This Amazing New Trick Will Save You a Fortune on Bondo! 1953 Chevy Top Chop Part 3
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this video I try to take the easy way out and end up warping the roof beyond recognition. Can we return from the Valley of Shame or are we doomed to live in exile on the Mountain of Sorrow?
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I've got nothing much to say this time except I admire your aptitude and determination to complete the job, Thumbs up all the way
Good to see someone take the time to explain why they do things . Keep it up my friend ,
It’ll be a shame to paint over all that work. Looks freaking amazing!
Another great video. Very educational and informative about why you are doing everything to get it back into shape. Really like the visual aids while explaining what happens when you add pieces and effects of welding. Doing a great job with the repairs, videos, and explanations. Thanks again for bringing us along on this adventure. Until next time, have a great week.
Nothing wrong with doing things the hard way. That's when you know you can whoop the odds being against you.
Your metal finishing work is the finest I’ve ever seen. Respect good buddy.
Kyle you are the MAN You would be the person that I would want to do my chop top or any of body wok that I wanted or needed done. The best in explaining and showing how an expert would do such incredible work with hand tools A+++++++ videos Kyle.
I thought all your magic came from your "shop coat" but even your going to town attire possesses the same powers!
Most excellent work, always such a great result 😊
Awesome video. So much learning going on here. Winter has arrived in northern Indiana too. I stocked up on dog treats and baking supplies so it's hibernation time for me. The heat in the shop runs a lot but the dehumidifier stopped running. I had to edit this because half my post is gone. I appreciate that you explain the concept as well as the process. I can't wait until you do the escape hatch on the roof so I know how to do that. Mary is amazed and jealous of Poe's editing abilities. Well done. I'm working on making a giant keyboard for her oversized paws. Thank you so much for your time.
I hope you're going to patent that oversized keyboard! I've heard dogs take to video editing a lot faster than cats.
Last year some of my investors got a patent in the US on one of my inventions. It cost about $175.000. Now they are working on Europe. You need one in every country. We are not leaving Canada out. Mary is a fast learner but she is a bitch to work with. Joseph has no motivation.@@CarterAutoRestyling
and i just ordered 3 gallons of Bondo , the hammer and dolly lessons are so helpful please keep them coming, that truck is going to be a work of ART !
You can save a lot of money if you just go with the 5 gallon pail!
Yes once your metal work gets better you'll be using less body filler or sometimes it's better to just replace the whole metal either find it out of the wrecking yard that is close enough or make a pieces from raw sheet metal.
When I first started doing body work right out of high school in 1987 I was using a whole lotta body filler. Intel I learned what other shop's were doing. Replacing metal. These day's they don't even do body work they replace parts or call it a total have the insurance pay out.
I bought a few classic with total paper work on them because shop's don't do work on car's that are 20 year's older.
@@g.o.b.2558 or BONDO BILLY
Now there's a body work hack. 🤣🤣🤣
Bondo is for those that have no metal finishing skills period.
@@jsh3234 Do you have any video's of your metal finishing work? Just curious. Because after all the welding and grinding sanding seems like trying to work the metal using no bondo/body filler will take up a whole lot of time when a person has a lot of other thing's to the car/truck safe to drive on the road there's a whole list.
Spend all that time on metal work when some one could just side swip all the work that has been done. I can see if someone was going to show it bare metal then yeah I can see spending many many hour's on metal finishing work and using lead filler what most metal finisher use is lead.
Your work with the doing the wrong way is teaching us more than doing it the most correct way. My mentor in metal working told me the difference between a good body man and a great one is to be able to correct the mistakes.
It looks nice Kyle, it also looks like it took a long time to get to this point. I don't know if I should tell you this or not, but what the hell. I emailed the Discovery Channel and recommended that they look at your UA-cam channel, to possibly offer you a show. I'm not even joking. You do amazing work, much better than some people who are on TV. Just remember the little people when you move to Hollywood.
Thanks John, but I think I'll stick to youtube, even though having my own ceement pond is tempting!
Once again Homerun! I really appreciate your hard work and sharing been 40 years since I was in autobody school, its time to bust out the vixen file and get after it. Thanks Kyle.
Old school or not, what you do is bloody amazing, absolute credit to you mate. Love watching your work. Cheers Steve
Metal finish at its finest. Great tips Kyle. 😊
In frames 13:48 to 14:54 at 2x speed, I clearly see the gap close between your arch template and roof as you work the “valley of shame” into its correct shape. Very impressive!
Poe has a great eye for detail and good choices on background music!
