You really have to know what your doing when working with lead filler. I took a class once learning to lead fill. Make shire you have good ventilation fan's what not wear a filter mask and go through all the steps to lay your lead. Bondo cane out for a wood filler then some one tried it on metal then they came out with a bondo just for metal. Now they have all kinds of different brands for different application's of metals work. Some of those new body fillers will last longer than metal will.
Brilliant. Drip rail for me. Your chop and sectioning are quite subtle so adding the drip rails would contribute to that effect. In my opinion, of course!
This is still my favorite channel! A man and his tools, if a drill for a grinder does the job, so be it. Your explanations are sufficient, informative, and appreciated. As far as driprail, 60/40, I like the "shaved" look.
We all know " you can not do a traditionel1980's repair without at least 2 gallons of plastic filler and you have to get that primer on nice and thick but don't give it proper drying time so it shrinks up after the first month in the sun to really show off them 40 grit sanding scratches.
Don't laugh Kyle. I had a customer that finished off two doors on a black Hyundai with 80 grit and ordered two qts of basecoat to bury the scratches. First sunny day it looked like an alligator wallet! Ordered two more qts to try to bury it again!😱
Nicely done, as usual. I like how you peel layers back to get access, and make sounder welds possible. It's always bothered me on chops that only outside skins get welded, for instance on the A pillars. On the few I've done, I've tried to do similar things as you did, with varying degrees of success. As per leading; all vehicles up to the late 80's had leaded seams. So the practice does have a good track record. As long as no moisture gets behind it and the acid from the flux gets neutralized. But you know all that.
When you think about how that cab was a rusted rotten piece of crap, And you had a vision of what you wanted it to be and with a lot of work you’ve turned it into a real jewel. I am always amazed by your quality of work and attention to the details keep up the great work and thanks for sharing it with all of us. Later
You're hundred times the fabricator that bad cut chad ever thought of being. Pretty impressed with your quality of work with what you have. Keep kicking ass my friend!!!
Good day. The rendering/drawing of the truck your building is awesome. I live in Las Vegas Nevada and there is a 56? Cadillac flower car out here. It has the 50 style pick up roof and windshield. It’s Candy red. It is absolutely gorgeous. Whether you care or not, Your ride will definitely hit magazines. Keep going! Smitty.
Amazing that some people think that all builders must have every tool known to man to be able to get the job done , Top work mate , Not long and you will catch Brent up ,🤔
Canada Welding Supply sells silicon bronze TIG rod online in smaller diameters, including 1/16” and 0.045”. I’ve bought from them and they are a good source for welding supplies in Canada.
I too recommend Canada Welding Supply. I also buy .035 and .045 ER70S-2 from them since I am easily frustrated by trying to straighten mig wire. Also C/K brand consumables at good prices, and Canada wide shipping is free when your order hits $150, which sure isn't hard to do.
Add drip rail. Everyone else already takes them off be different. You do a great job and actually you do a lot less cobbling than a lot of the so-called professionals.
That hood fits just fine. It's a cowl induction style hood, very rare for the model year, lolol. I love how the roof is turning out with no awkward bumps, divots or angles. It flows together beautifully, almost as if the factory built it that way. As for the rear window, I'd leave the factory one in place with maybe just an inch chop on it but that's just me. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Even knowing that there has been work done to the cab, it’s not easy to see exactly what that work is. It’s subtle enough that having the drip rails back on it would make it that much harder to figure out.
I LOL'd pretty hard on the lug nut torquing!!! I'm looking forward to the lead work. i like working with it and it lasts a LOT longer than 'mud'. My vote (it's not my truck so it really doesn't matter one way or the other) on the drip rail pole is 'YES' to the molded in drip rails. Just something subtle to help keep the 'sky liquid' from getting into the top edge of the door gap. I really like the progress being made on what could have very well have ended up as 'baler fodder'....
The weld must be a bit harder than the base metal. Whatever tools you use, it’s the results that matter and with your newly restored Bondo sponsorship I’m certain the results will be stellar! (I played the drinking game with every time you said “factory seams” and holy crap am I ever wasted….🥳🤪🥴)
Great job as always, most guys would love to be able to get as close as you do without any kind of filler! I would go with drip rails for the simple convenience of not taking a shower every time you get caught in the rain!
