Matt. It is a rare opportunity that we as hot rodders get to take a glimpse into the past building hot rods like you do. Sure you might have some new tools but the mythology is right out of the past. Heck even your shop looks like what I would expect a garage to look like from the early 50's. Then to top it off you make a living doing what you love. How wonderful is that? You are a blessed man my friend. Keep the passion alive.
It brings back many memories of body work back in the '50's when these cars were worked on from either bad wrecks or loose/rotten wood. We didn't have the laser alignments of laser beams or TIG welding. The first shop I worked in had an open flame acetylene generator, not a tank. It is a big pleasure to see work such as you do with 4 hands working together. No short cuts here, just good work.
NICE! The strange thing about moving metal is that you do the opposite of the damage but it feels all wrong. Then you do it and get results like that. In my opinion (not that it really matters), considering how much time you have invested already and what you are doing with the engine you should go "Free T" on this car. It deserves it! Be safe, stay healthy ITG crew!
A guy on Instagram has a smashed old ford that he jacked up the trunk area as you did with the same positive result. Nice to see it in a video after seeing still pictures. Good job Matt.
A lot of the out of square may have existed since the original chop. Back in the day the builders (or most of them) weren't as concerned with fit and gap as we are these days. You are probably making it better than it was originally which is a good thing. Keep it up, good job.
When you are jacking up panels like that. Take the body hammer and lightly hit all around on the top side of where you lifting with the jack. That can relieve some stress and the panel won't spring back quite as much. When you were jacking up the corner of the 1/4, I kept saying take the body hammer to the 1/4 before you lower the jack! You guys got it a whole lot straighter. Nice work.
Awesome job! I think you have enough rat rods. In my humble opinion, with the roof chop and deep channeling, this car is the perfect candidate for the full street rod treatment! I can see this car sitting next to the Free T, with a green, mirror-like paint job, and chrome steel's with baby moon caps!
Understanding metal is not an easy thing to do. For example, heating a hinge on one corner to open up a gap on the opposite corner isn't something I would think of doing, but the geometry of it all means that's how it needs to be done. Thanks for the instructional video...very educational.
Hey Matt, Steve and camera person ( Mike ? ) You did a lot of metal moving in small places which gave you some great results. With the camera on the tripod we had a great view of the chanel behind the hinge mounting points. If you had been able to view the video as you were working on the body you would have seen so much better where you needed to move metal. Great video Matt, Thank you. Stay Warm, Be Safe
I'm usually not a fan of painting these old cars but this one would be cool with an old school paint job. Whatever you do it will be an outstanding car.
Matt..you seemed more relaxed, energized of late..maybe the addition of Mike full time, and definitely Steve doing all those odds n end jobs that took up your time..progress on projects seems to be moving a long nicely..great to see and the growth of your passion and site will continue to grow nicely..
Excellent job Matt and Jeff. that rear end is looking very tidy now. I'm lucky that my 33 has all of it's original wood in place and the alignment in that area is pretty good. All the best. Mart in England.
Nice job with the trunk lid! Just an idea for the opening, since the lid is shaved. How about an opening wire in the cabin and a spring loaded door popper(s) to help it with the lid opening?
So quiet opening and closing at the end. Awesome. BTW, I can't see the car in person, but if you are open to opinions I would leave the exterior as is. I would find it more interesting to look at in its current state (than I would if it was painted).
Congrautlations for the video and this great job,,, all the ditails that you take care gives a new spirit in this historic super Ford,,, have a good time,,, l enyoing with the video,,, your friend Oscar de Pachuca HGo Estados Unidos Mexicanos,,, so long,,,
It's really neat to watch this progress. At 14:58 when the jack still has tension on it, if you had wanted it to move further before the jack is let down, and not relax back so much, you could have given it a few taps with a slide hammer.
