Porsche Panels

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Mark had an interesting project for a Porsche 356 C Coupe. The owner wanted to replace the original steel panels with aluminum.

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The compound curves of the Porsche are copied to the sheets of aluminum with an English Wheel.

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The original door frame was fixed and cleaned up. The original steel skin was pretty rotted, but the frame provided enough of a guide for the new aluminum skin.

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When Mark is done with the aluminum skin, it will be crimped in place onto the door frame, but first a coat of epoxy paint on the frame will protect the two metals from electrolytic corrosion.

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Here are a couple detail shots of how the twin grille openings will be made on this C coupe.

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