I really enjoyed watching some real craftsmanship going on over there. I got Mopars but I love a '55 chevy! Well done. I loved seeing the little guy helping out. Teach him well. Hats off to you California guys.
I really appreciate the compliment, I had a ‘57 when I was 19. Marriage, kids, life took over. I finally found myself in the position to take on a project like this , with enough skill acquired from working. By all means I’m no fabricator like say Japhands is, this project (at least the sheet metal part of it) has been challenging. I’m trying to find the time to get back to working on it, I’ve been slammed at work and I’ve been finding myself writing music with my spare time. Thanks again!
The car was in very good shape, glad it had no carpet left in it while it sat for years. Only terrible rust spot is that a pillar which I’ll get to. Thank you very much
I never knew you could buy the B Pilar or the tops of the quarters that's really good to know my best friend was doing a frame off on his 55 and he had this car acid dipped hear in Louisiana the chassis was 100% complete all the body work was done the car was ready for paint he still had the car at his father in laws storage building and he was getting ready to bring it home to paint and a tornado went through new Orleans east and destroyed the building the car was in and a I beam from the roof of the building fell across the roof of his car . He brought me to look at it and he wasn't even that upset he told me he was going to take a port a power and jack the roof up and see if he could get it straight I'd been sick he said just a Lil bump in the road.. lol your going a great job
I didn’t know either until I stumbled upon them. I was going to chop up and piece it together from the four door. I started to do it that way. I don’t know if it was for the better, if I could go back I would just use the windows and do it like Japhands did.
Believe me I know nothing is cheap today I'll be 62 in a couple of days I payed $2.63 the other day for a Pepsi that use to cost 10 cents nothing is cheap now a days.thanks for the info
i love these conversions. my dream is to make a business cpe from a 55 2dr. sedan,a car chevrolet made up to 54,but not in 55. not one of those clown cars,made by cutting a car in half,but removing 5 in.from the roof,back to front,upper qtrs and rear deck filler.
I agree with the other comments that the floors are in good shape. I had to replace floors in my 57 in 1968 ( before they reproduced them) and they were pretty rusted out. Some of the 210s and 150s came out with rubber floor mats from the factory and they were a nightmare when it came to rusting the floors out. They would hold moisture in and cause a lot of damage. A lot of owners would wash them out with the water hose back then which didn’t help matters. The ones with carpet floors lasted a lot longer because the moisture could evaporate. Good job on the door deletes. 👍
All in all the car was in very good shape, all interior was removed as it sat, no carpet or headliner. I’m sure that aided in slowing the rust. Thanks about the door deletes, one side is gonna need a bit more fitting to the door. Thanks for watching!
You have to have a lot of patience to be a body guy, I'm learning because I can't spend the $$$$$ for someone else to do it.. man, I bet your customer wasn't too happy to hear about the A pillar/windshield area needing repair...
Oh no I’m in the same boat, this is my car. My work is gracious enough to let me build my hot rod there, along with my co worker. I am a fabricator by trade, but building military vehicles. Ive never done body work like this, so I’m just trying to push the boundaries of my own skill and pick up as much as I can from my co worker
Gold star I believe, they were not cheap, but I got them on sale shipped free, couldn’t resist. I was going to chop up the rear door and make fill in pieces, but the deal came up
Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) " That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
You didnt remove the rear door sills. Where is the rain going? Its supposed to run down the inside of the rockers and drip out. Now its going to rot out the lower body
The inner quarters are not installed yet. I fit them and took them off. I need to finish planishing the quarters, among other body work I have to do. Took a break from the body so I could build the frame.
Not to be critical, as you were, but rot is deterioration of organic material. Rust would be the deterioration of metal which is inorganic material. Sometimes rot can get congested in the drains and gutters and hold water and moisture causing rust. That is why it’s important to keep your factory automobile gutters and drains clean.
@@stomper2582 I still have everything open, I will open for drains, and rust bullet as much as I can. I’m actually dreading going back to the body. Still have to tie up remaining items on the frame, and rebuild the rack and pinion before hand
Thank you, I’ll be making another video based on the Nerdrods frame I built for the project. C4 suspension, coil over shocks, 5.3 with a 4L60e. Dana 36 with 3.07 gears.
Awesome build! Going down an awesome path. The nerdrods c4 frame too. That's gonna be a fun car. You also doing the upholstery yourself too? If I was doing that I'd integrate 3 point belts into the seat frame. Again awesome build and I'll subscribe for more content.
