1965 Pontiac GTO Restoration - Episode 7 - Rear Window Channel Replacement
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- Hello and welcome to my channel! I want to introduce my 1965 Pontiac GTO. I discovered this car in Salt Lake City where it was destined for the scrap heap. It will require extensive restoration work and I will do my best to document the process in what will be a long series of videos. My goal is to transform this car into a 10 second street car in the next 12 months!
In this episode I do a complete DIY for replacing the rear window channels. This same DIY should apply to most early GM A bodies as well.
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There’s something therapeutic about watching you weld and grind on this car.
Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘
Great video, can’t wait to see the charger again👍👍👍👍💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
VERY soon’
I enjoy watching the GTO build
I'm enjoying building it & sharing with you guys!
You're a surgeon with that angle grinder, and an artist with the body work.
Thanks brother 😎🤘
I'm looking forward to seeing the GTO become more and more of itself again !👍👌😎
Just wait until the next episode!
Good to see you use weld-thru primer. So many are not using it on You TUbe Vids and I think many younger rebuilders will learn to do it wrong. Thanks for your work.
I might use it a little too much… but I like the smell.
Been watching this episode on and off. Its looking good. Better than it did in the beginning.
Yes sir! Thanks for watching!
Great job of removing the old window steel and like the way you ploughed through it like a pro!!
Yes it’s labour intensive! But it’s greatly appreciated by us car restoration lovers!!
I used my plasma cutter to cut the weld holes in the steel till I could afford a air punch!
Call me mad!!! but I’ve fell in love with the Buick Le Sabre! I’d love a late 60s or early 70s with that 404 big block! Add some heads intake cam n headers! Yee haaawww!!
Anyway enough of my xxxxx can’t wait to see the next instillment bud!! Love it!!
Thanks Robert! Stay tuned!
Check out another car restoration guy: "fitzee's fabrications". he welds up those lead seams. A real treat to watch.
I love that channel, that guy is a metal wizard.
His stuff is great!
Yes he is!
Starting a 68 GTO resto, glad I found your channel!!🤜🏼🤛🏼
Thanks for the great content. Looking forward to the next video!
Thanks 🤘🤘
Can not wait to see the tubs. You have good Kung Fo!
🤘😎🤘
Excellent work chap and great to see that the Charger bits have arrived👍
Can’t wait to get it going again!
Great work as always!
Thanks!
You got to stop being so hard on fabrication skills your doing better than some professional repair shops ive seen work done at that leaves a lot to be desired an keep up the good work
Thanks brother!!! 🤘🤘
You make it look easy. I think could replicate, now, the corners might still get me!
They aren’t too bad!
I see me some charger quarter boo yah cant wait to see that tail end
Ahhhh me neither!
Great content. You should have 100K+ subscribers. Everybody should recommend this channel to friends interested in restorations.
Help me get there! Please share my videos! Thanks for following!
Another great video,love my new charger shirt too, thank you.
Thanks for watching & supporting the channel Steven! I’m glad you like your shirt too!
You've done a great job as always. I know your relieved that you got the window channels done. Now waiting on episode 8. Until then good luck to you!
Should be out this weekend! Tail panel & Trunk pan are going in!
Love the body work. Makes me want to try my hand.
You can do it!
Looking really nice doing a great job ready for the charger too keep it up
Me too! Stay tuned!
I am amazed by your ability to straighten bent up metal. You make it look so easy!
Thanks brother 🤘🤘
Awesome content. Love the repairs. Looking forward to the next video.
More to come! Thank you!
Can't wait to see this car done
Me neither!
I can't recall a restoration video where they filmed the lead being burnt off, I think I've seen it applied before in build-off shows on Discovery, but it was neat seeing it melt away.
Videos like yours r what make u tube great!
Coming along nicely!
Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘
Wow!!! Gettin' her done!
Yessir!
I know its going to be a bit still but i cant wait to see the frame rails and quarter panels going in the 68 dodge charger.
Soon! Stay tuned!
Good stuff! Learning a lot
Cheers from New Zealand
Thanks brother! 🤘🤘
Great Job and Great Music !
Thanks! 🤘🤘
Loving it so far.
Thanks for watching!
Great video. I have suspicion that my rear window channel might have some rust and might need to cut and replace. This helped give me an idea of what will be involved. Thanks!
It’s not too bad!
Another informative video. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
It’s coming along great! Keep up the awesome content
Thanks Matt!
i like watching you tear the car apart and rebuild the pieces awesome keep up the good work where is your helpers
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
I LOVE 1965 AND 1969 GTO JUDGE MY
BROTHER S AND ME 1966 AND 65 AND
1969 I HOPE YOU GET DOWN
Wow just came across your channel i feel for you i had to take long Brack from my 69 GTO project after reusing A cutlass roof skin to save money the put floor pans and patched up the trunk pan then got fed up of the point you are at the back window
Cool video people like you help people like to keep plugging along and don’t lose the faith of your project
That’s why I started the channel! More of these cars need to be saved! Hoping my videos help others along with their builds
My all time favorite car is a 65 gto!!
