The 1956 Chevy is in the shop and it is RUSTY! Even though the car is already mostly stripped down, it still needs to come further apart before any repairs can be done. Once the front clip was off I gave the whole car a full wash to prep for going under the knife.
First the rockers were chopped off 1 at a time and replaced with new metal to keep the structural integrity of the car. Once I was happy with that I started cutting out all the rusty floors to make room for the new pan. Followed by a little repair to the quarter panel. This car was pretty rough, but with a little knowledge and some basic hand tools anything can be fixed.
Stay tuned for the next video where I replace the full floor in the car!
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This is the reminder you asked for. But I forgot what I was supposed to remind you of. I did remember this part though
Coming together nicely 👍🏻
New parts aside, just the literal magic you performed on the patch panel totally negates your arguement that you're not good on body work. You may hate dealing w/filler (sanding,etc) but who wouldn't?
Just look at it as part of the process to a great hotrod!
Very nice
Dan,
Thank you for all of your videos! They are very informative and helpful. I'm working on a 55 Chevy post with all of the same rust issues! Just finished the trunk, Next up is the rockers and floor. I'm glad you posted this video and another about the whole floor pan install. I have been going back and forth about replacing the whole pan or just piece part it, but after watching, I am going to tackle the whole floor pan. Thanks again!
What is your day job?You are a talented fabricator!!
Do you close up the "dirt" catcher sections?
Hey Dan it would be nice to see you do a 47-59 truck someday, love these tri 5's i remember in the day a non rusty running driving 55-57 was 500-600 bucks, lol
GREAT JOB BUD!! LOVE THE TRI-FIVE VIDS!! THANKS!!
Nice work 👍I would like to know more how to Repair rust 😀
Awesome, wish I did a full floor when I had my 56
rusty boogers for days!😁
Luv this 56 project!!…its going to be an Awesome car!…
Dan, you're very lucky having that chassis in such nice condition
My first car was a 56 chevy 4 door sedan that I bought from my neighbor for 15 bucks when I was 14. I bought a 57 Belaire convertible from a family friend for $ 25.00 that had a blown 348, 59 engine & a wasted rear end. I put the two together, & had a sweet little car. My brother & I fixed it up, & then had it painted wimbleton white. White with a black top With Red & black interior. We found a console from a ford falcon, & plymouth bucket seats at our local junkyard, this was around 1972,or 73. That 57 convertible frame had a big X member built right in , cause it wasn't a hardtop, but still if you jacked it up with a bumper jack , you couldn't open or close the doors. Watching you do this reminds me of my youth, I'm now 63… We hadn't heard of a MIG welder , We had stick & Oxy-accetelene, but like I previously noted , it was 1972,& 73…
I once even owned a 1957, "150 " , 2 door sedan. It had stainless side trim like a 55, or 56, at the time I never realized what we had. We Stole it's complete front clip & trunk lid , Then we scrapped the rest of it. My Brother & I were buying every tri 5 chevy that we could find, for $5.00 to $25 bucks. We'd strip them then Scrap them, because they weren't hardtops. Most of them were 210 sedans, 2 door, 4 door, & a few station wagons , these days that'd be a sin. But back in those days We bought Quarter panel repair panels from Warshaskies, or J.C. Whitney, & all we had to worry about was that front seam, the top fell behind that 57 spear. There was some back panel blending, but remember we'd never ever seen a MIG., We were still diong hammer welding, with a torch , a body hammer, & dollie. We had to finish it much finer , cause our dad still remembered Lead Body Work. He taught me , that I had to get it as straight as I could before the leading ever began. We'd hammer & dolly, then we'd scrub that metal, polish it , till he said it was good. Then He would "Tin" the metal, prepairing for the lead.He used a neutral flame when the magic soon began . He would heat, & work that lead onto the panels made of steel, then he used an oak paddle dipped in bee's wax to work the lead into control. Then came that Vixen file, as it started to take shape.
It was a different time my friend, but , "Tri Fives Still Set The Pace"…
You can fix that rear quarter by skinning a couple of doors and making huge patches. Mine got rear ended, so I did this to repair the fold over the wheel well
Good Job once again. Keep the videos coming.
It's about time you get back to basic building hot rods instead of all that square pick up crap
Good start on it it's going to be nice.
I have great respect for what you do.
I want to buy the car
This car reminds me of a abandond dodge coronet that’s in a neighbors rock pile in the middle of a field rusting away
you ruin the best part for us when you fast forward
Hay Dan, good job ,you make it look easy. I know its not .good luck with the build .looking good.
DD!! Great Video Once Again!! Can't wait to see this '56 come to life!! I saw that Derek @ Vice Grip Garage has a 4 Door '57, With some nice options he's starting on soon! Should be cool to see as well. Take care guys! Tim from Nebraska
Have no idea how this guy has 51k subs, you would think it would be 3 or 4 times that with the work he does and his going into detail explaining the why's what's of his restorations.. well hopefully more people find the channel and enjoy it as much as many of us do
Your 56' would look mean in black with all the trim all polished up, so have you thought about removing the back glass and slipping the floor in from the rear of the car?
Don't comment much but love your channel, miss seeing Michele you know my 57 Chevy lol
Looks Good 👍