FWIW I like the smooth look, so my vote would be, no drip rail. Thanks for the explanation on the sanding discs. I find myself using all you showed depending on size of job and access, and my work looks like crap, but I learn something new and keep improving every time I watch your videos. Keep up the great work.
Being a simple tool myself, I appreciate you showing how simple tools can be used to do this work. I never realized how much assembly line slop it together there was. Many thousands of those trucks came off the line a hour drive from me. Sadly, that plant is no more. Keep on offending!
It certainly seems like there is a lot of interesting content to come up this year, and I look forward to the ride. I'm also glad that you found something useful to do with a necktie at the end of the video. Best wishes.
Hey Kyle, all kidding aside, I think your approach was very well considered and successful. The contours flow really well, and even the door gaps look good from Vermont.
Lookin forward to the hood getting flattened--that will be good! Your old junk is starting to look more like art. You drug this one back from the grave! Carry on man--I was entertained!
I'm really enjoying seeing how you work through all the things that have to be changed as a consequence of chopping the roof so that the finished result doesn't look like a hack and everything works together. Also great is the way that you've changed it so that the cab is less sit-up-and-beg yet hasn't been cut so low that it looks cartoon-ish and will be a nightmare to drive. Looking forward to what you have planned for the fenders/sides.
There you go setting the world afire with your fancy, new techniques. Well, you didn't even start anything on fire this time but you are still warming things up.
OH no the hood, good thing you got that bondo sponser. Using a torque wrench on the lugnuts, you never know when you are going to get in and go for a ride forgetting you didn't torque the nuts. You are making the truck way better than it ever was, great things take time, love the work you do.
i have a giant 17 year old brute to assist with cab on/cab off tasks. I`ll come up with something when he decides i don`t pay well enough and gets a real job and moves out.
That truck looks so good with its new profile , you wonder why G.M. originally went with the 'Bowler Hat' look ?... The Past really IS a different country , and its priorities were different. ( People in HATS ? ) Looking forward to seeing some LEADING - which is the best Body Working magic to watch i.m.o.
I totally behind you on lead work. My Dad taught me lead and is a very cool product to use for an original style repair or modification. As for the drip rail, swoop it.
I know, I know, "the 'no drip rail' smooth look" is all the rage, but if you don't put those drip rails back you will cuss yourself every single time you get caught out in the rain! The factory didn't put them there for nothing.....
Old school hackery is bound to ruffle a few feathers on a chicken truck build. The no driprail option will probably save time and energy. Then again, my son hauled the door handle off of one of the daily driver Buicks this week when the doors froze up. I wonder if a driprail would have offered protection from the Upper Canadian freezing rain. Looking forward to the next episode.
Just use cardboard to fill that hood gap. A little duct tape and hot glue to hold in place and you're good to go--after a hastily applied coat of Bondo and Krylon 😂
Any way you could use part of the donor cars hood to make a hood for the Chicken coupe project it would already be pancaked Just a thought. Ready to watch the leading of the panels never knew how and a lot of watchers have no idea what it takes to do, Myself included GREAT VIDEOS and forget about the drip rails much cleaner without them.
I'm really looking forward to the lead "cave & pave". Lately this show has gotten a bit full of itself and I will find it refreshing to see it's standards lowered. When the average RUclips viewer sees the high level of craftsmanship normally shown on your channel, they frankly find it annoying. May your lowered expectations bring you success. Your loyal viewer (until someone pays me more) from the shed
Since you are a loyal viewer, I feel as though it's my duty to inform you that this show will continue to be full of itself despite the quality being drastically lowered.
