this build is 10 years old, and i keep coming back to watch these, so well made and the work is top shelf. I just bought a '63 and need to do pretty much all the same work. These will come in handy quite a lot for me for years to come.
You are right about the quality of the work. He made a bunch of these, and all of them are full of righteous material. my favorite was the one where he lays out the E brake replacement. I was struggling with it on my 62 and there he is, part numbers, length, how to's. a good man. I haven't seen anything from him for a couple years. to bad, hope he's well.
You are skilled at everything you do, I have been watching your videos from the start of of your 63 , your videos inspired me and helped me with my 66 C 10 , starting restoration in 2013, finished in 2016, I did most of disassembly work, but all other work was done at bodyshop, they installed cab and doors, me and my cousin finished the rest of the truck. watching your videos kept me focused and motivated on finishing my truck, you have one beautiful 63 Chevrolet, you put in alot of work and time and I know you are proud of your truck, just like my 66 ,like they say ain't nothing heavy as a chevy, thanks for sharing all your work on 63, by the way I'm from Alabama.
been watching this series as i am working on a 1955 f100 and am getting ready to start on the cab in need of the same repairs you are doing. you are doing a nice job and of showing how to do it without a lot of distractions. right to the point. you are going to have a nice truck when finished. thanks very much for your time
Do the lower part of the door right now on my 55 f100. I got the lower door panel from AMD, 62 dollars and it's great. 19 gauge metal, fast shipping, boxed up real nice and no damage.
Thanks from AUS Gibson 63, great demo,great job,gaining more confidence for my 70 Valiant 'fenders,'( rust in the rear lower wheel arch double layer area ),will make my own patch panels,you've been a big help.
I've seen a lot of video's to do with welding and bodywork but your's especially the fast motion can teach people more about keeping a panel straight and not warping in fast forward than most video's can in real time or slow motion. Thank you, template with the nails was genius. Funnily enough your patches look so good they hardly need filler and smoothing.
Very nice work. A sign of a professional. I'm just starting to practice welding thin metal with my everlast. I've learned so much from this video about prep work.
At eleven minutes in you really turn into a machine! Awesome. I have the same issue but am not skilled as you are with metal work so I will go buy a door for my 56. Thanks for excellent presentation and show how rust is removed correctly. Thanks!
Man you do some very nice work. I'm about to tackle this same job on my 65. Your videos are well made and super informative! Thanks for taking the time to make them.
Thanks for watching man I'm a carpenter by trade not a professional at this typed for work just learning as I go and watching some cool youtube channels
Awesome video man, just bought my first project truck and it's a 65 c10 stepside. I have kinda been at a standstill because I'm no pro restorer and didn't know where to go next. I'm really enjoying learning from all of this.
Just an idea but for the corners of the outside skin: Epoxy resin and glass matt, after evapo rust works great if you can get it on BOTH sides. I use a clear plastic bag taped to the door and fill it with evapo rust and leave it submerged for a week. Side note, (i do alot of marine fiberglass work) Polyester resins (bondoglass etc) are not actually waterproof, just resistant. Your cuts are like a laser with that wheel. Great work!
Suggestion bend an old flat head screw driver to bend lower lip out. We use to use that in the 1970"s to change door panels. Nice job. Thanks for the video. Jim S
I cut up an old door I got from the junk yard to practice with,then I started this project ,I ran my spot welds every 6 to 8 inches across the panel and back again while letting it cool down and taking my time to keep it from warping,I never used a stick welder so wouldn't know nothing about it Thanks for watching
Well done, kept me watching to see how it progressed. I would've made some extra templates also to the one you made, just to make sure I had it very correct for fitment. And also I know it's a horrible mess to do, but you could seam seal the bottom frame where the skin folds over to make 100% sure that with door flex the seam doesn't hold water and rust again in no time. I know you can get away without doing it, but I had two new skins fitted to perfect door frames, only to have them rust despite flooding the doors with sealer then rust proofing. I can paint beautifully but not panel beat, can do some metal work but never had time to learn as well as you, I admire what you do, it's a skill for sure!
