Even if the rest of the show weren't any good a guy would find it worth watching just for learning the sayings a feller uses, he's got some good ones...
I didn't know you were an auto body man. I'm impressed. Are you also an automotive paint tech? Be careful not to remove too much of the highly sought after patina. I've heard it gives a vehicle character. Keep on wrench in😎
My dad told me almost the same thing when he taught me to duck hunt. He said "just aim at the sky and start shooting. You can't miss." Many times we'd spend all day shooting together, and those were some of the best days of my life. I wonder what duck tastes like.
@Jeff Kopis >Meaning, you never hit one, or ya hit one, but never ate it? Killin' shit just for fun ain't a sport, in my book. I hit a whole bunch of sky, just like dad taught me.
@@wildezan5765 I'd think long and hard about buying one of those shirts and then buy a case of Coors Banquet. Which is saying something a guys not usually one to buy buy clothing with words on it.
@@timkaldahl I like close dancing and horseshoes is an ok game. But, things that explode make me nervous and the further away the better in my opinion.
I like how Derek say's he's not an expert. You really really have to know what you're doing to take on this kind of project! He definitely knows what he's doing! I just about spit out my drink when he was wrestling with the inner rocker he cut out! Help me understand, then taking the glasses off! I lost it then! Keep up the good work man!
Watching alot of people on youtube motivated to finally pursue something in automotive. Spent over a year in automotive tech school and unfortunately it is flawed they definitely don't teach anything old with carbs and distributers. Now I'm struggling to get my foot in the door in the automotive industry and it's been hard. No one gives chances anymore these days
The tires are made by a company called Hankook (actually pronounced Hahn-gook). Those are made in Korea, where I've been living for a total of 25 years now. In fact, the word "Hankook" is the Korean word for Korea. They're a high-quality tire. I just discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I instantly fell in love. I appreciate your fine humor, depth of mechanical knowledge, can-do attitude, easy-going character, wonderful family, and patriotic spirit. Keep up the great work you are doing. In these times of turmoil, I'm certain that I'm not the only one who finds it supremely calming.
Ya know, if some of you fellars wanted to see more of VGG, do the right thing and get a membership and you can watch that great bonus content. It's worth the couple of dollars!! I don't know... And I thought those welds looked just like factree. 👌👍🙄
11:53. Easy way to get perfect seams for welding is have your panel a little long on the ends so it overlaps the old. Get your panel lined up and square and clamped in place, then take your cutoff wheel and cut through the new and old panel at the ends. Remove the cut old panel pieces and your new panel will perfectly butt against the original metal. Then just weld in place and finish as usual
So, was working on the bushings on my van the other day and, would't you know it, when I looked around for my hammer, I said to myself, yep, need to grab the old Tanya Harding. LOL
A Guy has been watchin this Fella, and at 61, I picked up my tools again. Aim High and keep shootin. You'll eventually hit somethin. Awesome work. Thanks Fella. Ev
A learning experience for many of us right along with you. Isn't that what being a Motorhead is all about, anyway? Experience and knowledge gained is valuable. Keep on truckin'!
Love his goofy hand movements he does when he points at stuff And when he says A guy should fill in the blank Im from Texas so just the way he talks is entertaining Love the channel Knobolator lol another good one And Tonya harding lol
Derek is the feller all young fellers need in their life and he dont have to be the dad, but a gosh dang mentor. I truly enjoy and appreciate all the effort that goes in the makin of these vidyas! If a guy ever finds himself stranded in southern Colorado. There is a Dmax with a towstrap and a trailer here for ya!
Great tip on using spray paint to show where to grind to fit. This is the only channel i wait the few extra minutes to get the 1080p to load, a fella really wants to see the rust and shiny new metal in HD.
Im definitely addicted. I throughly enjoyed the rocker episodes. I have a 96 s10 plow/tow rig.trying to keep her going .shes got some life left in her. She needs rockers . Thanks for all the helpfull tips. And resources. Thanks a bunch!!!
You have an most excellent taste in music, 20:48....Ethan meixsell, sea of sand , I have several of his cd's, you just cant beat his music to listen to when forming metal & welding, mighty fine job Sir
Respect for your efford to save this crew cab. I'm pretty sure many if not most would not even try it (or be able to for that matter) given the current state of it.