I love lead. When applied properly, it is effectively a permanent solution that can quite reasonably be expected to outlive even an extended life of the vehicle. To the haters, tell them to learn how to do the job properly. Plastic is for pussies. As to using the term "Classic Vehicle," when referring to a 1949 to '53 Chev/GMC truck, I'm sorry, but I near choked on my coffee when I heard that. Perhaps in North America, but over here, not so much. It's just a plain old truck with very few redeeming features. A chop, channel & section suddenly made it much more interesting. I like it. I gotta confess that I was a little disappointed when you chose not to chop the rear window, and somewhat taken aback when you said you wanted to make it bigger. Not an improvement in my view, but, as it is your truck, you can do whatever you think is right. I will reserve my opinion till we see the finished product as everything you have done so far has been an improvement. I look forward to the bonnet/hood section as, with those tapers & curves, it looks to be a very interesting challenge. Additionally, it's your channel, but from a revenue perspective, I thought that sourcing, rebuilding & ultimately selling Hot Rod-able bodies might be worth a thought. You know, pre war types. Everybody loves a mildly chopped Coupe or two door sedan body from the big three, anywhere from 1925 to 1941 is good. I have seen a couple of suitable candidates in your junkyard visits & you walked right past them. [Sucks in breath, shocked & mortified.] Anyway, I will remain subscribed & continue to follow your projects with great interest as I really appreciate the quality of your work. PS Greetings from Oz.
"I love doing lead, it's fun and ofends people" BEST QUOTE EVER!!!🤣😂🤣
I almosted choked on my coffee when I heard that quote !! Loved it.
You really have to know what your doing when working with lead filler.
I took a class once learning to lead fill. Make shire you have good ventilation fan's what not wear a filter mask and go through all the steps to lay your lead.
Bondo cane out for a wood filler then some one tried it on metal then they came out with a bondo just for metal. Now they have all kinds of different brands for different application's of metals work. Some of those new body fillers will last longer than metal will.
Brilliant. Drip rail for me. Your chop and sectioning are quite subtle so adding the drip rails would contribute to that effect. In my opinion, of course!
This is still my favorite channel! A man and his tools, if a drill for a grinder does the job, so be it. Your explanations are sufficient, informative, and appreciated. As far as driprail, 60/40, I like the "shaved" look.
I like the idea of putting the drip rails back on. She's looking great! Thanks for all your hard work.
We all know " you can not do a traditionel1980's repair without at least 2 gallons of plastic filler and you have to get that primer on nice and thick but don't give it proper drying time so it shrinks up after the first month in the sun to really show off them 40 grit sanding scratches.
Nahh 40 grit is way too fine! You need to finish the filler out with a cheese grader to give some tooth for the primer to stick too. Haha
Don't laugh Kyle. I had a customer that finished off two doors on a black Hyundai with 80 grit and ordered two qts of basecoat to bury the scratches. First sunny day it looked like an alligator wallet! Ordered two more qts to try to bury it again!😱
@@CarterAutoRestyling 🤣🤣🤣
Nicely done, as usual. I like how you peel layers back to get access, and make sounder welds possible. It's always bothered me on chops that only outside skins get welded, for instance on the A pillars. On the few I've done, I've tried to do similar things as you did, with varying degrees of success. As per leading; all vehicles up to the late 80's had leaded seams. So the practice does have a good track record. As long as no moisture gets behind it and the acid from the flux gets neutralized. But you know all that.
When you think about how that cab was a rusted rotten piece of crap, And you had a vision of what you wanted it to be and with a lot of work you’ve turned it into a real jewel. I am always amazed by your quality of work and attention to the details keep up the great work and thanks for sharing it with all of us. Later
I agree and would add his sense of humor is great
You're hundred times the fabricator that bad cut chad ever thought of being. Pretty impressed with your quality of work with what you have. Keep kicking ass my friend!!!
chads daughter is learning to fabricate.
You mean Kyle is a fabricator and Chad is not.
There's absolutely no way he could have gotten that truck to the point its at. I'd bet a lot of money on that.
@@markmcintosh3255 Fitzee could
No drip rail probably meshes better with the highly customized body you are going to be doing but the old school drip rail looks nice in my opinion.
It is quite impressive how much that little pieces of post change the look of the truck. Keep up the great work and quality content.
Good day. The rendering/drawing of the truck your building is awesome. I live in Las Vegas Nevada and there is a 56? Cadillac flower car out here. It has the 50 style pick up roof and windshield. It’s Candy red. It is absolutely gorgeous. Whether you care or not, Your ride will definitely hit magazines. Keep going! Smitty.
Gotta have drip-rail. It’s a nice place to put your fingertips, while driving with the windows open 😊
Amazing that some people think that all builders must have every tool known to man to be able to get the job done , Top work mate , Not long and you will catch Brent up ,🤔
Count me in for driprails! Greatly looking forward to the donor car reveal and '35 refresh.
