Fantastic work for a rookie. Extremely happy to see you teaching your friends at the same time. You have what it takes to complete these car's and many more in the future. Keep this up and you will be on the cover of many magazines to come. You don't just give up and throw in the towel. Great job, your father should be a proud man watching you. Go for it.
Craig, I really liked it that you used this floor pan fix as an opportunity to teach your buddies to weld too! Make sure, somehow, that water can't get in between the two lapped pieces of metal from the bottom or the top. Otherwise, southern California or not, you will get rust.
Dude... I give you huge credit for doing what you do! Learn by doing is the hardest, but it is the best way. The worst thing you could do is do nothing and watch your talents fade away one day at a time. Congrats on keeping your nose to the grind and keep right on going! Cheers!! You will be proud of your accomplishments, even if you screw up here and there.
Please stop saying you shouldn't have bought the car. Without you buying that car we wouldn't have this content. I'm so glad someone is actually working on a galaxie.
By the time you get to the red Galaxie you will be a pro..i hate rust but sometimes it can't be helped..sorry you have to replace that quarter panel but it needs it..i wish i could come over and help but I'm in Georgia..lol..try replacing the entire floor in a 56 bel air wagon..that was my favorite nightmare ..it turned out good..i also took the car to a under coating shop and had both sides sprayed ..if you didn't know the floor was replaced you never would..never get in a hurry..let your friends do all they want to..i like teaching it saves me a lot of work..lol..you can call this the covid lockdown Galaxie project..have fun dude ..thanks for saving an American Classic ..see you on the next one ..Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I wish I had a friend who knew how to weld, so I could learn hands on like your friends did. I am 56 years old, and have bought more cars than I sometimes care to remember. I have always taken any body work to a body shop to be done for me. There is one thing that I have never said, that you did in this video, and that is "I shouldn't have bought this car". Every car to a collector/restorer/weekend warrior is a learning tool, even the pieces of total crap are learning tools, or parts cars that, maybe, you over paid on. At least you can salvage some hard to find, or fairly expensive parts from it.
Put the new quarter over the existing quarter, put a few self tapping screws to hold the new panel on. Mark out your cut points and cut through both at the same time to get your cuts accurate. Then have fun doing ten thousand tacks. Have a air hose next to you and blow it on the tacks right after they are tacked to keep the metal cool and warpage to a minimum
@@fposmith true, usually the sheet metal is just the surface of where the rust starts. By the look of the roof, floor boards, trunk and the quarters, there is rust where you can’t see. That would be a parts car for me. But it’s a good learning experience for Craig, learn how to fab more and learn what to look for in a car the next go around. He has a long road ahead with this one
Such a shame that the rust and bondo never seemed to end on the white one. However, you stuck with it and are overcoming the obstacles that are beiing thrown at you and with the help of some friends, have made great progress. Fantastic. You are also not letting the car beat you, which says something great about your character. I'll be waiting for the next update. Thanks!
Can't wait to heal up from this broken heel so I can get back started on my 64 galaxie which I have basically put on the back burner for the past few years finding your channel has helped to get me back motivated on it again. And it will give me a break from all the trucks I have been messing with also.
I swear, the more I keep seeing of your Galaxie projects, the more it motivates me to just dive into the body work on my own project. 27 years old and maybe touched a welder once, but after seeing you dive into this head-first, I'll be damned if I don't try. Best of luck with both of these. On a sidenote, I've been raised "Bowtie Til I Die", but between you and Luke at Thunderhead289, I definitely wouldn't mind a Galaxie like you guys have.
I think your plan with the two galaxies is perfect for what you are trying to do. I would cut the quarter off the red car and use it to fix the white car first to get the learning curve out of the way. That way when you are ready to do the red car you are in the best position possible to make it as perfect as you can. Use the white one as your learning tool. Not nearly as big of a loss if you make a mistake on that one. For a South Dakota car, the white one is mint!
Approximately 8 months ago ChrisFix posted his helpful solution to floorboard repairs, something to watch. I much appreciate this content, thanks for your videos Craig, keep up the great work, Happy New Year 2021.
