1953 Chevy truck cowl repair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2020
- I'm doing the bodywork on this truck for a friend. The metalwork and rust repair was done elsewhere and unfortunately there are a few issues that need to be corrected before bodyfiller can be applied. These trucks have a factory leaded seam at the cowl and on this truck it had been built up with mig weld. Due to the porosity of the welds and the warpage I chose to replace this section with a new piece of metal butt welded in. If anyone would like to see other videos on sheetmetal repair and bodywork please let me know. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for sharing Kyle,, 👍🌟👍
You got rid of that steel leprosy really fast. It did look contagious too. Nasty! Well done. 😐
Another video that in the archives that I missed, and NOT a fender repair! 😄
a rare occasion indeed!
😂
Good job on the patch.
Thanks for another , Brother !
Your cinematography may need some experience but you are no hack, you are a fine artist!
haha thanks, this was just a quicky repair where the quality standard was "make it slightly better than it was before"
You are nowhere near a hack! You do beautiful work.
Thanks, although the quality standard of this repair was "slightly better than before". So it's pretty crude still haha
Thanks for watching!
Holy cowl! Superb job again Kyle!
Thanks!
Wish I could hack like that. Impressive work
Really nice work sir!
Thank you!
Very nice work, thank you.
Thanks!!
Wonderful
Thanks!
well done
Thanks!
Like a boss!
A real 'hack' would have just bondoed the original hack. We need to keep track of who the real 'hacks' are!
Nice .
Thanks
Great job. But wow, I've never seen someone zap in a sheet metal panel that rapidly. All the tutorials say one stitch here, one stitch there, take your time, let them cool. How did that not warp??
The footage of me welding was sped up, but yes it was still welded faster than you normally should. I usually only weld 1/2" at a time and let it cool before continuing when mig welding sheetmetal. This was just a quick patch where perfection wasn't neccessary. Curved or high crown panels are stronger and more resistant to warping than large flat areas, plus I've welded a lot of sheetmetal and messed up enough in the past that I know where I can cheat and how to fix things when I screw up. Do as I say and not as I do. I'm hoping to put together a video on mig welding sheetmetal in the near future as I've noticed people struggle with it, but it's not all that hard when the proper steps are taken.
you are far from a hack mate
Haha it depends on who you ask. Thanks for watching!
Fitzee's "cut and butt" method would also have worked well here and allowed shaping a head of time so less filler would be required. Still good work though! 👍
I find the cut and butt method works best for larger panels. On these small panels I use the piece I cut out as my template. It saves time and materials as the new piece fits the opening perfectly on the first shot. This was just a quick patch job for a friend who is trying to restore the truck on a budget, the entire cab was getting filled so I was only concerned with creating a solid foundation. When all was said and done this area, along with the rest of the cowl ended up with 1 coat of filler over the entire surface.
@@CarterAutoRestyling i hear ya. In recessed spots or concave spots I do the same but the cut and butt to me also watses not and reduces time too. Whatever is easiest for each of course! 👍