A guy has got to have his indulgences. It’s good to see someone just “jump” into a project like the truck and do so well at fixing it up. It’s always time we’ll spent watching your videos. I learn a lot.
Excellent work! Slow and steady and all that... A guy really has to like the way a guy expresses what we all feel from time to time. Love this channel!
Oh gawd, when I saw he was going to cut out the rocker , I was like Shit Derek, that body is going to twist like Gordon Hayward's left ankle, but a guy did right by me.
When I replaced the rockers in my truck I cut everything including the floor pans out, and then had that “crap” moment when I realized I now had no reference. I ended up just putting the door back on and closing it long enough to tack everything in place, the gaps not perfect but it’s good enough for me
I once put a complete floor in a 1970 VW beetle. I was still learning my trade and didn’t brace the body when I cut it all out. Took me days and a lot of hard work to weld it all in. Floor pans, inner and outer sills, A and B pillars, rear inner wing panels, front inner wings. Put it back on the floor and the doors wouldn’t shut. Chassis was an inch longer than the body. Ooopps.
Dear Derek you make a fella cry! That's tear-kalators of joy and laughter! It's so uplifting watching your videos dude! Keep 'em coming! Oh and the welding is mighty impressive too, you tackle what most folks would run a mile from.
I wish this episode was out about two years ago. That's when I did the same (complete rocker repair/replacement) to a 1998 Ford Eddie Bauer Expedition. While the job eventually turned out good, you've got some great time savers that I wish I had known about when I was doing my replacements. Btw... we need another episode on the International Harvester 915 Combine.
I feel your pain, I start to do one thing, then find three more things I need to do before the one thing, then get confused on what I wanted to do in the first place...so sad.
Looking good Sir well at least 46.2 % of it is. Keep at it 50.6% is just around the corner. Love what your channel is all about , bringing old classics back to life. Can't wait until you're done with the unit.
The first episode I watched on here was the abandoned 70 Cadillac Deville. I watched some other Channels and they just aren't as good. I started binge watching Vice Grip Garage from episode 2 on. I ran out last week sometime and have been watching some other guys, but Derek is just fun to watch. I have been working on cars for about 48 years most of it in Cadillac dealerships, but Derek gets into stuff that I never have as an actual line mechanic. I really enjoy watching this channel.
0:52 That statement reminds me of my late father with certain things. Duct tape, to him, fixed a lot of things...and bailing wire. My '60 GMC 4 speed still has bailing wire holding the clutch in place. That was his ingenuity and I miss him for that because I don't have the bravery he did when it came to trusting things like that on my vehicle LOL!
@@jorgyr36 soo she had someone attack another Figure skater here in Detroit. January 6th 1994 at Joe Louis Arena( which is now gone), she had another party try to take out Nancy Kerrigans Knee Cap
2.5 minutes in and we've already been given great quotes about life involving bird hunting and then grenades. A guy can really get motivated from these videos.
*Like Joe Brady said below/above, your brilliant tutorials show people years worth of experience in a short time and they learn well from your humor and great video editing. It must take a lot of time to set the cameras and then do the editing so it works for the viewer. Thank you for all your effort(s), Derek!*
@@ViceGripGarage *I just posted this on my LinkedIn (and groups) just to twist up the minds of the stuffed shirt business people there: "And now, for your Metal Shop Class humor session, we have Derek as our guest tutor from ViceGrip Garage. Thanks Derek, take it away: **th-cam.com/video/fzgo8_crPCQ/w-d-xo.html&feature-** OK class, now that that is over, take care out there and back to the fake fear illusion." ||| Those who follow me on LI will get my "sticking it in the eye" of the self-important white collar types. It will be fun to listen to those who don't get-it.*
Hey Derek, I chuckled thru the entire video, I have found working on these old cars & trucks you can't just fix one or two things, the repairs seem to spiral out of control. One thing I try & remember to do when I go out into the shop is to say a Prayer before I start working for God to keep me safe, not make too many mistakes. Anyway keep up the good work, get your son back out in the shop to help you, he seems to be picking it up well. God Bless!!
A feller just can't stop watching VGG....
