Hey there Ben, for those of us, who are regular viewers, we know how you hand pick, your projects, only after a thorough inspection and heart felt discussion with the owner about the plan. It's still mesmerizing to watch your cut one down, to only the bones that will live on, with the replacement metal. We know you a "Bible" of measurements you reference when fitting then back together. To the new viewers, you must appear to be a real life "wizard" of restoration.. Thank you 🙏 for sharing brother.. Take care.
It’s a pleasure watching your restoration process and great to see you posting videos again. Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing the process with us. Much appreciated ❤
This guy is amazing with metal work, I have a 24 year old son who is a savant with electronics specializing in repairing circuit boards, it’s a gift to have a skill that you love to do and can pay handsomely ..
Expecting Bondo to provide structural support and/or crash safety is sort of like expecting sheet plastic to protect you from bullets. Great job on this car. Glad to see you doing it justice instead of the previous cheapo body man cutting corners.
You are one of the best in the World, when it comes to OG Mustang’s in my opinion. Guys like Foose and Kindig-it couldn’t touch your level of quality craftsmanship. Great Video, thanks for sharing! Happy July 4th!!
Hell .. you crack me up… when you said it was a good body .. ! Hell hardly anything left after your cut and chisel …😳 as always looking forward to its resurrection ! 👍
😊I salute you from San Diego California. ✌🏻Men. I follow you. And I'm impressed how you work. To be honest is a miracle how you fix this beautiful cars. Keep the good cars rolling 🙏😊👌
I SO INJOYED THIS VIDEO, People just don't understand the work it takes to do a good job. (at least my typical customer). I seem to be fading out of this type of work. The cost of materials and what people want to pay (and I don't want to to do sub standard work I think I'm done.) I mostly been doing work for one customer who currently 128 old cars, but do to his age and health reasons of the owner, I'm thinking I will be lucky if I VERY to get 2 more years , I think I'm going to stop this type of work al together. Thanks for sharing i love the videos and have a personal love for the brand of cars you work on.
Hi Ben. Enjoying your videos as always and its great to see you posting again. A question, what happens regarding the OEM VIN stamping on both inner aprons? Do you transplant the original stamping into the new sheet metal, restamp the car, or end up with no VIN stamping after the rebuild? My apologies if you've covered this previously. Many thanks, Steve. PS you still run the cleanest shop in the business!
I really enjoy watching your videos. Obviously you have to speed them up for time but I would be interested in seeing what tools your using and how. Looked like your initial cuts were plasma but then did you switch to a air hammer? I take it your splitting the seems and spot welds with that? Not so much the broom and dust pan. Even I know how to work those😉
When you install the new fender aprons/core support are you able to replicate the Vin number stampings accurately, the little star and numbers to oem spec?
You really don’t have much left there, between labor to cut it all out, and putting in all the new pieces, is it more reasonable to purchase the new reproduction shells?
With all of the sheetmetal removal, especially core support, cowl etc, what happens to the evidence of factory VIN? Minnesota DMV is really anal about that. A buyer could be just as concerned. How do you deal with that?
I don't know if I'm more impressed with your restoration work or how clean you keep your shop. Nice work on both ends.
I only watch the clean shop parts... hehe
Many time I notice a clean shop is evidence of the quality of work put out.
The mess that is made to do this part of his job ... it's nothing short of a miracle to keep a shop that clean... Well done.
Hey there Ben, for those of us, who are regular viewers, we know how you hand pick, your projects, only after a thorough inspection and heart felt discussion with the owner about the plan. It's still mesmerizing to watch your cut one down, to only the bones that will live on, with the replacement metal. We know you a "Bible" of measurements you reference when fitting then back together. To the new viewers, you must appear to be a real life "wizard" of restoration.. Thank you 🙏 for sharing brother.. Take care.
It’s a pleasure watching your restoration process and great to see you posting videos again. Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing the process with us. Much appreciated ❤
This guy is amazing with metal work, I have a 24 year old son who is a savant with electronics specializing in repairing circuit boards, it’s a gift to have a skill that you love to do and can pay handsomely ..
Expecting Bondo to provide structural support and/or crash safety is sort of like expecting sheet plastic to protect you from bullets. Great job on this car. Glad to see you doing it justice instead of the previous cheapo body man cutting corners.
You are one of the best in the World, when it comes to OG Mustang’s in my opinion. Guys like Foose and Kindig-it couldn’t touch your level of quality craftsmanship. Great Video, thanks for sharing! Happy July 4th!!
Hell .. you crack me up… when you said it was a good body .. ! Hell hardly anything left after your cut and chisel …😳 as always looking forward to its resurrection ! 👍
Thanks Ben. One of the best resto channels on YT mate. Luv your content.
