Fixing The Last Holes & Damage To Mike's 1934 Ford Cabriolet!! 

so many car youtube channels build cars just to the point of getting the project done enough for clicks and then it's onto the next one. this is almost the olny channel that builds them like any guy would in the real world for him self. thanks for saving this one from the grave.

It interesting that Mat uses a plug in the hole rather than just filling it in with weld. Not being a body person, I found this creative. Many of Mat's fixes are really creative--making panels, bridging door gaps, replacing large opening with the use of patterns. and many more. Mat has a fixit mind. He can visualize the repair. It appears that Steve has the better mind for wiring and engine work. Mike is better at managing inventory. This crew seems like a good organization. Mat is also a good manager as he appears to let Steve and Mike do there tasks without a lot of micromanaging.

Mike sounds pleased that the scary holes are filled in. Plans for more work soon.

So cool to see Mikes car getting further in the resurection process. Love that old turret press! Very nice repair work, Mike is getting so much closer!

Not as crappy anymore. Looking better and better. Man your a great fabricator.

It’s coming along nicely. More small victories.😊

Okay, most people have no concept of just how extremely difficult that repair really is (well, the old coachbuilders, bodymen, and some hot rodders will know). That particular repair is a shining example of your fabrication skills. Great job.

Really cool watching the metal move around in the sped up footage of you welding the patch into the quarter and hammering the weld.

Excellent repair job on the body , Matt . All of them ! This car was a just a pile of parts & pieces . Now it's a body , on a rolling chassis , with a running engine , working brakes & transmission . A whole car . Thank you for explaining the whole fitment issue on the cowl to driver's side door (top gap) . Apparently , this car was notorious for a lot more than just doors popping open . It's a nice car , & I'm sure you gentlemen will finesse the best back out of this car , that hasn't been a car , for a very long time . Primer what you have put back together , & the windshield chop sounds cool . A rake back would help close that gap . I didn't see the other side very well , but if it's the same , why not ? This car has had one heck of a journey , & I appreciate the privilege of watching it's progress back into the land of the living . This one is "Back in the Saddle" . Have a great weekend , guys !

A LOT of small detail work goes into bring these old cars back to life! They are worth the hard work (they aren't being made anymore), and you guys are just the ones to handle this chore! Excellent work, as always! BTW: Looking forward to that windscreen chop!!!!!

It's starting to look really good

Yes. Strip it and make it one color. Great work!

The car looks good.I say strip it and get it in primer for sure!

Mat and Mike, I agree! Strip and prime. Massive progress!!! When work needs to get done in an area, grind, fix, prime, repeat! That's how the old guys did it. Every weekend your could see what your buddy did buy looking at the fresh primer. Keep at it guys it's looking great. You can always go back and rework an area. Get her up and running on the road. I love this build because of the pile of "scrap" parts she came from. Just like the Free T. This IS the game. You guys play by the rules.

I was thinking man Matt must really be good friends with Mike as he is welding his car and built him a new warehouse closer to the shop. LOL.

Coming along great and nice to see Mike's car getting worked on again. Hoping to see him driving it soon.

Great work New Zealand 🇳🇿

That poor car certainly suffered some indignities in the long, 90 years since it rolled off the production line, but thanks to Matt, it will live again!

Great job. Paint it hotrod black and call it a day and drive it!

Great progress, smart move to get the rest of the old crud off so you can see what else is lurking underneath.

Easy fix 😂 what were you afraid of? Mike will be on the road in no time 😎 Nice job Matt

The Crapiolet keeps getting closer! I remember the video of Mike with all the pieces mocked up with zip ties in his backyard! Car has come a long way! Worked on a '34 coupe with friends for an old timer in the neighborhood. Safety lock pins in place to keep the suicide doors from flying open at speed. My buddy hated riding in it (claustrophobic) and worried if something happened (accident) he wouldn't be able to climb out a window! Go Iron Trap, keep moving forward!

Mike,Mike,Mike! Not just a 34, but one that was very needy, and now is coming alive. Keep us posted, this is very interesting!