If you are not going to weld it from the bottom, make sure you fill the laps and gaps with automotive body calk before you paint it. That will keep water and dirt out from between the laps on the bottom. It will mitigate water intrusion between the floor panels and the patches.
Bro love the way you work its way more satisfying to do it YOUR WAY it's your car and if anyone want to talk shit or complain about how you do your car tell them to send you the money or the part and you'll gladly do it their way imma chevy guy but love both them galaxies
I give you props for doing this build and fixing it better than it was fixed from previous owners. I have a lot of welders in my family. They have shown me a thing or two. That is not good welding. It takes a lot of practice to be a good welder. That is just popcorn welds that your friends made. But it will all be under carpet nobody will probably ever see it unless you sell it to a youtuber. These builds will give you the experience you need to get this stuff done. Unless you come across some quarter panels in your junk yard trips or swap meets.
@ 10:36 u guys using that grinder without the protection cap 😱 DONT!! Dont test ur luck that way, if something can go wrong, it will go wrong. I hope u guys read this & do something with it 👍✌️ Have a nice & safely build, grtz from Belgium 👍✌️
Two things....1) Here in Michigan, I'd give my eye teeth to find a body as nice as your white Galaxie! 36 years later from the time I had my white 64 Galaxie, and yours is STILL infinitely better than the one I had! I had rags and towels stuffed in the flapping quarters to keep most of the gasses out! Ha! 2) You're doing a great job! You remind me of myself, 30 years ago, over and over when I watch your vids. Keep going! You'll do the right thing.
Ok here's a thought can't u use quarters on red one. Once off cut off red one to replace it use old ones on white one. Probably get alot of thoes small dents out once you can lay it flat.
i enjoy watching these bodywork videos. i've been welding since i was a freshman in high school so i've always wanted to repair the rot on my benz myself. thank you for these videos, seriously
It’s great to see different methods of fixing up damaged cars. Gave me inspiration to Vite sections of my rear window channel and weld in Some 18g steel and it came out great I was always several afraid to cut anything in the body. Thanks!
Doing a great job! Be sure to convert all of the surface rust and prime and seal it, along with seam sealing and undercoating the repairs... great content, I'll keep watching!
Craig, Something to check, inspect the inside of the frame between the firewall back to the rear spring mount. It appears these frames collect lots of debris. I pulled out about half a 5 gallon bucket of dirt, gravel, rodent droppings, etc. out of my 63. When I went to remove the rear spring anchor bolts I couldn't even see the nut on the inside of the frame. It was packed with solidified mud and rocks. There are 3 divisions on each side separated with partitions inside the frame (you can spot them by the plug welds in the oval holes on the outside surface of the frame). I ended up cutting holes in the frame to access all areas and clean out the debris. I also found rusted out areas in the frame caused by the debris that I had to patch. A quick check would be to look in those rear spring holes. A bore scope would be good to check all areas.
Brought back memories of doing this very same thing to my 67 Mustang this summer. It was my first welding attempt as well. Congrats on letting others learn..
Lazy people who dont wash their cars in the winter, & the salt & calcium mix they put on the roads eats metal when its caked on & doesnt get washed off. Then I get the cheap asses that say oh just fix it enough for a sticker. 2 years later at the most I'm rebuilding the rockers & what not all over again.
You can do that quarter panel. I just did one on my ‘56 Ford 2 door wagon. Cut it from the driver door to just past the wheel well. Butt welded. Cut slow, weld slow. Turned out perfect...well, nothing that a little filler couldn’t cure. Keep going!
Many accolades to you for taking the bull by the horns and getting it done! I had my suspicions that the white car was hit in the rear at some point in its previous history. The missing trim around the taillights and deck lid were a big hint.
You are very talented I too have a 70 short bed and my floors were pretty bad I lap welded them and I never touched a welder before It don’t look nearly as good as yours but it’s solid lol
Great job. Awesome your not afraid to try anything. You learn from your mistakes. Another option you could of used is panel bond on the floor. Keep up the good work.
