How To Fix Rusty Cab Corners! The Heartwarming Journey Of A Neglected 1948 GMC 

Ive been fabbing in various sheet metal disciplines for 57 yrs. I learn at least 1 new thing every vid. Great channel. Great content. Thx for the effort.

In case you guys missed it or don't know: content creators get paid more by RU-vid when viewers "watch" ads. Help a guy out. When an ad comes up, get up grab a beer, take a leak, and come back when the sparks are flying again. Great video as always!

I think your channel is one of the best out there showing me a better way to do rust repair. I’m 74 and have just started doing some body work on my own. Thank you.

I’m thinking another couple years and you’ll be traveling around doing burn out competitions lol. love it. Now coddle me dammit.

Kyle! Another terrific repair, buddy! Only thing that gives it away is the nice door fit, haha! All the best as always from everyone here... Spin by anytime!

I don't know if you are aware, but I am locally known as the area's worst gas brazer, so I appreciate you calling the worlds attention to my lack of skill. Personally, I don't mind the ads because every ad means I'm that much closer to the cat part of the show. Thanks for the mention, it's appreciated.

From my experience working on older vehicles I swear that assembly men were issued two tools: a hammer and a crowbar. So much for those who say they don't build them like they used to.

That door fits better than the doors on the 2021 Ram 1500 I drive at work.

I do those the same way....Just use a little filler when I am done. I dont try to get it metal finished. Last for many years. Be there way beyond when I am dead. and Looks perfect.

Ahhh, the Cut and Butt...nice work. Coming along nicely! Funny about coddling, seems like one way or the other someone needs it.

Had no idea it helped you if I watched the ads. I will sit through them now. I learn a lot from your channel thanks.

Like seeing those old body work fixes that seem so crude today. A lot of brazing a lot of screen wire and straight enamel paint over crude putty work with 36 grit sand marks, pile on paint with the thought that there is a fine line between a run and a shine. I was there 50 + years ago doing that kind of work. Great job Kyle love watching.

Love the humor...the body work is a bonus. I also like the possible future content of cats and rants....that might be nice.

Great vid, again! Simple straight forward explanations (less rambling than you think) and some instruction. I like the newer production “values” you’re incorporating….. overdubs are great for Timelapse! If it allows more productivity on the project, it allows for more content on the channel. Glad you’re scrapin’ a buck out of it… with the way the likes rarely reflect views.

And I was just getting ready to get off my ass and go do some exciting aviation related soldering in the shop,,,,one more video and coffee...

Good video Kyle I have the same philosophy about patch panels. You were preaching to the choir. Also I feel that cat people rant more than dog people. I think it's because you can't sic your cat on your neighbor.

I like your method of doing 3 spots then grinding. This allows it to cool a bit then also you can see if there are any gaps. Great job there.

With Scott, I enjoy watching bits with his dog and with you, it's with the cats. Love it.

Working on projects by yourself tends to suck, at least the camera is a pretend friend. I do enjoy your work and am learning more. I have always focused on the mechanical side, and now trying the bodywork side.

I really enjoy geeking out with you! Thanks for the great content

It’s supposed to be fun - apparently 😂😂. Thank you Kyle!

Thanks for useful content! I'm also looking forward to the new channel direction. I suggest naming it "Kyle's Kats and Komplaints".

When I first started watching you tube I found the ads annoying. Now I understand that they are necessary for channels to survive, so I generally let them play. Besides they are much shorter than what's on tv. Another good segment, I always thought those aftermarket panels were supposed to be used in their entirtey. The way you use them makes more sense, Thanks.

Love watching your. Videos man. Your sense of humour is right up my street 😂

I have just found your channel and only wish that I had see your method of 3 welds and grind. I completely rebuilt a '56 Chevy stepwise and ex farmer's vehicle in South Africa and cab corners replacement were one of the many sheet repairs. I bought in 2004 and completed it in 2021 then sold it as I relocated to the UK. The rears still well up in my eyes. Fantastic work that you do is a credit to all DIY'ers. Cheers

“Bad news…I’m gonna talk some more” I’m absolutely rolling on the floor!

Excellent work. I Can't Believe It Got Butt-Welded.

Hi Kyle, Pryotechnicals to start + good tips/expanations/demonstrations in the middle + kitties at the end = another good video. While I enjoy a (VERY) few shows on TV... none are as enjoyable and informative as your productions. Good timing to get that side done before cleaning had to happen. Just sweep it all under the truck to the other side and continue. I'm glad that the videos are starting to make a little bit of monetary sense. It would be a darned shame to put out that effort otherwise. Have a good one.

I was chuckling about your interest in seeing how things were repaired back in the day. I am not super old but I am the guy whose old repairs you would laugh at. I am learning but I still have a ways to go. Thanks for sharing. I am for sure learning from them.

