The back wheels independent suspension was such a cool thing.... I now remember when I use to play with em as a kid... That was one of the thing that I would watch and pay attention to when a press down on it or driving it riding through uneven surfaces... Awesome.
You, my friend, have created the MOST addictive videos ever. I'm the nationally known artist Eric Green. I'm supposed to be in my studio working, and all I'm doing is watching your videos! And I disdained Hot Wheels as a kid. A total scale Corgi Solido guy who now collects CMC 1/18 race cars. Fantastic production values. You really get it! Cheers!
I remember these pickups! My brother and I would borrow our little stepbrother's Hot Wheels stuff and play our own game. Somewhere we had come up with a kid's set of mini building blocks: square, rectangle, cylinder, arch, wedge, etc. The game was to set up a track from a desk to the floor; one player would set up the blocks in some fashion to block the track and the other would have his choice of three cars to break through! It was actually a lot of fun, and the Fleetside pickups were the heavy rams. They'd also block the track if you could stall them, so there was strategy involved. Bottom line is we beat hell out of all these red-line originals. No one would have dreamed of putting a boxful together in original packaging as an investment, even at 79¢ apiece on sale.
Wow man, I had a shit-ton of those when I was a kid. (I was born in 65) I pretty much did the opposite of what you're doing here, I took a new car and fucked it up so it would look like it wrecked. I'm sure they're worth money now. Who knew? I sure had a lot of fun smashing them, burning them, bending and breaking them with pliers, etc.
Awesome!!! why have I never thought of doing this?! I have a collection of roughly 400-500 mint condition hot wheels that I collected as a teenager, but I also have at least a hundred cars that I beat the hell out of as a little kid. It would be awesome to do something like this with those old beat up cars!
Idk why this is in my recommendations but that was pretty cool. I work at a body shop and working to restore my '64 Chevy Impala. I love this I still have my box full of Hot Wheels this wasn't any different. badass man
Thanks for sharing this step by step how to video, I recognize your usual accuracy and skills, really a great great job. And I admit I was missing your legendary mirror finish, I'm very happy to see you're back in the game :)
really cool. i did a Hot Wheels 69 Chevy Stepside one time painted it charcoal grey and painted the bed a wood color and carefully traced the bed rails on the bed solver. Used Krylon and Testors model paint. it was fun. this is way more involved. you sound like Brian Posehn the comedian.
i didnt know anybody did this it is my first vid by you and i NEED to thank you for restoring peoples childhoods i remeber telling on my older brother becuase he took this blue mucsle car that i wanted becuase it went "faster" then the others. watching this really brings nemories back
absolutely amazing video you did there. fantastic job on the restoration process as well. I wish I would've had the patience you did when I was a kid trying my luck at it. Thanks for sharing.
i was born when hotwheels came out in 67 my aunt started giving me hotwheels at that age so i had alot of the first one that came out those was great memories of playing with them
great restoration job as well as neat camera job we don't always find in similar videos on the Internet! what is the extra nearly two minutes blank video in the end though?
Quick question: How does it feel knowing that at least half of your viewers don't know anything about Hot Wheels and only watch your videos because of how relaxing they are?
Krylon makes a self-clear coating spectraflame spray paint called "Metal Cast" in several colors you can find it in the auto parts store. also you could use black cardstock for the bed cover
You tried media blasting to clean up projects? I use soda blasting and very pleased with results. You can get compact desk top blasting cabinets that are cheap,take up little room and work very well. Well worth checking out.
I've been watching this channel for ages now, and I've got to say, the older "less professional" lighting setup does a much better job of showcasing how cool Spectraflame actually looks, and glare from the car actually enhances the appearance.
Have you considered using electrolysis to remove some of the oxidation? For people who restore antiques, this is the first step they go to, when restoring a rusted metal object.
Great job. With your skills you really should cast your own windshield sets. Heated stretched pladtic is very easy to use and as long as you have the original, you can make a mold and mandrel. Still i like the job on this, really good!
use some sandable gray rattle can primer and fill in the pitting. Once the primer is dry go back with 150 grit wet dry paper and sand off all the primer and what was applied over a pitted area will remain and fill in the pit. Sometimes you have to do this a time or two to fill in deep pits. Always light coats as they dry much faster and completely. Then, once the pitting is gone give it all a light coat and scuff it with 4x steel wool and paint. You will be amazed how much better it comes out when the pits arent there.
