1965 Ford, Hand Forming The Last Repair Panels

[@Inisfad]

The fact that 99% of this work has been eyeballed, rather than measured, is a testament to Mustie’s genius.

[@willb3018]

and his eyeballs, or "eyecrometer" as they say at FabRats

[@davidhollfelder9940]

“You’d think that I know what I’m doing, but I don’t”. Good one. When it all works out, my dad used to say, “it almost looks like we knew what we were doing”.

[@davidhollfelder9940]

@billtaggart3889 we live mirrored lives …

[@68air]

Happy Father's day to all Dad's

[@baseball4697]

Thank you for getting back to this project. A time capsule of when auto/truck design was still fun.

[@gerry-p9x]

But dangerous.....having driven a 1961. Eco from 1973. To. 77 even a minor accident wood Beverly bad. Had a few but lucked out

[@aliasfred]

@@gerry-p9x I had a '66 A-100 Dodge van w/225 ci. 3 on the tree/ mid engine. non synchronized 1st gear, very interesting take off in second gear from a light that turns green just as you're getting slow enough to downshift into 1st. Got tagged in the back many times because there were no brake lights on.

[@julieandbobmitchell9372]

This was my first car back in High School, 1975. Same color and trim. Restored it twice, first fiberglass and Bondo, second time learned to weld. Reliving that rebuild here with Musty except being fresh out of college could not afford welding rod so used barbed wire from our pasture fence. Also replaced the engine and transmission. Drove it until 1985, over 100K miles then sold it for X3 what I paid for it in 74. Lot of fun with that old truck.

[@joefin5900]

The mark of a true craftsman; any tool within reach becomes a hammer.

[@michaelkato642]

clever only come to mind ...watching you create this panel...could not stop watching

[@Bob-Whiting]

Hey Mustie, when "this side" is wrong so you make the other side match, not only will nobody know... but then it's called "CUSTOM"! LOL

[@Tyler-mm5nc]

It's no exaggeration to say this is as close as we'll ever get to watching Michelangelo performing his magic. Bravo, Darren.

[@davidcoudriet8439]

Drain holes and paint /rustproofing inside, or will you do that later?

[@lmfarms4611]

Beautiful! Love the old cars and trucks.

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Best part of Sunday is a new mustie video 😊

[@victorbitter583]

The ole Tallahassee tack n bash technique. Scott from ColdWarMotors and Kyle from CarterAutoRestyling would be proud as punch. cheers.

[@b4566bb]

The irony is not lost on me that my dad used to have me sit on the engine hump in the middle of this very same van. He was a TV repairman. You remember those? No seatbelts, no nothing. I just remember the immense warmth of sitting on that engine cowling. 😊

[@Hjerte_Verke]

No seat belts, no nothing *and* drum brakes on all four corners. It WAS a different time when people weren't racing to each stoplight and slamming on the brakes at the last second--it's because they couldn't do that for long without severe brake fade.

[@spencerrobinson2719]

Yes! It was SO hot in the summer, even with those Air Doors open.

[@ritchiesokol1061]

Rode in the 64 Chevrolet back seat on the hump also. (Seat belts)??? At a young age did not realize there was a drive shaft underneath.

[@stephendeluca4479]

That was my wife's seat when we drove my '67 Econoline around NYC for 2 years and then cross-country for 3 months camping back in '86 & '87. 3 on the tree and 33 MPH in 2nd gear on those mountain roads out west. I passed the semis, but everyone else passed me. I drove that van cross-country twice, and believe it or not it was a very comfortable vehicle to ride in. It also had the BEST visibility due to the large, flat, non-tinted windshield.

[@mjc8248]

I belong to a group that I interact with daily, and I constantly have to bite my tongue when someone complains about a trivial issue. A few days ago, someone’s front camera had condensation due to the weather, so it was giving an error. They went on and on about it being a safety issue. I, on the other hand, was wondering what would happen if I set them loose in my ’84 GMC S15 fleet package truck. People would probably be better drivers if they had a real fear of death during their daily commute.

[@andrewcooper8980]

It’s good that you’re fixing this little beauty.

