1955 Chevy Belair - Tail pan and Quarter Panel RUST! - 2 door conversion
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- It gets worse before it gets better!
Join me as I take a quick walk through CARS inc. showroom and then progress on cutting out rust and damage to start the replacement of the tail pan, trunk floor section, trunk brace and my new half quarter panels.
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Nice work. Working on these old Chevys takes a lot of time and persistence.
It tests my patience but it's coming along. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for all your work.
thanks for following along.
Looking like you making good progress. It a great feeling to not know we’re your head, but you still figure it out.
It's all uncharted territory for me. I'm having fun though.
I remember a long time ago a company (CARS or Danchuk maybe?) built a '57 convertible, using all aftermarket parts except like the firewall and chassis from a 4 door to demonstrate how many parts were available. The car in the showroom reminded me of that.
That 57 convertible was entirely new parts. I thought it was pretty impressive. It's amazing that you can build a brand new car, that's 65 years old. I was also really impressed with the quality.
@@SlowCarFix Yeah, it's pretty cool. I think the one I was talking about used the firewall because the VIN was on it. lol
Hey Ed making some good progress. Keep up the great work one piece at a time.
Going to be all worth it in the end.
Take care and be safe👍
Thanks very much. Looking forward to enjoying the process.
Thanks for the video
thanks for watching
Did pulling up the rear help your door gap any? It's good that you decided to get the rear floor fixed. The rest of the body builds off of the floor pan. I believe that's how the factory did it. I know that's how the aftermarket bodies go together. See if you can Google a video of them putting a aftermarket body together. I believe I saw a video of them showing a body going together. You might be able to pick up a idea or two. Even if you don't I can think of a million worse ways to kill some time. Good luck
Door gap didn't move. That's my thought, I have the new one piece floor and I'm working off that and I am thinking I'll go from the inside out sort of. When the whole thing is solid and the body welding is done, then I'll probably pull the body off the chassis because it's already almost off now. Then I can clean things up under there. Thanks for watching and commenting. This should be interesting.
Major surgery! No turning back now.lol. nice progress. ✌
Can't turn back. I want to enjoy this thing on the road. Thanks for watching.
I had to replace the whole floor pan The tail light panel and the lower Left quarter panel of my 68 Mustang. Replacing sheet metal is tedious work.
It sure is! I'm just taking my time and trying to enjoy the process.
Hey Ed. Great job. The trunk pan. I never. HERD. Mention. Of the. Thickness. Of. The support. bushings. Another. Inch. Or. Two. Just. Woundering
they were new body mounts. I believe they're about an inch.
I’ve been replacing the same parts on my ‘57 bel air. I started the trunk area, then floor boards and the the lower fender area. I felt that kept everything close to the original construction. It’s a 4 door that I’m converting to to door as well. Passenger side is almost done, I’m still working on the wheel tubs as the final part of repair.
Keep up the great work!!
Thanks for the comment. Long road ahead, but we'll both get there. Good luck on your '57 and thanks for watching.
kool keep it up so rewarding
@@jamesperacca34 thanks!
Adjust the door first. Loosen the hinge or hinges and slide it back. Or start and raise the door first. Have fun.
It's adjusted all the way back, I need to slot the holes in the hinge where it mounts to the door. I think I need to focus on getting some structure back in the car. I'm not really near putting the quarters on, as I've discovered. Thanks for watching.
Hello Jim here in Sebastopol ca north bay Keep up the great work wondering do you have set of cleco fasteners work great ,very rewarding when you finish that car most people wouldn't take on that rough car got respect your challenge I just had similar 56 rust bucket I put toe board panel floor, trunk and splash pan and new rockers so happy idid it now have lot of confidence so keep at it you will be so happy I asked few body shops in my area one shop said 20k other 15 k so now glad they were so high made me go ahead do it myself so happy with decision any good luck keep at it , your doing way better then average guy gets buried in these old cars, paying someone else to do the job
Thanks very much for the positive words and the support. I do have cleco's and I often use self tapping screws as a cleco and then remove and weld the holes later. I'll probably do that with the truck pan. Thanks for following along.
Looking good ED I did the same on the 57 I didn’t on my channel but replace the whole trunk floor I actually removed one of those replacement panels ! I don’t use CarS Inc parts except for there interior It’s sad to Say there made in the USA Metal don’t compare to the Taiwan stamping just a terrible fit ! those panels for the 1/4 panel are made to fit all wagons sedans and hardtop the length are all the same good luck mate
Thanks for the well wishes. I watched your 57 videos. I'm missing a lot of metal that you still have. So far I'm happy with the Cars stuff, but it's not welded in yet. The Quarters look great other than the length. After doing some searching, it seems some other people are having the same problem. It's certainly not going to be a "correct" car no matter what I do.
Ask Dan At DD speed shop about that rear mount to frame he has a 55 4-2 door conversation his first I think
I've watched his videos, and talked to him. Thanks.
You are going to have issues the way you are installing one piece at a time. You might consider using cleos or self-taping sheet metal screw to assemble the whole rear end of the car. That way you can fit everything and align it correctly. You seem to be fitting one piece and then trying to make the other pieces fit. That's going to lead to a crooked car when you are done. Pre fitting everything with metal screws will also allow to remove and adjust the metal till you are perfectly happy with the way thing fit. Then weld it. In the long run, it seems like more work but, it will save so much time when the actual body work starts and the welding work is done. Just saying..........
I have cleco's and self tapping screws. I plan to do that. So far I've just been mocking things up. The trunk pan and structure is first and foremost. The quarters are a long way to go before they're welded in. Thanks for the insight.
Cutt as little as possible for now. You can always cut more. I start by tape lining the top cut on the car from measurable body lines or wheel openings door ect. This cut becomes the reference point to line up the panel.the rear pan should be lined up side to side before attaching to the frame. GET HER DONE.
Solid advice. Thanks.
Did you get the chicken parm?
no, fish sticks for the win.
Do you have to remove the patina so it doesn’t rust thru
I have to find some good metal and weld in replacement pieces. Unfortunately the patina finish that I do after will all be man made patina. It'll be fun though painting it nice and then "distressing" it.
1st view... From Brooklyn NY
you're all over the place.
@@SlowCarFix central America Wednesday, Mexico the next week. I just bot a 6.5 diesel box teeruk with a bad tranny in SC...
As you were showing the passenger side of your car i noticed the big gap between door and rear fender and said to myself it looks like it's breaking in half. Smart move to fix trunk floor pan.
It's building something out of nothing. The door is way far forward and needs to move back. Apparently this is common with 2 door conversions that the door is tight to the front and the hinges need to be slotted. I'm working on it. Just need to have something solid to work from. Thanks for watching.