He should have over a million by now... the guys just got me like “ill be dipped” 😂👍🏻👍🏻
Even if the rest of the show weren't any good a guy would find it worth watching just for learning the sayings a feller uses, he's got some good ones...
I didn't know you were an auto body man. I'm impressed. Are you also an automotive paint tech? Be careful not to remove too much of the highly sought after patina. I've heard it gives a vehicle character. Keep on wrench in😎
@@raywilson800 he painted a Harley a few years back and seen a feller do plenty of rattle can work since then
@@christopher5723 yea, l've seen him in action with the spray cans. I saw the Bradenator painting with spray cans. He is purty good, purty darn good!😎
Motivational quote.
Everything in life is like bird hunting,
Just aim high and shoot, Bound to hit something.
hahahahahaha
Straifing the butt of the local sheriff, on his outhouse having a dump.
Usually all i hit is rust
My dad told me almost the same thing when he taught me to duck hunt. He said "just aim at the sky and start shooting. You can't miss." Many times we'd spend all day shooting together, and those were some of the best days of my life. I wonder what duck tastes like.
@Jeff Kopis >Meaning, you never hit one, or ya hit one, but never ate it? Killin' shit just for fun ain't a sport, in my book.
I hit a whole bunch of sky, just like dad taught me.
"I wonder what duck tastes like." LOLOL!
"It's like bird hunting, aim high and keep shooting" gonna have to steal this
a feller thinks it sounds like a new t shirt
@@wildezan5765 I'd think long and hard about buying one of those shirts and then buy a case of Coors Banquet. Which is saying something a guys not usually one to buy buy clothing with words on it.
"Just gotta get close. Kinda like a grenade."
Great stuff. Thanks.
I always say "close like horseshoes, hand grenades, and the occasional atomic bomb "
I tell my students that close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, nuclear warfare, and dancing.
@@timkaldahl I like close dancing and horseshoes is an ok game. But, things that explode make me nervous and the further away the better in my opinion.
I like how Derek say's he's not an expert. You really really have to know what you're doing to take on this kind of project! He definitely knows what he's doing! I just about spit out my drink when he was wrestling with the inner rocker he cut out! Help me understand, then taking the glasses off! I lost it then! Keep up the good work man!
I've learned more from Derek than 2 years of auto schooling.
I’ve learned a ton and pulled a lot of motivation from these guys on TH-cam
Watching alot of people on youtube motivated to finally pursue something in automotive. Spent over a year in automotive tech school and unfortunately it is flawed they definitely don't teach anything old with carbs and distributers. Now I'm struggling to get my foot in the door in the automotive industry and it's been hard. No one gives chances anymore these days
Keep trying chris! Thanks Joe!!
Every thing went to heck after 1984...
Thank you VGG... lots of love back at ya..
The tires are made by a company called Hankook (actually pronounced Hahn-gook). Those are made in Korea, where I've been living for a total of 25 years now. In fact, the word "Hankook" is the Korean word for Korea. They're a high-quality tire. I just discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I instantly fell in love. I appreciate your fine humor, depth of mechanical knowledge, can-do attitude, easy-going character, wonderful family, and patriotic spirit. Keep up the great work you are doing. In these times of turmoil, I'm certain that I'm not the only one who finds it supremely calming.
thank you Derick. and Jess, thank you for the hard work you do for our entertainment...
Entertainment and Learning.
Been wrenching on cars etc my whole life but have loved watching him work. Learned a lot, and the commentary is priceless!!!
This channel and Mustie1 have become my favorite channels.
Todd Tedder you should check out Coldwar motors on TH-cam if you like 50s and 60s cars
Give mine a look if you don't mind. thank you.
This, Goonzquad, and Cleetus McFarland are my big three go-to's.
I found his channel because of mustie1
Check out Ave for manly man stuff lol
When I do rockers, I use a thin kerf cutoff wheel, over lay the new metal and cut thru both pieces. The gap is perfect for penetration.
When this man get to a million will be the day i know he's blessing alot of people with his dry humor. Love this channel man
I learned so much this episode. No one takes the time to show in depth welding issues, strategies, etc. Thanks fof the education.
“Aim high and keep shootin” never has a feller spoken wiser words... thank you sir THANK YOU
A guy does great work. Cheers
I've really come to look forward to these videos every week, keep up the good work.