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Im so glad we are finally getting finished up with this truck. I have fell in love with this thing since he picked it up. It always looked so sad in the background of some of the past video’s. Thx Mustie.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

You and everyone else, whining about this project. I'm sure you will find something else to whine about. 😆

[@noisefuljoy]

@@Hjerte_VerkeIt seems that you might enjoy complaining as well.

[@flick22601]

Thanks for reminding us why you put this project on hold. Body work requires the patience of a saint.

[@joepiker]

you definitely don't suck. Darren. Really great work, and excellent video!!

[@metalhead4996]

My favorite vehicle on the channel.....ever!

[@gtags1]

So I loved this truck when Mustie first started the build on it. I always hated seeing on the lift for so long and never being worked on again. So it's good to see it finally getting the love it deserves, can't wait to seeing when its done. Its a truck I'd love to own!

[@welshy8216]

100% so happy to see work being done, on this truck. Week in / week out we see it in the background on most videos.. Its just sooooo cool looking

[@mikespain8655]

Haven't seen this truck in a while. Good work.

[@twofeathers6540]

i am 77 years old i en joye al of your work that i can see of you so thanks i am cold twofeathers have fun

[@kevinsimpson7114]

Great to see you back on this project. 👍🏻👌🏻

[@shin-pad1052]

That’s my early afternoon viewing sorted in the uk, thank you..

[@Alexsshittyelectricals]

Same hear

[@NavinBetamax]

@@Alexsshittyelectricals .......here......

[@clivejoyce9437]

Mine too😊

[@ajc7166]

@@clivejoyce9437 And me

[@jickmccivy6327]

Had one in 1970 ,blew up the 6 cylinder engine in 72 and replaced with the engine, trans and rear end from a 1970 ,429 Mercury Cyclone Super C J that was towed into the junk yard while I was there looking for a motor, Made an 18 inch driveshaft , ladder bars , 10 inch MTs on the front 12 inch MTs on the back all on Crager 5 spoke wheels Made it an incredible experience to drive, Sadly it was stolen and was found wrecked and stripped about 2 weeks later ,

[@TheChenkar]

Speaking of bar and chain oil. I decided to bike to work through the winter this year, and realised in the fall that I needed to oil my chain to prevent rust. So I remembered your affinity for it, and I keep a gatorade bottle of bar and chain oil in the water bottle holder on my bike to oil my drivetrain whenever it starts to get noisy or feel rough. Working well 4 months into winter!

[@jws3925]

So glad to see you back on this truck. I love this vehicle. It is a real collectors item. Not many of them made and very few survived. Man, you have some really great tools to work with metal. I did a lot of panel building but did not have all those tools. It sure would have made the job easier and the end product better.

[@pdw7783]

Nice to see you are able to pick up the work on the Ford again. Very nice truck

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Yea buddy... been waiting for you to get back to this one! Always an adorable Ford from my childhood days!

[@frankboehm8702]

It's time we saw something new from this project. Good morning from Germany

[@runwillrobinson]

Ahhh, I knew you would be bringing out the legendary body hammer when I saw your title. You do good work!

[@artszabo1015]

Nice work my friend. I have done a LOT of this - it is VERY time consuming but also very rewarding. Art from Ohio

[@billwhite5188]

Finally !!!! You have been teasing us for waaaay too long, flashing this Econoline in the background for other projects. Thank Mustie.

[@danaowen9014]

Im smiling, i love to watch you make your new panels, you talk to us as if we were right next to you.

[@glennchuckie773]

Brilliant, been looking forward to getting back on this project, what a great little truck! 👌👍

[@josephcormier5974]

Well sir I thought you were never going to get back to this truck again thank you for doing so it's looking very nice right now six stars brother

[@georgepretnick4460]

Very good instructional video. One of your best in a while.

[@markbrown6236]

Been waiting for years to have the great pumpkin get it's metal work finished. Thank you. A very unique vehicle, glad it will be back on the road again.

[@mikekovacs8981]

Awesome. Glad to see you're back on it. All the welding and metal work takes me back to the Crusty days!

