Good information. I have a 63 Biscayne with the same issues. This video will help a lot. I haven't seen anyone use the bead roller like that with to die you used. I'll have to play with that. Doing the outside first is one thing I was wondering about. I would have liked to see how you closed your seam.
Glad you found the video useful. I used the male portion of the two largest beading dies that came with my bead roller, I believe I slipped one of the dies out one eighth of an inch to achieve the shape I wanted. I came up with this by playing around with the different dies on scrap metal. And for closing the seam I used my sheet metal brake and hand seamers to bend the lip just over 90 degrees. I followed it up with a body hammer and dolly to close it tight. If I get a chance maybe I can make a quick video showing the process.
Good information. I have a 63 Biscayne with the same issues. This video will help a lot. I haven't seen anyone use the bead roller like that with to die you used. I'll have to play with that. Doing the outside first is one thing I was wondering about. I would have liked to see how you closed your seam.
Glad you found the video useful. I used the male portion of the two largest beading dies that came with my bead roller, I believe I slipped one of the dies out one eighth of an inch to achieve the shape I wanted. I came up with this by playing around with the different dies on scrap metal. And for closing the seam I used my sheet metal brake and hand seamers to bend the lip just over 90 degrees. I followed it up with a body hammer and dolly to close it tight. If I get a chance maybe I can make a quick video showing the process.
Nice work Brother I have a 64 Cutlass hood, front edge I have to do thanks for the ideas.
Thanks. And good luck with your cutlass hood, just don’t be in a rush and I’m sure it will come out great.