Thanks Ben...You make it look soo easy...You are a Master of Your craft
That’s a first for the channel…. Dirt on the floor, I always admire clean work places like yours….
Fantastic work… good luck
Keep the vid's coming, aways enjoy learning from you.
You are amazing at how quickly you complete a task. I am looking forward to more content. Keep them coming.
That’s some nice work you did there. No surprises once your done with all new metal in there. Awesome
He definitely got the right guy to restored it and it will be a great mustang when it's done thumbs up 👍
Wow - looks great. Thanks for narrating so well 👌🏼👏
I need to get my 65 on the list some time.
😊I salute you from San Diego California. ✌🏻Men. I follow you. And I'm impressed how you work. To be honest is a miracle how you fix this beautiful cars. Keep the good cars rolling 🙏😊👌
I SO INJOYED THIS VIDEO, People just don't understand the work it takes to do a good job. (at least my typical customer). I seem to be fading out of this type of work. The cost of materials and what people want to pay (and I don't want to to do sub standard work I think I'm done.) I mostly been doing work for one customer who currently 128 old cars, but do to his age and health reasons of the owner, I'm thinking I will be lucky if I VERY to get 2 more years , I think I'm going to stop this type of work al together. Thanks for sharing i love the videos and have a personal love for the brand of cars you work on.
Glad your back. Love it.
I've got a 1968 Mustang GT fastback in Highland Green w/ matching Hi-Po 302-4V in my garage. I appreciate all the info on the A, B +C pillars.
Hi Ben. Enjoying your videos as always and its great to see you posting again. A question, what happens regarding the OEM VIN stamping on both inner aprons? Do you transplant the original stamping into the new sheet metal, restamp the car, or end up with no VIN stamping after the rebuild? My apologies if you've covered this previously. Many thanks, Steve. PS you still run the cleanest shop in the business!
Oh man, I really hope I can afford a fastback from you one day 😅
Good to see you thanks for the video enjoy the fourth
The rails and aprons looked good . Why replace? Your work is fantastic and thank you for the videos
Hot day in long shirt and jeans, and did not see you drink once! #Superman
great work
Gutted it, looks like after blasting you have a good foundation. Happy fourth.
Nice job dude
Well that was the rust out that is cool
You do amazing work
again great detailed video, question was it only the GT's that had the dual reinforcement plates and were they installed on 67 GT or not
I really enjoy watching your videos. Obviously you have to speed them up for time but I would be interested in seeing what tools your using and how. Looked like your initial cuts were plasma but then did you switch to a air hammer? I take it your splitting the seems and spot welds with that? Not so much the broom and dust pan. Even I know how to work those😉
Love your work. Meticulous! I wish you worked on other vehicles. I am doing a Camaro restomod. Custom 1980-81 to look like a 70 RS Z28.
Very nice.
Are you planning to teach others your skills? I hope you live long enough to restore every first generation mustang on the Earth. :-)
Great video.
Do you weld in the shock tower VINs from the old tower?
Do you prefer sand blasting or dipping your shells?
When you install the new fender aprons/core support are you able to replicate the Vin number stampings accurately, the little star and numbers to oem spec?
How much would one of these shells cost?
Man that car must have been a lot worse than it looked on video but if it’s the most economical way to fix it I get it, such a job👍
You really don’t have much left there, between labor to cut it all out, and putting in all the new pieces, is it more reasonable to purchase the new reproduction shells?
I'm surprised you didn't save the front clip. It looked pretty solid...or was it hiding some serious structural issues?
It was rusty and previously patched all over
With all of the sheetmetal removal, especially core support, cowl etc, what happens to the evidence of factory VIN? Minnesota DMV is really anal about that. A buyer could be just as concerned. How do you deal with that?
i noticed you didnt brace the body before removing so much of it.
how long does something like this take fron start to completion roughly?
Sheet metal about 3-4 weeks
If I remember right the color is Meadowlark yellow
Do you have a waiting list most of the time? Thanks, Bill
I hand pick certain jobs now, if I had a waiting list I would never get around to everyone
@@petersonrestorationsHow do you hand pick them? I have a 428 Q code that I would be interested in doing. I do have the Marti Report
is there only one manufacturer of the full floors for the early Mustangs?
You could google "reproduction Mustang floorpans" and find other manufacturers.
There are numerous distributors/resellers, but how many manufacturers?
Is there anyway to get a shop tour??? I live close
If I wasn’t so busy maybe but I’m always behind on time as it seems
Thought I would ask. I live just over the mountain in Berks county and have had the same 66 mustang since 1979
Maybe it was meadowlark yelliw
Another thing that shocks me is how the unique cars get so bad .
Why do you use the air hammer so much to cut it a part when you have the plasma cutter?
Plasma cutter is really bad to breath, and areas with bonds or seam sealer plasma won’t cut through