The more I watch your channel, the more I like your channel

Thanks for the cab corner lesson , all the 'splainin' was real helpful too! Good cab corner archeology segment. PS you should rescue that plastic straw , in a few years it will be worth more than the '48! 😂

Great job on your rust repairs as usual. Haven’t had television at my place in years. The communications companies priced themselves out of the market and here we are in the present watching ads on RU-vid. How about that?

Kumbaya baby! Glad you're here to hold our hands lol.... excellent patch! God bless.

You’re the man… Talk about quality work… I always learn something from your videos!

I learn something with each video! Thanks Kyle!

Nice job on the video.......keep banging away at it. Looks like good parts of the project are coming up. Keeps me from doing my work and I'm all for that when it's cold. lols

Nice! 👍🏻

SO DISAPPOINTED NO MORE CODDLING !!! I really do appreciate you taking the time to explain the thought processing that takes place before major surgery.

Again a really handy vid, I'm still plucking up courage to do some work on my long-term fixer-upper 👍

Don’t ever change! (Your attitude or channel) it is the highlight of my week…

Thanks as always for sharing your talents.

love looking at old repairs and methods ! My dad was a welder before me and taught me many ‘slice and dice’ and braising tricks! It was just what was done then with limited resources. You do amazing work, and great explanations also! 👍🏼

This will be a great reference for a repair that needs doing someday on our '52 that has a puncture in that spot from a fence post from early in it's life. Thankfully, there is no rust. Thank you for the video! Cheers!

Mate you are cruzing on the Slipstream with your presentations now. The right combination of everything. Take Care Matey. 10/10

I love the the tutorial and the lesson you do an excellent job explaining what you are working on !

Thank you for the cuddling and Molly coddling!

Acceptable: understatement of the year.

I am new here so thanks for the explanations along the way. I'm one of those "geeks" that gets a lot of satisfaction from metal fabrication and repair but I suffer from not being good at it so it can be frustrating.

Honestly, the cut out piece you showed us prooves one thing: It held up for quite a while. We used to repair daily beaters just like that as well back in the days. Often you only repaired it in order to pass regular inspections that cars had to pass to stay roadlegal. If you know that a vehicle has only a few years left before it is crashed that is good enough. Often the use of bondo was the cheaper way to go. Of course that is not the way you do it, if you want to restore a classic. I heard of cars that were "restored" in the States with incredible things done: I heard of a guy who imported a 57 T-Bird and was very proud of his car. One thing was strange though: The side windows could not be rolled down enough. When they removed the door panel and took a look inside the doors they found out that the lower parts of the doors were filled with construction cement!

Thanks for the small but important Tips and Tricks !!

well i like how you do welding one spot welding then grind it down . more i think about it stops warping. Awesome work .

Great work Carter.

Hey, you gotta put bread on the table. Great info like this isn't free. Keep up the great work!!

Hi, Robert from TX, I like it when you talk about what you do, and how you will do it, keep on doing that. I like when guys explain, show how they do it, and not go into time lapse, it has it's place. Keep doing it for us that don't have that experience, but what to learn it. Leave the cry babies, name sayers be, as I pay attention to the guys that like talking, and explaining things out. Just saying, pass it on, and keep up the good work.

Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge-it’s found in abundance here folks! BTW-your playful cat is quite fantastic and they are both gorgeous, too. ✌🏻

Stated watching a while back. I'm getting ready to start a 1952 3/4 ton 5 window Thanks for explaining how and why you are doing what you're doing.🤠👍

Kyle Remember some of us ( me myself and I ) watch for the entertainment of watching you bring a rusty hulk back. I am more excited about the driver side, since it is much worse, so don't skip over too fast. BEST when you work and explain, ( ramble ) lol. I know there are trolls just waiting for you to make a mistake, but most of us are not . Keep Going !!!

Thanks for this excellent video, if I ever have do something like this to my truck, I learned a lot!

Nice job! As usual. Thank you

Great repair and now it's better than new.

"Phil" seems to have a lot of friends.

Love it Kyle , great job as always. Also I’d watch cats and Kyle rants anytime.

I hope you realize Kyle that the window screen and gallon of bondo repair industry is suffering due to your tutorials! They have families too you know! 😆

Love the content, wish I had learned this stuff years ago.

Once again the metal maestro at work! Terrific stuff indeed.

More stuff I need to do. I have no idea how a you tube log rhythm works. I didn't know watching the adds or allegedly just letting them run helped. I much appreciate you teaching and entertaining me with your videos. Thank you for your time. Joseph wants to eat the purple stick.

you kicked the FLINTSTONEs out of that sucker.

Made the cab corner installation look easy ..... I'll have to go back and refresh the welding method .... looks like a method to a madness ..... another fine video ... "keep on truckin" ....

Lol. I love the channel. Keep being you. Little jabs and all. Good job on the truck.

