the C8 I am working on

[Gordon Yeo]

Alex
Last year Colin Jones showed how he formed up some gas tanks for his carrier. From seeing how he did the work I copied his ideas with the minimal resources I had to work with, marvellous what you can do with a hydraulic jack and a tractor. Here are two pictures of how I formed the tank body. From that experience I bought a shop press and made dies to do 90 degree bends. The cargo box sides, the front and floor of the box where formed by a metal working shop near me. With the press brake I can bend up to 32 inch widths and that will do the stowage boxes and small bits that need shaping.

In answer to Bob's question, I have used 14 gauge metal for the construction of the box. That is what is listed in the design records pictures I have seen published in the Bill Gregg books.