1955 Chevy Belair - New Parts and Installing Lower Quarters - 2 Door Conversion
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Progress on my Dream Car build of my 1955 Chevy Belair 2 door conversion. I show you recently purchased parts for outer wheel house repair. I review them and give you my thoughts and impressions. We install the lower qarter panels on my 1955 Chevy Belair 2 door conversion.
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Nice to see Kyle again in your video, you are truly blessed to have him as your friend. Both of you seem to be on the same page when working together. Looking more and more like a 55.
Thanks Christian! We've done a few things together, we seem to work well together. Lots more to come, but I'm glad it's starting to look like something.
Good to see more progress. Very nice of Kyle to drive an hour to lend a helping hand and happy to see you both using the proper PPE.
We are both pretty cautious with PPE. I had too many years of blowing black out of my nose. I wear my mask for everything now. I like coming in from the shop and not smelling metal for the next 2 days. I'm also glad Kyle could come and help. It's give and take and we work together. I was just helping him with carburetors the other day. Thanks for following along.
Sir, you are doing a wonderful job. You have a lot of skills I built my 55 several years ago . I am fortunate the weather is mild hear so cars don't rust out mine was very minimal.
thank you very much. I appreciate the comment and the support.
Looking really good, Ed. It’s great to see so much progress!
Thanks! It's coming along.
Lots of work on that panel but it sure looks nice. Helping hands are always a plus.
Lots done but so much more to go. With a panel that long, I didn't have much choice but get some help. Thanks for watching, as always.
Great Job. Getting Closer…
Looking forward to getting to where I can just go around and finish weld everything.
Good job Ed! That’s a lot of work.
Thanks, it's no light project, that's for sure.
Thanks for bringing us along on the journey Ed. It's an interesting watch. The 55 is taking shape now, You'll feel a great sense of accomplishment when it's done I'm sure.
Thanks for following along. It's interesting for me, I have an idea of how I want this car to be, just need to get it there. Looking forward to sharing the whole process.
Nice work, she’s really taking shape and looks awesome! It will be amazing to see the before and after photos when you’re done. Ed & Kyle great job 👍
I'm happy with the progress. The lower quarters installed makes a big jump forward. I am looking forward to a few of those big leaps towards completion.
Nice job. Good to see you're over the hump.
I mostly still think I won't scrap it! haha.
Nice work. Forward motion again!
It's coming along. Thanks for the support!
Just one tip the body on frame car should be supported buy wheels when doing this major fab work.
A little late for that, but thanks for the thought and thanks for watching.
Yes, we are the utubes. It looks great Ed.
Thanks very much!
Ed very nice job on the quarter and good to see that you had a helper with that long panel to make it EZR to handle . it was a good idea to buy the outer wheel houses that way you know they are pretty close to being correct. i do mostley overlaping panels when doing body repair work . when i learned we used we used a torch and coat hangers to weld back in the 70's . i bought a snap on mig welder in the 80's i still use it but it doesn't like to do but welds, it likes to blow holes when you try to butt weld. when you try to turn the wire feed down low , it wont push the wire. your making great progress on your 55. i am finishing up a couple of smaller projects before i get back to working on my 55 convertible project so i won't have to stop on it when i get working on it. keep up the good work and cool videos.
I usually don't overlap, but with it being such a big panel going down the whole side of the car, I thought it was best to half lap it to prevent warpage. I have a ton of welding left to do on the car. I have TIG and have used it for smaller patches, but on this car I think MIG is the best because there's so much to weld and nothing fits perfectly. Looking forward to seeing your '55 Convertible come together.
Looking good!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great job
Thanks very much!
Looking. Great. Good. Eye. I like. The. Halflap. You. Are. A. CZcams. Creator. Good. JOB.
Thank you! 😊
Looking really good considering a month ago you were going to scrap the body,and look for a different one.I couldnt help,but notice that the last owner put the rear spring shackles on backwards.Could have been done to lower it who knows.If the car sits low when finished thats why.At least your making head way.My engineless 55 is sitting in the driveway under snow waiting for April.
It's coming along, looking forward to getting to where I can just go around the car and final weld everything. I don't know the correct orientation of the shackles, so that's interesting. I will be changing all of that anyway, interesting though. Thanks for following along.
Well done Ed! That is an incredible effort. Plus the power of friends.
Thanks John. Too big of a panel to handle myself. I tried.
Thanks for the video
thanks for watching!
Nice work from you and Kyle. Having that quarter in place makes it look like a car again. 👍
I agree, it really ties things together. Thanks!
You cut the panel in the front by the door exactly like I did on my 53, still to cut the lap line on mine but i have the undercoating on the fender to deal with for the lap to lay flat. Still to decide is where i left off in Nov. winter and my hp stalled my build but its getting warmer and im doing god. Cant wait to start up. Great vid, Car is coming along.... ? new lap or lap the old fender??????? Dam undercoating.....