@@blue32nu thank you, I appreciate the comment!. I was looking at www.speedwaymotors.com/Procar-Pro-90-Series-Bucket-Seat-Driver-Passenger-Sides-Black,478363.html These seats for the front , and modifying the the passenger to extend to the middle so I have more of a bench. I definitely want 3 point. I don’t want to eat the dash in an accident I plan on doing as much as I can myself including paint. My friend I work with is a real hot rod builder, so he has been guiding me through my build. Again thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I’ll try to make more as time permits
@@theunravelers3995 I am wondering when you are stich welding in your new metal, do you stop before the spots add up to 100 percent weld around perimeter of you patches? I don't have any issue converting any 4 door into a 2 door. It's a custom car right? Good work.
@@jimw6991 hi Jim, I do a series of tacks, until they ultimately become a full weld. A lot of tack and force cooling to minimize warping, hammer and dolly and then planishing. After grinding the weld down you will see pin holes that you will need to hit with the welder. You always want to complete your welds on sheet metal because when you add your body filler moisture does not get trapped behind it. There’s alot of vampires out there that will tack weld a patch panel in and then fill it with body filler or fill up dents with filler or some other horrendous hack. I hope this answers your question properly And thank you
I am delivering a sermon to you 🙏😊 please read Consistently Pray for forgiveness, guidance in a good (positive) direction, and for help against evil. Pray to be saved from hell (whatever that may be). Pray for your friends and your family too, it only takes a minute or so/less at a time to pray. Do it and your life will slowly get better, or maybe quickly. It probably just depends on you and the kind of person you are/have been. Don't wait until its too late and you have to suffer the consequences of built up bad karma from immoral acts/unrepented sins. Maybe together we can help make the world a better place by changing ourselves for the better, and changing things around us for the better. And addressing/thanking the CREATOR, LORD GOD at the beginning and end of your prayers would be a good idea 😊 Or just be my friend if you don't want to say the prayer 😄 I'm trying to help you get right with the LORD 🙏 Amen. I have worded a short prayer for you to say if you are not sure what words to use, it may not be the best but here it is 😊 '' CREATOR, LORD GOD, Please forgive me and my friends and my family for our immoral acts, please help guide us in a positive direction and please help us against evil. Please save us from Hell and have mercy on our souls. Thank you CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen. '' Please say this at least once a day for at least a month, do it longer if you want to and can 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 You should prostrate yourself if you don't want to do spoken prayer, or do both 🙏😊 Please worship the LORD GOD and not any idol. Please put your hands together 🙏 bow your head and say this prayer: "CREATOR, LORD GOD, please know that I worship you and not any idols. Thank you for everything CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen" Say ' Om Namah Shivaya ' out loud or in your head 108 times, or try to do it 1008 times 😊 try to do it everyday if you want repeat this aloud for as long as you want to, try to do it for like an hour a day or say it in a prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" You can also say this prayer once a day or repeat it aloud as many times as you would like to: "Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen." Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." "O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!" Repeat this aloud at least 3 times or as many as you want, do it everyday if you can I apologize for all the words 😊 I know how it may look
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Good job, I did the same thing on my 1957 210.
Awesomely done on the fabricating guy's awesome channel.
Thank you!!!
I really enjoyed watching some real craftsmanship going on over there. I got Mopars but I love a '55 chevy! Well done. I loved seeing the little guy helping out. Teach him well. Hats off to you California guys.
I really appreciate the compliment, I had a ‘57 when I was 19. Marriage, kids, life took over. I finally found myself in the position to take on a project like this , with enough skill acquired from working.
By all means I’m no fabricator like say Japhands is, this project (at least the sheet metal part of it) has been challenging.
I’m trying to find the time to get back to working on it, I’ve been slammed at work and I’ve been finding myself writing music with my spare time.
Thanks again!
Very nice work 👏 👍
Thank you very much
Nice job! Love it
Thank you!
Nice work 👏 Those floors are surprisingly good!
The car was in very good shape, glad it had no carpet left in it while it sat for years.
Only terrible rust spot is that a pillar which I’ll get to. Thank you very much
@THE UNRAVELERS my 55 was the same.
You have some serious skills!
Thank you very much
I subscribed for the A pillar repair
I just installed the exhaust for good, need to run brake lines, fuel lines and trans lines. Then I think I’ll be getting back to the body
Cool project. Cool music to go with it.
Thank you, I’m a big fan of rockabilly,surf ,doo wop, among other things
@@theunravelers3995 Do you know the name of the band? The guitarist is quite good.
