1963-1967 Corvette Coupe Birdcage Build. Why do I start with JUNK??

[@houseofno]

Hey sometimes junk is all you have to work with. It's easy to forget that Chevrolet isn't making these cars anymore. Great job on the car! Keep up the great work!

[@MidYearMitch]

Haha absolutely! Thanks Brian I appreciate it. I watch a lot of grave yard carz and I liked the phantom cuda. This car is the mid-year Mitch version of that one lol.

[@bobdavis3389]

You are one talented young man .

[@MidYearMitch]

I appreciate that bob thank you 🙏

[@joetterolison4093]

Great videos and demonstrations and explanations

[@MidYearMitch]

Thanks!

[@kennsakurai9582]

Hello Mitch. After the completion of any steel parts or the structure, have the thing sprayed on with the rust-proofing liquid which uses ammonium (it smells) that is typical in alloy wheel brake dust cleaner spray. By doing that, the birdcage won't have rust occurring under the fiberglass. I used to do sheet metal work and so I know what those shrinkers, stretchers, and bead rollers do. Have a bead roller then you can do more. A tubing bender and then some will let you make a bar-built-in birdcage. There is an oval section tubing that Ferrari used to use for their space frames and underbody structure to reinforce spider (open-top body) rigidity. That type of tubing might be the best for a space frame with max rigidity. Ideal for the Mitch original super rigid birdcage. All you need is to weld flat sheet metal sections to hold fiberglass at its position. One day, I'd like to visit your shop. And I might place an order with a deposit for my own Split Window. And it could be Right Hand Drive by using Flaming River steering posts on the other side and have the glove box on the other side. Maybe the first Split Window EV! Let's do that Mitch! I know Jay (Leno) and let's pull him in! I sent you an email to your Gmail address. Check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIqkdIJ8irV2rNk

[@MidYearMitch]

Hey Kenn! I have a bead roller but I need to use it more. I only used it once lol. That is really good tech info thanks! Wow you know how to name drop!! I am really not a fan of electric cars but anything with Kenn and Jay must be cool right???

[@trakofsky]

OMG, great work man. I have a complete birdcage in my basement for a convertible that I may consider parting with !!!

[@MidYearMitch]

Thanks I appreciate it! Oh very cool! That’s a cool thing to have in the basement lol.

[@timjuffer6600]

Looking good Mitch!! Your floor section and other parts are on their way👍

[@MidYearMitch]

Thanks again Tim! I’m really happy with that pan. It makes the car look a little more complete lol.

[@jonathanbrown4223]

Love watching your C2 videos...you are a master!! I bought a basket case 64 conv in the spring that was hit on the rt door pillar. Your videos offer a great roadmap as well as the inspiration for my project. I need to tackle the birdcage then onto the crushed firewall. Please keep the videos coming. Thanks, Jonathan

[@MidYearMitch]

Hey thanks Jonathan I appreciate that! I had fun building this cage but I will never build another one from "scratch". It was a ton of work and it drove me slightly crazy lol. I'll keep the videos coming! Let me know if you have any questions about the birdcage repair. I have a bunch of measurements that might be able to help you.

[@TRyan-op2jo]

Mitch, you are a BAD Man! Subscribed.

[@MidYearMitch]

Thanks I appreciate that!! It felt really cool at the end of the project to step back and say I built that. I can't wait to assemble the body and watch it take shape. I appreciate the support too!!

[@OutontheRanchwithDrLee-xb4lo]

Looking great Mitch! You're really doing a good job! Excited to see this one come together! Great video!

[@MidYearMitch]

Thanks Dr. Lee! I’m having a great time building this car.

[@plexidust5101]

Hi Mitch, just stopped by and Subscribed. Your a very talented young man and I look forward to watching more of your work and learning about the fine craft. Good to see the trade living on !

[@randykeeton5622]

Great content, I look forward to seeing the floor pan and firewall going in.

[@MidYearMitch]

I just got my early 63 floor pan in last week from Iowa. It’s sitting in the car for storage now. I can’t wait till when it goes in for real.

[@Smithlehoff]

The Vette factory lives on. Oughta start selling these assembled lol 😂

[@MidYearMitch]

Haha I had that thought before I started it. Now after seeing how many hours I put in I’ll skip that. 😂

[@jaivette]

Junk cost so much less and less competition to purchase 😀👍

[@MidYearMitch]

Absolutely! I had little competition for these parts lol. Now they are useable. Before not so much.

[@LowKeyLifeHKD]

Really interesting, amazed that you can do that from scratch. I know you buy a lot of parts from stinger fiberglass have you seen their fiberglass coupe birdcage? It doesn't seem like it would be as good as a metal one, I'm looking around for one because I don't think I could do one like you did..

[@kalebfriend8377]

Awesome vid man thanks for posting. I just bought a 1965 Vette and she needs a new bird cage. What gauge metal did you use?

[@jaybailey8044]

I'm not going to watch if your not going to paint this gem and give it the class it should have.

[@WARESPOWER]

Can I ask how are you planning to title it. ?

[@hughdeegan2791]

OMG 😍💋 💝💖❤️