Re: 1953 Caribbean Prototype
Posted by BH On 2017/3/13 8:44:13
HH56 wrote:
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As far as leaving the holes out it depends on whether they were punched at one time as part of the fender forming or individually afterwards.
Such sheet metal parts are run through a series of dies. Several may be required just for forming (depending on the complexity of the part), followed by one or more for punching and trimming operations. Multiple punches may be employed in one die for the press to accomplish in a single strike. Though individual punches can be disabled in such a die, I suspect it was less time consuming to leave the holes in the process and plug them afterward, leaving one less part choices for service - at least until
SC Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 11.
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