Jonathan, thanks for showing how you put the channels in the floor panels..I don't know how you manage all this fabrication with everything you have to do & do your own video work. But I'm glad you do... Keep up the good work!!!!!
Jonathan, were you ever a teacher? Because you sure are good at teaching this teacher a whole lot of new things! Thank for the excellent explanations and beautiful, proper and polite Southern English.
It's amazing how interesting it is watching a craftsman at work,how you can change metal firm nothing to something with hand tools and patience .Thanks again for taking the time to show us.
It is going to be great seeing and hearing this old Studebaker rolling down the road at its favorite speed of 45 to 55, just purring alone with no limit of longevity. It'll be like an old 8-N Ford, smooth, quiet and stone reliable and repairable. Most today know nothing about that. We are all already waiting for the next video.
I rebuilt the floor of my Dad's 69 Ford pickup truck the same way and then sealed it. That was 18 years ago and it's still in great shape. I had to cut away all the sheet metal and take it down to just the frame rails and build a whole floor. I used pretty much the same method you use. My uncle was a salvage yard owner and showed me how to do it. Wish I had the luxury of your videos back then...great work!
Thanks Jonathan for sharing your skills with your family; your subscribers. This Stude is going to be a nice daily for your boss - errr... your wife. She is the hidden strength in your life and deserves whatever she wants. Thanks Mrs. Jonathan. We do love this build/rebuild. Chuck in NE Kansas
Thank you for showing how you formed the ribs in the panel - I know you thought it was too easy to make it worth showing, but I learning by watching you do it and I'm excited to try and make some panels like that soon.
I love the way nothing phases you,I am a retired Body Man and appreciate when you say it will work out-or no problem I’ll figure it out. It’s a gift he can see down the line before he gets there.
Taking the extra time to modify the part to fit the car strikes a positive cord with me. I like to think we are not just collector car owners but caretakers with a responsibility to posterity. In 1951 a Stutz Bearkat and American Underslung were slow, rusty old junk to most car people. Today 68 years later they are worth millions. Now think about how valuable these old cars we take for granted will be in 30, 50 or even 100 years from now. If the car can stay together and avoid being destroyed it will be painstakingly restored by somebody one day. Great video as always. Your content is amazing!
Learned a lot with that metal bending, it's like you said about carburetors, we've forgotten how they work 'cause we're a lot younger. I appreciate it.
Doc, watching you do this work on these old cars gives me heart pangs. I hear the voice of my long gone Uncle James, teaching me how to work on my own car, a 66' Ford Galaxy 500. I still remember the exhaust pipes he carefully crafted for it out of swing set legs. He was like you, a Master Mechanic. Time and the Auto Manufacturers have left his carefully taught skillset behind but I do manage to pull off the odd fix on my old Jeep every now and again. ( Skid plate hanger made out of a license plate bolt wrench ) Looking forward to your next video. Amazing how you are pulling that old Stude' out of the grave, inch by rusted inch.
I hope you turned that hose clamp screw to the underside of the car, Jonathan! The trunk likely won't have holes through which to loosen it next time 😜🤪🤣 And, as you were hammering that formed section, I couldn't help but think of a piece of wood with the form cut into it and that piece of axle put in the vice together and form it like a press would. Or, IF you have a press, that would work even better. We used to make Joggles that way - in a vise. Coming along nicely, man! Thanks for all your hard work and publishing it - Thanks a ton!
Wow thought you used a machine to make the indentations on the metal. Learned something new. Who cares what others thinks about how you do things. Hell you get it done. Awesome job
Hello, I’m new to your channel....very informative and I appreciate how you edit all the tedious stuff and get to the bottom line in double time! Well done, and please keep them coming. All the best!
Thanks for showing how you did the indentations. Made sense. It's kind of what I was picturing in my head, but this helped. Moving right along! Thanks.
Very good demo Jonathan, thanks. So the half inch plate work bench, a big ass 8" vice and a good set of ear plugs!! Good idea with the new tank and fuel pump, no worries now!
12 years ago i bought a shiny 1990 landrover discovery, then found it was rusty.. I took all the seats out with carpets then looked to see how bad the floors were.. well, like you i was standing on the floor while inside the car (truck) and thought what the heck have I done, but then my engineers brain told me - A car is only made from panels welded together, so, 3 months of my time was spent fabricating like you do, to make panels to put back then welding them on..I had that old girl for 10 years after that, was a diesel, but would burn anything you put in it and was reliable as hell.. I still keep looking to buy an old Landrover but need an auto one now.. Keep me entertained young Jonathon eh..love your honest talk & the way you do things...Not many left like you here in the UK..
that gas tank was very close in design!! great job on the tank!! thanks for showing the metal shaping, i know its simple, but some of us just need a little idea to spark tackling something ourselves!!! i like your steel table!! i would love to build one of those!!! my grandfather gave me an anvil made out of a railroad rail, and a big vise, now i know what im gonna do!!!!!!!! i would use my wifes car hood, but something tells me i would be the one with the dents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice fab work! Between this trunk floor and the floor board/rocker fab I learned a lot. I haven't done much metal work, my experience is in cabinetry/woodwork, so this is all good learning stuff for me. Thanks for sharing the tips.
