1968 Firebird or Camaro outer wheel well replacement….the easy way 😎
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2022
- Removing and installing the outer wheel housing where to cut and how to remove from 1968 Pontiac Firebird or Camaro. Things to keep an eye on and tips for keeping body panel aligned when done.
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Thank you for posting these videos. For me they take the mystery and fear out of restoring the bones of these old beauties. Some day I hope to pick up a first gen bird!
You are welcome and that’s the goal. Remove the mystery and shed some light on the process. Good luck on your search for a bird when that day comes. If you are looking in the Indy area let me know I would happily go with you to check it out.
thanks cool idea
No problem! I worked out great in the end too
Excellent experiment and video! I enjoy learning new ways of rebuilding Birds on your channel.
Thanks it worked out great, glad you are finding what we are doing education and useful. Lets us know we are doing what we set out to do educate to help save them birds!
Great tip, thanks!
All said and done this mod worked without any issues and not detectable inside the trunk or in the wheel well
I was looking for a generic video on how to install quarter panels, figuring it would be on any car but mine. I am so pleased to find your videos on 68 firebird, since I have a 67 I’ve owned since 1974. Thank you so much.
Glad to help. What you are experiencing trying to find good information to tackle things on your own especially for firebirds there isn’t much out there. I love these cars and want to see them all back on the road. Figured I would do a video series on the entire rebuild to help anyone at home. Good luck on your 67 bird!
When i replaced mine i cut the inner fender in about the middleall the around it was only rusted on the outside towards quarter welded it to the other worked great
Heck yeah I have seen that a few times and works great. Nice job 👍
Thank you for posting this. I know next time what to do. I did inners and outters so i did mine the hard way lol. Man that was quick and looks beautiful. Keep up the great work.
Welcome buddy. This works great if doing the outer only. You did yours the same way I would have if I was replacing the inner and outer. Normally the cars i get are very rusty and i replace both wheel well sections, it was fun doing only 1/2 for a change
Not sure if you watched the Vice grip garage live last night ? Dereck announced he is now legally blind in his left eye due to metal rust imbedded in it. He will require surgery to try and corrected it. My buddy just lost his sight in his left eye and it was preventable. Please everyone use safety glasses and face shields when your grinding. Yes there hot and they fog up , but they can save your vision. Plus your leading by example for your kids . Keep saving the birds safely.
Eye sight is definitely precious, I have had rusty metal extracted from my eye before too. DO NOT read any further this might be a bit much for anyone that has eye injury sensitivity. Me being one of them. To extract the metal and remove the rust from the effected area the DR does numb the eye but you have to watch as they basically drill out the damaged area from your eye. Not a fun visit then the following days that eyes vision is blurry mine did clear up Fortunately I should be using a face shield for sure but I will always at the minimum have my glasses on when doing metal work. Yes please use wisdom and don’t always do what others are doing when it comes to safety. I also need to head my own warning and words.
Update: I just picked up a new face mask today I will be using it in the future and please call me out on it if I am not wearing it in the future.
Good job 👍
I like it, another tip I’m sure to use on my 67’. Thanks.
Welcome, I really liked it. I am sure I am most likely not the first to do this. In the past I have peeled back the layers to put it back to factory but it seemed to cause more damage that needed repaired and took a lot longer to complete. I see myself doing it this way from now on
Thanks for the tips! Getting ready to do this on a 70 Camaro. Doing my research and came across your video!
Nice. Glad to help and you have a great car to do them on too.
It's definitely an alternative way of installing it, otherwise you have to remove all the layers to put it where the factory originally did. The cars are like onions, a bunch of layers.
It seems to fit nicely and not detectable especially after the seam sealer is installed. I feel I do more damage when pealing back the layers to get it back in like factory. Maybe a rare ram air 2 bird I might just maybe do it back to factory.
Did mine just like that..nice work
Its a great plan. This car is almost done seemed to work just fine and no issues
Another job well done.
Thanks, I do appreciate that.
Great job brother you make it look nice and simple
Thanks buddy! I am hoping the weather holds out and is not crazy hot so that I can weld test fit the 1/4 panel.
@@VinylVillageGarage I know buddy yesterday 93 over here and I was cutting into the GTO and boy was I hot 🔥 🥵
Even hotter with a plasma cutter for sure
Exactly how I did mine!