Great job Matt, I think it looks good from where I'm standing. I know that I have a few places like that on my truck to do, so y'all were pretty much helpful to watch you guys tackle that job. You should go ahead and get fancy with this build, you know, smooth and shiny And a purdy interior too. Thanks for another great show Matt, just waiting for the next one. Have a great evening to you all.
i call that a significant victory. maybe run a solenoid trunk release? you could do a simple cable but seems outta character for this car. great work, guys!
Great work and my opinion on final version of the car it doesn't have to be a "show quality paint job" just a decent as a guy can make it himself. Back in the day they would have seeked to make the car as nice as the guys ability was and sometimes that ment you went out on a Sunday morning watered down the drive and sprayed the car with paint. I think you will understand what I mean
Wow if this is the type of videos you are going to put out for 2022 , I'm really excited that was just great watching a fix from beginning to end was great 👍 loved it ! ! So question ... What happened to the guys from 2021 ?!! It's like you guys are getting in a groove and getting things done !! 👍 it's awesome thanks men great video ! Happy New Year !!! good,health happiness , and good times for 2022 ! Looking forward to seeing you guys soon !!
Amazing work Matt. jacking up the left corner seemed totally counter intuitive to what you were trying to accomplish but it worked really well. Great stuff! 👍
That is what I thought: You started working on the hinges a long time after I would have done it. And there is quite a lot of correcting possiblity on those kind of hinges. But I love to see the result, well done!
That bottle jack seems to be low on oil. That was a lot of pumps for little movement. As far as fit and finish goes, I'd just rub it all down with Penetrol after hitting the shiny areas with gun blue.
I got to enjoy that process.. my body had upholstery burned out. Heat distortion.. ☹️ I ended up putting a strap through the back and side window pulled it with my old Chevy One little pull . .its Straight 😂
I've been working on something similar on my Model A. My problem was the trunk lid was slightly bowed the wrong way. It had been a rumble seat and had gotten bent backwards. It took some relief cuts and re-doing the rain gutters I fabricated, but I'm getting close.
MATT!! Next time you Smack a panel like that ie the reveal lip under the rear window, wedge some wood supports in down to the trunk floor, that way all you do is change the shape of the lip and not the whole panel. Just a tip from a panel beater from the UK! Really like your work otherwise ;D
Keep it shaved and make a cable or rod actuated trunk popper from whatever you find in your scrap parts bins, that's what they would have done.... latch, spring, and a choke cable.
@@IronTrapGarage ... Can you post a picture of it on FB or IG sometime ? I'd like to have a better look . Looks like a great tool to have in the arsenal.
Great job nice looking cars I’ve been watching since you started on you tube . Just figured out how to comment I have a 1933 Plymouth and love old cars
you need to find an old retired body man that would help you a few hours a week like the guy helping with mechanical stuff! he will have rhe experience to show you the best way to do these small but important items. just put the word out i'm sure you will find someone who would like to active doing these things. just a thought
Well i for one would really like to see you finish this car to a good standard for a usable hot rod. Whilst show rods with a shine that you could almost step into look great I can see they are not practical as usable vehicles but I do like a hot rod with a good paint job. Lots of people build the rat rod look but i can't help thinking that is an excuse not to do the finishing work.
My '36 coupe has vertical braces on either side where you had the jack positioned at the corner opening. I don't know if the '33 had similar braces or not, but they may have been removed. One of mine had been bent and when I straightened it, the lid fit perfectly.
Matt. It is a rare opportunity that we as hot rodders get to take a glimpse into the past building hot rods like you do. Sure you might have some new tools but the mythology is right out of the past. Heck even your shop looks like what I would expect a garage to look like from the early 50's. Then to top it off you make a living doing what you love. How wonderful is that? You are a blessed man my friend. Keep the passion alive.
It brings back many memories of body work back in the '50's when these cars were worked on from either bad wrecks or loose/rotten wood. We didn't have the laser alignments of laser beams or TIG welding. The first shop I worked in had an open flame acetylene generator, not a tank. It is a big pleasure to see work such as you do with 4 hands working together. No short cuts here, just good work.
