1965 VW Beetle Restoration - Welding Metal Fab 

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Honestly if I was buying a vehicle you restored I wouldn't question the price Well done sir

CT you are kicking ass and taking names. Remember that car was destined for scrap or worse and you are saving it. Can’t wait to see you driving that baby!

EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES.....Great to see you didnt get discouraged. just keep pushing foreword. and you will get it done.

CT I love this show,cant wait for next instalment,have watched it from the start and beyond wish I still had my old beetle. Frank U.K.

I like the fact that you are saving a lot of VOLKSWAGEN'S & PORSCHE'S. As I do to keep up the good work.

So much work , but you did a great job . 👍

I cannot believe this is my favorite show!

Great journey. Enjoy these longer videos.

You did a great job under the fender I had a 68 that my dad I restored from the ground up. Keep up the good work.

That poor thing is a disaster. I would have given up a long time ago. Good work!

thank you for all your videos it really helps me to get going with my bug

You’re doing a great job here. I would suggest putting the caps over the front wheel bearings. You don’t want dirt and metal shavings getting into the grease and bearings.

Really impressed CT. Looks like you are having fun too.

Glad you show the long and tedious progress. And the mistakes. Most shows or channels don’t show all that welding work. And make it seem easy. And you’re easily over your head in a project. This for some reason seems therapeutic. But also shows. It’s not done in a week by one man.

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That's great, panel is looking good, like seeing older cars saved

I think you're doing it the right way CT. You're learning as you go and keep in mind, a good job is always going to be a good job at the end of the day. Valuable skills are learned in the process so win / win.

Great job. You are sticking to the project and not getting discouraged. Well done

CT looks good sir . Welding coming on great . Awesome bug

Good job CT. Keep up the good work. Slow and steady wins the race. You are getting more comfortable with the welding and gaining skills. You won’t be intimidated by welding anymore and can tackle the rest of the car no problem. I’m glad others suggested what I said which was to take a good piece off the new door to repair your OG door. It’s a no brainer dude.

Looks great CT.

The new metal looks good. Lovin the progress!

You're becoming a pro at fixing overcuts lol

CT, I'm learning so much watching you learn as you go. Making mistakes is part of the learning process. How you test, tweak, slowly building the fit you're looking for. The results look great ir a first-timer. Congrats! Keep up the great work.

For the condition that the vehicle was found you are doing fantastic !! forget your comments at the end of video . Yes ! great job !

Too many people over restore cars and then they refuse to enjoy them. More people should it for the fun as your are.

I think you did an excellent job at repairing that area, even with the initial mistakes!

Looking Great !!

Good job CT.

Lots of work CT. But you going well and learn more

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Awesome job👍

Awesome CT, you're welding is getting better and fabrication. This series is very exciting and can't wait to watch more. What a surprise getting a midweek video👍

RECAP : Black Friday ads = .. very interesting CT's welding = .. not so much HaHa 🤣😂😋 Happy Thanksgiving ! 🦃 😇❤

You are doing a great job. you are learning a lot. Good video

Looking better every time.. Also the welds are less soothy.. Of course, Mr. CT, we learn every single day. One advice though - to fit replacements parts, always try to figure out how much is rusty to cut off, then leave your replacement panel a bit oversize, position it correctly, clamp it or screw it in place, only then cut both at once on the preselected cut line. You will have a perfectly fit pair, ready to "glue in" permanently. 😏Other than that, it's still a pleasure watching your videos.. Keep on!

Great series of videos! I'm about to install channels on a 62 bug. 😮

It’s getting better and better I think! That’s a mind boggling metal work! Great job buddy!👌😎👍I still can’t believe how that thing used to look before! And how far you have come with it! Amazing!

Good job CT, always leave yourself way more metal than you need, but I guess you learned that!

Ya done stepped up your game bro, Lookin Good!

CT, always keep as much of the original material as possible. ALWAYS. That's your demarcation line and the replacement metal must conform to it. Otherwise, Keep on keeping on!

Nice job CT looking good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Looking good!

Texas, have no fear...you got desire so put in the time/hours...tanks for sharing

Hey CT. Nice to see ya again. Good video. I've been away from RU-vid for the summer and fall, but hopefully, I'll be back soon. I hope you will join me and Keith in restoring my Buick. Thanks for sharing. 🍁👍👍

NICE!!!! You can be proud of your progress from last week to this. It was relaxing to kick back and watch you lay in those panels.

Not bad at all for a first timer , it’s pretty good .

I’m getting a great kick out of these videos. I restored my 1971 Karmann Ghia Convertible by myself in my Mom’s garage. I bought it around 1985. All of the lower body panels had been cut off…like you “foolishly” do (my apologies), I purchased some replacement body panels, 220 volt stick (arc) welder (try using that to weld body panels!) 😂 and a set of body hammers…and a grinder. That’s it! I had zero guidance, no RU-vid, no videos, no nothing. I also had to deal with the misogyny at all of the auto parts/ paint stores etc. The restoration turned out beautifully! You have every tool imaginable and a gorgeous garage! I was in my early twenties, self taught, and a female. Thanks for showing your restoration. P.S. I still have the car.