I have a banged up 60s Ferrari 250 GTO and a fresh one. the fresh one I found at a garage sale for25¢! the banged up one was given to me when I was younger
I have one of these which came with the ramp launched airplane which I bought new as a kid. The plane and ramp are long gone but it still makes a nice fleetside without. Needs new axles though.
Baremetalhw I recently just found this channel. I Love it . it's very therapeutic to watch which I'm sure you have heard. anyways thanks for sharing. I am sure you have been asked before but do u sell any if these? I sell cars and would love to possibly purchase some if you have an eBay Store or anything. thanks again and keep up the great work.
It looks great, still showing it's age, but only a little. I never saw that style of HW axle before! That's way better than the modern style. Amazing that they would put a removable axle system inside a riveted die cast. I haven't done any restos yet, but from what I've seen, you spray paint directly onto the alloy. Is it ok with no primer? That axle system though. It's got me thinking now. I've seen videos where some older HW cars do really well in a drag race against new ones. Though they probably have a weight advantage. I reckon that if the wheel centers are in good condition and the outers fit perfectly, any one of these older cars could be made to run further, faster and straighter than the later straight axle type. But it will involve a lot of time getting each wheel into perfect alignment with the chassis and the other wheels.
I love watching restorations of any sort, this was a super clean rebuild. Nice
same here.
Have you watched Toy Polloi's videos?
Luis C. Terrazas , me too. Any kind of resto.
wtf am i doing here, i have a math and English test tomorrow and i haven't studied yet, i don't even have hot wheels
Daan Janssen why am I watching this
maybe there is a business opportunity for someone to show noobs how UA-cam works....
Did you pass your Maths and English test?
Me too. These videos are addictive.
@@zakirhaider Nope he is flipping burgers at his local Mc Drive now
The back wheels independent suspension was such a cool thing.... I now remember when I use to play with em as a kid... That was one of the thing that I would watch and pay attention to when a press down on it or driving it riding through uneven surfaces... Awesome.
You, my friend, have created the MOST addictive videos ever. I'm the nationally known artist Eric Green. I'm supposed to be in my studio working, and all I'm doing is watching your videos! And I disdained Hot Wheels as a kid. A total scale Corgi Solido guy who now collects CMC 1/18 race cars. Fantastic production values. You really get it! Cheers!
Sometimes youtube suggestions just manages to take you to great places, like a channel that's all about hot wheels cars. Subscribed.
I remember these pickups! My brother and I would borrow our little stepbrother's Hot Wheels stuff and play our own game. Somewhere we had come up with a kid's set of mini building blocks: square, rectangle, cylinder, arch, wedge, etc. The game was to set up a track from a desk to the floor; one player would set up the blocks in some fashion to block the track and the other would have his choice of three cars to break through!
It was actually a lot of fun, and the Fleetside pickups were the heavy rams. They'd also block the track if you could stall them, so there was strategy involved. Bottom line is we beat hell out of all these red-line originals. No one would have dreamed of putting a boxful together in original packaging as an investment, even at 79¢ apiece on sale.
This just shows how much you’ve improved. Great work.
I didn't even know restoring hotwheels was a thing until I stumbled upon your videos. that's pretty kool
+Kit Caboodle Yeah some people even make money restoring old Hot Wheels... Thanks for watching..
How the hell did I get here
DarkWolfGaming I'm at the exact same point as you. idk why I'm here
DarkWolfGaming been wondering the same thing, but glad i did
im glad i came here too i had so many of these when i was younger haha
DarkWolfGaming you fell into UA-cam hell
lmfao same
So I just watched someone restore a hot wheels car...
oi lad, me to
lmao me to ahaha
from 2015
Whoa, no way, me too! What a coincidence!
Jokes aside, why is this being recommended to us all of a sudden?
rippspeck UA-cam is Illuminati
Wow! You really restored that car back to good condition!
What 😱 that looks like it just came out of the package awesome job!!
THIS MAN IS REALLY GOOD I HAVE TRIED THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE WITH THE REGULAR HW AND I ALWAYS CRACK THE POST WHILE DRILLING THE RIVETS OUT.
"So sit back, grab an adult beverage..." ima go get a JUICE BOX! 😆(I'm 13)
15*
I'm 16 lol
18 now, go get a beer!
Wow man, I had a shit-ton of those when I was a kid. (I was born in 65) I pretty much did the opposite of what you're doing here, I took a new car and fucked it up so it would look like it wrecked. I'm sure they're worth money now. Who knew? I sure had a lot of fun smashing them, burning them, bending and breaking them with pliers, etc.