Great video the car shows if anything what someone chose how to repair the damaged areas. Keep in mind there may have had financial issues and that is why it was repaired with mud instead of properly pulling the metal out and dolling the rest before filler added. One good thing you do have your old quarter to weld in so it's a big win for the white car.
those front floor pans look like rust from water leaks. i remember the video about water leaks at the rear glass. at the front is the water leaks from the windshield or from under the inside of the front cowl?
Good job sir. The future belongs to the willing. It's always more gratifying to do it yourself than pay someone else. And you're getting experience. Keep it up!
Craig, does any of the schools (high school, junior college) in your area have an auto body program? Here in Texas this is quite popular, and you would be surprised at the budding artisans you can find. It wouldn’t cost you anything to reach out and see if there are programs local to you. Many of these guys will help just to get added experience.
Self tappers work great for doing those panels, I just did the same thing on my 15 year old sons 80 Firebird he bought by himself for a LS swap project
Also for the 1/4 where you join to the rear sail panel and pillar again weld through primer but use a long strand filler like “Duraglass” not tiger hair (good for filling voids up to about 3/8”)Then follow with short strand “rage gold” (no more then 1/4” thick)then with a glaze “icing by usc” (no more then 1/8”it’s a very light coat mainly used to smooth out and fill pin holes. Each time you apply filler keep in the back of your mind that you will be applying more so don’t worry about the volume but more how well the filler bites into each coat and the base material itself.
I feel your pain...the hardest thing about doing half quarters is overheating and warping the panels.. you have to be patient, space your welds out and let the metal cool... i found a blower attachment on the compressor can be useful to cool the metal quickly after spot welding. Also dont lap your quarter panel... very hard to body work after.👍🇭🇲🍺
Hey Craig could you list the parts you used for the t5 swap Im 17 and really interested in learning about and doing the swap myself and I don't know all the parts you used in your swap I really want to t5 swap my truck and your really the only guy I've seen do an in depth about his swap I know their will be differences but I've been eager to get rid of that c6 auto and finnaly drive the truck like a man the funniest part is that everything you've done building the 302 I've been collecting parts to build mine exactly the same way you did before all the videos came out you have been a really huge inspiration to my build and I hope that one day I can drive down to CA and show off my build and learn from you.
Nice job on the patches. Lap weld is easy but the problem with them is bare metal against each other and a place for moisture and water to get. I know you said you were going to seam seal it and I hope you mean on the underside of the patches where they over lap. Try using some weld through primer on that bare metal. Did you say you were going to replace the Red cars quarter panel with new one and then replace the white ones quarter panels with the ones from the red car? Wow that will be a lot of work. If that is what you are going to do I say fix the rust holes in the red quarter panels when you get them off the car and also fix the inner fender areas on both cars before hanging the new quarters on them. Seal those inner areas with rust converters and seam sealers everywhere you can.
Purchasing my first welder for DIY for my 88 f150 (floor pan) and other projects.. I have not welded since High School.. this should be interesting.... I'm 60. Great content.
I bought a rusty old ford that looked not bad with intentions to do a little work and drive it . That was 3 years ago and it is almost done after opening many cans of worms, every bit of rust was worse than thought. Good luck with that car and I still love my f100. ALMOST DONE!
I'm not a Ford guy..I do like all 3 of your projects.....I would love to own 64 galaxy...pro touring...keep up the good work..it will all pay off in the end
Loved this video, and I was very impressed with you and your buddies taking this job on. Great job keep up the good work everybody started in the same way. Unless you went body and fender school. Most hot rodders stated this way.
What’s the plan for the underside of the floor pans? I figure if you don’t do anything under there water will get between the panels and start rustingv
Is the lap welding method really that much quicker than butting the pieces up? Seems like the seamless method would be so much better that it would always be the “go to” even for the weekend warriors, why would you choose the lap weld method over the seamless method?
You can also use a pneumatic Flange tool to create a lip so the floor pan can set flush and it will still have the affect butt welding the two pieces. Like you would on a Quarter panel.
I live in Michigan and I'm a body man. I Would take either one. Sweet. You Should what we Deal with. Just bought an 84 Chevy pick up 4x4 and a 79 4x4 both from Montana. The 84 short box is for me, my Boy wanted the 79 long box. Both Solid. We have to go out west or Down South to get our Cars. Take your time and be patient. Best advice i can give you. Your underneath prep work is the most important.