Thank you George!
Good job, thanks Ed
NICE! The strange thing about moving metal is that you do the opposite of the damage but it feels all wrong. Then you do it and get results like that. In my opinion (not that it really matters), considering how much time you have invested already and what you are doing with the engine you should go "Free T" on this car. It deserves it! Be safe, stay healthy ITG crew!
We’re considering it!
that was a fast fix. It took only 1 cup of coffee while watching this, you guys are good.
Haha it was a lot more cups for me!
What a classic design , almost 90 years old and still a beautiful looking thing !
Even if you leave it as a jalopy, it's still someone's dream ride! No matter what you decide it's a sweet hotrod!
I 100% agree!!!!
This IS my dream ride
Thanks Chris!
A guy on Instagram has a smashed old ford that he jacked up the trunk area as you did with the same positive result. Nice to see it in a video after seeing still pictures. Good job Matt.
Thanks for watching!
A lot of the out of square may have existed since the original chop. Back in the day the builders (or most of them) weren't as concerned with fit and gap as we are these days. You are probably making it better than it was originally which is a good thing. Keep it up, good job.
Very true! Thanks for watching!
When you are jacking up panels like that. Take the body hammer and lightly hit all around on the top side of where you lifting with the jack. That can relieve some stress and the panel won't spring back quite as much. When you were jacking up the corner of the 1/4, I kept saying take the body hammer to the 1/4 before you lower the jack!
You guys got it a whole lot straighter. Nice work.
I was doing that during the process but not every pass we showed it earlier in the video but not every hammer swing is recorded..
All the body work, fine tuning, frame,sub frame, rebuilt engine!!!! candy apple red, 12 inches deep, hell ya it deserves it!!!
I'm impressed to see how much jacking up it will take without anything splitting apart! It's looking a lot better.
Awesome job! I think you have enough rat rods. In my humble opinion, with the roof chop and deep channeling, this car is the perfect candidate for the full street rod treatment! I can see this car sitting next to the Free T, with a green, mirror-like paint job, and chrome steel's with baby moon caps!
You explain what you are doing very well. Thanks for taking us along. My thoughts would to put a nice paint job on it.
Understanding metal is not an easy thing to do. For example, heating a hinge on one corner to open up a gap on the opposite corner isn't something I would think of doing, but the geometry of it all means that's how it needs to be done. Thanks for the instructional video...very educational.
Great content Matt! Picked up a bunch of concepts. Each metal work job has different requirements. Finesse and patience are the most important tools.
Thanks for watching Wayne!
Morning from Michigan. Getting some motivation to work on my 30 5 window coupe
Great patience with that dent. Your a perfectionist. That’s what makes your work awesome. Thank you for sharing!
Hey Matt, Steve and camera person ( Mike ? )
You did a lot of metal moving in small places which gave you some great results.
With the camera on the tripod we had a great view of the chanel behind the hinge mounting points.
If you had been able to view the video as you were working on the body you would have seen so much better where you needed to move metal.
Great video Matt, Thank you.
Stay Warm, Be Safe
I'm usually not a fan of painting these old cars but this one would be cool with an old school paint job. Whatever you do it will be an outstanding car.
We’re considering if we want to do just that!
Matt..you seemed more relaxed, energized of late..maybe the addition of Mike full time, and definitely Steve doing all those odds n end jobs that took up your time..progress on projects seems to be moving a long nicely..great to see and the growth of your passion and site will continue to grow nicely..
I’ve got a similar issue with my 1929 model a Special Coupe!! Super helpful video!! Thanks Matt!!
Once again....you rock this hobby Matt.
Excellent job Matt and Jeff. that rear end is looking very tidy now. I'm lucky that my 33 has all of it's original wood in place and the alignment in that area is pretty good. All the best. Mart in England.
Thanks Mart, yea this one has taken some work to get it back going in the right direction
Nice job with the trunk lid! Just an idea for the opening, since the lid is shaved. How about an opening wire in the cabin and a spring loaded door popper(s) to help it with the lid opening?
