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Sheet Metal Handbook HP575

Ron Fournier Susan Fournier

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English
H.P.Books,U.S.
01 October 2003
DESIGN AND SHAPE YOUR OWN SHEET METAL PARTS!

Image transforming a flat sheet of aluminum alloy into an attractive hood scoop. Or designing and making your own aluminum wheel tubs, floorpan and dashboard for your street machine. How about learning to design and build your own body panels, manifolds, brackets and fuel tanks? These are just a few of the many tips and techniques shared by master metal craftsman Ron Fournier.

Author of HP's award winning Metal Fabricator's Handbook, Fournier packs over 30 years of experience designing and shaping sheet metal components for Indy cars, drag race cars, road racers, sheet rods and street machines into 144 pages. You'll find tips on-

Setting up your own shop Selecting and using basic hand tools Proper use of English wheels, beaders, rollers, brakes and power hammers Pattern design and proper sheet metal selection Basic metal shaping techniques The art of hammerforming Proper riveting techniques And finally, tips on restoring original sheet metal

Whether you're restoring a '32 Ford, constructing a race car, building a show-winning street rod or street machine, or perhaps developing your skills for work in the metal industry, you'll find the information in this book invaluable, and a perfect addition to any home automotive library.

Fully illustrated how-to sequences are also included to develop sheet metal skills.
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Imprint:   H.P.Books,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 277mm,  Width: 218mm,  Spine: 9mm
Weight:   412g
ISBN:   9780895867575
ISBN 10:   0895867575
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ron Fournier has been a metal fabricator for more than 25 years. He began with Holman and Moody in 1964, and has since worked with racing greats such as Roger Penske, A.J. Foyt, Kar Kraft, and Bob Sharp Racing to transform metal into various components for championship-winning racing cars. He has since founded Race Craft, a metal fabrication company, and supervised the development of automotive prototype sheet metal projects for the Troy Pioneer Development Center.

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