Hi I'm george from San Diego like what your doing if I may give u my two cents if I over lap the floor from the top dirt and moisture can get in between the butt or the overlap and start to rust and you'll still have an issue by the way I have a 64 Galaxy in my backyard I'm willing to sell for parts
Get yourself a couple pieces of heavier angle iron longer than your vise jaws to use as a low budget sheet metal brake. Clamp the angle iron in your vise and extend the length of bends you can make.
You are Awsome nobody your age does what you do. You just dig in read books and go try it. You learn from your mistakes not afraid to admit them. I started working and flipping cars in the 6 grade and have learned a lot over the years. I have demo derby a lot of pre 64 Ford’s and mercs now I have a few I love. So keep up all the hard good work b
I will never use Bondo on my project truck. I used it for the first time in my life on my daily POS Chevy because the roof above the windshield is rotted out and leaks rain so I tried filling the gaps. Fun tip, Bondo doesn't cure well in 95 degree heat, so six months later it still leaks rain. fml
Hey dude, Mike from classic Mustang 429 called you out for the New Year's challenge burnout. Go for it dude. Spin them puppies till they pop. Happy New year 🎉🍺🎊🍻
For future reference, it's good to know the codes for DSO numbers on data tag. Number 71 is Los Angeles zone, while 41 is Chicago. Can make the difference in (mostly)rust free or a bondo baby. I won't even consider most rust belt cars, though can be exceptions. I'm bodywork dumb, luckily usually had friends to take care of that.
Great practice and thanks for showing us what you did. On your next project consider butt welding rather than lap welding. It's harder to do, but it's the next logical step in your skill-building and it makes it harder for critics to find where it's been repaired. Eastwood and others make special clamps to align and hold the two sides while you're tacking.
Proud of you young man! We all had to start somewhere! You're doing a great job!
same here proud of you. just keep doing what your doing. like you said your 21. nothing wrong with what your doing. pure awesomeness.
Good job you are good at what you do I been watching your videos for a long time now keep up the good work you been doing
I agree, glad he is trying to save one of these galaxies. Craig great job.
Fantastic work for a rookie. Extremely happy to see you teaching your friends at the same time. You have what it takes to complete these car's and many more in the future. Keep this up and you will be on the cover of many magazines to come. You don't just give up and throw in the towel. Great job, your father should be a proud man watching you. Go for it.
Craig, I really liked it that you used this floor pan fix as an opportunity to teach your buddies to weld too! Make sure, somehow, that water can't get in between the two lapped pieces of metal from the bottom or the top. Otherwise, southern California or not, you will get rust.
Dude... I give you huge credit for doing what you do! Learn by doing is the hardest, but it is the best way. The worst thing you could do is do nothing and watch your talents fade away one day at a time. Congrats on keeping your nose to the grind and keep right on going! Cheers!! You will be proud of your accomplishments, even if you screw up here and there.
Hey Craig I wouldn’t cut your quarter in the middle we’re the tape line is because when you weld it it can warp the quarter
Good to see you are showing others what you have learned, and maybe they'll get the bug to save our automotive history 👍
Please stop saying you shouldn't have bought the car. Without you buying that car we wouldn't have this content. I'm so glad someone is actually working on a galaxie.
Recommendation: use welding primer when doing the lap welds. That way the inch in between “the lap itself” has at least something protective on it
By the time you get to the red Galaxie you will be a pro..i hate rust but sometimes it can't be helped..sorry you have to replace that quarter panel but it needs it..i wish i could come over and help but I'm in Georgia..lol..try replacing the entire floor in a 56 bel air wagon..that was my favorite nightmare ..it turned out good..i also took the car to a under coating shop and had both sides sprayed ..if you didn't know the floor was replaced you never would..never get in a hurry..let your friends do all they want to..i like teaching it saves me a lot of work..lol..you can call this the covid lockdown Galaxie project..have fun dude ..thanks for saving an American Classic ..see you on the next one ..Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I wish I had a friend who knew how to weld, so I could learn hands on like your friends did. I am 56 years old, and have bought more cars than I sometimes care to remember. I have always taken any body work to a body shop to be done for me. There is one thing that I have never said, that you did in this video, and that is "I shouldn't have bought this car". Every car to a collector/restorer/weekend warrior is a learning tool, even the pieces of total crap are learning tools, or parts cars that, maybe, you over paid on. At least you can salvage some hard to find, or fairly expensive parts from it.