I love seeing you move the metal around and make it go into place! Awesome talent for sure! I’m learning how it should go! Now for applying it, hopefully with some success!
It's good to see that you are doing this the old school way. Gene Winfield would probably approve.
Educational and entertaining,, 🌟🌟
Thank you ever so much Kyle,, 🙏
Nice work young man, more please .
Great build on the roof. All the puzzle pieces are assembled and look great.
My guess would be that the Dream truck roof , using a gas torch , had a lot more lead in it than yours will have . I believe the cab was sectioned at Vallie Customs , yours is much better . Great work Kyle thanks for sharing ....
According to the magazine articles no lead was used when they chopped the roof on the Dream Truck. Sam Gates and Valley Custom did excellent work, even by todays standards.
With this type of meticulous metal work, very little fillers of any kind will be needed, all adding up, in my opinion, to something that will tend to be much more reliable and durable. I'm not a body person though have done prep work back in the day for painters in big shops, but I imagine that with some of the various types high-build epoxy primers and the like that exist today, that would take care of much of the minor imperfections that might need attention on a work like this.
Great job Kyle, I appreciate you taking us through your process
Did the Chicken Truck get its name because everyone else was too "chicken" to take on such a project? If so, then all of your projects could be labelled as "chicken". You've proven over and over that no matter what condition those vehicles are in, you can whip them back into shape with a fair amount of grunt work. I know your videos will inspire more people to rescue these gems from the crusher. I wish my Ram wasn't made of recycled paper because I would use the tips I've learned from watching your videos to tackle the holes of hopelessness that have presented themselves over the past few years.
That part you finished up looks like nothing ever happened Kyle! Nice work!
That was your most enjoyable video yet... I had an excellent cinnamon roll and a good cup of coffee while you were doing your little welding thingy. I've watched that other Canadian fella do these roof chops and I thought I knew all there was to know... but I'm starting to think I might have missed a few episodes. All I can say is it sure looks good from here! Your loyal viewer in a shed
Thank you for mentioning my fellow Canadian. His olde world craftsmanship is truly something to behold and we are all grateful for his contributions to the classic car community.
He's an artist.... just ask him.@@CarterAutoRestyling
I'm truly amazed at where you've taken this old truck.
Awesome attention to the detail work you're doing to bring the shape and contour to that roof. Wow! You're almost to precise the average Joe isn't going to be able to notice all minor stuff. And if someone was to lay a straight edge on your work at a show or something. They should get a straight edge across the forhead. 😊 I don't see you even needing to do a skim coat on the section you did in this video.
Excellent work. Glad you decided to show this method VS fabricating a new piece. Looks really good. And thank-you for answering the bracing question.
Thank you!
The Old Fashioned way, the Hard Way = Constantly Improving Skill Set. 👍👍
no need to make a new roof when you are that good at metal finishing great to see this quality of work . To blend all those cuts and patches to flow like they do takes real skills i enjoy this channel a lot thank you
I appreciate a person who can be their own critic . I watch your videos and you are as talented metal man as I ever witnessed . I compliment you young man !!!
Hey Carter. Great work on the truck. I really enjoy watching you build it. I like the fact that you take the time to explain what you are doing. It's a good idea that you do it your way. It shows that we can do it without fancy tooling. Keep up the great videos and I'll keep supporting your channel. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍁
The consistent width of your heat affected zones clearly shows the control you have. I see that you weld with the intent to have the fewest stops and starts possible to help limit the distortion they cause. The quality of your work is truly impressive. Thank you so much.
Absolutely agree. Its a real joy to watch a thoughtful and skilled metal worker like Carter doing his trade......knows where and why the inevitable problems occur and has the knowledge and experience and perhaps most importantly, the patience to do what's needed to take corrective measures. And the end results speak for themselves. And by the way, no need to be so self deprecating with workmanship like this! Great stuff and love this channel.
By the way, should have added to the above in saying, like the satire and comedy, and interesting and delightful choice of music as well as the editing. Keep on!
Very satisfying to watch and I love the commentary. Coolest thing I ever seed.
Thanks to the tool explanations. Love your channel and content.
Keeping the craftsmanship alive. Lot's of attention to detail As always a great video.
Again and again you impress me Kyle.
Don't talk you down, in my opinion you are one of the best body fixers on youtube. I really mean it!
I wonder if a portable English wheel designed like that high spot pick with a way of applying pressure, would have any value for those curved spots like above the door. Also you should work with some of the manufacturers like the ones that make those sanding blocks, just to get a promotional code to give guys a way of buying products you approve of, I don't look at it as selling out because if you find it useful, it could save us from buying some gimmick tool that is useless.
