Happy Friday! We brought out the Jeep this week! Ian is almost moved in and we will be on the caddy soon! Hello to all the new subscribers and THANK YOU to all of you who return time and time again to our channel. It would not be what it is without all of you! Remember to hit that LIKE BUTTON COMMENT SUBSCRIBE . and ASK questions! Have a great Friday and we will see you on Sunday! ~ The Roussels
Love the show Ian but I like it better when you collaborate with Victor why aren't you staying on the caddywack you need a really cool vehicle to work on not a truck or a vw or desert buggy something the little nicer foose and kindig style
Ian, I'm an old sheet metal guy from the Air Force. I used a break like yours many times. Since you can't change the radius of the upper portion of the brake, you can use a scrap piece of sheet metal to increase the radius. Take the scrap piece and bend it up as much as you can, leave that piece in place and then put your actual piece under the piece you just bent. Clamp the two piece down and bend your part. This increases the bend radius by the thickness of your scrap piece. You can keep staking pieces to make lager radius bends. Really like the new channel. Please keep it up.
@@ScottDawson-xt4he you had the coolest job! I was dumb, went army, just a puke job in supply. Shaw is on the east coast, South Carolina, bug capital of the lower 48.
I'm 67 and back to building one-off custom bicycles. The mind is willing but to protect my wearing out body most times I sit on a chair that is only 12 inches high while building or repairing bicycles.
I feel your pain. I'm 74 and getting up and down sucks these days. So, I got me one of those 36" shop stools from Harbor Freight and a 15" round piece of oak. I cut the legs off of the stool at the support ring. I used medal cable 1/2 clamps all around to attach the wood ring and a set of 5 swivel wheels and I've got a just over a 15" hi shop stool with padded seat and wheels.
Hey Ian, my buddy lives in the NORTH WOODS IN WISCONSIN He has a 1947 brand new WILLYS jeep body that was made in South America! .They shipped it to him in a crate ! He bought 2 47's that were rusting out in a farm field for parts .I just told him to watch your channel .
Ian, Your a great craftsman, I really enjoyed your art. Watching your welding skills is real pleasure. The best to both of you on our new shop and channel.
Ian, I've been a follower of your show for years now. I love the way u teach on metal fab on ordinary tools. Show s what's possible , with little inganewaty , fabrication is possible. I know you don't have a bead roller, if you can I'd like to watch how to form bead support in floor pans by hand. Jamie and Ian keep up the GREAT WORK and FABICATION on the IMPOSSIBLE.
Thanks for taking the time to show the DETAILS of the Jeep fender repair, esp your welding method. I'm about to do similar stuff on my 61 Travelette. Been working on these old trucks for 50 yrs but never got into body panel repair. Also, I learned tinknocking on the exact same brake back in the 80's! Haven't seen one of those in awhile...
Good to see you're back in the groove. As an amateur hobbyist I love these videos So many 'hot' tips. Watching your videos helps me up my game over here in the UK.
I try to catch every episode I’ve been watching Ian for years now that wife is camera person and always has great comments to get Ian to explain more of what he is doing it’s a great thing
Hi Ian and Jamie! I am starting to build my 1959 Willys DJ3A (left hand steer postal jeep) right hand steer wasn't standard for the USPS til 1964 . A lil Jeep history for Jamie! Anyhoo I need to replace the floor braces and I want to build my own. I am a rookie with sheet metal but I do have the equipment. I noticed your braces are rusted out too. I would appreciate seeing how Ian approaches making them. Yes they are available but I like making things. The braces rot out from the inside because Willys formed them over wood and left the wood in which got wet, rotted and caused the metal to rust. The braces are also known as "hat channels". Thank you for your videos!
Would like to say You guys are doing a great job with the transition to the new shop and Ian, I love your "use what you have" style as I like to call it! I've never used a body hammer in my life!!!❤
I have to say that I really enjoy watching what you have done. But now I really enjoy what you’re teaching as you go. I’m a beginner and love to learn new techniques. So thanks and keep up with these shorts.
You're still an awesome couple to me. Love the entertainment. Gives me motivation to work on my projects. Thank you guys for making me able to move forward. Keep up the great work that you both do. Loving it
This video was like watching a master class in welding and body repair.I feel like I'm attending RU-vid University with you guys. Great video work Jamie. Keep the content coming. Lee in Socal
Hi guys I've just gone onto your Shopify shop and was blown away with how much you've got on there. I've been after the OG Roussel's t-shirt for so long so have just treated myself. Keep up the great content I haven't missed a single video.
My thoughts are it doesn’t matter how you get to the end result as long as you get there 👍 you don’t always need all of the tools. Keep doing what you do best 😊
Ian history of the Chevy lettering on your break you may have mentioned it and I missed it I apologize thank you I have learned so much from watching you you’re so knowledgeable of working Metal Old guy here in La Pine Oregon
I really hope this lesson continues with the repair to that rusty stress point Ian noted on the rear quarter, too. I have an identical spot on the side of my '51 Willys that is the only rust on the entire body. There is a bracket under the sheet metal there that captures dust and moisture which, of course, results in that rust-through. I'm looking for a pointer on how to prevent it recurring. Looking forward to Part 12!
Watching you cut and weld on that jeep reminds me of my grandfather telling me how they used to have big buckets of asbestos that the army used for washing those jeeps.
Good to see you in the new shop!! I can't wait to see the Willys on the road, hang on Jamie you'll have a vehicle that started it all. I've got 2 '48 & '55
I've watched you from the start of your "career". I would never say anything bad about you or your skills. I like the way you teach like a shop teacher. I've learned a lot from your videos. Keep it up.
The one thing I'm not seeing in your new shop is a lift !!!. I know you have limited space but when I built my shop I purchased one that is removable. I know the older I got the more I was so glad I did. It has been a life saver for the back and legs getting up and down from the floor.
Congratulations on the new workshop, it's certainly more spacious and usable, without the annoying post right in the middle! Great fun watching wheel arch panel repair happen super fast, and the whole technique behind it! 😊😊 I ALWAYS blink when I hear the welder crackle... I forget there's no need watching on RU-vid... 😊😊😊
Hi I found your channel a few weeks ago and have watched pretty much all of it lol. Love watching and learning how to do this stuff. Happy Saturday from the UK.
In the last installment - Those of us that have watched you for a while, could see a “less than contented” face at the end. True to your style, you “make a decision, then recover”👍🏽🤠
If you want to do a bend of a smaller dimension then either adjust the offset of the top clamp OR use a piece of flat bar underneath the sheet to raise the metal being bent. Had to explain.
Ian, great show! the new shop looks great!! glad you're not going to be boiling and popping like a tick from the excessive heat 😅 On the old flat fenders, that was the location for mounting the side mounted spare. combination of the weight and it hanging out out getting hit.
THAT was cool!!! I'm digging the reasoning behind the moves... it always gets me fired up to get 'er done... meanwhile the new shop is starting to look more like the old one... things are getting organized and tools are flying... you guys are Rockin'...
You make things look so easy Ian ,and it’s easy if you know how. BTW your method of gap welding is a better way to fill those gaps than using a coat hanger.
Happy Friday to y'all I just love watching Ian repair sheet metal I'm learning so much by watching him I'm trying some repairs my self and getting it done thanks a lot
Again,WOW Ian...what an interesting example if various techniques you used(and explained) in forming & attaching that panel...another "master class"...thank you...(David)