Put the new quarter over the existing quarter, put a few self tapping screws to hold the new panel on. Mark out your cut points and cut through both at the same time to get your cuts accurate. Then have fun doing ten thousand tacks. Have a air hose next to you and blow it on the tacks right after they are tacked to keep the metal cool and warpage to a minimum
Yes, that's the way. But I hate to think what he's going to find when the quarter comes off !
@@fposmith true, usually the sheet metal is just the surface of where the rust starts. By the look of the roof, floor boards, trunk and the quarters, there is rust where you can’t see. That would be a parts car for me. But it’s a good learning experience for Craig, learn how to fab more and learn what to look for in a car the next go around. He has a long road ahead with this one
Good on you bro. There is only one way to learn, and a lot of people seem to have forgot how they became "Masters" of their profession. Keep it up!
Such a shame that the rust and bondo never seemed to end on the white one. However, you stuck with it and are overcoming the obstacles that are beiing thrown at you and with the help of some friends, have made great progress. Fantastic. You are also not letting the car beat you, which says something great about your character. I'll be waiting for the next update. Thanks!
Can't wait to heal up from this broken heel so I can get back started on my 64 galaxie which I have basically put on the back burner for the past few years finding your channel has helped to get me back motivated on it again. And it will give me a break from all the trucks I have been messing with also.
I love seeing young guys learning this way, keep up the great work and we all had to start somewhere
I swear, the more I keep seeing of your Galaxie projects, the more it motivates me to just dive into the body work on my own project. 27 years old and maybe touched a welder once, but after seeing you dive into this head-first, I'll be damned if I don't try. Best of luck with both of these. On a sidenote, I've been raised "Bowtie Til I Die", but between you and Luke at Thunderhead289, I definitely wouldn't mind a Galaxie like you guys have.
thats awesome your showing your buddies how to use a welder. Knowledge that'll stay around for the rest of your life is priceless.
I think your plan with the two galaxies is perfect for what you are trying to do. I would cut the quarter off the red car and use it to fix the white car first to get the learning curve out of the way. That way when you are ready to do the red car you are in the best position possible to make it as perfect as you can. Use the white one as your learning tool. Not nearly as big of a loss if you make a mistake on that one.
For a South Dakota car, the white one is mint!
It’s awesome to have friends like yours true friends keep them around and treat them like family. good work on the car to
Don’t forget to seal it from the bottom too !
Dude great work. I need floor pans in my 74 f100 but im super nervous. However you give me confidence to atleast try.
Approximately 8 months ago ChrisFix posted his helpful solution to floorboard repairs, something to watch. I much appreciate this content, thanks for your videos Craig, keep up the great work, Happy New Year 2021.
If you are not going to weld it from the bottom, make sure you fill the laps and gaps with automotive body calk before you paint it. That will keep water and dirt out from between the laps on the bottom. It will mitigate water intrusion between the floor panels and the patches.
Excellent job
Bro love the way you work its way more satisfying to do it YOUR WAY it's your car and if anyone want to talk shit or complain about how you do your car tell them to send you the money or the part and you'll gladly do it their way imma chevy guy but love both them galaxies
I give you props for doing this build and fixing it better than it was fixed from previous owners. I have a lot of welders in my family. They have shown me a thing or two. That is not good welding. It takes a lot of practice to be a good welder. That is just popcorn welds that your friends made. But it will all be under carpet nobody will probably ever see it unless you sell it to a youtuber. These builds will give you the experience you need to get this stuff done. Unless you come across some quarter panels in your junk yard trips or swap meets.
@ 10:36 u guys using that grinder without the protection cap 😱 DONT!! Dont test ur luck that way, if something can go wrong, it will go wrong.