I like doing things my own way, I don't think there is a wrong way, as long as you get the desired result.
Another great episode of the Chicken Truck Project, you are inspiring young body men all over the world making difficult work look easy.
Thanks for the demonstration and superior music. Amazing how careful cobbling can turn junk in to perfection. Excellentness and meow, too.
That looks fantastic, it will block out very nicely with primer.
Take the high road; the reason you are doing it this way, in chunks, is because you are able to re-use original metal from the original truck as much as possible. Anyone can slap together new sheet steel and make something fancy. Takes more hand-tool use to get the original metal to move where you want it or maintain some of that original fabrication. An homage to the original builders.
I am always amazed by your abilities working with metal!
Now this was a great video ... your videos are becoming one of my most anticipated that I watch ... even though you down play your work we know better ... on to the next one ...
Looks like some good metal work to me, I worked at GM and saw these files used many times by the dingmen
I will admit that I wasn’t sold on this project at the start, but now I am 100% in to the build. I enjoy the tutorial, the music and the intricacies of this build. Nice of you to drop in on the CWM live the other night too. Much success Kyle! 👍💯
Another heart warming installment to the story of a young man and his chicken truck. It almost brought a tear to my eye. I can hardly wait for next weeks exciting episode. You are moving right along, thanks.
Hahah glad you enjoyed it Paul!
Might be a good idea to put some adhesive sheets of sound deadner in the roof before installing the headliner. Heat, cold and noise, it will help to lower all.
I was very skeptical at first about chopping the roof with all the curves. Great job, looks factory. Thanks, your videos are encouraging.
Yup that's the plan if I ever get to that stage!
It’s looking great, how many hours would you have into this project so far?
Thanks! I don't keep track of the hours invested. Sometimes I think I've got more time in making the videos than I do actually working
@@CarterAutoRestyling Appreciate this response. I'm an artist, have been more or less full time for over 50 years and get asked constantly 'how long did that take to do such and such a painting?''. Never counted the time on a work, but once one is under way, I generally stay with it till its finished, without missing a day. That can take a week to three months, depends. The real answer is that it takes a life time to develop a repertoire and knowledge of tools and techniques and invent your own as required. And every work is somehow different, each presenting its own challenges and I can well imagine that every vehicle a restorer or customizer tackles will likewise provide its own series of challenges.
How will you hammer and dolly the center of the roof? I have the same problem were someone stepped on my roof and I can't reach the dents.
I have long alien arms so I can reach the whole roof
Craftsmanship at its best. I love that you go the extra mile. Cheers and stay warm
I wish I could do it that wrong. Super nice!
We should all approach bodywork like this. Great work!
Another great video Kyle wow it turned out awesome. God bless you
I think it is good to try to do it with the "wrong way", because if it doesn't work you can still do it the "right way".
Great Video Kyle! The camera angle was great when you were stretching the welds out you could really see the oil canning disappear!
Old school metal finishing …lost art great job!
i could watch you do this for hours! and please don't sell yourself short your skill level is on par with anyone I've seen. I'm glad you stuck with using the shrink disc. it took me several attempts to figure out how it really works. it is only moderately the same principle as shrinking with a torch. again great project, great craftsman!
Thanks for the explaining.
More on sarcasm Please.😅😂😉🤔🤙🤠👍
Kyle Carter...the modest metal master. Thanks to your explanation I have a better understanding of how metal is affected by heat and what it wants to do during and after the welding process. Creating a valley of shame or a mountain of sorrow is what my reptilian brain needed to finally get it. Thanks Kyle.
I’m always amazed at the quality of work you do and the tricks and longcuts that you use. You do remarkably well for someone that is just learning to weld and are trying to do this type of work as a hobby for the first time. You’ll pick it up. Just be patient. I’ll follow your videos and give you tips and suggestions that I think might be able to help you since I’ve never done this type of work either. 😂
Great video as always! Love to see the kitties. Poe as editing professional and Allan in his Snoopy Sopwith Camel biplane looking for the Red Baron!
I see nothing "wrong" about anything you're doing.
Real-world for those that don't have every tool under the sun.
Keep up the GOOD "wrong" work!
Being an old fart, that's the way I was taught and have all those tools to this day.
Right on! Thanks for watching!
You have done a great job I would be proud to do as good as you do.
Great videos as usual! You almost actually sound believable when you say you suck, and your skills are normal or common. You are 1 of the best body artists I've ever seen. If you stop pretending to drag yourself under the bus every day, you'd have millions of viewers in no time
The skill is reading the metal as you go….you have it 👍
Brother, your work is AMAZING, no matter how you do it.