CrazyBear65 same
CrazyBear65
CrazyBear65 Bricks destroyed the ones my brothers didn't steal or destroy, and I know some of mine were rare even back then. Oh well, I was a kid.
CrazyBear65
😂
CrazyBear65 Don't feel bad. These old cars wouldn't be worth anything if most kids like you didn't destroy them! Haha.
I don't restore or collect model cars but here I am. Enjoyable to watch.
I'm 15 year's old I like seeing you restore the red lines
Awesome!!! why have I never thought of doing this?! I have a collection of roughly 400-500 mint condition hot wheels that I collected as a teenager, but I also have at least a hundred cars that I beat the hell out of as a little kid. It would be awesome to do something like this with those old beat up cars!
Idk why this is in my recommendations but that was pretty cool. I work at a body shop and working to restore my '64 Chevy Impala. I love this I still have my box full of Hot Wheels this wasn't any different. badass man
Oh man I wish I had my old hot wheel cars. Had everything. Track, cars, Turbo stations, everything. Guesse that's why thy are so collectable now!
Thanks for sharing this step by step how to video, I recognize your usual accuracy and skills, really a great great job. And I admit I was missing your legendary mirror finish, I'm very happy to see you're back in the game :)
+ZamacParkingLot Wow thank you!!
Way cooler than i was expecting. awesome work!
Just found this restoration very fascinating to watch and relax.
It's a pity that there are no such collection machines in Russia.
I love cars and it was a great adventure to watch this video.
really cool. i did a Hot Wheels 69 Chevy Stepside one time painted it charcoal grey and painted the bed a wood color and carefully traced the bed rails on the bed solver. Used Krylon and Testors model paint. it was fun. this is way more involved.
you sound like Brian Posehn the comedian.
i didnt know anybody did this it is my first vid by you and i NEED to thank you for restoring peoples childhoods i remeber telling on my older brother becuase he took this blue mucsle car that i wanted becuase it went "faster" then the others. watching this really brings nemories back
Just subscribed. There is a degree of calm patience and skill about your work that I'm envious of :)
absolutely amazing video you did there. fantastic job on the restoration process as well. I wish I would've had the patience you did when I was a kid trying my luck at it. Thanks for sharing.
i was born when hotwheels came out in 67 my aunt started giving me hotwheels at that age so i had alot of the first one that came out those was great memories of playing with them
I don't care about hot wheels in general, but these videos are so relaxing
Very nice restoration work!!!
+Fil B Thanks!!
wow you really bring cars back from the dead!
very interesting content you have
Magnificent result on an example that for an extended portion of time- seemed to have languished in the out-of-doors or something.
I would never guess that people restore hot wheels but wow
People actually restore these things..that's pretty cool
This is actually a hobby I may take up seems cheaper than building scale models
I have been finding some one like you for ever!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This was SO satisfying to watch, you've earned a subscriber!
im glade you went ahead to restore hotwheels was my favorite toy growing up
Fascinating! What a cool hobby.
yep where is my life going watching a hot wheel being restored
Josh Turner I feel you
Josh Turner a
" grab an adult beverage and watch me restore a childs toy " ok jokes aside, its pretty neat that people restore these things.
great restoration job as well as neat camera job we don't always find in similar videos on the Internet!
what is the extra nearly two minutes blank video in the end though?
The blank 2 minutes at the end represents my stupidity in video editing....
baremetalHW were those axles the ones with "suspension"...
dadautube yup it was to say that I will wrecked car in 2 minute
i love how he restore me childhood ;“)
dope! I've always wanted to do this!!
Quick question: How does it feel knowing that at least half of your viewers don't know anything about Hot Wheels and only watch your videos because of how relaxing they are?
That matte chalkboard spray paint makes a cool looking bedliner
it's so sweet the time you put into it.
Krylon makes a self-clear coating spectraflame spray paint called "Metal Cast" in several colors you can find it in the auto parts store. also you could use black cardstock for the bed cover
when you're so cool that you are restoring HotWheels. Dang!
I remember the Hot Wheels Red Line series. That is an El Camino with a front face clip of a Full size Chevy Cheyenne Fleetside pick-up
Very nice. Love that you kept the color
How cool !
This is the grooviest channel there is. Love these!
I'm inspired to do this now! Lol
Dezzydaze edf
let's do it together
MrAtablood
Mr.Brownstone What
MrAtablood my bad I accidentally tapped your name
I would say that this car was thoroughly enjoyed when it was new.