I hope u guys read this & do something with it 👍✌️ Have a nice & safely build, grtz from Belgium 👍✌️
Two things....1) Here in Michigan, I'd give my eye teeth to find a body as nice as your white Galaxie! 36 years later from the time I had my white 64 Galaxie, and yours is STILL infinitely better than the one I had! I had rags and towels stuffed in the flapping quarters to keep most of the gasses out! Ha! 2) You're doing a great job! You remind me of myself, 30 years ago, over and over when I watch your vids. Keep going! You'll do the right thing.
you can do it.... the rust ain't that bad....believe in yourself dude!.....take your time and you'll do fine
Ok here's a thought can't u use quarters on red one. Once off cut off red one to replace it use old ones on white one. Probably get alot of thoes small dents out once you can lay it flat.
i enjoy watching these bodywork videos. i've been welding since i was a freshman in high school so i've always wanted to repair the rot on my benz myself. thank you for these videos, seriously
It’s great to see different methods of fixing up damaged cars. Gave me inspiration to Vite sections of my rear window channel and weld in Some 18g steel and it came out great I was always several afraid to cut anything in the body. Thanks!
Doing a great job! Be sure to convert all of the surface rust and prime and seal it, along with seam sealing and undercoating the repairs... great content, I'll keep watching!
I think it's awesome you're doing this at your age! I think your attitude is great too! Keep up the good work!
Craig,
Something to check, inspect the inside of the frame between the firewall back to the rear spring mount. It appears these frames collect lots of debris. I pulled out about half a 5 gallon bucket of dirt, gravel, rodent droppings, etc. out of my 63. When I went to remove the rear spring anchor bolts I couldn't even see the nut on the inside of the frame. It was packed with solidified mud and rocks. There are 3 divisions on each side separated with partitions inside the frame (you can spot them by the plug welds in the oval holes on the outside surface of the frame). I ended up cutting holes in the frame to access all areas and clean out the debris. I also found rusted out areas in the frame caused by the debris that I had to patch. A quick check would be to look in those rear spring holes. A bore scope would be good to check all areas.
Brought back memories of doing this very same thing to my 67 Mustang this summer. It was my first welding attempt as well. Congrats on letting others learn..
Man, in Michigan we call that surface rust! Quit whinin cali boi and fix that rust! 🤣🤣
As a mainer I was thinking the same, I've had to redo bodys on 2 year old cars & trucks for customers that make this car look brand new.
@@tinsano6030 2 year old cars? What kind of cheap Chinese metal 🤔
Lazy people who dont wash their cars in the winter, & the salt & calcium mix they put on the roads eats metal when its caked on & doesnt get washed off. Then I get the cheap asses that say oh just fix it enough for a sticker. 2 years later at the most I'm rebuilding the rockers & what not all over again.
Fellow Michigander here! Man, I agree! I'd kill for a body that solid!!
Looks good man everyone starts somewhere keep up the good work
When you lap weld, you could also drill a series of holes on the new piece where the overlap is and then plug weld through the holes.
You can do that quarter panel. I just did one on my ‘56 Ford 2 door wagon. Cut it from the driver door to just past the wheel well. Butt welded. Cut slow, weld slow. Turned out perfect...well, nothing that a little filler couldn’t cure. Keep going!
Take as much time as you need! Measure twice cut once, patience is a must. Good luck, love your project. 😁👍
Many accolades to you for taking the bull by the horns and getting it done! I had my suspicions that the white car was hit in the rear at some point in its previous history. The missing trim around the taillights and deck lid were a big hint.
You are very talented I too have a 70 short bed and my floors were pretty bad I lap welded them and I never touched a welder before It don’t look nearly as good as yours but it’s solid lol
Keep the hard work up it will pay off in the long run really enjoy watching your videos keep them coming
Great job. Awesome your not afraid to try anything. You learn from your mistakes. Another option you could of used is panel bond on the floor. Keep up the good work.
Bro! I love your videos. Keep up the great work. I’ve got a feeling your gonna get big soon!!
