Aurelia repair sections

[GG]

There was a B20 Corsa replica at the Sliding Pillar in 2013. It was baby blue - the first shot is of the car. I took shots separately of a B20 engine and I think it was the same car (but not 100% sure). But its a B20 chassis and engine…. Maybe some Corsas were built on B20s?

[DavidLaver]

James - that top section up to the headlamp, manage to form that just with the shrinker?

[chugga boom]

I used the air planisher 1st to curve it along its length , then wheel the dents out on the English wheel , its a long process of stretching the metal , the planisher is NOT for shrinking , it will only stretch the metal , where its stretched either too much or requires shrinking I use the conventional shrinker / stretcher that you saw when you visited . usually I start off with a ball pane hammer and a sand bag to "rough it out" then air planish , then wheel , very satisfying and when wheeled with a low amount of pressure produces a very even and smooth finish

[DavidLaver]

The result looks well worth the effort. 

Enjoying it? 

Photos of the air planisher and the wheel?   

Got "the full setup" now or still some bits on the Christmas list?

[Dikappa]

Oh yes James, please share us some pictures of the air planischer and the wheel.

I've yet to find a way to finish my appia panels, but I'm a bit reluctant to invest in these cheap chinese air planishers and wheels currently flooding the market, but good old tooling is hard to find...
So all experience is most welcome!

Thinking of making a planishing tool in my pullmax, as the eckolds movement is too slow for this.

[chugga boom]

as soon as get a spare moment I will , would pictures of the process be of interest?? my planisher is only a cheap one but works very well , I have put a picture of my wheel up before , this is my 12 yr old having a go

[the.cern]

There is nothing like starting them young and just letting them have a go!!!!

I am looking forward to more photographs ....

                                  Andy

[Kevin MacBride]

How come he's not wearing a hard hat, high viz jacket, chainmail gloves and with 2 'helpers' (also suitably attired), one holding a clipboard and the other leaning on a shovel.....

[Zetaman]

GG and Niels,

I think GG's photos of  are of two different cars.  The blue "corsa" is B20-1082 sold at Bonham's in 2013 (http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20929/lot/329/?list_search_query=1&lang=en_gb&back_to_year=2003&sale_no=20929&limit=9999&query=lancia&create_facets=False&page_anchor=m1%3D1%26q1_1%3Dlancia%26b1%3Dlist)
B20-1082 is repeated in the auction literature a number of times, in 2007 and 2013.
The registration is/was ZA 438 WC - Italian I think.
I think Niels may have got the number 1 digit out (B20-1092) - an easy mistake between an 8 and a 9.

At Basso's in 1980 I saw B20S-1442 in a poor state.  Later it came to the UK.  But this must be  a different car from the other Basso "Corsa".

The chassis number in the two engine photos is B20-2107.  This is a car that was 134 AXY registered in the UK from 1960.  It was in a bad state by 1966 and a restoration was still underway in 1978.  I believe the car got worse and in 1990 Ron Francis had owned it for several years.  I lost track of it after that.

Paul Mayo

[chugga boom]

pictures in order :
planisher
shrinker stretcher
swager

[chugga boom]

another panel being made, not finished yet just 1st fitting

[simonandjuliet]

That's not an Aurelia ...... unless you have found something very interesting - V6 Aprilia ??

[chugga boom]

That's not an Aurelia ...... unless you have found something very interesting - V6 Aprilia ??

there's no "panel" section on the forum to post under 

[fay66]

Chugga,
The LMC's answer to project Binky!

Brian
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