@@reijerlincoln I will go back into the editor and see.
It was a few different artist.
@@reijerlincoln check the description, I just added the artists in there
Good video 👍
Thank you !
I never knew you could buy the B Pilar or the tops of the quarters that's really good to know my best friend was doing a frame off on his 55 and he had this car acid dipped hear in Louisiana the chassis was 100% complete all the body work was done the car was ready for paint he still had the car at his father in laws storage building and he was getting ready to bring it home to paint and a tornado went through new Orleans east and destroyed the building the car was in and a I beam from the roof of the building fell across the roof of his car . He brought me to look at it and he wasn't even that upset he told me he was going to take a port a power and jack the roof up and see if he could get it straight I'd been sick he said just a Lil bump in the road.. lol your going a great job
I didn’t know either until I stumbled upon them.
I was going to chop up and piece it together from the four door.
I started to do it that way.
I don’t know if it was for the better, if I could go back I would just use the windows and do it like Japhands did.
Your friend sounds like my friend at work, he would say exactly the same thing, minor setback!
@@theunravelers3995 BTW where did you buy the B Pilar and the tops of the quarters?
@@richardsmith-qy6vl the parts are from Golden Star. I found the on sale couldn’t pass on them.
They are pretty pricy now
Believe me I know nothing is cheap today I'll be 62 in a couple of days I payed $2.63 the other day for a Pepsi that use to cost 10 cents nothing is cheap now a days.thanks for the info
HOMIE, when I hit the lotto I am going to see U good ass job 🐺🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🏁🏁🇺🇸🛖✊🏾
Thank you , I appreciate that!
i love these conversions. my dream is to make a business cpe from a 55 2dr. sedan,a car chevrolet made up to 54,but not in 55. not one of those clown cars,made by cutting a car in half,but removing 5 in.from the roof,back to front,upper qtrs and rear deck filler.
I hope you get the opportunity to do so!
Nice job. Now all you need is a new VIN tag
Lol, I’m not trying to fool anyone , skill set expansion
If it has one, no vin tag needed.
I agree with the other comments that the floors are in good shape. I had to replace floors in my 57 in 1968 ( before they reproduced them) and they were pretty rusted out. Some of the 210s and 150s came out with rubber floor mats from the factory and they were a nightmare when it came to rusting the floors out. They would hold moisture in and cause a lot of damage. A lot of owners would wash them out with the water hose back then which didn’t help matters. The ones with carpet floors lasted a lot longer because the moisture could evaporate. Good job on the door deletes. 👍
All in all the car was in very good shape, all interior was removed as it sat, no carpet or headliner.
I’m sure that aided in slowing the rust.
Thanks about the door deletes, one side is gonna need a bit more fitting to the door.
Thanks for watching!
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You have to have a lot of patience to be a body guy, I'm learning because I can't spend the $$$$$ for someone else to do it.. man, I bet your customer wasn't too happy to hear about the A pillar/windshield area needing repair...
Oh no I’m in the same boat, this is my car.
My work is gracious enough to let me build my hot rod there, along with my co worker.
I am a fabricator by trade, but building military vehicles.
Ive never done body work like this, so I’m just trying to push the boundaries of my own skill and pick up as much as I can from my co worker
4:28 Where did you get these rear side window panels?
Gold star I believe, they were not cheap, but I got them on sale shipped free, couldn’t resist.
I was going to chop up the rear door and make fill in pieces, but the deal came up
www.c2cfabrication.com/products/1955-1957-chevrolet-one-fifty-door-jamb-window-skin-patch-for-lh-quarter-panel?
@@theunravelers3995 Thanks for the link! I was digging through the Golden Star site and was on page 12 without finding them yet haha.
Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) " That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
You didnt remove the rear door sills. Where is the rain going? Its supposed to run down the inside of the rockers and drip out. Now its going to rot out the lower body
The inner quarters are not installed yet. I fit them and took them off.
I need to finish planishing the quarters, among other body work I have to do.
Took a break from the body so I could build the frame.
Not to be critical, as you were, but rot is deterioration of organic material. Rust would be the deterioration of metal which is inorganic material. Sometimes rot can get congested in the drains and gutters and hold water and moisture causing rust. That is why it’s important to keep your factory automobile gutters and drains clean.
@@stomper2582 I still have everything open, I will open for drains, and rust bullet as much as I can.
I’m actually dreading going back to the body.
Still have to tie up remaining items on the frame, and rebuild the rack and pinion before hand
It never rains in Sunny Southern California
Excellent vid...thanks. 4-2-2 Conversions are COOL.