Great video the car shows if anything what someone chose how to repair the damaged areas. Keep in mind there may have had financial issues and that is why it was repaired with mud instead of properly pulling the metal out and dolling the rest before filler added. One good thing you do have your old quarter to weld in so it's a big win for the white car.
those front floor pans look like rust from water leaks. i remember the video about water leaks at the rear glass. at the front is the water leaks from the windshield or from under the inside of the front cowl?
Good job sir. The future belongs to the willing. It's always more gratifying to do it yourself than pay someone else. And you're getting experience. Keep it up!
Amazing job cant wait to see more
Hang n there buddy. Its always darkest before the dawn. One step at a time....
This motivates me to finally do the front floorboards in my 62 comet, I have the toe board forms and the floor vents are really cold in the winter.
Big job my friend. You have to start somewhere. Your doing a great job.
Baptism by fire , good luck , onward and upward .
Craig, does any of the schools (high school, junior college) in your area have an auto body program? Here in Texas this is quite popular, and you would be surprised at the budding artisans you can find. It wouldn’t cost you anything to reach out and see if there are programs local to you. Many of these guys will help just to get added experience.
floors are solid now.!!! nice work young man..!!!
You are doing a great job! Where did you get the new quarter panels for the car from?
Self tappers work great for doing those panels, I just did the same thing on my 15 year old sons 80 Firebird he bought by himself for a LS swap project
Also for the 1/4 where you join to the rear sail panel and pillar again weld through primer but use a long strand filler like “Duraglass” not tiger hair (good for filling voids up to about 3/8”)Then follow with short strand “rage gold” (no more then 1/4” thick)then with a glaze “icing by usc” (no more then 1/8”it’s a very light coat mainly used to smooth out and fill pin holes. Each time you apply filler keep in the back of your mind that you will be applying more so don’t worry about the volume but more how well the filler bites into each coat and the base material itself.
Could actually seam seal before u lap it and prevent water from underneath
So hyped for the builds on the galaxies. Boi that wheel set up on the red car is sick👌👌
I feel your pain...the hardest thing about doing half quarters is overheating and warping the panels.. you have to be patient, space your welds out and let the metal cool... i found a blower attachment on the compressor can be useful to cool the metal quickly after spot welding. Also dont lap your quarter panel... very hard to body work after.👍🇭🇲🍺
What welder are you using? And awesome job
You’re doing great man. Love watching your content.
Hey Craig could you list the parts you used for the t5 swap Im 17 and really interested in learning about and doing the swap myself and I don't know all the parts you used in your swap I really want to t5 swap my truck and your really the only guy I've seen do an in depth about his swap I know their will be differences but I've been eager to get rid of that c6 auto and finnaly drive the truck like a man the funniest part is that everything you've done building the 302 I've been collecting parts to build mine exactly the same way you did before all the videos came out you have been a really huge inspiration to my build and I hope that one day I can drive down to CA and show off my build and learn from you.
WOW! I didn’t see that rust coming on that car. Have fun my friend!
Nice job on the patches. Lap weld is easy but the problem with them is bare metal against each other and a place for moisture and water to get. I know you said you were going to seam seal it and I hope you mean on the underside of the patches where they over lap. Try using some weld through primer on that bare metal.
Did you say you were going to replace the Red cars quarter panel with new one and then replace the white ones quarter panels with the ones from the red car? Wow that will be a lot of work. If that is what you are going to do I say fix the rust holes in the red quarter panels when you get them off the car and also fix the inner fender areas on both cars before hanging the new quarters on them. Seal those inner areas with rust converters and seam sealers everywhere you can.
Purchasing my first welder for DIY for my 88 f150 (floor pan) and other projects.. I have not welded since High School.. this should be interesting.... I'm 60. Great content.
Nice job on the floor pans , i need to get replace a small peace of sheat metal on my obs chevy truck ,
I bought a rusty old ford that looked not bad with intentions to do a little work and drive it . That was 3 years ago and it is almost done after opening many cans of worms, every bit of rust was worse than thought. Good luck with that car and I still love my f100. ALMOST DONE!