Really enjoying your new videos! Glad to have you back.
Wtf this brings back memories when i was a child
You tried media blasting to clean up projects? I use soda blasting and very pleased with results. You can get compact desk top blasting cabinets that are cheap,take up little room and work very well. Well worth checking out.
I've been watching this channel for ages now, and I've got to say, the older "less professional" lighting setup does a much better job of showcasing how cool Spectraflame actually looks, and glare from the car actually enhances the appearance.
Have you considered using electrolysis to remove some of the oxidation? For people who restore antiques, this is the first step they go to, when restoring a rusted metal object.
This one turned out really well.
Great job. With your skills you really should cast your own windshield sets. Heated stretched pladtic is very easy to use and as long as you have the original, you can make a mold and mandrel. Still i like the job on this, really good!
these videos are so interesting to watch i swear i wish i could do this
Really enjoyed this hole vid the way you did it the showing you did. Would the to see more this way great job! Thank you
idk why it is so satisfying.
Great video. Thank you for all the info.
Cool video! Thanks for sharing!
Lol. What a long way you've come in 3 years. Still looks good.
This was a great rebuild, but I would've liked it more if you had painted the engine part sticking out silver.
Why not call the Chip Foose to help ??😉😉
please mtv, pimp my hotwheel!
Chip Foose only pimps his OWN wheels, there are no redlines or 5-spoke offerings in his series.
JB weld would make a good filler, its metallic in nature and can be machined and sanded to any profile.
use some sandable gray rattle can primer and fill in the pitting. Once the primer is dry go back with 150 grit wet dry paper and sand off all the primer and what was applied over a pitted area will remain and fill in the pit. Sometimes you have to do this a time or two to fill in deep pits. Always light coats as they dry much faster and completely. Then, once the pitting is gone give it all a light coat and scuff it with 4x steel wool and paint. You will be amazed how much better it comes out when the pits arent there.
I have a banged up 60s Ferrari 250 GTO and a fresh one. the fresh one I found at a garage sale for25¢! the banged up one was given to me when I was younger
Congratulations for your work
Great work enjoyed watching.
I have a cover for it on ebay il give you the link if you want
sure... i need a bunch of them..
The new hotwheels need suspension
I need a 2 inch lift kit and one inch tires I prefer Toyo thanks.
Rc Awesome كركركركركركر
Those pit marks in the metal would make cool rust or primer spots.
awesome restoration ill have to try that myself
Wait this exists,hey that's pretty good.
Great job, I'd use a finer grit sandpaper before polishing to help eliminate any scratches or swirls in the final finish. But thats just me
best content on youtube. love your work & videos. the customs & restores are just incredible.
The color has a very special effect
I really love watching your video
Awesome
I have one of these which came with the ramp launched airplane which I bought new as a kid. The plane and ramp are long gone but it still makes a nice fleetside without. Needs new axles though.
Baremetalhw I recently just found this channel. I Love it . it's very therapeutic to watch which I'm sure you have heard. anyways thanks for sharing. I am sure you have been asked before but do u sell any if these? I sell cars and would love to possibly purchase some if you have an eBay Store or anything. thanks again and keep up the great work.
At the moment I am not selling any of them... I may change that in the future.. Thanks for watching!!
wow...i ought to send you my ERTL dukes of hazzard general lee.
cool stuff
It’s 4:30 am. I’m addicted
Watched almost ten custom videos and now I want to do one by myself so bad.
great work!
The stuff u do is outstanding. Keep it up
I had this car and it was my go to for hardcore play
It looks great, still showing it's age, but only a little. I never saw that style of HW axle before! That's way better than the modern style. Amazing that they would put a removable axle system inside a riveted die cast.
I haven't done any restos yet, but from what I've seen, you spray paint directly onto the alloy. Is it ok with no primer?
That axle system though. It's got me thinking now. I've seen videos where some older HW cars do really well in a drag race against new ones. Though they probably have a weight advantage. I reckon that if the wheel centers are in good condition and the outers fit perfectly, any one of these older cars could be made to run further, faster and straighter than the later straight axle type. But it will involve a lot of time getting each wheel into perfect alignment with the chassis and the other wheels.
I had no idea this was possible. Great vids!
I used to do this. even modify them. such and covertable and cloth interior. stretched etc.
Wow ,it looks great. Awesome paint job ;-)
nice restoration
Good video. Must admit I'm watching a lot of these restorations and find them interesting. Thanks Best regards from Adrian in Sheffield England.😆