Great progress! Suggest to keep the drip rail, looks factory.
Love the work you do. Can’t wait for the leading session.
No drip rail. Less is more in my opinion!! Either way, amazing!!! Thanks for sharing Kyle!!!
Canada Welding Supply sells silicon bronze TIG rod online in smaller diameters, including 1/16” and 0.045”. I’ve bought from them and they are a good source for welding supplies in Canada.
I too recommend Canada Welding Supply. I also buy .035 and .045 ER70S-2 from them since I am easily frustrated by trying to straighten mig wire. Also C/K brand consumables at good prices, and Canada wide shipping is free when your order hits $150, which sure isn't hard to do.
Awesome thanks for the info! They came up on my searches, but I wasn't sure if they were good to deal with or not.
Add drip rail. Everyone else already takes them off be different. You do a great job and actually you do a lot less cobbling than a lot of the so-called professionals.
Great job kyle.the cab is looking good.great video and great work.i really enjoy your work.
That hood fits just fine. It's a cowl induction style hood, very rare for the model year, lolol. I love how the roof is turning out with no awkward bumps, divots or angles. It flows together beautifully, almost as if the factory built it that way. As for the rear window, I'd leave the factory one in place with maybe just an inch chop on it but that's just me. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Thats what I was thinking too...😁
I was thinking "Blower!"
I used pickling vinegar for de-rusting most of a 1920`s car. The vinegar lasts so much longer than evaporust, at 1/20th the cost.
I was surprised when you put the hood on. I hadn't realized how much the cab has changed. I can't wait to see the hood get sectioned.
Even knowing that there has been work done to the cab, it’s not easy to see exactly what that work is. It’s subtle enough that having the drip rails back on it would make it that much harder to figure out.
I LOL'd pretty hard on the lug nut torquing!!!
I'm looking forward to the lead work. i like working with it and it lasts a LOT longer than 'mud'.
My vote (it's not my truck so it really doesn't matter one way or the other) on the drip rail pole is 'YES' to the molded in drip rails. Just something subtle to help keep the 'sky liquid' from getting into the top edge of the door gap.
I really like the progress being made on what could have very well have ended up as 'baler fodder'....
Thanks to all the experts who keep this guy in check and make this channel what it coulda shoulda
The weld must be a bit harder than the base metal. Whatever tools you use, it’s the results that matter and with your newly restored Bondo sponsorship I’m certain the results will be stellar! (I played the drinking game with every time you said “factory seams” and holy crap am I ever wasted….🥳🤪🥴)
I would put diprail , went it rain get wet inside. Keep up good work, looking good.
so 2 lugs is ok as long as they are correctly torqued...I learn something every time!
Great job as always, most guys would love to be able to get as close as you do without any kind of filler! I would go with drip rails for the simple convenience of not taking a shower every time you get caught in the rain!
FWIW I like the smooth look, so my vote would be, no drip rail. Thanks for the explanation on the sanding discs. I find myself using all you showed depending on size of job and access, and my work looks like crap, but I learn something new and keep improving every time I watch your videos.
Keep up the great work.
If it's going to be parked outside I vote for a drip rail to keep the water outside. Is there enough headroom for Big Bird?
Big Bird is going to get chopped and sectioned to fit. Haha
Being a simple tool myself, I appreciate you showing how simple tools can be used to do this work. I never realized how much assembly line slop it together there was. Many thousands of those trucks came off the line a hour drive from me. Sadly, that plant is no more. Keep on offending!
It's a shame how many plants have shut down. General Motors was at the top of their game in the 1950s and 60s
The hood cut is what i am looking forward to. I have never put lead in and im interested in watching. This will look nice soon.
You did not ruin that truck !!!!! You’re saving it !!!!!👍
Everything is looking good. Cant wait to see you section the hood. The 35 sharing airtime with the chicken truck is a bonus!
It certainly seems like there is a lot of interesting content to come up this year, and I look forward to the ride. I'm also glad that you found something useful to do with a necktie at the end of the video. Best wishes.