Good video. My TIP is to get the inspection camera from costco and when you open a small hole you can see whats going on. Also good to have when inspecting a car you want to buy. That door skin looks after market If they would have glued the panel on before spot welding. No moisture could have gotten in between the panels. I use rust proof primer because weld IS Rust. The 2 part auto body glue has tiny bits of brass in it that keeps space fror the glue to work
Great video thanks darlin I wish you were my neighbor . You sould have showed how you did the door bottom patch panel. I have the same spot on my 63' chevy nova I gotta fix..
I have a Chevy Blazer - 1984 - and on my door on the bottom flat panel corner area there are some bends with creases... what's a good way to smooth that area out and get the right contour? I second the comment above.. you are really skilled and just get to the point. No BS.
+gibson63 I hit hammer faces together quite often, sometimes really hard. Probably 1000's of strikes all told. Is it possible for the faces to shatter? Yes. Is it likely? No
That's some real artwork, brother! If I can get my rig down to you, I'd love for you to work on my Chevy-powered Toyota! Just the door bottom corners are eaten.
this build is 10 years old, and i keep coming back to watch these, so well made and the work is top shelf. I just bought a '63 and need to do pretty much all the same work. These will come in handy quite a lot for me for years to come.
Hey man thanks for watching
You are right about the quality of the work. He made a bunch of these, and all of them are full of righteous material. my favorite was the one where he lays out the E brake replacement. I was struggling with it on my 62 and there he is, part numbers, length, how to's. a good man. I haven't seen anything from him for a couple years. to bad, hope he's well.
Still golden . Your videos are a gift that keeps on giving. Glad to see that you are back.
You are skilled at everything you do, I have been watching your videos from the start of of your 63 , your videos inspired me and helped me with my 66 C 10 , starting restoration in 2013, finished in 2016, I did most of disassembly work, but all other work was done at bodyshop, they installed cab and doors, me and my cousin finished the rest of the truck. watching your videos kept me focused and motivated on finishing my truck, you have one beautiful 63 Chevrolet, you put in alot of work and time and I know you are proud of your truck, just like my 66 ,like they say ain't nothing heavy as a chevy, thanks for sharing all your work on 63, by the way I'm from Alabama.
Thanks for watching man
That is some pro repair. Hate it when people usualy just hide the rust with filler. Nice job man
been watching this series as i am working on a 1955 f100 and am getting ready to start on the cab in need of the same repairs you are doing. you are doing a nice job and of showing how to do it without a lot of distractions. right to the point. you are going to have a nice truck when finished. thanks very much for your time
Do the lower part of the door right now on my 55 f100. I got the lower door panel from AMD, 62 dollars and it's great. 19 gauge metal, fast shipping, boxed up real nice and no damage.
Thanks from AUS Gibson 63, great demo,great job,gaining more confidence for my 70 Valiant 'fenders,'( rust in the rear lower wheel arch double layer area ),will make my own patch panels,you've been a big help.
Thanks man
Nice work, You pay good attention to detail I like your method to removing rust .
I had no idea what it takes to fix rust. Wow. That was amazing!
I've seen a lot of video's to do with welding and bodywork but your's especially the fast motion can teach people more about keeping a panel straight and not warping in fast forward than most video's can in real time or slow motion. Thank you, template with the nails was genius. Funnily enough your patches look so good they hardly need filler and smoothing.
Thanks for watching
I do lots of rust repair work, and yet I learned lots from this vid. Thanks, and nice job!
Bud, you're doing one heck of a job
This is excellent. Confidence can't be taught, but this comes close.
excellent ! Work of art .
best tutorial I've ever seen on door repairs . Highly detailed and nothing taken for granted. Thank you for posting
Very nice work. A sign of a professional. I'm just starting to practice welding thin metal with my everlast. I've learned so much from this video about prep work.
Thanks for all the information. Seeing you do this helps people like me who have no experience get up the courage to try to do this work!
Not many professionals, like this guy, show us amateurs how this type of work is done.
Very professional job. Having a body shop here in the midwest, rust becomes second nature. Really get tired of dealing with it.
It’s very relaxing watching a good ol boy do bodywork. Great job....