Hard work will pay of in the end.

Great patina🤙🏽

Making some good progress. I had to rebuild the whole of the bottom of my doors along with the seal channel, that was fun. Surprised you didn't check how the door closed with the extra strength.

NEXT TIME....before you cut put the new part up there and make a DO NOT CUT LINE.....like I show in my videos.

Woohoo, keep going!!! Good work.

Excelente trabalho. Gosto muito de seus vídeos, sempre tive vontade de trabalhar com restauração. Mal posso esperar o próximo vídeo. Parabéns. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Nice job CT. Happy Thanksgiving!

The classic car restoration shop I worked in always used Phillips-head TEK screws for self tapping temporary panel holders because they have a WIDE flange head, they dont tend to pull in and make a dimple every screw location like those tiny 1/4" screws do -

Great work! There are some mistakes here and there but it's really improving! Even cooling the welds better. Which means, I guess, less impatient also? Honestly.. makes me want to try as well. But unfortunately no welder or place.

As always love it great video, really interested in how you will be cleaning up the welds in 90 degree areas like the bottom of the Pilar’s. Keep up the good work.

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Good job, man. Keep it up!

To keep the patina I've seen Dylan McCool use this product called Poppys Patina and he's used it on numerous vehicles. He's another RU-vid channel that works on older vehicles.

Your metal body work skills have been improving greatly guy! Looks like maybe you’ve been getting some good tips from watching Fitzee ? Keep up the great work, the car is coming along nice.

Winning!!

Hi, it's beautiful, it's turning out wonderful congratulations on your work I really like your work lau 🇧🇷🇧🇷👍👍👍 upholstery

Great job!!! Come on!!

we all learn by our mistakes..good on you!

he makes a lot of work for himself

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The project is coming along well. I think that you should try to do some continuous welding rather than joined up tacks: it will be stronger and make dressing the welds so much easier. MIG welding wire is much harder than the mild steel panels. I would also suggest than you try using cardboard patterns for your replacement pieces then transfer them to sheet metal when you are completely satisfied with the fit. Best wishes: onwards and upwards.

Those flange and punch tools are worth the price if you do a lot of body repair great work

Parabéns amigo, trabalho perfeito.

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It is sure coming along! That panel might have been the perfect candidate to try a Fitzees Fabrications 'cut and butt'. If you can get the hang of it, it saves heaps of time getting the joint perfect or resorting to overlapped panels that are rust magnets. Looking forward to the next instalment!

Great job

Hey buddy, just a small tip when you are welding some parts try to avoid do it straight forward I mean you can start from the left to the right but just 3 or 4 points then you have to go from right to the left, doing that will be easier to adjust and fit the part because it will not retort that much because of the heat Ps. You are doing a great job! I love your videos please keep doing that!

I'd drive it looks great from my house

melt lead into those solder holes, then sand 👍👍

Looking good, just a matter of taking your time before cutting anything. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

Keep going man..get one driver ok...

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Нормально получилось. Рекомендую вам использовать сварочный грунт с цинком при варке метала в накладку. Соединение будет более корозионно стойким.

I like to layer my tacks as I go down my panel. Takes more tacks to across the panel but less holes.

Even if it’s not perfect you are trying your best and you can make it perfect with Body filler

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CT: Hope I can explain my question where it makes sense. Did you check to see if there was any flex in the pan where the jack point was from the weight of the car. I would be concerned that the distances from the top of your repair to the bottom would more narrow as you jacked the car up and put more weight on it, and after you finished all the welds, it wouldn't allow it to return to its original resting point.

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Get a flange tool if your gonna overlap weld. Putting a flange on that back piece will help the metal sit flatter.

From someone who doesn't know how to weld or do metal fab...I was wondering why you are hammering it after you weld? Is it to keep it from warping or to try and keep the metals lined up?

Cover your welds with short strand fiberglass filler before the body filler…..just enough to fill any seams or pin holes. It’s waterproof.

I think your doing good!

Your doing a good job. You might want to leave a small gap between the two panels for better penetration. Put more weld on the old metal parts you don't grind away new metal.

keep the old door on the car looks great better than the new door.

the welding primer was forgotten between the sheets 😳

CT! IF YOU CAN FIX THIS WHEEL WELL AND ALL THE WELDING YOU'VE BEEN DOING DUDE, YOU CAN FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TOO YOU'LL MAKE IT BETTER THAN IT WAS. PEACE!

Many stissues

You are doing a good job, have you ever watched Bad Chad out of Canada on You Tube? He is a true artist when it comes to metal fabrication and I learn a lot from watching him. If you have never watched his videos you might want to take a look.

Just use a mechanical wire brush on the weld after you grind it slightly body filler will cover the whole part you put on and 8 to 10 inches above that to hide the weld blend it all in

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