1971 Plymouth Cuda Restoration - Episode 12 - Rocker Panel Repair

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  • čas přidán 21. 05. 2023
  • Hello and welcome to my channel! I want to introduce my 1971 Plymouth Barracuda project car. This car requires a complete restoration and I will do my best to document the process in what will be a long series of videos.
    In this episode I install the new rear footwell pans and cut out the old rusty rocker panels to replace them with with new Auto Metal Direct (AMD) metal!
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Komentáře • 81

  • @Motorhead-y3
    @Motorhead-y3 Před rokem +1

    Love to see a Car Saved and not Hacked .🤟😎

  • @deanostevenson9238
    @deanostevenson9238 Před rokem +1

    Great update, great car , great job , great music , great channel

  • @DScaglione.
    @DScaglione. Před rokem

    Rocker N Rollin’ right along!
    Another step towards completion … of the body. 💣💥
    😎

  • @johnkelly6942
    @johnkelly6942 Před rokem +1

    Nice touch using the weight of your son to hold down the floor panels while getting them fitted.

  • @teaser1950
    @teaser1950 Před rokem +1

    I need that excellent work for my Dodge Royal Monaco!

  • @kamorant
    @kamorant Před rokem +1

    Great to see you doing the "Fitzi" Cut n' Butt!

  • @bigdaddy9864
    @bigdaddy9864 Před rokem +1

    love to see the young one giving dad some help .

  • @joebacarella2829
    @joebacarella2829 Před rokem +1

    Man, I watch you go to town on the rust repair on the Cuda, then I remember, shit, oh yeah, he`s got the 68 Charger mounted over there on the rotisserie, two of my favorite all time muscles cars are in your garage, with all new steel, you have 2 of the most iconic Mopars that were roaming the streets of my teens and early 20`s, this smaller body Cuda went faster than the Charger for sure, love the videos rust bucket, Joe from Michigan.

  • @leprkan427
    @leprkan427 Před rokem +2

    Man, the Cuda is moving along quite a lot quicker than the Charger did! And, you know... the GTO... 😉😁🤣

  • @Jonnysgarage01
    @Jonnysgarage01 Před rokem +2

    I love this build

  • @thevinylcollector3472
    @thevinylcollector3472 Před rokem +1

    awesome video man the car looks amazing

  • @bradsrestorations1085
    @bradsrestorations1085 Před rokem +1

    Excellent work and instruction as always. I have 2 GoPro tips. I always use mine in the waterproof case. It protects the lens and helps if it's dropped. You can also use a welding hood clear lens in front of the camera. Easy to replace when dirty or damaged. Keep up the good work!

  • @scottkovacs7634
    @scottkovacs7634 Před rokem +1

    She's looking great I'd love to have a 71 HEMI Cuda plum crazy purple black interior 4speed. The year I was born and my birth stone

  • @Part-timeMoparcollector

    It would be cool to see the charger and the cuda in the green color

  • @TheKimmer1969
    @TheKimmer1969 Před rokem +2

    "As factory as possible". 👍👍👍👍

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem

      Trying my best! Unfortunately the cars I choose to build need so much damn metal, there isn’t a ton left when the dust settles!

  • @donsmith6045
    @donsmith6045 Před rokem +1

    There you go, nothing like a little team building activity with T-Bone! He is showing interest in learning auto restoration. No better way than what you're doing

  • @stevengullison410
    @stevengullison410 Před rokem +2

    Good afternoon, The car is looking amazing. You have lots of talent for sure. Steve from Nb Canada

  • @GameVirus9833
    @GameVirus9833 Před rokem +1

    Wow, that rocker repair job was impressive. 👍

  • @russclewley6945
    @russclewley6945 Před rokem +1

    Looking great! That contour tool is amazing! Definitely on my wish list.

  • @prorebuilder
    @prorebuilder Před rokem +2

    Nice work. Looking forward to seeing the donor car. I just got the quarters for the Charger build.

  • @mrpurcountry
    @mrpurcountry Před rokem +2

    Great job on the rockers, and I could sure use your leftover pieces on my Cuda👍👍👍

  • @tracycolorado
    @tracycolorado Před rokem +2

    Dig the car dude . BTW, the handle on your eastwood contour is supposed to be facing forward for ease on the muscles, I did the same thing 😢

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem +1

      I’ll have to try it! It can be a brute! Especially over your head or at eye level. 💪😎

  • @ellisbartlett2942
    @ellisbartlett2942 Před rokem +1

    Very exciting to see the metal work done, bring on the next video

  • @hugomartineau3196
    @hugomartineau3196 Před rokem

    awesome job! May I suggest a ventilation system when you weld/grind/paint.. even if the door is open sometimes the fumes can get to you quickly and that is a good way to get sick.. Bathroom fan with a flexible duct on both ends , that dumps outside is a cheap way of doing that.. just sayin ;)

  • @rangercwgbear6352
    @rangercwgbear6352 Před rokem +1

    Can’t wait to the next video buddy seeing the rockers being done now the rear floor pan Finished up great job can’t wait to see the donor I think I got a idea but I’ll wait love to see this car show keep making it rear and coming and that boy of yours sure is a helper

  • @toms1348
    @toms1348 Před rokem +1

    Looks great! Looking forwar to seeing what you have in mind for stiffening up the unit-body.

  • @arccaptain-weld
    @arccaptain-weld Před rokem +2

    Nice video! We would like to get a honest review from you for our welder, It can definitely do something for you.

