2 a louver for both the hood and fenders.
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy" <sales at foilgraphics.com>
> To: "Mark Sedlack" <msedlack at neo.rr.com>; "Datsun Roadster Mailing List
> (E-mail)" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Stripes
>
> Mark,
> I love the look.  Where does one get the hood loovers.  I have played
>
> around
>
> with the idea of pressing some into my hood But don't know where to obtain
> the service.  I live in the Phoenix area.  Any suggestions?
> Guy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Sedlack" <msedlack at neo.rr.com>
> To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing List (E-mail)"
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:06 AM
> Subject: [Roadsters] Stripes
>
> Finally got around to taking some pics of the stripes I put on the "R".
>
> http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/yipes_stripes.htm
>
> Still have to finish the AL door panels, but other things are taking
> priority....like driving it a lot this summer, and doing some much
>
> needed
>
> maintainence on the Z.
>
> Mark Sedlack
> ZROC
> Cuyahoga Falls OH
> 66 1600 http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/
> 77 280Z http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/
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