Great work Kyle Coming along well and You can call the people who ride the Short Bus
Hey Kyle, all kidding aside, I think your approach was very well considered and successful. The contours flow really well, and even the door gaps look good from Vermont.
Glad Chad can help you with the coat hanger to fix that hood!
Coat hangers lol,I think Ole bad Cut Chad has moved on to re-bar and stick welding 😂
The hood is awesome…you got this!
3/4-inch conduit @@markmcintosh3255
Cowl hood. Built in fresh air. Great work
Read my mind, dude!
That 35 rules all sorts of ball sackage! Please continue with the hammer down on the truck. If you catch your coat on fire that is always a bonus. 😁
Lookin forward to the hood getting flattened--that will be good! Your old junk is starting to look more like art. You drug this one back from the grave! Carry on man--I was entertained!
I'm really enjoying seeing how you work through all the things that have to be changed as a consequence of chopping the roof so that the finished result doesn't look like a hack and everything works together.
Also great is the way that you've changed it so that the cab is less sit-up-and-beg yet hasn't been cut so low that it looks cartoon-ish and will be a nightmare to drive. Looking forward to what you have planned for the fenders/sides.
Relly lookin cool ... I love this project ... great videos Kyle ...
There you go setting the world afire with your fancy, new techniques. Well, you didn't even start anything on fire this time but you are still warming things up.
Just started my jacket on fire this evening to make up for it
Nice nice nice,, 👍😎👍
As it looks now, its drip-rail for me, but it may change. ⛈⛅🌞
Thanks for sharing Kyle,, 🙏
You have a prime opportunity to add cowl induction to the hood. That mighty six cylinder can use all the help it can get.
you are awesome i learn a lot from you thank you
I like this project!! Keep the videos coming and more of them!
The first of your videos I ever saw was when you fixed. And leaded the under grill panel for the 35 Chevy Master- kept me coming back
I am really looking forward to how you will "slim" the hood. I can not picture how to do it, but I know it will look perfect.
OH no the hood, good thing you got that bondo sponser.
Using a torque wrench on the lugnuts, you never know when you are going to get in and go for a ride forgetting you didn't torque the nuts.
You are making the truck way better than it ever was, great things take time, love the work you do.
Looking cool, considering welding a simple square frame with castors to bolt my body to for transport and painting.
Yeah I've got a wooden cart for moving cabs around!
i have a giant 17 year old brute to assist with cab on/cab off tasks. I`ll come up with something when he decides i don`t pay well enough and gets a real job and moves out.
It fits fine. It is just a cowl induction hood.
No driprail if i’m honest, as an old bodyman once said to me , “remember,bondo is your friend”
Looking great, Kyle. I await with interest to see the mods to the hood. Curious to see the rear bodywork donor too! All the best, Mart.
Thanks Mart! The hood is going to be the most challenging part of this project to date!
That truck looks so good with its new profile , you wonder why G.M. originally went with the 'Bowler Hat' look ?... The Past really IS a different country , and its priorities were different. ( People in HATS ? )
Looking forward to seeing some LEADING - which is the best Body Working magic to watch i.m.o.
Like always, awesome work! I'd like to see the drip rails put back on and I consider the hood like a old cowl induction hood 😂 awesome 👌
I totally behind you on lead work. My Dad taught me lead and is a very cool product to use for an original style repair or modification. As for the drip rail, swoop it.
That hood looks ginormous now. You should leave it and put an all billet, blown big block under it, chrome everything! It'd be so you!
Don't let Big Bondo own you Kyle! They are a cruel mistress who will never let you go! Take it from me-- I have a two bucket a month habit! 😆
Drip rail on. Looking good
+1 on putting drip rail on.
keep doing what you're doing, first class workman and funny too!
You do amazing work I wish I had that kind of talent
I vote, Drip rail. 👍
Anxious to see work on the ‘35. Really enjoy your show Kyle.
your videos make my day! thank you 🙏
I glad you torqued the lug nuts to specification. I’d hate to see a wheel come off during a high speed shop maneuver.
Take my word you are doing a beautiful job on the wonderful old pickup.
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Daily driving it, yes to drip rail. Otherwise, be true to your vision for the truck.