I usually don't like to lap weld in autobody, but with such a big panel, I thought the more material the better. I didn't show it in the video, but I had to get into the original quarter with 36grit and grind off all the undercoating about 2 inches from the cut line. Then put the new panel under the old because he has that lip. Once I'm done welding, I'll go in and paint/seal it all.
@@SlowCarFix ya, i wondered about that ... im thinking about flanging the old and cutting off the new lap, cause my wheelwells are intact...????
@@mikebaca522 I think I'd prefer a straight edge on the car and use the stamped flange on the new panel. Preference, but it seemed to work out so far. I'll let you know after I'm done welding it.
Looking good! Using a Lancaster stretcher on that pinch weld under the taillight would help get some more curve in that panel.
I'll have to look up what that is. Thanks
Looks sooo much better with the quarter in place. Those wheel tubs hurt to buy them, but will be worth it for sure. Doesn't it suck to order stuff from the US? Just received my first order from Clark's Corvair. Cool stuff, but ouch! And the real paper catalogue they sent is like crack... I never knew I needed so many parts...
I does suck to order from the states. I usually send my stuff to a place called "Cross Border pickup". Google that. There are lots of outfits like them. I used to use CBI in NY. The idea is that you ship the parts to a US address and either go pick them up from a US address that's closer to you, or have them bring it across and deliver straight to you and the brokerage fees are much cheaper. It saves you Fedex and UPS bills after the fact for brokerage. Exchange and tax, well, there's nothing we can do about that. Just a cost of where we live.
Clarks is great! Great people, and great products. They keep the Corvair alive.
You have 2days welding 3day filling seal bond them on
Won't you have to cut out some of your newly painted inner wheelwell to get the 3 piece to fit
Good question but no. I just have to clean off the paint where I'm going to weld. Check out the video before this one where I rebuild the inner wheel wells, I talk about it there. thanks for asking. 👍
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Thanks!
Get the parts from cross Canada
is that a parts supplier? All the tri five stuff is manufactured in USA or over seas to my knowledge.
Coming along great. Did you ever think about cutting through both panels at one time and butt welding it without having a flange under the upper panel? Works pretty gm. Cut a little and tack a little. It’s looking good. Getting better and better.
That method is my usual method. I never half lap, but with it being such a long panel right down the middle, I figured it would be less likely to warp if I half lapped.
@@SlowCarFix I agree lap welds have a place, in this case that flange will help and you will probably use less filler on a seam that long. The car will live a privileged life so I'm sure it'll outlast us all lol
5 time the welding more filling good luck you have no idea
check out my most recent video almost all the welding on the entire car is done.
Hey! Just a random question. How’d you learn to work on your cars? I recently picked up a 61 Corvair and I’m gonna get an assembly book. Wondering if you had any tips for learning how to work on vehicles or if the assembly book is my best bet
Hey! Great question. I have so much to say on this, and I am very happy you started with a Corvair! Also, '61 is a neat year, it's parts are sharable to '64 and it has a lot of one year only things. It also is the last year for a manual choke. That being said, working on it? Well, I learned out of necessity. With a Corvair, you have a very valuable resource at your finger tips. The Corvair club. Look up CORSA Corvair club, find the chapter nearest to you and join it! I was the president of our local club for years. Most popular cars have clubs, including these Tri-five Chevy's like my '55. However the Corvair club in my experience has been extremely helpful, there are great events, newsletters and most clubs have tech sessions. My suggestion is to find some of these guys in the club, get to know them, make friends, and offer to help them on their projects. You'd be amazed what you can learn. That's what I did for Corvairs. I met one of the long time experts in the area, and went to his place every weekend and worked on his cars with him, and eventually worked on my own with him. Don't expect that people will work on your car for free, that's unrealistic. The only one that will do that is you. It's great to study the assembly manual, and look at the internet and forums, but it's far better to see it in person. You may have to travel a bit, depending on your location, but that is best bet. My other advice; treat the car as if it's a customer car, and you are the customer. You want the customer to be happy with the end product, you want to treat it with respect and to do the best possible work to your ability. You want to take your time, and ensure things are safe. Also, many people will disagree, but take it to a licensed mechanic shop for a safety check before you start driving it. Make sure that the brakes, suspension and steering are safe. I prefer a smaller mechanic shop, not a chain or franchise, but find an honest mechanic to look it over before you put miles on it. It saves your life, and others on the road. Also, a second set of eyes to look over your work, is always a good idea. These projects can get big, so it's easy to miss something. That certified mechanic taking a final look can save you a lot of pain if he sees something simple that you missed.
When you watch some of my videos, you'll see that I do that at the end of a big project. I trailer it over to my friends local shop and have his techs give it a good look over.
Working on cars is great, it's fantastic hobby, it's therapy and relaxation, and it's a great way to spend your time. However, you have to maintain respect for the certified tradesman that do it every day, and trust that they know just a little more than us hobby enthusiasts do.
Enjoy your project! Congrats.
Half panel no good full ones are better in one PC then it will fit better no fitting just put in on save you hrs of work I would never do that
I did, and it worked out fine. Full panels are almost 3 times the price. I covered this decision in another video. This worked for me, might not work for others.