Thank you very much!
Cool conversion. Driveline plans?
Thank you, I’ll be making another video based on the Nerdrods frame I built for the project.
C4 suspension, coil over shocks,
5.3 with a 4L60e. Dana 36 with 3.07 gears.
Awesome build! Going down an awesome path. The nerdrods c4 frame too. That's gonna be a fun car. You also doing the upholstery yourself too? If I was doing that I'd integrate 3 point belts into the seat frame. Again awesome build and I'll subscribe for more content.
@@blue32nu thank you, I appreciate the comment!.
I was looking at www.speedwaymotors.com/Procar-Pro-90-Series-Bucket-Seat-Driver-Passenger-Sides-Black,478363.html
These seats for the front , and modifying the the passenger to extend to the middle so I have more of a bench. I definitely want 3 point. I don’t want to eat the dash in an accident
I plan on doing as much as I can myself including paint.
My friend I work with is a real hot rod builder, so he has been guiding me through my build.
Again thank you for taking the time to watch the video.
I’ll try to make more as time permits
@@theunravelers3995 I can tell. You're very fortunate to have someone with experience to help guide.
@@blue32nu very fortunate
You didn’t do anything to the roof itself ?…Right ?
Only a few patches, still need to work out some dents
Videos doing such work requires a donor car
The only thing I needed off another car was the 2 doors.
Well it's still a 4 door with 2 doors missing.
Come on bro. I wouldn't care. It seems be done nicely.
The experience of converting it, is priceless.
@@theunravelers3995 I am wondering when you are stich welding in your new metal, do you stop before the spots add up to 100 percent weld around perimeter of you patches? I don't have any issue converting any 4 door into a 2 door. It's a custom car right? Good work.
@@jimw6991 hi Jim, I do a series of tacks, until they ultimately become a full weld.
A lot of tack and force cooling to minimize warping, hammer and dolly and then planishing.
After grinding the weld down you will see pin holes that you will need to hit with the welder.
You always want to complete your welds on sheet metal because when you add your body filler moisture does not get trapped behind it.
There’s alot of vampires out there that will tack weld a patch panel in and then fill it with body filler or fill up dents with filler or some other horrendous hack.
I hope this answers your question properly
And thank you
Should of made it a hard top
killing 4 drs ho bueno
Most people would have taken the tags off and bought a reproduction body , but you kept tinkering
It’s the only way to learn! Thank you for viewing!
I am delivering a sermon to you 🙏😊 please read
Consistently Pray for forgiveness, guidance in a good (positive) direction, and for help against evil. Pray to be saved from hell (whatever that may be). Pray for your friends and your family too, it only takes a minute or so/less at a time to pray. Do it and your life will slowly get better, or maybe quickly. It probably just depends on you and the kind of person you are/have been. Don't wait until its too late and you have to suffer the consequences of built up bad karma from immoral acts/unrepented sins. Maybe together we can help make the world a better place by changing ourselves for the better, and changing things around us for the better.
And addressing/thanking the CREATOR, LORD GOD at the beginning and end of your prayers would be a good idea 😊
Or just be my friend if you don't want to say the prayer 😄
I'm trying to help you get right with the LORD 🙏
Amen.
I have worded a short prayer for you to say if you are not sure what words to use, it may not be the best but here it is 😊
'' CREATOR, LORD GOD,
Please forgive me and my friends and my family for our immoral acts, please help guide us in a positive direction and please help us against evil. Please save us from Hell and have mercy on our souls. Thank you CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen. ''
Please say this at least once a day for at least a month, do it longer if you want to and can 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You should prostrate yourself if you don't want to do spoken prayer, or do both 🙏😊 Please worship the LORD GOD and not any idol.
Please put your hands together 🙏 bow your head and say this prayer:
"CREATOR, LORD GOD, please know that I worship you and not any idols. Thank you for everything CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen"
Say ' Om Namah Shivaya ' out loud or in your head 108 times, or try to do it 1008 times 😊 try to do it everyday if you want
repeat this aloud for as long as you want to, try to do it for like an hour a day or say it in a prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner"
You can also say this prayer once a day or repeat it aloud as many times as you would like to:
"Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen."
Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
"O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!" Repeat this aloud at least 3 times or as many as you want, do it everyday if you can
I apologize for all the words 😊 I know how it may look
Me again using other phone, BEAUTIFUL WORK 🇨🇷🐺🛖✊🏾
Thank you very much!