What a heart warming story for sure! This ‘48 is coming along great. Can’t wait to meet “Phil” or Fill. I can never understand how these new parents spell their kids names anymore! Good promotion of your other videos. Cool dissection of the old cab corner! Neat to see how older repairs were done. As for ads, your work on these videos is worth money. It is cheaper for me to watch 6 commercials vs paying you to teach me one on one! Isn’t it? Thanks Kyle!

Thank you for your explanations and do's and don'ts. Great work as always. Rich/USA

I like your dead pan delivery and explanations. Keep up the good work!

Keep it coming, haven't missed on yet

There you go! Thanks for the videos

Very good explanation and nice shout out to Fitzee.

So much useful information. I'm so glad someone told me about your channel in comments .

Another great video!!! I like the 'body repair archaeological digs and discoveries' portions and the 'unveiling of brass traces chapter. Thanks.

You have a very clear explanations. Go go brother...

The Master keeps us on the edge of our seat,,, and points out the old bad way work was done years ago,,, The master even thinks of our time... He is the best....

Thank you for explaining about rust being on the inside of the panel higher than the outside. I am new to the trade and am restoring a Chevy square body and have run into this problem. Really like your videos keep up the great work brother

Awesome video! I really appreciate the new methods that this old timer had not seen before.

Oh that is purty and you can tweak and fill it a bit till your happy. I install flashing on brick chimneys as part of the tuck pointing restoration we do. If the chimney is squareish and the roof is level, l measure out what I need in standard 7 inch flashing and I hold a piece long enough and mark my cuts. Once I have that done I cut all the pieces I need, take one side, hold it up to the cut, mark the top 45 bend area, and then grab the other side piece and mark it in mirror against my first side so when I bend them both they pretty much match up. I usually mark the bend lines on both against the corners and bend them with a clamp style hand bender or just fold it around by hand. Then I put in the bottom piece of metal and mark the bends for them against it in place. Like you said things move as you bend and work them so if you mark it and bend everything at once it probably won't fit once you try to put it in. I always bring more flashing than I need because sometimes you make a mistake and a piece does not fit and you have to adjust and make a new one. If I get it right it's folded around like a Christmas present and all the 45 folds are the same looking with each other and everything looks level. One of the nicest jobs I did was in 10 inch copper on a historical house, everything looked perfect and no leaks 😎

As always, another great video Kyle. I always enjoy the videos you share. Your videos keep me riveted, as is when I watch Fitzees channel. Thank you for sharing as always. Looking forward to seeing your next video. How about a sample of the upcoming Opera Kyle? Just a thought! LOL Love the channel man. Keep On Keeping On Brother!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

More interesting techniques to understand. I like the close-up shots here and there. Camera work matters in these things. I can see that you think like a videographer, at least to some extent. I don't mind some ads, and YT ads tend to be short, or I can clip it if I already know the product or the ad, which I do. People watching this channel want to actually be able to do it ourselves, so we need to understand the approach and the nuances of the technique, which you provide. Professional videos on car stuff tend to be unbelievably glib and just gloss everything, which has no value for doers.

If I bought a old vehicle I hope it's one you did you do great work Thanks for your videos.

Hey Kyle I know you dont have much time to read or reply to comments but You should do some shorts. I use an android phone and use pause to edit. No editing and each video gets huge amounts of subs. would help you make your youtube more of a business.

"....tart this thing up...." LOLOL. Great video, man, thanks for turnin' on the camera.

Keep yours explanations, as they are extremely clear & very useful. Thank you. Looking great.

I love the way you approach this work. You are my favorite go to youtuber for common sense body work on my old 50 chevy truck. I'm an old guy but welding and body work were new to me, but now I'm managing to fix up (not restore) my truck. Thanks for all your informative and entertaining videos.

Patch panels are just better than nothing I always found.

Over here in England, we naturally stop every 8 to 10 minutes to make a cup of tea, so the adverts are an absolute blessing. For the rest of the world, who just tug on the nearest ring pull, they'll be more of a nuisance.

Thanks Carter for the videos !

Thanks!

hope you have been practicing your rock throwing and building the muscles in your arm as i live in Wales Uk so by watching all the advert you get paid more than if i get halfway through then skip chuck another one in ill suffer it for quality entertainment many thanks for all three of you

Thank you, this is a great prep for my first cab corner fix. As soon as it warms up.

Excellent video. I'm sure the cats would give you 2 thumbs up if they could even though Poe claimed it was a yawner. Silly kitty. Gonna have to share this with the Rusty Beauties channel and Facebook group. Also, thanks for mentioning the ads. I didn't know you could control where they land in videos.

Thanks for the lessons. Very much appreciated.

Another great video - thanks for taking the time to teach!

Soooooo satisfying watching the stitch and grind as that seam gets welded...very impressive

If you could see my willys truck construction, no two have the same measurements most welds missed the spot , and half the spot welds didn't stick, but I still love them