Jonathan you do very good work, the old tank was completely SHOT but the new is so close and much much cheaper, well done! Man that boot floor is turning back to the iron ore it came from, RUSTY!!!!
I wish I had somebody teach me this stuff when I was younger, if I had I wouldn't have lost my 54 Hudson! But, some of these younger guys really to learn this stuff, I' m serious!
Awesome fabrication video! You are schooling is and entertaining us as the same time. And fast progress too! I'm just gonna keep following along. Thank you so much!
Jonathan, your a hoot. Nice to get those reliefs in to keep it from having that canning sound that metal does when it flexes and distorts. If I bought a car fixed like you have that one, I would call it done and move on to picking pine needles off it... hail damage/LOL
Good for you and the gas tank! It may not be practical in your case, but I have had past success using Ford falcon or early Mustang tanks. Even though they are made to be part of the trunk floor, nothing says they can't be under mounted. On Larks, which is where my interest was, the top inlet had to be moved several inches toward the curb side. '62 and later Larks could work with the center inlet though. Keep up the great videos!
Ok 👌 good job I live in North Georgia and used to be an owner operator and I have seen your Pete somewhere before love watching you work wished I still could but thanks to Agent Orange from the war that keeps on giving and are you going to sell the Studebaker keep up the good work.My wife says i am addicted to these shows on the phone lol
I absolutely LOVE that you show how you are doing things, especially the metal bending!!! Thank you, sir. I’ve learned something new!
This is wonderful metal work.I hope you understand how much it is appreciated...
It HAS to be a good day when you start off with a Studebaker update !
Jonathan, thanks for showing how you put the channels in the floor panels..I don't know how you manage all this fabrication with everything you have to do & do your own video work. But I'm glad you do...
Keep up the good work!!!!!
Jonathan, were you ever a teacher? Because you sure are good at teaching this teacher a whole lot of new things! Thank for the excellent explanations and beautiful, proper and polite Southern English.
a true Southern Gentleman
It's amazing how interesting it is watching a craftsman at work,how you can change metal firm nothing to something with hand tools and patience .Thanks again for taking the time to show us.
I saw a Studebaker pickup on my way home from work earlier, looked to be in pretty good shape, looked like mid to late 50's model.
Those Studebaker trucks are the best body style in those years.
Love watching the good old fashioned metal shaping. Coming along nicely.
It is going to be great seeing and hearing this old Studebaker rolling down the road at its favorite speed of 45 to 55, just purring alone with no limit of longevity. It'll be like an old 8-N Ford, smooth, quiet and stone reliable and repairable. Most today know nothing about that. We are all already waiting for the next video.
I rebuilt the floor of my Dad's 69 Ford pickup truck the same way and then sealed it. That was 18 years ago and it's still in great shape. I had to cut away all the sheet metal and take it down to just the frame rails and build a whole floor. I used pretty much the same method you use. My uncle was a salvage yard owner and showed me how to do it. Wish I had the luxury of your videos back then...great work!
Thanks for sharing the hammering Jonathan,, I'm an "old dog" and I have to say thanks very much for teaching me lots of new tricks.
I love watching fabricate your own patch panels. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jonathan for sharing your skills with your family; your subscribers. This Stude is going to be a nice daily for your boss - errr... your wife. She is the hidden strength in your life and deserves whatever she wants. Thanks Mrs. Jonathan. We do love this build/rebuild. Chuck in NE Kansas
Thank you for showing how you formed the ribs in the panel - I know you thought it was too easy to make it worth showing, but I learning by watching you do it and I'm excited to try and make some panels like that soon.
Great job adapting the Chevy tank for the Studebaker. Love the sheet metal work too.
Your wife's car,ha ha,great video Jonathan,you make it look easy but i know there's a lot of work and sweat in your projects,Thankyou for sharing.
Nice metal work and that VISE IS AWSOME!!!!!
I love the way nothing phases you,I am a retired Body Man and appreciate when you say it will work out-or no problem I’ll figure it out. It’s a gift he can see down the line before he gets there.
