How NOT to Kick and Fill! Repair Rocker Panels RIGHT! 1993 Dodge Ram D250 Truck

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

Комментарии • 43

  • @cowlhoods
    @cowlhoods 2 года назад +8

    Your fabrication amazes me. What amazes me more is that you aren't making big money a month on RUclips views. You should be having 40k views the first day. Love your builds. Love that you work with your Dad. My dad will be 90 in October and we share a small classic car collection of like 36 or so. Enjoying your videos from up north in Alaska

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 года назад +2

      We would like to wish you Dad an early Happy Birthday!!! It's great to hear that the two of you enjoy the same passion for cars as well. Thanks for watching and take care! Nick and Vic

  • @joewolf4483
    @joewolf4483 2 года назад +3

    Cool to see start to finish ..... gotta love the older trucks that were reasonable cost ..... was waiting to see it out from an overall view ...... looks good from here ....

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 года назад

      Thanks! I'll try to get the finished and cleaned up truck included in a future video.

  • @fixinstuff9662
    @fixinstuff9662 2 года назад +2

    I just did one rocker, two front fender bottoms, replaced an inner fender, and outer fender on my square Dodge.
    Watching someone else do it was much better than doing it. Thanks for the video.

  • @glennroy2747
    @glennroy2747 2 года назад +2

    Back in the forties, fifties and sixties my dad used lead on his repairs until the first plastic fillers came along. Those fillers used a liquid catalyst. He would buy 100 pound packages of 30/70 lead that would last a year or more and even kept the leftovers from filing and smelted them on top of the old coal furnace to make new ingots. Old school thrift. Fascinating to watch the application as a kid. I never tried it myself.

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 года назад +1

      Hi Glenn, Slinging lead was/is truly an art form. Thanks for sharing your story!

  • @vetteguru5722
    @vetteguru5722 2 года назад +2

    I was thinking...you guys really dropped the ball on this one! LOL 😂Turned out great in the end. Good work.

  • @vistt7247
    @vistt7247 3 месяца назад +1

    thank god you made this video, this is exactly what i need to do to mine, on the same truck.

  • @dennispaulson8734
    @dennispaulson8734 Год назад +1

    Good job guys your video is very informative . I had a little chuckle at the beginning when the rocker got a little paper stuffing and a tap tap were is the filler. My first car 1951 Pontiac just out of school first job painted car next spring sold it 10 years latter the rocker panel still holding. My working skills have greatly improved thanks to people like you explain and teach the correct and safe way to do it right . 👍👍

  • @eddss123
    @eddss123 2 года назад +2

    Always clean work. Thanks for the video

  • @joell439
    @joell439 2 года назад +2

    Another super sharp video of an appropriate “smart repair”, all the way down to the flared door corner to account for ice. I suspect if you lived in the arid southwest you would have trued that up 😂

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 года назад

      Hey Joel, you have no idea how much those door corners sticking out bug me.... If I ever get enough space to keep the truck inside that's the first thing I'll be 'adjusting' again. Thanks for watching!

    • @joell439
      @joell439 2 года назад +1

      @@iNVisionPrototypes ... Oh Nick, I can certainly imagine, especially for a highly detailed master metal worker like yourself that can create beautiful shapes out of thin air. I'm just a complete hack and I immediately wondered what was going on with the front corner of the door when that scene opened. You didn't try to hide it and you explained what was going on. And you are REAL about it all. If you fix it, the fix will only last as long as the weather is above freezing. Make perfect sense. Hang in their my friend! 👏👏👏👏

  • @RedRockRancher
    @RedRockRancher Год назад +1

    Another great video Stan!
    Keep them coming!

  • @77dongle
    @77dongle Год назад +1

    This is such a useful video. Thank you!

  • @censoredaccess7429
    @censoredaccess7429 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for this video, this of my next task to knock out. Thank you

  • @midnighttutor
    @midnighttutor 2 года назад +1

    Another very well done informative presentation! If you have any micro pinholes in your weld seam -- which can apparently lead to moisture getting under the paint -- does applying body filler resolve the issue or would one be better with some kind of fiberglass filler? Thank you.

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 года назад +1

      Hi, if there are any pinholes and moisture is allowed to get in fiberglass reinforced filler will get affected as well. The key is to seal the back side with epoxy or an undercoating. Thanks for the thumbs up.

  • @earlrudduck4862
    @earlrudduck4862 2 года назад +2

    Back in the '60s i dabbled in body work. I know I wish I had done a little more of it because I watched you guys and I'm learning a lot one thing I've noticed is that you have a rubber wheel on your English wheel and I would greatly appreciate it if you would elaborate on that particular item thank you.

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 года назад +1

      Hi Earl, a rubber upper wheel simply bends the sheet metal over the lower anvil. It doesn't compress the metal to create a compound curve. In the case of the rocker, one could bend the sheet metal over a pipe of 'x' diameter and achieve the same result. Hope this helps. In the custom '40 Ford Hardtop Coupe videos I make use of the rubber upper as well as solid upper to create the fenders, quarters, etc. Thanks for watching!!

    • @robmmartin
      @robmmartin Год назад +1

      @@iNVisionPrototypes Hi Nick. What an excellent and very informative video, thank you (from Brisbane, Australia). You truly are both a great craftsman and a very informative and talented instructor. Also very generous in sharing your knowledge, thank you.
      Out of interest, what amount of pressure do you place in your top tire, please? I am assuming not a lot. I do recall seeing English Wheels years ago that used much wider go kart tyres running at low pressure. A jockey wheel (or similar - as you have) is an easier and cheaper alternative.

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  Год назад

      @@robmmartin I vary the pressure depending on what I'm doing. I've never put a gauge on it, just by feel. In this case I used what I had. Still looking for one that is smooth. Thanks for watching Rob!! 👍👍 My Dad grew up in Australia when he was younger. Heard stories about his Dad working at the Holden plant.

  • @captainamerica7300
    @captainamerica7300 2 месяца назад +1

    if you have to address fender bottoms ,possibly cut off bottoms first then do rockers saves on removing fenders and hood ,right.

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  2 месяца назад

      How does a guy apply primer, paint and undercoat the backsides? I don't like going back later to fix new issues.

  • @regmartin3629
    @regmartin3629 2 года назад +1

    Nice videos! Where are you guys located?

  • @MatthewSarduy33177
    @MatthewSarduy33177 Год назад +1

    im having issues with my roof on this same model truck. do you have a video for refrence how to repair the roof?

    • @iNVisionPrototypes
      @iNVisionPrototypes  Год назад +1

      Fortunately the roof on my truck is still good. The seam along the top is a sore spot on these and a tricky area to repair.. gotta see how deep the rust goes. Whatever you do don't cut the drip rail off otherwise she'll open up like a can of tuna. Repair in sections if you want to tackle this. If I ever do a repair on that area I'll do a video.

    • @MatthewSarduy33177
      @MatthewSarduy33177 Год назад +1

      @@iNVisionPrototypes thanks, so for now repair the spots i can get to without cutting the drip rail

  • @Gold_Falcon_6
    @Gold_Falcon_6 Год назад +1

    I have the exact same rotten rockers. And rot under where the molding on the side of the truck. I need to replace both fenders.