Teardrop skirts

[Ornberg]

Did someone know where I could find a pair of teardrop skirts for my 41 Buick?
I prefer steel but Fiberglas will work also.

Per

[Bob Paulin]

Did someone know where I could find a pair of teardrop skirts for my 41 Buick?
I prefer steel but Fiberglas will work also.

Per

Per:

I'm not sure if this helps you any, but......

...the December 2006 issue of "Rod & Custom" magazine is currently on the news stands here in the U.S. and it features an article on actually *BUILDING* a set of skirts.....

....not *buying* skirts from one of their advertisers, but BUILDING them from scratch.....

.....using raw sheet metal and tools such as a welder, a shrinker/stretcher and an English wheel.

This is the first time in a l-o-n-g time that I have seen a consumer-oriented mag actually do a "tech article" on *making* something instead of how-to-buy a ready-made product and bolt it on, and I almost yelled out "ALL RIGHT!!!" right in the middle of the grocery store.

Even the oval-track mags are shying away from "real" technical articles these days - leaning towards the HRM-inspired, install-our-advertisers'-parts articles.

Now, don't let the shrinker/stretcher and English wheel scare you.

Many of us survived quite well before we bought shrinker/stretchers or English wheels - or in enjenjo's case, built his own English wheel - so I can envision somebody being able to build these skirts with some clever hammer-and-dolly work.

What was the old formula for a Deuce door skin?

Draw a grid of one-inch squares and hit it with a hammer-and-dolly at each junction point and the door will have the correct compound curve.......

There are also shrinking hammers and dollies available.

Speaking about using alternative methods to do things, I just bought one of those "compact benders" from a flea market tool vendor, so I can now shelve some of the "alternatives" I have used for years.

This is the same bench-top version of the Chinese tool that Northern Tool sells for $99.00, but I bought it for $60.00 - brand new, in-the-box, from a guy who was having a "slow" day.

All this does is allow me to make some brackets and the like a bit quicker without the use of sockets, tanks, pieces of pipe, door jambs, etc. which I've been bending the metal around for years.

B.P.

[58 Yeoman]

You mean like these?  They were on my 41 Pontiac, and are steel, but they would need a little fixin' up.

[Ornberg]

You mean like these?  They were on my 41 Pontiac, and are steel, but they would need a little fixin' up.

Yes Phil, just like that.

Thanks Bob for your reply but I don't know if I got the skills it takes to make my own.
Btw, her's a guy over at the HAMB who makes his own skirts
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62058

Per