Looking a lot better than it did a year ago. 😊

Math and mike are super mechanics as it comes to fixing 30se to 50se cars...👍💪.

Great jobs, plural. Thanks for sharing.

Good going for Mike slowly getting there it will be a cool ride soon

Thank you Matt for the update on Mike's car !

Mike's car is cool!!! Keep helping Mike.

Nice work👍

Great job of hammer welding the side panel, it came out looking great on video.

Morning Matt! It's nice to see the progress on this derelict from the junk yard!! I'm dreading a project on my 31 Ford Coupe, the lower inner door...you can purchase the lower outer door skin & part of the lower inner door, but the corners have to be made..I.better git on it!!

Leaning that windshield back would go a long way toward filling that upper door gap. Great video as always.

Dude!!! Great Job!!! That punishing hammer saves a lot of old sheet metal!!✌️

From a pile of junk to a nice solid structure. You have turned the corner on this one. The body is now ready for the next phase.

Chop the windshield frame completely out and put a Duvall setup on it. It would mimic the top cowl lines and then comes the Carson top

Dreams do come true !! 😅 Haha ! I've been the clown commenting to "lean those posts back". LMAO Now it seems a good way to fix door gaps and cowl issues is exactly THAT. ❤❤ GD do I love you guys ! Love all your projects shared. But for me a phaeton 2 door or 4 door, and yes ... a '32 to '34 cabriolet is my dream project. KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DO. Thank you guys !! God bless !!

ALL FOR YOU, MIKE!!!

Looks like a Calico cat with all the colors.

As one of my mates said to me; "it's not a big job; it's a whole series of little jobs." And he's right.

Mike won’t be able to call it the Crapriolet much longer.

YES! Put Mike's car in primer. The dirty white just looks nasty. It's too nice of a car now.

I like the light gray body color. Vw's had a color close to that color.

Anything worth doing is worth doing well! Looking good!

Dang, I apologize, guys. I gotta find the origin videos on this car, I've must have missed them. Shame on me! Love your wrk and your content guys. 👊❤️🤙

Great work.

Great!!!!! Want to see Mike driving his hot rod!!!!!! Thanks for helping his project move forward Matt!!!

Mike's car is coming along and Tom and I really like the efforts put into this little car. Are you folks aware of Carter's Auto Restyling? He is up in Canada and is an interesting fellow to check out and follow.

Most people wouldn't take the time and effort to save such a battered car. Nice to see an old Ford beat the odds and come back from the dead.

Thanks for not calling Mike's build a "Crapiolet". It's not crap.

Thank you.

good show😎👍

I wonder what the feelings are with getting a car to a drivable condition and then getting it on the road straight away versus finishing the car before driving it. I've watched DD Speed Shop being so eager to get the car driving that it is taken on the road without the battery being secured, which then falls back on the exhaust manifold, which melts through the battery so there is acid everywhere and a potentially dangerous situation. Conversely a friend of mine build a rod back in the 1980's here in the UK. He would not even attempt to start the engine until the car was finished. The big day came with a bit of a party when the car was going to be started and driven for the first time. No prizes for guessing but the car had some kind of ignition module which refused to spark, so no running car but a good BBQ party.

I vote white epoxy primer. The old white paint looks kinda cool.

I really don’t agree some of the things that you do to some the cars but I must give credit where it’s due and you truly do deserve a medal for your body work. You a true craftsman 😊😊😊

Great to see your fantastic work! I'm impressed everytime and try to learn. Thanks from Germany 🤙🇩🇪

Just a suggestion what about some color tint in the primer

Yes, Mikes car "under the knife" :D

Great job Matt

Matt great work

Great video love the progress

It's been a bit since I last saw someone wearing a Lucifer's Death Squad tee. I wore mine just the other day!

Matt, if you heat Bondo with a heat gun it will soften up and you can scrape it off without all the mess of grinding....just like lead

I have a 30 Model A Sport Coupe with a hatchet like cut on the drivers quarter bigger than Mike’s. It’s from the upper body line to the lower body line at the rocker. It scares me 🫣 too. I’m told it’s only metal just cut and weld. 👍

Yes please fix the windshield 😅

Thanks for sharing. It’s come a long way since I started watching a few years ago.

