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For this video the camera placement is too high so we couldn't see the actual work.

W❤W aahsome looking classic bowtie 4life re$toring my 2 door coupe can't wait for it to be completed🙏😎😇

1966 good year 🇺🇲

I cannot thank you enough for your time and effort in posting this extremely useful and rare video. Nobody addresses the best way of using the 68-9 coupe repro quarter skin for a convertible as it is the only option available. Most body shops cut the skin in half, utilizing only the mid-section down of the quarter skin and that is not as clean as your installation. Excellent job!!!!!

Who makes this quarter panel?

Thanks, not too many videos of 68-69 cutlass quarter panel skin installation. Very thorough detail, however the method of trimming the new quarter patch skin is not explained or shown. Is the new panel trimming done off the car? Further, the method of flanging the new panel is discussed at length, however I'm confused if the new panel sits underneath the existing quarter panel or sits overlapping in creating the flange. Great dedication to the work, however I think a couple key areas are not addressed. Thanks

Great job. Would love to have seen you doing the stripes. Did you use a stencil or freehand measurements?Thanks.

"They're too busy doing burnouts and looking at their tattoos." Love it

What ever happened to this Chevelle?

Grt job on a truly unique car. The gaps from the factory on these and most cars of the day were truly not the best. I am in the process of aligning all but began with a body lift and new body mounts, then quarters, and now door pins and then inner doors and jambs. My initial judgement of any car begins with do0r jambs and seams. Rocker panel detail is paramount. I like to drive my cars, so its one shot paint with factory style peel. Urethane is great for simple non metallic colors and base clear for more showy metallic. Find the right painter and a sophisticated booth and save tons of money in sanding and buffing...these cars were lacquer and never presented as show quality as they drove away from the dealerships...but hey as you say ........each to his/her own taste. Keep the technical stuff coming and best of luck pleasing the customer...lay it out straight and your shop will always be humming. My best client said....just a little more right! Do right do it once!

If you would wake up a bit before you begin recording your video and stop licking your lips and sucking on your teeth, the video could be about 25 to 30% shorter.

Is gun clean up with soap and water?

I'm doing identical sheet metal work on a 65 ss convertible. Parked for 33 years. It turned into a frame off restoration. I'm 50% done with the restoration. Hope to have it finished by next summer. Enjoying your videos. Hope you finish your project before I finish mine. Thanks

I like the other cars you're working on, I've had a 442 also & liked. But I'm hoping to watch the progress on the 67 Chevelle. Thanks!

The 67 Chevelle is the best muscle car ever to me! But they go through a lot. It just takes a lot of time. They make pretty much any panel you need. If you have the money! The hood must be an SS though the car just doesn't fill right without one! I wish I could help! There's nothing I miss more than my 67 SS Chevelle I had for years. Mine was, 67 Corvette yellow with A touch of purl, 396 with a 4-speed V gate shifter, Black diamond tuck interior & bucket seats & console. At the time it was the fastest car in town. Of course, the cops thought so to, thay can sure make it hard to keep the car! Good luck.

Same process for me on my 66, glad I made the decision to replace with AMD panels. My car is now 8 years old and in pristine condition. I recommend smooth firewall panel also. Many awards with my car and very fortunate to have a great body guy and painter.

I had a 1968 back in 1989 i like that year the best 🇺🇲

I had the exact same car in the early 80's.

Thank you. Been working a 65 ss convert. Quite a learning experience.

Great job, as a matter of courtesy and respect, I would never tell you that something was done wrong or the wrong color was used unless there was a safety concern. Clearly not an issue on this car. I am interested in the exterior color you used, is it Toyota dark metallic red by chance? I used that on my car and have seen other hot rodders use that color too since it has a lot of metallic and really comes alive in the sun.

Thanks for the detailed videos. I’ve owned two 68 442s and enjoy seeing the great work you’re doing to restore this back to original.

So a closed end rachet wrench or one with a slight bend will work with the fender on?