Taking the extra time to modify the part to fit the car strikes a positive cord with me. I like to think we are not just collector car owners but caretakers with a responsibility to posterity. In 1951 a Stutz Bearkat and American Underslung were slow, rusty old junk to most car people. Today 68 years later they are worth millions. Now think about how valuable these old cars we take for granted will be in 30, 50 or even 100 years from now. If the car can stay together and avoid being destroyed it will be painstakingly restored by somebody one day. Great video as always. Your content is amazing!
Looks like the tank and the sheet metal fabrication is all working out - STILL WANT TO OWN THIS STUDEBAKER!
Learned a lot with that metal bending, it's like you said about carburetors, we've forgotten how they work 'cause we're a lot younger. I appreciate it.
Doc, watching you do this work on these old cars gives me heart pangs. I hear the voice of my long gone Uncle James, teaching me how to work on my own car, a 66' Ford Galaxy 500. I still remember the exhaust pipes he carefully crafted for it out of swing set legs. He was like you, a Master Mechanic. Time and the Auto Manufacturers have left his carefully taught skillset behind but I do manage to pull off the odd fix on my old Jeep every now and again. ( Skid plate hanger made out of a license plate bolt wrench ) Looking forward to your next video. Amazing how you are pulling that old Stude' out of the grave, inch by rusted inch.
I love your channel you are a wealth of information and learning .I am in my forties and you
never fail to teach this old dog new tricks
Even us old fart motor heads are learning things!
Another great video Jonathan. You're making short work of that Studebaker. I can't wait to see it back on the road.
Always a blessing wacthing your videos Jonathan... Cheers from southern Oregon!! I learn so much from you... Thank u brother..
Thanks for sharing how to do the metal shaping Jonathan really appreciate your help and educational examples fantastic.
You're doing a great job on the Studebaker Jonathan.
Thanks for showing how the channels in the floor panels are done! Not everyone knows how to do everything.
Wow, the winter salt ATE into that rear panel. And the frame bars, too.
I know how to fix the trunk pan in my Plymouth now. Thanks, Jonathan!
You've done some good work on this car. The one we owned rusted to death also.
I just wanted to say much I'm enjoying your videos, really easy and inspiring to watch. My new favourite RUclips channel, thank you.
I hope you turned that hose clamp screw to the underside of the car, Jonathan! The trunk likely won't have holes through which to loosen it next time 😜🤪🤣 And, as you were hammering that formed section, I couldn't help but think of a piece of wood with the form cut into it and that piece of axle put in the vice together and form it like a press would. Or, IF you have a press, that would work even better. We used to make Joggles that way - in a vise. Coming along nicely, man! Thanks for all your hard work and publishing it - Thanks a ton!
Wow thought you used a machine to make the indentations on the metal. Learned something new. Who cares what others thinks about how you do things. Hell you get it done. Awesome job
Hello, I’m new to your channel....very informative and I appreciate how you edit all the tedious stuff and get to the bottom line in double time! Well done, and please keep them coming. All the best!
I'm really enjoying this build, I've learned so much from your videos! Thanks for making them.
I love those old fashioned fuel pumps with the sediment bowl.
I Never tried to do Metal Bending like That . Learn Something New Every Day .
I Need to Get Body Hammers Now! Thank You Sir For Showing How .
That's the best way I've seen to hammer out sheet metal to form into a trunk panel
Thanks for showing us how you beat out the indentions in the floor and truck pans Jonathan! And good job on the gas tank.
Thanks for showing how you did the indentations. Made sense. It's kind of what I was picturing in my head, but this helped.
Moving right along!
Thanks.
Very good demo Jonathan, thanks. So the half inch plate work bench, a big ass 8" vice and a good set of ear plugs!! Good idea with the new tank and fuel pump, no worries now!
Between you and Scott (of Coldwar Motors) you guys have such skill with welding and metal. I really enjoy your videos.
Just remember, if you ever think you're too old to do this anymore, there's always stand up comedy. Cheers!
Great job, as always. I like your use of pre-rusted sheet metal for the trunk floor. It saves time! 😊
12 years ago i bought a shiny 1990 landrover discovery, then found it was rusty.. I took all the seats out with carpets then looked to see how bad the floors were.. well, like you i was standing on the floor while inside the car (truck) and thought what the heck have I done, but then my engineers brain told me - A car is only made from panels welded together, so, 3 months of my time was spent fabricating like you do, to make panels to put back then welding them on..I had that old girl for 10 years after that, was a diesel, but would burn anything you put in it and was reliable as hell.. I still keep looking to buy an old Landrover but need an auto one now.. Keep me entertained young Jonathon eh..love your honest talk & the way you do things...Not many left like you here in the UK..
And if she sees you hammering on her hood, tell her you are beating the hail damage out.
Using the scrap axle as a metal former seemed to work out pretty well! Despite how simple the bending is, it still looks pretty tedious.