Hey Man!!!!!........You had the best damn vehicle videos on RUclips.......Where the hell did you go......Come on back.....................
Thanks man I’ll be back soon looking for another project
@@Gibson63. Highly impressed by you sir. Hope to see whatever you work on.
At eleven minutes in you really turn into a machine! Awesome. I have the same issue but am not skilled as you are with metal work so I will go buy a door for my 56. Thanks for excellent presentation and show how rust is removed correctly. Thanks!
by far the best patch job I have seen on youtube. great job Sir. butweld is the way to go!
Man i love your videos its helped me out a lot thank you im fixing a lot of rust on my 1978 f150 supercab long bed
Brandon Caison Thanks man good luck on the ford pickup I owned a few myself good tough trucks
Absolutely bang on. You have to get the panels spot on like you have so your not having to fill big gaps and create too much heat. Spot on
Sir, you do beautiful work. Seem to really love what you are doing there.
Thanks for helping us to learn something useful.
Man you do some very nice work. I'm about to tackle this same job on my 65. Your videos are well made and super informative! Thanks for taking the time to make them.
Thanks for watching man I'm a carpenter by trade not a professional at this typed for work just learning as I go and watching some cool youtube channels
Scribing the contours on a scrap of wood is a great idea - thanks for sharing the tip!
impressive- liked how you did shell repair with skin still on door- don't know many that could do that without screwing it up...
Wow..... Nice job and thanks for taking the time. Very skilled
if I had a 31 Cadillac that needed restored this would be the guy I would trust to do the work. excellent job.
Awesome video man, just bought my first project truck and it's a 65 c10 stepside. I have kinda been at a standstill because I'm no pro restorer and didn't know where to go next. I'm really enjoying learning from all of this.
Wish I would have seen this before I welded a patch skin to my door bottom. Very nice work.
great video Gibson63...I have an old 69 F100 that needs rust repair on the doors and this helps tremendously
Your body repair skills are fantastic. Keep up the great work
Just an idea but for the corners of the outside skin: Epoxy resin and glass matt, after evapo rust works great if you can get it on BOTH sides. I use a clear plastic bag taped to the door and fill it with evapo rust and leave it submerged for a week. Side note, (i do alot of marine fiberglass work) Polyester resins (bondoglass etc) are not actually waterproof, just resistant. Your cuts are like a laser with that wheel. Great work!
great work nice metal fab.i wish everyone was as honest and professional.
I think I am handy....but I could never do what you do. True talent.
Now I know how to attack my truck doors. I don't feel so gun shy now. GREAT work !!!
really really nice clean work man! Wish I had a friend like you for my 1974 Nissan Datsun
Great work! Video has a lot of good information in less than 15 minutes.
Hello from Australia,I like the gokart you have in the background.!
Can't wait to get my grinder out and start chunkin' sparks. Good video..no unnecessary B.S., no kids, no pets, just business. . Thanks.
Outstanding work- Inspires me to do mine myself! 1946 Chevy 1/2 Pickup needing lower door patch panels
Nice job bud, slow and steady wins the race.
Great job on the repairs! I have to do the same kind of repairs on my passenger side door of my '57 Chevy.
you do great work like i said before your attention for detail is great.thanks for the videos i am learning alot later
Great skills mate, you have every reason to be very happy with that job.
fantastic work bud, i would say the best tin man on the net great stuff
Absolutely enthralling display of thought and skill. Thank you.
Dude!!! You're bad ass.....love your videos!!!
Thank you for your great video I love to see metal workings like that hope you do more videos..!
Suggestion bend an old flat head screw driver to bend lower lip out. We use to use that in the 1970"s to change door panels. Nice job. Thanks for the video. Jim S
Great idea man thanks
I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for sharing!
Looks great! I wish I was able and had room to do this for my car.