I worked as a automotive painter for over 35 years also worked for dupont as a rep and paint technician my job was to put out fires I would go to all the different shops and dealerships and trouble shoot problems and back in the 80s they had all the G.M. peeler s all cars that had bad paint from the factory and I had guys at dealerships doing warranty work and I would get calls everyday about problems they were having I would tell the painters you have steps to take that need to be done and if they are not right or it won't be covered by the warranty if you have steps 1 through 10 and you need to stick to that not 1 3 5 7 9 I told them once the car is striped it needs to be blown off with clean air and don't touch it with your greesy hands wipe it down with metal prep and have a dry lent free rag and go behind it and dry so you don't leave any ŕèsadew on the car tack it off with a take rag spray a coat of 615 and 616 on it before doing any body work this took the place of the zinc chromate the factory used for many years if there is no body work to be done then you can put the sealer on it if there is body work ðo it put 6¹5 and 616 on any bare metal then prime the body work then you can block out the body work and reprime for final sanding after it is all sanded then you can whipe it down with prepsol or tar wax and greese remover and wipe with dry rag then you can spray your sealer tack that off then paint if you flow those steps your good as far as the warranty goes if you skip any of these steps that's when you have problems like paint blisters peeling if you try piling the paint or clear on that's when you trap solvents in the paint and end up with what they call solvent pops fisheyes are normally caused by touching the car with bare hands the oil in your skin will make mess out of a nice paint job also what you mix the paint and clear in . And absolutely know WD-40 in the paint shop or silicon I've seen WD-40 sprayed 60 to 80 feet away and ruin a paint job because it travels through the air also so dealerships offered a clear coat protection and if it was like Z Bart the whole car will fisheye. If you fallow these steps your job will come out right as long as the painter knows what he's doing. I treated every car like it was going in the world of wheels my boss would tell me all the time this one is not going in the world of wheels I just ignored him because my reputation was on the line and if you left 1 pin hole or chip he would point it out....lol the only thing I haven't painted was a helicopter and painted everything from straight enamel lacquer acrylic enamel base coat clear coat to Imaron to Imaron 5000 besides all types of industrial coating and marine coating. I love paint work I start at my first body shop at 14 years old and when I was 16 I was the youngest painter ever at a dealership in New Orleans Louisiana that was in 1977 I'm 62 years old now.

Hi I just subscribed to your channel, I have owned my 1968 442 Convertible since 1986. Have a channel of my own with my car there @ Chuck's GM garage. Having issues with my convertible top going down and up like hydrolic issues.

Wow

Also, what tip do you like to use in your primer gun to apply Zolatone spatter paint?

How much Zolatone is used to spatter a big trunk like your Caprice? I've read that a quart should do it but that seems like it might not be enough. What do you think?

Wow boring

This car is pretty much exactly my project car; same color, same white convertible top, same white on black interior, only difference is mine is in much worse shape and is the 2 barrel configuration with a 3 speed in it. I will definitely be referencing the videos on your 442 when I try doing things to mine

Very curious about the vacuum power door locks.....they appear like a factory set up...was thinking they were a 1969 thing? Any idea if these were added? or are they listed on this cars option list?

Awesome job. Beautiful work

Won’t it all change when you put the glass and internals back in? It’s gonna add weight. I always align these fully loaded

the result looks fantastic

I like watching these videos of a car being taken apart and made new again. But if it was my car I would not go with moderrn things like fuel injection & brake kits, I'd want to do it with all the parts that were on the factory build sheet.

What color is this

Excellent. Adjusting long Gm doors has been a nemesis. Tape and pivot. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Great info. Just finished spraying exterior of 69 Biscayne and it’s trunk time. This “spatter” has grey fleck not aqua like original but may go with grey as well as Zolatone doesn’t offer aqua fleck. Thanks for your video. Well done. Cheers

Where’s the finished product?? Over 16mins and nothing

Where do you get your scuff pads and bristle wheels

Good video!! To our didn't get off track. So many others give a lot of information not related to their projects. I'm will definitely be looking to see other videos from you on this project. I did the same thing to my 67. Although I didn't have to do the roof panel. But front an rear windshield channels. And also the complete floor. So I will definitely be watching your process on this Chevelle

Thanks for posting! I need to adjust the driver's door on my 65 Impala. I was hoping I wouldn't have to remove the fender, but if I do, I'll just take my time...

Awesome man! 😎

Great video, great car, great work. That car really deserved to go to you for the restoration repairs. While it looks like whomever painted that car did not block it very much or at all is tragic for the customer. The variation in the panel alignment at the top of the door/quarter is common on these cars and can vary substantially from the left to right sides. It seems like a story is told about how different the stampings were and how different the line assemblers were from left and right. Many of the waves or depressions in the sheet metal are normal for the manufacturing processes at the time. Everyone loves a laser straight car and I tend to think that a balance should be made between fixing damage and restoring as built condition while reducing some of the unfavorable tolerance stack up. Keep rolling....

what color is that?

if i was the owner,i wouldnt accept that car until engine was painted correct color. it looks horrible.

no convertible top? you wasted you money on the air ridw and you didn't replace the top? SAD

The infamous "mystery" motor of Nascar. They kept it a secret until its debut, and it dominated until the hemi was approved.

I have a 65 Jetstar convertible that I ended up cutting the cowl area out of a parts car ( 66 Delta 88 vert) and did my best to cut and fit then attempt to weld. I'm not a pro but it turned out fairly good. Took pictures of the process as it was a project that someone else cut out the rust. I'm amazed that new parts were available, I lucked out finding a rust free cowl. Good luck with your car.

I understand that the product is used straight out of the can without reduction but is Zolatone oil or water based? Have you ever used the oil based spatter from The Parts Place? If so what do you think of it?