  • @bigospig
    @bigospig Před rokem +1

    I predict a Hellcat donor.😀

  • @tylerbarrett6652
    @tylerbarrett6652 Před rokem +1

    IDK... as a rule of thumb, 2 inches in front of the rust wouldn't work for me. I mean... who knows what someone did before. I went to replace the rockers in my pickup... and someone filled the heck out of them before - plenty of fiberglass/filler... They looked good in places... but had started cracking. Yeah, there was rusty metal behind the stuff that looked good. So I'm sitting here thinking "Oh no... you want to cut out the old before you slice up the new!"... and then wishing you showed us all you did to the inner rockers. I guess 415 is a product?... I was really hoping to see more of that (and wanting to verify there was no rust lurking behind what "looked good". Of course I'm absolutely certain that YOU, of all people, know what you are doing.... always excellent work. Was just hoping to see a little more is all. Thanks for sharing this with us - still eager to watch you move on from the metal work.... and now I'm trying to figure out if a trip to Wyoming is in my future.... lol.

    • @toms1348
      @toms1348 Před rokem +1

      Actually, the coating he mentioned is POR-15. POR stands for Paint Over Rust. I've been using it since the early 90's. It essentially neutralizes surface rust, stabilizes it, and locks in the metal, preventing oxidation.

  • @carsickness1
    @carsickness1 Před rokem

    Two many welds. Three times as many as factory.

  • @itsnotadodgerog2050
    @itsnotadodgerog2050 Před rokem +1

    Getting my dose of content from Rust Bucket: the content, even though time elapse is always a pleasant detour from the daily grind.
    Always enjoy a son and father working together, especially how he'll be driving it when your in a rocking chair. 😆

  • @brianandglendaharkin9457

    👍🏻🇦🇺💯⛽️

  • @narcosis9842
    @narcosis9842 Před rokem

    Did you forget to paint the inside of the sills (rockers) before welding back on or can you access from the otherside?

  • @carlaboyce7158
    @carlaboyce7158 Před 10 měsíci +1

    How did you get Oxford and primer behind the rest of the rocker panel?

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před 10 měsíci

      I reached up in there as far as I could with a brush. I also used a conical aerosol nozzle on a long tube

  • @antinioacosta2710
    @antinioacosta2710 Před rokem +2

    And did you finish it. The 68 Camaro

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem +1

      Nope! Had someone offer to buy it before I could even get it on the road!

  • @tonywinton7949
    @tonywinton7949 Před rokem +1

    As usual awesome job, I need to do the same thing to my 70 barracuda, but the front half. Can we work a deal on the rocker panels? Thanks tw

  • @chuckhooper5215
    @chuckhooper5215 Před rokem +1

    Watching a lot of rocker videos. I’ve had a rust free rear clip 70 roadrunner in my basement 40 years. It’s cut 12 inches forward across the car forward of door jam. I just bought a whole 70 car severely rusted rear clip but the front of car is really dry. How would you recommend splicing them together. The downer rear clip is absolute rust free but only has 12 inches of the rocker and perfect quarter panel. I’m sure some structural planing needs to be understood.

  • @Brad_Q1999
    @Brad_Q1999 Před rokem +1

    What will you doing with the donor car after your done with it?

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem

      Probably parting it or selling whatever is left. I may already have someone lined up to buy it.

  • @tonywinton7949
    @tonywinton7949 Před rokem

    do you have a video that shows removing the windows from the doors and back windows, or is easy enough to pick it up and understand it without explanation? thanks

  • @antinioacosta2710
    @antinioacosta2710 Před rokem

    Hi, what happen to the 68 Camaro conv.

  • @Timmylew10
    @Timmylew10 Před rokem

    Let me know on the rocker panel scrap piece(s). I can send proof that mine is crap and could utilize it on my 71 cuda. Thanks!

  • @juhataipale2839
    @juhataipale2839 Před rokem +1

    is there way to send little pac for Tbone?

  • @janfranken5257
    @janfranken5257 Před rokem +1

    Have your son use earplugs connected with string you both will appreciate this safety in the futur'e

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem

      If it’s louder than a microwave ding he plugs his ears.. I think the video made it look a little more dramatic than it was actually being there.

  • @ryanmuir6338
    @ryanmuir6338 Před rokem +2

    Yikes, I had to pause 9 minutes in seeing the new rocker cut before the one on the car was cut

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem +2

      There’s a method to the madness!

    • @ryanmuir6338
      @ryanmuir6338 Před rokem

      @@rustbucketrestos6511 That method was "Have Faith Brother" that there won't need to be more cut out of the rocker than first appears. Glad it worked out though, gotta win sometimes

  • @malcolmhamilton5200
    @malcolmhamilton5200 Před rokem +1

    Reversing the ravages of rust with every installment! That tool you finish/burnish the rocker with is amazing. I'd be afraid I never stopped with it and thin out the metal too far. You've got the touch though. Great video. T-bone is way ahead of other boys his age learning to operate power tools and fit panels. He's learned that all important skill of thinking ahead on what his Dad will need next and handing it to him(panel screws). That July goal you've set yourself is really ambitious. Hope you make it. Malcolm Ottawa Valley

  • @waskier4842
    @waskier4842 Před rokem +1

    Why open the quarters and NOT do the Hemi/Vert stiffeners/stuffers? Tbone shouldn't wait until the rocking chair, he should start now. Run a 225/6 or step up your chassis stiffening game before birdsong is embarrassed. This car will be a pretzel.
    Where's the POR15?
    Did you inspect the front rockers inside while it was open?

    • @rustbucketrestos6511
      @rustbucketrestos6511  Před rokem

      This car will be getting the full USCT chassis stiffening kit in an episode or two. Can’t wait! I’ve shown how to do POR15 in probably 10 different episodes. These also got the full treatment inside. The insides of the rockers looked great! The inners especially are just about mint! 😎🤘

  • @edgarasvas
    @edgarasvas Před rokem +1

    Have'nt you bought a phone for your kid???