Great work as usual and the usual outcome - great! Looking forward to more episodes! 👍
Thanks Dave! 🙏🙏
I really enjoy your videos Bruce..
Great job, enjoy the video looking forward to seeing more. You make it look easy but i know you work hard to get it right.
A lot of beer & cussing involved to make it look how I want it. So far it’s turned out pretty good!
awesome job man its looking great
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
Man, your videos are awesome! You have so much talent! Keep up the great work, I’ll be watching!
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
Nice video as usual
Thanks brother
I am loving the build,you are awsome at metal work,thanks for a great video as always
Thanks brother! 🤘🤘
Awesome job big buddy!!!
Thanks!
Great eye to detail, your skills are apparent! Keep the videos coming.
Thanks Dennis!
The window channels look great. One thing you didn't show test fitting the glass for fitment. Your son sure loves helping out. He's going to be building cars before you know it. Getting rid of all that lead is for the best. The car is really coming around.
I don’t have the rear glass for it. I did check measurements at a few reference points and it was spot on. Should be good to go. Now I will need to find some drawings or references for where the clips that hold in the rear window trim go. Mine were long gone on this car.
Great video,am learning alot👍
That’s great! Thanks for watching!
Enjoying your videos!
Thanks Carl! I enjoy making them!
Rear window looks amazing, you are a patient person ! Love the video's man.
Sooooo happy to have this one done!
Man....love the table top break press. Something tells me that you'll upgrade to something more permanently mounted before long! Nice work on the window channels. I'd like to see more detail on how the metal stretcher works. That's a cool device.
Yes it is! & a bigger brake is definitely coming in the future!
Thanks for the awesome content!!!
Thanks 😎🤙
Great video as usual! Almost makes me want to replace the qtr on my 65 Goat myself...almost! 😁. Not enough experience with the welding yet! Keep it up!
You can do it!
***extremely excellent job.
Thanks man! 😎🤘
Great video 😎👍
Thanks!
Im liking this channel so far. Im New. This is definitely not a Rush Type of Job bur rather better to Take your time and enjoy it
Do it once & do it right!
She is coming along
Yes sir!
I'm a little torn now. I want to see this GTO completed. But I also want to see the 68 charger. But in the end it's your sho so surprise us.
How about I do both!?
Done so well
Thanks man
Nicely done!
The ends of that back panel looked like they were a real joy to get off Mig Man!
Keep on grinding!
Looks great can't wait to see the engine build
Another great episode very informative and thorough like always,you say your not a professional but you sure repair that car like one lol!!
Can’t wait to see this project finished it’s going to be an awesome resto!!!
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
I wish I had the patience to do some of that stuff
You just need more beer!
How are those stocks going in grinding wheels? 🤣🤣 I recon your local supplier of those must be loving you.
Stock is going down since I got my air hammer! 😎
Great content!
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
I used to have 65 GTO convertible. Loved on that car! Where are youn in UT? I am in Iona, ID, a couple hundred miles north of SLC! I have family down there. Maybe I should drop by some time? LOL!
I’m located in Ogden.
Yep another great video but we still waiting on the charger but understand think you want them both ready about the same time so to bad I don’t have instant gram
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@@rustbucketrestos6511 I’ll try it but got older phone
Do you have a video where you talk about your welding techniques and settings? You make it look a lot easier than it is
No but I’ll probably do another Q&A here in a week or so. I’ll include it then!
New meaning to the term 'lead sled.' Great job, but I have to say that music sounded better on 2X.
Tell me about it!
I LOVE YOUR VIDEO'S WITH THE KIDS, picking up knowledge from dad ! You should check out Fitzee fabrication on TH-cam, he has great tricks to fix up rusty buckets. He is patching up and building an older Corolla with an LS.
Those quarters really aren't that bad. Would be cool to see you patch them instead of replacing
I may need to go in this direction. My order just got pushed out another two months… 🤦♂️
Wow! Sure was a ‘grind’, but it’s done, and done excellently!
Question: was the steel you used for the channels galvanized? I know you treated the seats and the pieces, but I’m just curious because I’ve seen vids of higher-end lines of GM using galvanized trim for their channels and they didn’t rust.
Again, excellent job & looking forward to the progress on both cars!
Don’t forget to try to get a pic of both of em in their current state!
God Bless
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No, I just use 18ga steel. That’s interesting though… I’ll have to do some research
I don't like to use galvanized for patches. You have to clean galvanizing from seams before welding anyway.
love the old ponchos. please tell me you arent doing an ls swap.
Hopefully those quarters didn’t buckle boss. Maybe a bar on the top and bottom would have helped. I don’t mind welding sheet metal, it’s the grinding that blows.
