Hey Mitch! My '68 had some rust/rot in the same area, but it wasn't as extensive as yours. So I mechanically removed as much rust as I could (wire wheel/grinder) and then I neutralized/phosphated the area chemically and patched the holes with POR15 epoxy putty. It worked well tho it's not as strong as your repair....but it was quick and is still solid 15 years later...
I guess they normally rust there but someone “sealed” this windshield with silicon in all the areas that rusted out. That trapped a lot of water and caused it to rust out. But that probably saved the floor. So it worked out in the end lol. That sounds like the repair worked well! You definitely treated it and filled it in. It should be good for life!
a metal stretcher? you get all to cool stuff. I used to hang out at US30 drag strip and while stationed at MCAS El Toro it was Orange County International Raceway just to see all the Camaros. people like Bruce Larson, Wally Booth, and Grumpy Jenkins. I totally expect your Camaro will bring back many good memories for all your subscribers. it gonna be great. have a good week and stay safe.
I love my shrinker and stretcher. They work really well and you can make really cool shapes. Oh very cool! That would have been awesome to see grumpy in action. I’m excited to see this Camaro start to take shape.
That winshield channel was a piece of cake for you Mitch , considering all the corvette bird cages you've fixed . LOL , The video was very good and educating .
Hey thanks Bob. Yeah that channel is pretty easy to bend up. They sell the patch panels for them. But I found it was just as easy to make them by hand. It took the most time to cut the old one out and to clean the metal up. Thanks for watching!
I had a metal restoration business for classic and antique vehicles for almost thirty years and repaired many windshield frames the same way using the same equipment but they didn't make those special rivets back then . Looks like a good item . Regular rivets were used back then but you could not replace the clip very easy once the windshield was installed.
Oh very cool! I’m sure you have touched many cars over the years. I really liked those little studs. They are really handy. It should work just like it originally did. Riveting the clips on sounds like a good plan B and it got the job done. Thanks for watching!
Glad I Found your video I am about to do the same repair and had a few Questions that are answered here I have a 68 Camaro unfortunately it needs more than just the spots you repaired but no problem just take longer
Thanks for tuning in! I’m glad my video could help you out. Best of luck with your project. It can be a long process but a little bit of fine tuning flanges on multiple panels goes a long way. It’s a battle of 1/16 inches. It should turn out just fine! Check out Kevin on Paintucation. He’s working on a second gen Camaro and replacing the rear body of it. He has some good tips on panel fitment as well.
Another nice repair. I would definitely test fit the windshield before you get too far down the road to make sure nothing wanky happened at the repairs. Keep up the great work!
Hey there Mitch, That shrinker/stretcher thingy works pretty slick. I'm going to have to look into that. I could have some fun making shapes with it. The windshield frame came out awesome. Keep up the good work. Take care ... and do try not to poison yourself with the lead. Dan
Hey thanks Dan. I’ll have to make a video on what metal working tools I use in the garage. I have quite a few and I’ve been meaning to make a video on it. I highly recommend getting some of these tools. I use the heck out of them. Yeah I’m not exactly looking forward to the lead removal process.
Thanks for taking the time to setup your camera and edit this footage together. Very helpful!
Fantastic, Mitch. That is a common rust area on early Camaros.
Thanks I appreciate it. That makes sense I could see a lot of them rusting out there. It was a fun repair.
Hey Mitch! My '68 had some rust/rot in the same area, but it wasn't as extensive as yours. So I mechanically removed as much rust as I could (wire wheel/grinder) and then I neutralized/phosphated the area chemically and patched the holes with POR15 epoxy putty. It worked well tho it's not as strong as your repair....but it was quick and is still solid 15 years later...
I guess they normally rust there but someone “sealed” this windshield with silicon in all the areas that rusted out. That trapped a lot of water and caused it to rust out. But that probably saved the floor. So it worked out in the end lol. That sounds like the repair worked well! You definitely treated it and filled it in. It should be good for life!