Everything is life is like bird hunting...aim high and just keep shooting fellers. You sir are a modern philosopher and poet.
"Well help me understand!!" Is still as funny as the first time I ever heard it 🤣 😂
Ya know, if some of you fellars wanted to see more of VGG, do the right thing and get a membership and you can watch that great bonus content. It's worth the couple of dollars!! I don't know... And I thought those welds looked just like factree. 👌👍🙄
11:53. Easy way to get perfect seams for welding is have your panel a little long on the ends so it overlaps the old. Get your panel lined up and square and clamped in place, then take your cutoff wheel and cut through the new and old panel at the ends. Remove the cut old panel pieces and your new panel will perfectly butt against the original metal. Then just weld in place and finish as usual
That guitar riff at the 21st minute for the welding time lapse is absolutely the best I've heard on any TH-cam channel related to auto!
So, was working on the bushings on my van the other day and, would't you know it, when I looked around for my hammer, I said to myself, yep, need to grab the old Tanya Harding. LOL
Tanya Harding gets a $0.05 royalty check every episode.
Tonya
A Guy has been watchin this Fella, and at 61, I picked up my tools again. Aim High and keep shootin. You'll eventually hit somethin. Awesome work. Thanks Fella. Ev
So happy he's got the best lift...
A learning experience for many of us right along with you. Isn't that what being a Motorhead is all about, anyway? Experience and knowledge gained is valuable. Keep on truckin'!
Love his goofy hand movements he does when he points at stuff
And when he says
A guy should fill in the blank
Im from Texas so just the way he talks is entertaining
Love the channel
Knobolator lol another good one
And Tonya harding lol
Derek is the feller all young fellers need in their life and he dont have to be the dad, but a gosh dang mentor. I truly enjoy and appreciate all the effort that goes in the makin of these vidyas! If a guy ever finds himself stranded in southern Colorado. There is a Dmax with a towstrap and a trailer here for ya!
No need to watch the video before giving it the good ol👍👍
Great tip on using spray paint to show where to grind to fit. This is the only channel i wait the few extra minutes to get the 1080p to load, a fella really wants to see the rust and shiny new metal in HD.
Haha!!
Im definitely addicted. I throughly enjoyed the rocker episodes. I have a 96 s10 plow/tow rig.trying to keep her going .shes got some life left in her. She needs rockers . Thanks for all the helpfull tips. And resources. Thanks a bunch!!!
Definitely my favorite TH-cam channel. Educational and hilarious. Keep up the good work!!
You have an most excellent taste in music, 20:48....Ethan meixsell, sea of sand , I have several of his cd's, you just cant beat his music to listen to when forming metal & welding, mighty fine job Sir
6" Craftsman vice and a Tanya Harding make a good makeshift metal brake
.. Actually a sturdy door jam makes a swell metal brake. Trust me on this!
Derek works his ass's off , His teaching shows us how to repair and better yet what not to buy.
Gotta love LMC for replacement parts.
Yeah I live about 20 minutes from them. Very convenient!
a feller cant ever get enough of you working on cars/trucks keep up. the great work and the lingo , nope !!!!!!!!! awesome videos
When I can predict a full 4-5 seconds in advance a 'Help... me... understand...' I know I've gone Full VGG.
😅😅😅
caught myself using the line at work a few times an laugh to myself ..
Respect for your efford to save this crew cab. I'm pretty sure many if not most would not even try it (or be able to for that matter) given the current state of it.
Has a feller ever thought about doing a “where are they now?” episode of all of his project vehicles?
Where would they be? They're sittin' in that ol' treeline.
A guy has got to have his indulgences. It’s good to see someone just “jump” into a project like the truck and do so well at fixing it up. It’s always time we’ll spent watching your videos. I learn a lot.
"What is this, titanium?" 🤣🤣🤣 Too many gems like this one today! Keep it up!
Just finished work and backitis is a pretty good description
At a family dinner, got the notification, snuck away to watch this haha. Love the vids
Feller is glad to see this old lady back and getting fixed. Cool truck. Thanks for yet another great video.
This guy cracks me up on these videos. Love the sarcastic goofy sense of humor.
Excellent work! Slow and steady and all that... A guy really has to like the way a guy expresses what we all feel from time to time. Love this channel!