Lookink gud mun!

Matt. You and Mike could "Dub" videos on the "Crapriolet" the automotive equivalent to making a silk purse out of a sows ear....I really enjoy watching how all of guys turn these old wheels into drivers.😊 and SO much more often!

Nice job!

Nice work

This is becoming one of my favorite projects. I would prime it red-oxide to match the interior but grey works also. Anything but flat black. That's so overdone and, as I remember, not that popular in the early to mid-sixties. I think if it were mine I would have put in a nail-head Buick but it's Mike's car and he can put whatever power he wants in it and screw everyone else....lol

Nice work on some nasty shit. That hand-held planishing hammer is one cool tool!

Beautiful job Matt

Coming along nicely. Haven't been around long enough to have seen the start of this build. I'm digging the car, may have to go back and dig up all the episodes and catch up with the build. What's Mike's ultimate goal for the car? Just a nice driver, spit shine show car, or something in between?

Matt...you the man

You going to add the side covers next to the engine like on the green chopped coupe? Think it would look sweet!

Bearclaw Latches would work really well on those flimsy doors.

I think you should rename Mike's car patches.

This has been one of my favorite projects. My mom would say you're making chicken salad out of chicken shit.

"The Hatchet" Not a bad name for the car.......

Hey, Matt, I'm trying to learn TIG for sheet metal, and it looks like you don't use a pedal for a lot of your body work. What are your favorite amperage settings for this kind of work?

If you lower it a bit more it will cover most of the panel behind the rear wherls.

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Finally 'The Gash' is a thing of the past. This thing has been bugging me since the beginning. Every time they work on it I'm thinking: The Gash! And why doesn't Mike weld?

Nice Video. It's Getting There! #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

Hopefully Mike wont have to sit on a ratty thin piece of foam if its chopped. Hes tall so a taller windshield than usual may help

Yes sir, from the start of this project and actually piece mealing the body together you folks have come a long way and it the car is coming along to the point where it can become a reliable driving vehicle. As you have mentioned in your conclusion it is probably time to strip off the paint and get the car to bare metal to uncover the past sins and see what has to be done. When you get it to the point where the door gaps and over alignment is to what came from the factory, you can really begin to see the end results.🥸👍👍👍👍

Is that planishing hammer designed to be used hand-held (if so, who makes them) or are you guys adapting a unit that’s normally mounted and used on a stand? Thx.

When you chop the windshield/lean it back you will be into a WHOLE LOT OF HURT trying to redo the soft top arms geometry!!! Ask me how I know!!! Carson top would be an easier alternative. Just giving you a heads up.

Not Fair !! Show us how you held the plugs in the holes when you began welding them. Ideally, I always make the plugs and then carefully drill the holes EXACTLY so when I back up and smash the plugs flat (they get a bit deformed by the punch), they stretch a tiny bit and hold themselves in the hole so you can do a tack or two. Wondering if you have another/better way?? Mike needs to have a "beer sanding party" for a few friends and get that body cleaned and ready for a "primer event" !! ;o) After that, some nicely painted steel wheels (reversed on the back/maybe even some "whitewalls ) with trim rings and little caps would make it "noticeable' !! Edit: Watched the rest of the video and see that you agree with the "sanding party" idea. What is that saying about "brilliant minds" thinking alike ???

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Has Mike decided on a color for it yet

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HATCHET WOUND?? You know my EX?

When it gets to be decent, it will no longer be 'crappy' - so will you rename the 'crapiolet' ?

That drivers door is junk,, you need a better one, The rest of the car is ugly BUT in control. This car apeals to me. Why? dont know! With the 15" channel how tall was the driver? 2 ft 6"!

Body grinder without eye protection! Please don’t do that.

lol typical crapriolet some numb nuts tried to fix! its in the hands of a ford man now! learn and enjoy the work of a skilled craftsman! jmop thanks ..ITG.

Two words that make me cringe..."good enough"