My husband says you have massive cojones to tackle this job. Good work
I'm not a Ford guy..I do like all 3 of your projects.....I would love to own 64 galaxy...pro touring...keep up the good work..it will all pay off in the end
Reminds me of when I fold a 5 pound ball of Bondo I was a quarter panel in my Bronco now there’s a foot size hole in it
Loved this video, and I was very impressed with you and your buddies taking this job on. Great job keep up the good work everybody started in the same way. Unless you went body and fender school. Most hot rodders stated this way.
Craig, your doing great. I enjoy your channel, keep it up.
What’s the plan for the underside of the floor pans? I figure if you don’t do anything under there water will get between the panels and start rustingv
Is the lap welding method really that much quicker than butting the pieces up? Seems like the seamless method would be so much better that it would always be the “go to” even for the weekend warriors, why would you choose the lap weld method over the seamless method?
You can also use a pneumatic Flange tool to create a lip so the floor pan can set flush and it will still have the affect butt welding the two pieces. Like you would on a Quarter panel.
Good job. If you seam the quarter at the trim line it will hide your seam.
I live in Michigan and I'm a body man. I Would take either one. Sweet. You Should what we Deal with. Just bought an 84 Chevy pick up 4x4 and a 79 4x4 both from Montana. The 84 short box is for me, my Boy wanted the 79 long box. Both Solid. We have to go out west or Down South to get our Cars. Take your time and be patient. Best advice i can give you. Your underneath prep work is the most important.
Hi I'm george from San Diego like what your doing if I may give u my two cents if I over lap the floor from the top dirt and moisture can get in between the butt or the overlap and start to rust and you'll still have an issue by the way I have a 64 Galaxy in my backyard I'm willing to sell for parts
Which welder are you using? I'm going to try to get away with flux core
Get yourself a couple pieces of heavier angle iron longer than your vise jaws to use as a low budget sheet metal brake. Clamp the angle iron in your vise and extend the length of bends you can make.
Craig... keep it goin dude, you are gonna have great karma in the future.
Where did you get that clear coolant filter thing on the f100
It will get there, looking better all the time. Don't forget seam sealer
You are Awsome nobody your age does what you do. You just dig in read books and go try it. You learn from your mistakes not afraid to admit them. I started working and flipping cars in the 6 grade and have learned a lot over the years. I have demo derby a lot of pre 64 Ford’s and mercs now I have a few I love. So keep up all the hard good work b
I will never use Bondo on my project truck. I used it for the first time in my life on my daily POS Chevy because the roof above the windshield is rotted out and leaks rain so I tried filling the gaps. Fun tip, Bondo doesn't cure well in 95 degree heat, so six months later it still leaks rain. fml
Hey dude, Mike from classic Mustang 429 called you out for the New Year's challenge burnout. Go for it dude. Spin them puppies till they pop. Happy New year 🎉🍺🎊🍻
if you can find the spot welds and trill them out and weld the new parts on that and weld it whit a pinchwelder
Love the videos Craig! Keep up the great work!!
Not suprising those models seem to need full restore to save them good luck nice when there done.snooky pa.
Rust is only 1 of the reasons i left the northeast. Glad to see the younger people getting into the old school rides
No surrender!👍👍👍
But, if I may ask why did You choose (out of all cars) Galaxie for the project?
I will follow the project further of course 👍
Tackling alot. Im me......id dump the white one. Concentrate on the red one
Ballsy for taking this on and you're doing a great job. The music is like a training montage from a Rocky movie, tho.
For future reference, it's good to know the codes for DSO numbers on data tag. Number 71 is Los Angeles zone, while 41 is Chicago. Can make the difference in (mostly)rust free or a bondo baby. I won't even consider most rust belt cars, though can be exceptions.
I'm bodywork dumb, luckily usually had friends to take care of that.
you are doing a great job keep it up
Great practice and thanks for showing us what you did. On your next project consider butt welding rather than lap welding. It's harder to do, but it's the next logical step in your skill-building and it makes it harder for critics to find where it's been repaired. Eastwood and others make special clamps to align and hold the two sides while you're tacking.
Dude you encourage me to work on my Chevy keep it up!