Oh gawd, when I saw he was going to cut out the rocker , I was like Shit Derek, that body is going to twist like Gordon Hayward's left ankle, but a guy did right by me.
Yeah he ought. To brace the interior. With. Some rod and angle to prevent it from twisting
When I replaced the rockers in my truck I cut everything including the floor pans out, and then had that “crap” moment when I realized I now had no reference. I ended up just putting the door back on and closing it long enough to tack everything in place, the gaps not perfect but it’s good enough for me
Where is vgg located
OUCH! Boston fan here knowing that pain! Derek shoulda been Gordon's trainer!
OntarioRedneXXX I’m
Entertainment at it's best. You're turning the art of panel bashing into a sport. The days of poly-bond and pop rivets are behind us.
That JB Weld patch looked fine. 😁
Sharper than Meryl Streeps' nose !
😂
It's factory...lol
Best Video, great teaching , to help me
Understand!
"Don't do what you can't undo until you learn how to do it."
Great Line!!!
Couldn't be better timing. Just as a feller sits down with a bowl full of peach delight, his favorite interwebber uploads
best youtube videos Ever in the world, thanks for hard work Derek
I once put a complete floor in a 1970 VW beetle. I was still learning my trade and didn’t brace the body when I cut it all out. Took me days and a lot of hard work to weld it all in. Floor pans, inner and outer sills, A and B pillars, rear inner wing panels, front inner wings.
Put it back on the floor and the doors wouldn’t shut. Chassis was an inch longer than the body. Ooopps.
YEA BUDDY!!! Keep'em coming!
Like that you dig out the relics and put them to use....my last 3 trucks have been 1step away from scrap, but have made great lawn service rigs.
When is a fella gonna show us that corvair in the background? I happen to love those!!😍😍
photos.app.goo.gl/g2BcJ7ae77Pqa2XA8
My neighbors corsair project
Did I say Corsair? I meant Corvair
@@caerparavel I saw that too when he went to the back end. Looks straight, though with flat tires and may actually be complete too.
Dear Derek you make a fella cry! That's tear-kalators of joy and laughter! It's so uplifting watching your videos dude! Keep 'em coming! Oh and the welding is mighty impressive too, you tackle what most folks would run a mile from.
Thanks for the great content, Derek! Looking forward to seeing this squarebody progress 🙂
The years have not been kind to this truck. A fella's devotion to workin' with sheetmetal thinner than a brides lace veil is admirable.
"tem-plah-teh" is my new favorite word.
I wish this episode was out about two years ago. That's when I did the same (complete rocker repair/replacement) to a 1998 Ford Eddie Bauer Expedition. While the job eventually turned out good, you've got some great time savers that I wish I had known about when I was doing my replacements. Btw... we need another episode on the International Harvester 915 Combine.
I feel your pain, I start to do one thing, then find three more things I need to do before the one thing, then get confused on what I wanted to do in the first place...so sad.
Looking good Sir well at least 46.2 % of it is. Keep at it 50.6% is just around the corner. Love what your channel is all about , bringing old classics back to life. Can't wait until you're done with the unit.
Starting out thinking it’ll be a slap job, ending up needing skills like a space shuttle mechanic! 😁👍🏻
You do awesome work I enjoy watching your videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
"you just got to get close enough...kinda like a grenade" Derek VGG, 2020
Yep. I messed around and learned some stuff at lunchtime in the ole transmission shop again. Thanks Derek!
I like an LS as much as the next fella, but a rig that big should have a duramax.
I enjoy it so much when you have time to correctly fix and restore trucks. Thanks
You and me both!
"Everything in life is like bird-hunting..." quote got me 🤣😘
That is some fancy body reconstruction. I get cold chills looking at surface rust.
I’ll get back to whatever the heck I was just doing 23.01 minutes from now.
No... no i won't.
The first episode I watched on here was the abandoned 70 Cadillac Deville. I watched some other Channels and they just aren't as good. I started binge watching Vice Grip Garage from episode 2 on. I ran out last week sometime and have been watching some other guys, but Derek is just fun to watch. I have been working on cars for about 48 years most of it in Cadillac dealerships, but Derek gets into stuff that I never have as an actual line mechanic. I really enjoy watching this channel.