I like it no drip rails, sleeker look
same here.
archaeologist work is always the most fun when you are the first, it can be a lot of work just to clean up after previous work ; )
I know, I know, "the 'no drip rail' smooth look" is all the rage, but if you don't put those drip rails back you will cuss yourself every single time you get caught out in the rain! The factory didn't put them there for nothing.....
Have you looked at RAC GARAGE's available 1936 style drip rails pretty nifty. Hood would make a reverse fresh air intake. Or hot air removal.
Old school hackery is bound to ruffle a few feathers on a chicken truck build. The no driprail option will probably save time and energy. Then again, my son hauled the door handle off of one of the daily driver Buicks this week when the doors froze up. I wonder if a driprail would have offered protection from the Upper Canadian freezing rain. Looking forward to the next episode.
Great work 🤙🤠👍
I really don't see the problem with that big oversized hood, it just wouldn't be a chicken truck without a big yellow beak.
Looking forward to seeing both projects come together.
Thanks for sharing Kyle!!
Привіт, нова куртка? Я вражен)))
Ти кумедний, але ж робота гарна)
8 мільйонів кабін тобі)
Google translation:
Hi, new jacket? I'm impressed)))
You are funny, but the work is good)
8 million cabs for you)
This project is amazing
Continues to be sooooo cooool !! Oh yeah . . . drip-rail OR no; do whatever offends more people i'd say. Ciao!
I don't usually forget to plug in my grinder.I mostly forget where I put it thanks 😊
Looking forward to seeing more progress on the 🐔 project. ❤✌️👍😎
Thanks, the "tips were good". Tell us about the donor car next time. 8^)
Drip rail would look good😊😊😊
That is quite the cowl induction hood. 😊
I like the looks of the driprails, but then again, I'm just another reet from the internet
Looking Good, Drip Rails for sure, all the details matter.
Just use cardboard to fill that hood gap. A little duct tape and hot glue to hold in place and you're good to go--after a hastily applied coat of Bondo and Krylon 😂
Any way you could use part of the donor cars hood to make a hood for the Chicken coupe project it would already be pancaked Just a thought. Ready to watch the leading of the panels never knew how and a lot of watchers have no idea what it takes to do, Myself included GREAT VIDEOS and forget about the drip rails much cleaner without them.
I can´t stop laughing to the coat hanger joke. 😂
I'm really enjoying watching you work on your project.
Nice cowl induction
I'm really looking forward to the lead "cave & pave". Lately this show has gotten a bit full of itself and I will find it refreshing to see it's standards lowered. When the average RUclips viewer sees the high level of craftsmanship normally shown on your channel, they frankly find it annoying. May your lowered expectations bring you success. Your loyal viewer (until someone pays me more) from the shed
Since you are a loyal viewer, I feel as though it's my duty to inform you that this show will continue to be full of itself despite the quality being drastically lowered.
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I love lead. When applied properly, it is effectively a permanent solution that can quite reasonably be expected to outlive even an extended life of the vehicle. To the haters, tell them to learn how to do the job properly. Plastic is for pussies.
As to using the term "Classic Vehicle," when referring to a 1949 to '53 Chev/GMC truck, I'm sorry, but I near choked on my coffee when I heard that. Perhaps in North America, but over here, not so much. It's just a plain old truck with very few redeeming features. A chop, channel & section suddenly made it much more interesting. I like it.
I gotta confess that I was a little disappointed when you chose not to chop the rear window, and somewhat taken aback when you said you wanted to make it bigger. Not an improvement in my view, but, as it is your truck, you can do whatever you think is right. I will reserve my opinion till we see the finished product as everything you have done so far has been an improvement. I look forward to the bonnet/hood section as, with those tapers & curves, it looks to be a very interesting challenge.
Additionally, it's your channel, but from a revenue perspective, I thought that sourcing, rebuilding & ultimately selling Hot Rod-able bodies might be worth a thought. You know, pre war types. Everybody loves a mildly chopped Coupe or two door sedan body from the big three, anywhere from 1925 to 1941 is good. I have seen a couple of suitable candidates in your junkyard visits & you walked right past them. [Sucks in breath, shocked & mortified.]
Anyway, I will remain subscribed & continue to follow your projects with great interest as I really appreciate the quality of your work.
PS Greetings from Oz.