We’re definitely considering something like that!
Good idea
Matte black paint , light bronze glass and just the right touch of chrome.
So quiet opening and closing at the end. Awesome. BTW, I can't see the car in person, but if you are open to opinions I would leave the exterior as is. I would find it more interesting to look at in its current state (than I would if it was painted).
Nice job guys. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for shareing. Rich from NJ
For every action there is an opposite & equal reaction. Now if we can just figure out where that's going to be :)
Haha that’s the tricky part!
Well that went better than expected, nice job working that Tin...
Congrautlations for the video and this great job,,, all the ditails that you take care gives a new spirit in this historic super Ford,,, have a good time,,, l enyoing with the video,,, your friend Oscar de Pachuca HGo Estados Unidos Mexicanos,,, so long,,,
looking forward to the next update *just binge watched the whole series of vids on this restoration, loving it ;)
This looked like an episode of "This Old House" - rebuilding the foundation of an abandoned 90 year old home!
Haha thanks Jeff!
Excellent work. As far as the trunk latch goes I say its already shaved. A latch and electric release/ popper would be rad
It's really neat to watch this progress. At 14:58 when the jack still has tension on it, if you had wanted it to move further before the jack is let down, and not relax back so much, you could have given it a few taps with a slide hammer.
You are making it so nice, you are gonna have to paint it. Very nice 'how to'.
Nice work! This car looks so good it really deserves a nice paintjob! :)
Great job Matt, I think it looks good from where I'm standing. I know that I have a few places like that on my truck to do, so y'all were pretty much helpful to watch you guys tackle that job. You should go ahead and get fancy with this build, you know, smooth and shiny
And a purdy interior too.
Thanks for another great show Matt, just waiting for the next one.
Have a great evening to you all.
Morning Matt!!! Good job Matt & Steve!! It's amazing the amount of abuse these old cars get!! Be safe!! God Bless!!!
Thanks...Great how to video.
I'm doing a similar procedure on my '29 Coupe and always learn a lot from your videos. Thanks!
Great job, these are my favorite videos to watch. Love to progress on your cars.
i call that a significant victory. maybe run a solenoid trunk release? you could do a simple cable but seems outta character for this car.
great work, guys!
Thanks for watching!
I love this video! My trunk lid fit just as poorly. You make it look so easy to fix. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching! It surely wasn’t easy!
When the man overtakes the machine ...... Congratulations guys !!! 👍💪
Great video Matt. I always learn so much from your channel!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Great progress. This is one of my favorite builds. I'm hoping that you opt for a step up from a Jalopy finish.
Happy new year guys!
Great work and my opinion on final version of the car it doesn't have to be a "show quality paint job" just a decent as a guy can make it himself. Back in the day they would have seeked to make the car as nice as the guys ability was and sometimes that ment you went out on a Sunday morning watered down the drive and sprayed the car with paint. I think you will understand what I mean
Awesome as usual! I don’t think that car needs to be painted, maybe clean it up a bit, it looks really neat just as it is.
Awesome body work!
Wow if this is the type of videos you are going to put out for 2022 , I'm really excited that was just great watching a fix from beginning to end was great 👍 loved it ! ! So question ... What happened to the guys from 2021 ?!! It's like you guys are getting in a groove and getting things done !! 👍 it's awesome thanks men great video !
Happy New Year !!! good,health happiness , and good times for 2022 ! Looking forward to seeing you guys soon !!
Thanks for watching!
Amazing work Matt. jacking up the left corner seemed totally counter intuitive to what you were trying to accomplish but it worked really well. Great stuff! 👍
That is what I thought: You started working on the hinges a long time after I would have done it. And there is quite a lot of correcting possiblity on those kind of hinges.
But I love to see the result, well done!
Craftsman at work. Thanks guys for the video
Thanks for watching!
Nice fix!