"Leave the other side as a tem-pla-tey" lol
1:24
0:52
That statement reminds me of my late father with certain things. Duct tape, to him, fixed a lot of things...and bailing wire. My '60 GMC 4 speed still has bailing wire holding the clutch in place. That was his ingenuity and I miss him for that because I don't have the bravery he did when it came to trusting things like that on my vehicle LOL!
Being from Metro Detroit, I laugh my butt off when the ole Tonya Harding comes out 🤣
She is or was a fellow Oregonian... I am confused!?
@@jorgyr36 soo she had someone attack another Figure skater here in Detroit.
January 6th 1994 at Joe Louis Arena( which is now gone), she had another party try to take out Nancy Kerrigans Knee Cap
@@tilt213 copy I knew the story line, I forgot it happened in Detroit.. I am up to speed.
I was beginning to think that piece of rusty rocker was not going to let go. It was fun watching you do the ole' twisty turn tear off technique.
“You just gotta get it close enough, kinda like a grenade” lmao
good call on the change of plans to not do all the extra welding on the rocker panel.
Derek, the way you said "tetanus" made me spit out my pop! A guys gotta wipe off the keyboard now......great. You sir are a lyrical gangster.
........"mur-de-rah"
Thanks for the repair work, and humor. You realy make a guy smile alot, even though we are living in tough times. God bless...
"Sharper than Meryl streeps nose " .....lol ,great vid fella :)
2.5 minutes in and we've already been given great quotes about life involving bird hunting and then grenades. A guy can really get motivated from these videos.
haven't been this early in well, forever
*Like Joe Brady said below/above, your brilliant tutorials show people years worth of experience in a short time and they learn well from your humor and great video editing. It must take a lot of time to set the cameras and then do the editing so it works for the viewer. Thank you for all your effort(s), Derek!*
Thanks Robert appreciate the kind words
@@ViceGripGarage *I just posted this on my LinkedIn (and groups) just to twist up the minds of the stuffed shirt business people there: "And now, for your Metal Shop Class humor session, we have Derek as our guest tutor from ViceGrip Garage. Thanks Derek, take it away: **th-cam.com/video/fzgo8_crPCQ/w-d-xo.html&feature-** OK class, now that that is over, take care out there and back to the fake fear illusion." ||| Those who follow me on LI will get my "sticking it in the eye" of the self-important white collar types. It will be fun to listen to those who don't get-it.*
"Kinda like a granade" :'D
Derek,you have reaffirmed my faith in humanity.
You are so funny,and the world is a nicer happier place with you on it .
Thank you much appreciated
Your video was posted like 17 seconds ago and I'm still third
0:51 brought a tear to my eye - one of the best pieces of advice a guys heard
Had me laughing like a champ! Help me understand! Ah!!!
There's no need to understand
Hey Derek, I chuckled thru the entire video, I have found working on these old cars & trucks you can't just fix one or two things, the repairs seem to spiral out of control. One thing I try & remember to do when I go out into the shop is to say a Prayer before I start working for God to keep me safe, not make too many mistakes.
Anyway keep up the good work, get your son back out in the shop to help you, he seems to be picking it up well. God Bless!!
Who knew the that Chevy is part Swiss as in cheese😂
American isn't the only kind of cheese made in America lol
@Jeff Kopis I remember hearing that they were Swiss though. Isn't the chevy bowtie supposed to be a stylized Swiss cross?
@Jeff Kopis It could be that the truck is just bubbly, like Champagne!
My favorite TH-cam channel. Always learning new stuff when I watch.
I keep getting distracted by the Corvair...
Just came by to say the same thing.
Be fun ( maybe scary) to put a sti motor and transmission in one of those
I hope he does something on that Corvair.
I may be wrong but he had or has an old Rambler I thought that's what I seen.
A corvair 😄 only if its the monza
Derek your sheet metal skills are on top of the game. I'm impressed and envious.
I’ve only been subscribed for a short time, but is there any “I don’t know” merch yet 😅
Shelby Brunhoeber 😂
When I bought my 87, it came with all the replacement panels, so I am thankful to see how you did it! Thanks for the video!!
There's only one time that a guy can get away with wearing his hat backwards and that's when grinding.
Or in a bass boat doing 60.