I cut up an old door I got from the junk yard to practice with,then I started this project ,I ran my spot welds every 6 to 8 inches across the panel and back again while letting it cool down and taking my time to keep it from warping,I never used a stick welder so wouldn't know nothing about it Thanks for watching
Wow dam good work I'd pay top dollar to have someone like you working on my car
Well done, kept me watching to see how it progressed. I would've made some extra templates also to the one you made, just to make sure I had it very correct for fitment. And also I know it's a horrible mess to do, but you could seam seal the bottom frame where the skin folds over to make 100% sure that with door flex the seam doesn't hold water and rust again in no time. I know you can get away without doing it, but I had two new skins fitted to perfect door frames, only to have them rust despite flooding the doors with sealer then rust proofing. I can paint beautifully but not panel beat, can do some metal work but never had time to learn as well as you, I admire what you do, it's a skill for sure!
Thanks man I've already seam seals the doors from the inside real well Thanks again I've learned as I went
Great job it answered a bunch of questions I had. thanks for the help.
wish i could see how you made the door bottom patch pieces.. amazing recreation of the original shapes.. peace
Good repairs on your door skin's and fabrication of those two pieces.
Leonard Gilbreath Thanks
Wow man. great video. Impressive shop and job.
Good video.
My TIP is to get the inspection camera from costco and when you open a small hole you can see whats going on.
Also good to have when inspecting a car you want to buy.
That door skin looks after market
If they would have glued the panel on before spot welding. No moisture could have gotten in between the panels. I use rust proof primer because weld IS Rust.
The 2 part auto body glue has tiny bits of brass in it that keeps space fror the glue to work
Good tip thanks
U got mad skills.... Excelent work.
Thanks
Nice work and very inspiring. Much learnt. Thanks for posting.
That door is as good as new now.
Dude's an artist.
Great video thanks darlin I wish you were my neighbor . You sould have showed how you did the door bottom patch panel. I have the same spot on my 63' chevy nova I gotta fix..
Thanks In my other videos I do show some of the patch panel installment
Nice straight cuts good sir, well done!
great job bro, give me confidence in doing my willys truck
Nice Job. Like your accent man...and Mr Cash singing Folsom prison in the background.
Very very nice work man, props to you,
Awesome, enjoying the progress
Scott
Excellent craftsmanship! Thank you
Nice craftsmanship,I have a 79 f-250 4x4.with a utility bod.It looks good until you look underneath.I been working on it but its a lot of work.
Top notch work for sure. Thanks for sharing
I enjoyed your video! You do good work
I have a Chevy Blazer - 1984 - and on my door on the bottom flat panel corner area there are some bends with creases... what's a good way to smooth that area out and get the right contour? I second the comment above.. you are really skilled and just get to the point. No BS.
You are good at what you do...
Hello from Saanichton BC Canada.
Nice work Gibson63. I wish I could have ya' fix mine like that!
magster65 thanks for watching
You do good work brother and that looks damn good man! Tennessee.
Freaking awesome work man
I went to the junk yard and found an old door and cut it up a few times and welded it back to learn the welder and the heat thanks for watching
some great metal fabrication there bud. Nice job.
Ditto ! Great work! Craftsman at work
Very neat and clean job. Thanks for sharing.
Artist at work.....looks great!
superb workmanship
Good info and narration - make more!
You make it look so easy...
damn this guy got skills
enjoyed watching ... talented craftsman...
A pretty good job from a good ol boy! But..."NEVER hit a hammer, with another hammer" that's what my autobody teacher would yell at me LOL!
Thanks man good tip
+gibson63 I hit hammer faces together quite often, sometimes really hard. Probably 1000's of strikes all told. Is it possible for the faces to shatter? Yes. Is it likely? No
Good stuff. i've gotta do this to a couple of my jag doors... nice one...
nice work there buddy my hats off to you wish i had some of your talent &tools &most of all patience lol
Outstanding work!!
Dude you rock !!! Awesome work!
Beautiful work ! very inspiring !
That's some real artwork, brother! If I can get my rig down to you, I'd love for you to work on my Chevy-powered Toyota! Just the door bottom corners are eaten.
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..I'm not a body man so it's cool to see care go into something and how it's done!
Nice truck/nice repair.
Real good work today Bro
Your voice and accent is identical to my brother in law's. He was born, raised and lives in Anderson, South Carolina.
Wait a minute ....... it is your brother in law! 😎
Good solid job. Treat to watch.