Agree! Quarters lined up perfect when I installed the new tail panel today. We’re good!
I'm sorry I just can't do it! Good luck.
You can do it!
Very nice work.
Is it acceptable to pop rivet quarter panels on if you don’t have a welder?
Thanks
I’d make the investment in a welder. Otherwise you’ll spend the same amount of money or more going back to fix it right in a year or two.
always a quality vid, but whats that music and where can i get some. please.
I get all of my stuff from epidemic sound
What are your plans for the trim clips. I see that the studs are no longer there?
I picked up some screw in replacement studs. Belden Speed & Engineering has a diagram on google for stud placement.
I know that this video is old but was wondering what weld thru primer you use? And what gauge metal?
May I suggest turning down the music - or turning up your narration. I find I'm turning up the volume when you are speaking, then turning it down during the music - then I can't hear what you're saying - up-down-up-down, you get the idea. With respect :) P.S. Good video otherwise :) Industry standard for music and/or narration is -12Db
Thanks for the feedback.
What about the little studs that hold the window trim clips
I bought screw in studs to replace them.
@@rustbucketrestos6511 😎
Nice work! How thick sheetmetal do you use?
18ga for patch panels
How did you not have issues with warping on that sheet Metal? I'm gonna have to do a very similar project. On a 66 g t o.
Take your time and use plenty of air to cool it down!
What is the U shaped strip below the window channel repair on inner sail panel. It extends from the top corner between the roof and quarter, then extends to the packaging tray. I have a 67 gto with that area being rusted out Trying to figure out how to make or order that strip.
Buckeye Charger
That would be a cooler name if I wasn’t from Michigan!
Totally out of the subject question. Have you tried DOS XX and, if you have, are Yuengling close to flavor? I got curious when you mentioned it in your Q&A vid. I had been looking into how to get some because it wasn't available where I live. But, I just noticed my local neighborhood walmart just got some in almost as if they read my mind. Will be trying it out since its available now.
I’ll have to check it out!!!
@@rustbucketrestos6511 I meant the Yeunglin was just brought down here in SouthTX., I got curious so I'm going to try them out.
You won’t be disappointed!
How similiar is the process for doing a front window channel on a convertible
Same!
since i live in eu i dont think ive ever seen a car with lead in the bodywork to fill out seams but might just be becouse eu cars useally hides those kinda spots or dont have ny seams at all
This one had a bunch!
@@rustbucketrestos6511 i can tell looks hella afun
When can we expect to see the final GTO?
Please comment or address the trim “trim” pins in the new window channel how and where do you install them after you cut the rotten window channel out?
I bought screw in studs. There are diagrams on Belden Speed & Engineering’s website on placement.
@@rustbucketrestos6511 Thank you , if you have time maybe you could include a segment on this when you put the trim back on, enjoying all the info you are producing, Thanks
Absolutely! I’ve probably had that same question come up 4-5 times. Stay tuned! Next episode is coming tomorrow!
Is that a corvette stingray setting outside of your garage
77 L82 Corvette
@@rustbucketrestos6511 from what I could see of it it looks nice
I did a walk around in my latest Q&A episode. I’ve received a lot of questions about it!
@@rustbucketrestos6511 yeah sorry I just went back and watched that video but it is a really nice car
It’s very nice! & a blast to drive!
can you put bondo glass around back window to fill in the holes im not a welder sir and will the bondo glass work to put my seal and my glass back in will it stick to the bondo glass sir
Well you could.. but you’d probably end up dealing with leaks or swelling over time. Then have to pull it all out and do it right the next time. Do it once & do it right!
@@rustbucketrestos6511 so how i fix it Sir i was thinking about put fiberglass on it just to fix the holes
Cut it out and weld in new metal.
im not a welder sir
i heard " quarter mile",does it mean you're building this car to drag racing ?
Building it to be a fun street car that you can take drag racing on the weekends!
What grit sandpape or roloc disc
are you using for finishing
I use a 60 or 80 grit 4 1/2” flap wheel on the angle grinder, then I use 60/80 3M rolocs to finish. Flap wheels are a lot faster but not my favorite for final blending & finish, the rolocs don’t last long but you have excellent control
Thanks
What engine and trans combo are you going to run?
468 Stroker w/ Turbo 400
your taking your time and doing a good job .
but what are you going to do for the nipples for the window trim clips ???
I bought screw in studs to replace the original ones.
I was wondering what happened to the Charger
Waiting for parts! Getting close to putting her back in the garage for surgery
@@rustbucketrestos6511 I look forward to your videos and know you had the move and the new projects once you got settled. It was good to see you explain what was going on. I’m still watching and look forward to it all. I want some of that Camaro content though. Keep it up bud
Camaro content will come this winter! Won’t take much to finish her up!