Good job on the rebuild. I really enjoyed the last remark. That made my day lol. Thanks for sharing your rebuilding skills.
Nice go man go !
Loved the metal shaping, no fancy tools,thanks from Cape Town,South Africa
I always learn something, Jonathan. thanks
that gas tank was very close in design!! great job on the tank!! thanks for showing the metal shaping, i know its simple, but some of us just need a little idea to spark tackling something ourselves!!! i like your steel table!! i would love to build one of those!!! my grandfather gave me an anvil made out of a railroad rail, and a big vise, now i know what im gonna do!!!!!!!! i would use my wifes car hood, but something tells me i would be the one with the dents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another outstanding video... I look forward to seeing your wife driving the Studebaker!
thank you for letting us watch
Nice work! That big old vice is nice! I look forward to each of your videos. Thanks for doing them!
Fabrication heaven, love it! 👍👍
Wow ...she may be driving by Saturday ? Amazing! 🇺🇸
Great video thank you for all your knowledge I look forward to seeing you drive that car
So that's how you do it! Great tips, love how you made the 55 Chevy tank work. Hope your wife enjoys this car.
Nice fab work! Between this trunk floor and the floor board/rocker fab I learned a lot. I haven't done much metal work, my experience is in cabinetry/woodwork, so this is all good learning stuff for me. Thanks for sharing the tips.
Jonathan you do very good work, the old tank was completely SHOT but the new is so close and much much cheaper, well done! Man that boot floor is turning back to the iron ore it came from, RUSTY!!!!
Fantastic Metal Work!!!
Isn't he amazing.
Thanks for the fab lesson , this is great stuff
Great content, loved it and thank you from Idaho...
Sweet thanks for showing the fab work.
I wish I had somebody teach me this stuff when I was younger, if I had I wouldn't have lost my 54 Hudson! But, some of these younger guys really to learn this stuff, I' m serious!
Man I am glad I don't life near you Jonathan, almost every car old you save and fix up I think I'd like to buy it.
As simple as it can be: Good progress, good video, good work, good Jonathan W.!
Best regards.
Looks like you might had made few pans in your life lol great job
I appreciate the body work that you do gives me different ideas how to do mine thinks.
Another great video. Love how you explain and show! Thanks for all you do.
Awesome fabrication video! You are schooling is and entertaining us as the same time. And fast progress too! I'm just gonna keep following along. Thank you so much!
Another great video showing your Passion for classic vehicles. I have seen pictures of that Studebaker style brand new that was a cool car
Great video, your a real tinsmith! Hope your wife wasn't trying to take a nap. Thanks for sharing the tricks of the trade!
Great stuff! The man has "skills"!
Artist at work!
You are a metal magician. Thanks for showing these tips and tricks.
Thanks for the lesson Jonathan. Great as always.
Jonathan, your a hoot. Nice to get those reliefs in to keep it from having that canning sound that metal does when it flexes and distorts. If I bought a car fixed like you have that one, I would call it done and move on to picking pine needles off it... hail damage/LOL
Good lesson as always. Thanks good sir!
Old School good job Jonathan 👍👍👍
I really enjoy watching your auto remodeling jobs. You are VERY knowledgeable and experienced. And, it shows.
I take my hat off to you. How you could take on this project I just can't imagine, it would be far too daunting for me.
Good job on that panel. I have to fab a couple more and its always good to look at all techniques.
Really nice job Jonathan and another great video as normal Jonathan keep them coming from Andy in UK
Thanx for showing the simple stuff! ;]
0ne thing bout Jonathan is; IT WILL Be RIGHT when he does it👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Can't wait for the next one!
Good for you and the gas tank! It may not be practical in your case, but I have had past success using Ford falcon or early Mustang tanks. Even though they are made to be part of the trunk floor, nothing says they can't be under mounted. On Larks, which is where my interest was, the top inlet had to be moved several inches toward the curb side. '62 and later Larks could work with the center inlet though. Keep up the great videos!
Fantastic work as always man.
Told your wife it was Hail Damage? Umm, ok. Works for me!
A true fabricator..excellent work..
Ok 👌 good job I live in North Georgia and used to be an owner operator and I have seen your Pete somewhere before love watching you work wished I still could but thanks to Agent Orange from the war that keeps on giving and are you going to sell the Studebaker keep up the good work.My wife says i am addicted to these shows on the phone lol
Nice work!
Confession... on VIDEO? Yer hosed Jonathan. You'll be smoothing those dents out now. Good stuff Kemosabe.
Can't wait to see the boss lady driving it !
I really enjoy the metal work
Awesome job!!
I tell my wife the same kind of stuff but mine tells me I'm an idiot! Old school getting your hands dirty I love it! Thanks