The Millennial Fabricator. Good Job.
Richard R needs your help!
Thanks Rick! Haha I’ll have to check in with my Gas Monkey pal.
very cool thanks
a metal stretcher? you get all to cool stuff. I used to hang out at US30 drag strip and while stationed at MCAS El Toro it was Orange County International Raceway just to see all the Camaros. people like Bruce Larson, Wally Booth, and Grumpy Jenkins. I totally expect your Camaro will bring back many good memories for all your subscribers. it gonna be great. have a good week and stay safe.
I love my shrinker and stretcher. They work really well and you can make really cool shapes. Oh very cool! That would have been awesome to see grumpy in action. I’m excited to see this Camaro start to take shape.
Nice job!
Thanks!
That winshield channel was a piece of cake for you Mitch , considering all the corvette bird cages you've fixed . LOL , The video was very good and educating .
Hey thanks Bob. Yeah that channel is pretty easy to bend up. They sell the patch panels for them. But I found it was just as easy to make them by hand. It took the most time to cut the old one out and to clean the metal up. Thanks for watching!
@@MidYearMitch I look forward to every video you post
I had a metal restoration business for classic and antique vehicles for almost thirty years and repaired many windshield frames the same way using the same equipment but they didn't make those special rivets back then . Looks like a good item . Regular rivets were used back then but you could not replace the clip very easy once the windshield was installed.
Oh very cool! I’m sure you have touched many cars over the years. I really liked those little studs. They are really handy. It should work just like it originally did. Riveting the clips on sounds like a good plan B and it got the job done. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video...
Short and sweet, I like it. good fabwork, it's mesmerizing to see things like that come together. It'll outlive all of us at this rate!
This is exactly what I've been worried about repairing and exactly how I had in mind to repair it. Thanks for a great video to help and encourage!
Looking real cool.
Thanks Brian!
u did amazing . now i know it can be done
Glad I Found your video I am about to do the same repair and had a few
Questions that are answered here I have a 68 Camaro unfortunately it needs more than just the spots you repaired but no problem just take longer
Thanks for tuning in! I’m glad my video could help you out. Best of luck with your project. It can be a long process but a little bit of fine tuning flanges on multiple panels goes a long way. It’s a battle of 1/16 inches. It should turn out just fine!
Check out Kevin on Paintucation. He’s working on a second gen Camaro and replacing the rear body of it. He has some good tips on panel fitment as well.
Fantastic process. Definitely use a mock up windshield for testing. Another nice job Mitch
Another nice repair. I would definitely test fit the windshield before you get too far down the road to make sure nothing wanky happened at the repairs. Keep up the great work!
Hey thanks John. Yeah that’s not a bad idea. We kept the glass so I’ll have to test it out.
Your Dads Camaro, Right Mitch? I’m sure he’ll be happy with that. 👍🏼
Yessir it’s his car. Oh yeah he was happy with that repair. A few more repairs then the real work starts to get this thing dialed in.
Hey there Mitch,
That shrinker/stretcher thingy works pretty slick. I'm going to have to look into that. I could have some fun making shapes with it.
The windshield frame came out awesome. Keep up the good work.
Take care ... and do try not to poison yourself with the lead.
Dan
Hey thanks Dan. I’ll have to make a video on what metal working tools I use in the garage. I have quite a few and I’ve been meaning to make a video on it. I highly recommend getting some of these tools. I use the heck out of them. Yeah I’m not exactly looking forward to the lead removal process.
Nice work. I'm working on a 68 Impala windshield and back glass channel. I'm slow but I'll get there. New Sub to your channel.
Do they make a tool to put a step down in sheet metal to overlap and join 2 pieces together for a clean edge? Great job.
Mitch, what bit did you use to cut the window channel?
What lead are u talking about
They used lead to fill the panel seams between the quarter panel and the roof skin. They also used it on the windshield pillar to the roof skin seam.
Started fixing this on my 67 impala. Not looking forward to it. It's bad. Also in the windshield Chanel