You are a very good at this , I've done hundreds of these and you can still learn something from another fabricator . Nice clean and well kept shop . From one perfectionist to another very nice !
I watched on Trevs blog when he spot welds he keeps touching the hot spot with a damp shop rag in order to continue his weld and reduce warping. Great work here sir
Great work & great videos on the way you show how to do "this & that". We are just starting a restore on a 1966 Impala SS. Going to be applying a lot of your techniques to get it done.
Thanks for posting these! Very informative. I always cringe when I see people grinding paint/cutting metal without a respirator on. Protect those lungs!
You are amazing at doing bodywork!!! I've never tried it and am quite intimidated by it, but I'm about to try to learn and give it my best shot. I've got a 1984 Chevrolet c20 pickup that needs a passenger side floor pan, outer rocker panel, and inner kick panel. I'm not only watching your videos for enjoyment, but also to learn as much as I can. Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
What a master craftsman. Thank you so much. I have the welding skills to do this to my 55 Chevy but you showed me the body work. I would have not done this correctly. I appreciate your attention to detail. A humble suggestion is when you do two or three parts perhaps label the video part 1 and part 2. Thanks again!
To bend over those flanges, I use a wide pair of flat sheet metal vise grips with a thin piece of hardwood added to one of the jaws for cushioning. It makes a smoother looking job on the back with less chance of damaging the front of the skin. Love the way you work! You do have a lot of skill and patience. Subscribed......
Lot of work, really nice job! I would suggest seam sealer on the welds and self-leveling on the bottom pinch weld folded over and keeping those drain holes open. Nice catch on that as well. Then coat it with more rust encapsulator where it had not been applied yet. Just great work brother as that will last another 50+ years. Sweet old metal.
You are an Artist and God's given you an enormous skill, if I ever have a truck to do (and my Wife and I are considering one) you would be the man for the Job.
I'm about to attempt this on an 83 crew cab. All 4 doors. I need all the pro tips I can get. I'm a pipe welder. And it don't have to be pretty. Thanks for your video Bruhda....
Nice work mate,looks great. Got a similar repair on my old Humber to do but no repair panels available or even spare doors to get a cut from. Going to have to make the repair sections myself. Maybe getting a car of which there are only five left on the road was not a smart move!
ok, I just noticed your little trick on the left side mid section bump, where you sliced the side , tapped in and the ground down the top to meet the door line , that sir is what I need, that made it look so easy, you are showing us the way it needs to be done, I would say this is as good or better than David Welch with Brothers.com .....really, keep it up!!!
That looks like a special hammer you have for folding over those edges. Be careful not to weld up that folded lip/skin to the inner door until you're sure you don't need to "twist" the door to match the opening. A old time body guy showed me that to match the door to the opening when doing a skin patch panel. Very, very nice work. Like the pattern to make sure the surface matches.
nice MIG technique thx for posting these I'd love to see the products you're using to treat inside the doors and other inner pannels rust mort and primer ?
I like the screws in the side also , that looks like it made it real quick to pull in and out 100 times, .... I also need to find me an abandon rail line so I can get me one of them thar fancy tappin' devices......or... do you think an active line would miss a little piece that long??????
Thanks....I have learned more from you than most others on youtube. Your attention to detail is impressive. What settings are you using on your mig welder? Thanks
Tom B I’m using the Lincoln mig 135 I set on Letter B on the heat and 4 1/2 on wire speed seems to work pretty well for the 18/20 gauge sheet metal, gauge on the tank is set around 25 when trigger pulled
I agree with all of the previous comments. You have a great approach for showing your steps and explain in good detail. May I ask your opinion of flux core on body panels? Have allot of back and forth on the answers to using it.
@@Gibson63. hey! Thanks for the reply. I'm figuring I need to cough up the couple hundred and get bottles and a new welder. Thanks for responding man and best of luck with your projects and future videos!
@@Gibson63. so glad your ok buddy i hope you start posting again because of you i bought a welder and started my own project not as good as you but practise makes perfect
Yeah buddy thanks ; my Grandpa had a Red 1961 Chevy Apache , brings back so many good Memories . for the thousand time you probably answered this question , what type of welder are you running , does it have gas cylinder , checked past videos , but to no avail
Family Mann Got them from classic parts it’s got a keyparts/triplus sticker on the back I think they fit well for what they are you always have to do a little trimming on these aftermarket panels
Question, I'm using a Hobart 140 mig welder (110V). I'm working on an '85 K10. I'm having issues with serious burn through when I weld patch panels in. I'll get a setting (3/30) and it will work great and then the next panel, burns through. Then I try 2/30, not enough, 2/40, sometimes works. What kind of welder are you using and what heat/speed settings are you using. Love your videos man, truck looks great!
I'm using the Lincoln mig 135 I set my heat on (B) and my wire speed on 4 -1/2 and I'm running gas, don't know much about any other welder but it sounds like your heat is to high
Gee brother, I with I had u as a friend. I have this what could be the nicest 1997gmc 1500 short box standard cab with original British racing green paint on it still nice and straight still thin tires on the front wide tires on the back really good interior, bought this truck for $700 I think I lucked out on this truck, it was bought with my mom's inheritance money she left me she wasn't a rich lady but a great mom to me and this truck has a lot of sentimental value to me,but I need lower door skin patch repair on both sides. Do you think I should keep this truck or sell it.
What are you spraying on the bare metal that doesn't need a slight coat of filler? Self etching primer? All of my welds are done and ready for either filler or some sort of first coat primer. Thanks
Anthony chaney I ground down the paint or epoxy to bare metal anywhere on the panel I'm working on and clamp it. The clamp is on the other side out of the camera view
Just curious , how did you know to take it off the bottom of the inner door than move the bottom up because wasn't it hitting the cab rocker (unless you saw that was just swollen from rust)... Just curious of your thinking process, you really make it look easy , but I know you have HOURS we dont ever see. THANKS!!!!!
Do they make bottom replacement panels for tailgates? I looked and can't find anything but maybe I'm typing in the wrong thing. I've got a 2003 gmc duramax, thanks.
Don’t really remember what caused those dent, but it had to be from hammering the flange down or welding the spot welds, but it all ended up smoothing out after words
@@Gibson63. Cutting ,shaping and carrying on....man you have inspired me . Does me good to hear the accent . Stuck in Wisconsin working on a 1958 Apache 1/2 ton panel. My doors were back ordered, so forward we go.
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