It worked brilliantly, so great minds think alike.
Very informative!
Glad to help!
Thats smart, I'm working on my 69 camaro with a rotten outer wheel house and I've got huge amount of time trying to fix it without replacing it, I think I need to rethink the whole process.
It worked and I know it’s not how it was done from the factory but how I see it is it’s less damaging to the rest of the car body and still worked great in the end. It’s not detectable when the car is all assembled and it’s quicker too.
Amazing work! Loving seeing this car come together!
Appreciate that, I can’t wait to see this back in autumn bronze paint all done up on the road again.
@@VinylVillageGarage that makes two of us! Too bad you’re not closer to SoCal, I’d love to give you a hand!
That would be fun, I had a great time working with Brian in Arizona on his car, I need to find a way to make this a career. Be the best job ever
@@VinylVillageGarage seriously, just keep doing what you are doing, you will have all the business you can handle. I watch a lot of restoration channels on TH-cam, and yours is one of my favorites. You know your stuff, and you get right to the point.
@@phoenixblack1220 thanks, I will keep doing what I am doing, I appreciate the feedback that what i we are putting out is good and maybe a little different, and most of all has value.
This is one of your new subscribers and new 68 bird owners from Ohio. I happen to have one of these sprints to refresh your memory. I've just gotten a chance to look at more of these awsome videos. I will put your email info in some time today. What are the best books in your opinion to help me with wiring and different things? I been getting different things working on this old car. The wipers and horn were not even hooked up. I think it would be helpful for me to have some books on hand.
as for a good resource book the 1968 Pontiac service manual, it’s has an orange cover on the book and is super helpful, has wiring diagram and several other bits of good info on the mechanical parts too.
Great job.
Thank you!
So jealous they have everything for the smaller cars
It definitely helps, several years ago parts were limited and had to get creative I am grateful for what’s available now.
nice job. Two more words: ear and eye protection. (Ok so that was four words)🙂
I actually just picked up a
New face shield today so you will be seeing it soon.
Very good video, makes it look super easy , you have a better air hammer than I do , mine don’t seem to blast through plug welds like yours
Thanks buddy, my air hammer is a Snap-on and it’s like 15 years old and still doing an amazing job. Love this thing.
make sure your chisel blade is sharp!
Thinking of doing it that way myself, but I'm only removing the outer quarter panel lip at the wheel opening. It's going to be tight to remove the old outer wheel house, but i think it can be done. Then tight as well to get the new one in, doing it your way. Do you feel it can be done that way/ Additionally, is that wheel house AMD or who, and do you think it will matter who I source it from?
This wheel well was AMD and it worked great. I think if you remove the outer lip of the 1/4 you should be able to get the outer well in place
Slick
Yes it is. Thanks!
very nice technique. Question.
by installing this way will it kick out the outer wheelhouse by a 16th or so and will it matter?
Technically yes but when done it didn’t effect panel alignment. Now if it was a Ultra rare car like a trans am or big block Camaro I would probably peel it apart and remove the old panels.
Technically yes but when done it didn’t effect panel alignment. Now if it was a Ultra rare car like a trans am or big block Camaro I would probably peel it apart and remove the old panels.
Doing it this way, does it leave any rust in between the original panel seams?
Do you have the link to the video where you welded the inner panel and removed the screws out??
thx
Are you talking about the inner tail panel or the outer wheel well.
@@VinylVillageGarage Think it was the inner with align holes on each end.
. I couldn't find the video where they were tack welded in place or spot welded and screws removed.
I know there is no longer any screws in the car that part is good, lol. I don’t recall which video it was in. The quarter panel fitment or tail panel fitment video
Did u do any welding on the inner fender ?
Not yet, going to test the 1/4 panel first to verify proper fit just in case I have to move the fender well around. Once happy with fitment i will get the wheel housing all welded into place. Then weld the 1/4
Panel on. That is one of the huge advantages of screwing the car together first I can test fit everything then once happy weld it all up.
@@VinylVillageGarage That's a wise decision. Unlike myself who assembled (welded both inner and outer together), and now have an issue with getting the quarter to fit correctly
Been there done that before, some lesson are learned the hard way. The important part is these situations aren’t mistakes if we learn from it. Plus we can all share our experience and which helps all of us.