You worry too much, once the vinyl roof covering is on it will look perfect 😁
On I'm doing a landau vinyl top so only the back gets covered. Haha
I've learned a lot.. I'm not a body man by any means.. It's always interested me..
Bondo....James Bondo.
Perfect video if ever you wanted to see how much being Number one looks like. Great build Kyle
That section of roof looks incredible!
Oh boy, More Chicken Truck !
It turned out looking really good from what you can see on video, good job!
Your tech talk with the circles- very good. And I say the same for the rest of this video. Thanks for recording it.
That looks perfect! That info sharing was pretty nicely done too, i am sure that everyone got that what you were telling us.
truck looks great, nice work!
I have a soft spot for the AD era trucks and watching someone else's way of customizing them is interesting to me. I've watched parts 2 and 3 so far, and from the start of 2 to the end of 3 shows really good progress. I guess your 'trick' is persistence, patience, and not trying to weld too much all at once. Instant gratification will not be found in a project like this.
The method to your version of madness looks to work for you. Keep up the good work, and I'll keep watching.
Great video! I really enjoyed your use of the same techniques employed by the original customers, such as Geroge Barris. The roof, literally, is coming together and the chicken truck looks promising. Thank you.
Those wanting to gain skills, this generation and maybe one later of pickups, are very good to learn on. The metal is that bit thicker and the surfaces have crown (which can help or hurt. I guess, depending on how big the mistake is). Go into the '70s and while not flat some of those panels can be just unforgettable misery a la accessory roof light holes.
Metal finishing is pretty far from having no skills, didn't know you could still buy Vixen files 😼
Dude!!! Great video!!! Thanks for describing how you messed up that roof!!! I would have never known!!! Lol!!! ✌️
Thanks Kyle, I'm in awe... you and the cats stay warm...
Might have to clear coat the bare metal on this truck once it's done! The No Bondo special or something.
Might I suggest more Bondo.
I appreciate the way you are working on this project. It give a much better idea of how it was done in the day. I just wish I was at your skill level.
I watch you often.
Down to earth skills.. Making it look easy every step of the way. The only thing missing, you must learn to put the camera in your face every few minutes and scream "EPIC" then tell us how perfect it came out. 😂
Thanks, I'll try to work on being more obnoxious for the camera! Haha
Personally I think there is something to be said for customizing and putting pieces of the truck back into itself. Most of us don’t have enough knowledge or equipment to scratch build a complex panel.
Oh wow, winter has come! I know how you feel. I'm a bit yonder south of you, and we are going through a below average cold spell! Going to be 61°F (16C) today, won't hit 75°F (24C) till next Friday! I had to break out the heavy winter jacket!😂 Make sure you and the cats keep warm!
Best thing about this channel,, you can learn how to fix your f ups 😂😂❤❤🎉🎉
Lads, there be hardcore talent here! ...I wish you were near me when I was trying to delete the hideous after market sunroof on my old Supra.
Haha! I have the same problem. My 55 3100 has an aftermarket sunroof in it. I have an old roof peice to weld in but I’m afraid to tackle that being such a large area with curves in every direction.
You are The best metal Fabricator, I have ever seen! Its like your a watch maker for metal Fab! I love to watch you make perfection, out of Junk. Thank you, wish I just had some of your skills!
hahaha another informative vid for us novices...yourve got some metal working talent Kyle....chicken trucks are coming on...
Your pretty hard on yourself, I'm just a "hobbiest" myself ; 60 yr's experience, I thought you did some mighty nice work. I like your TIG technique
I love old trucks, as a child of the 1950s I have been fortunate enough to see a good number of them. That truck is good hands thanks to your outstanding metal work. Your exceptionalism will deliver you from the Valley of Shame, Very impressive, thumbs up and subscribed - hands down from my old Gear-Head heart!
Thank you!
Quality content video . Truck is coming along nicely
A little Thanks to the music editor wouldn't hurt....
Great work Thanks for the explanations.
Hey Kyle, here in Wisconsin we've been getting into winter as well. This morning the old thermometer is reading -5 F. Over the past week we had about 20" of snow. I'm still working on my 65 F350 front fender. I think I screwed my self by rebuilding the inner support first. Now I can't get to the backside of the skin to hammer / dolly to try to get some shape back 😢. As an old coworker once told me, " so soon old, so slow smart"! Thanks for the lessons!
Although you are self deprecating... you my friend could work anywhere ... very talented