Impressive. I love watching quality work.
Thanks for more tips and tricks.
Great tips much needed 👌 👍 can't wait to see you driving her......ty Steve
That was fun to watch looks nice
I would say that was a win. Nice work.
Nice work. I'm surprised how good it came out.
That bottle jack seems to be low on oil. That was a lot of pumps for little movement. As far as fit and finish goes, I'd just rub it all down with Penetrol after hitting the shiny areas with gun blue.
I got to enjoy that process.. my body had upholstery burned out. Heat distortion.. ☹️ I ended up putting a strap through the back and side window pulled it with my old Chevy
One little pull
. .its Straight 😂
I've been working on something similar on my Model A. My problem was the trunk lid was slightly bowed the wrong way. It had been a rumble seat and had gotten bent backwards. It took some relief cuts and re-doing the rain gutters I fabricated, but I'm getting close.
Ah man I’ve seen that happen! It always is hard to figure out where the damage occurred and correct it!
Good how to metal move changes clearances.
A Port-a-power system would be helpful for those kinds of repairs.
Thank you Matt, very informative vedio. Stay safe, regards to Kate an moon.
Thanks for watching!
That's a great fix for as bad as it was, nice work Matt and Jeff, don't get too crazy with a riddler contender, it looks great just like it is
I did learn some things from this. I think that it's fine for a 90 year old car.
MATT!! Next time you Smack a panel like that ie the reveal lip under the rear window, wedge some wood supports in down to the trunk floor, that way all you do is change the shape of the lip and not the whole panel. Just a tip from a panel beater from the UK! Really like your work otherwise ;D
You really should put it back that great green color
Super job!!!
Keep it shaved and make a cable or rod actuated trunk popper from whatever you find in your scrap parts bins, that's what they would have done.... latch, spring, and a choke cable.
Well done buddy!!
Thanks Matt
GREAT VIDEO MATT,
Great vid, looking good!!!!!!!!!
Great work.
What an awesome car, turned out beautiful
Great. thanks to share.
Great job!
Progress ! Never gets old !
another informative video!Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Make two cool leather straps to hold trunk down, it will look awesome
looking good guys !!!!!!
i'm stopping to comment at 9:03 in the vid. you need to cut a pc of wood curved alittle to form to the metal before jacking it up. lol
wow....great work.
Morning from Nola
Great video.
The dollie you were using on the lip , is that homemade?
Vintage post dolly / driver. Found it at an old body shop years ago! No name on it sadly.
@@IronTrapGarage ... Can you post a picture of it on FB or IG sometime ? I'd like to have a better look . Looks like a great tool to have in the arsenal.
Looking good guys 👍👍🇨🇱
Great job nice looking cars I’ve been watching since you started on you tube . Just figured out how to comment I have a 1933 Plymouth and love old cars
Thanks for watching through the years Billy!
So I have a novice question. How do you seal the trunk at the bottom and all around I guess is my question.
you need to find an old retired body man that would help you a few hours a week like the guy helping with mechanical stuff! he will have rhe experience to show you the best way to do these small but important items. just put the word out i'm sure you will find someone who would like to active doing these things. just a thought
I don’t want a full shop of guys working and me just sitting back drinking coffee. I enjoy this type of work and the challenges it brings.
man u guys are the best
Well i for one would really like to see you finish this car to a good standard for a usable hot rod. Whilst show rods with a shine that you could almost step into look great I can see they are not practical as usable vehicles but I do like a hot rod with a good paint job. Lots of people build the rat rod look but i can't help thinking that is an excuse not to do the finishing work.
Need to see a latch video
What brand are the rear tires?
My '36 coupe has vertical braces on either side where you had the jack positioned at the corner opening. I don't know if the '33 had similar braces or not, but they may have been removed. One of mine had been bent and when I straightened it, the lid fit perfectly.
Fantastic Shape that machine
[i see old dirt cars turn back in hotrod that were very bad shape this car is mint