[@HeikosGarage]

Hi Darren, I'm glad you are back on the Econoline. I know you didn't do it in previous videos and this is no criticism, but weld through primer for the inside of the part is a great rust prevention. You can spray all the sides that won't be paint-able after welding. I hope your migraine is going to leave you alone this time. Cheers

[@mischef18]

All your work on this pick up has made for great viewing bro. Safe travels. Ken.

[@jenwanner4911]

Hello from Michigan, I love love love the series of econoline videos. Glad to see you're back on it. Cheers

[@vettemaniac2237]

LOVE this old truck ... very Hot Wheels looking.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Nice to see finally getting some truck action 🎬 🙌 👌 😊

[@JT-tz5hp]

Glad to see this old girl getting finished up finally!

[@davidhollfelder9940]

My first job as a painter .. the work van .. Ford Econoline .. the engine hump was the middle seat.

[@tarstarkusz]

I've seen people use tape for a paper doll. The nice thing about using the tape is it will remember the curves. It's more of a 3d paper doll. You just cover the entire part with a few layers of tape and then can peel it off as one piece. Everywhere you need to push down on to make it lay flat needs to be stretched and everywhere you need to cut to get it to pay flat needs to be shrunk. Scott Newstead over at Cold War Motors just did a panel like this on his Thursday video either last Thursday or the Thursday before.

[@tjtobin86]

This channel is the most real thing you can find on the internet. It's like pulling up an old comfy chair in your local mechanics shop and just talking shop all day while someone else works hard lol!

[@kingbee5155]

Don't say you got lucky. You are very good at what you do and you know it. Take pride in it.

[@kencooper2059]

Glad to see you back on this one, it was one of my favs.

[@mqb17]

Yay! Sunday morning tea with Mustie1 and the orange truck finally getting worked on again!

[@RattleTrapGarage]

Happy to see this project come back good job coming along nicely

[@duncanvincent9106]

Really enjoyed the long video format. Great work!

[@rustybum2]

Thank you Mustie lad , that was excellent ! I enjoy all of your adventures but it's great to see conclusions of past projects. Hope to see more in the future. Best regards from Ireland.

[@neknadroj1]

Its like watching a artist at work 😊😊😊😊

[@jasonjgr8580]

Glad to see you working on this truck.

[@MarvinHowell-k4u]

Glad to see you working on this one. I worked for Coca Cola in Dalton Ga. And we used one to haul 5 gal syrup tanks . Driving it loaded was like riding in a small boat.😂

[@lyndonwortley6329]

Glad to see and hear an update on the Econoline! It has been the curio in the background for too long.

[@jamesschramm4739]

The truck has been on the back burner so long, figured it was almost never coming back. I guess it's like a lot of projects, it takes time and eventually it'll get done, good to see you picking up on the old truck.....................

[@CorvairSteveMorton]

I've waited for a long time to see this truck again. Thanks

[@whoaaanelly65]

I only counted 3 freeze plugs, so it's probably a 170. I'm still kicking myself for not buying a V8 swapped version of one of these a couple years ago. Great to see you working on it!

[@stevenjohannesen88]

Another great Vlog, let’s all hail the “Sharpie” pen, very informative of total metal fabrication, cheers from Downunder 🦘🦘🦘🇦🇺❤️

[@PapiDoesIt]

At long last, the red truck returns! Rust repair on Crusty is what brought me to the channel all those years ago.

[@henrybucki7813]

great job. when i was in a/c tech school in 1971 one of the other students dad had a a/c company and i helped them install a couple a/cs this is what they had to work out of later went to work for a TRANE dealer and they used Volkswagens some where pick up style and the rest where wagons and of course no a/c in any of the vehicles . you constantly had crouch rot from the heat in ga .

[@danwilliams6776]

You never fail to impress!

[@Mikefngarage]

one section at a time and eventually it will be done. looking good Darren.

[@shaundonahue4621]

I really like this pickup. You've done a good job fabricating patch panels for it....or, at least, its been an entertaining watch.

[@amymiler6360]

Glad to see you back on this truck

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Yay...push "pause", put the kettle on and get the Pie out of the fridge: Musti1 Sunday Movie is on! Thanks from this German Viewer!🤩👍👍👍

[@jaysparc]

Have been looking forward to seeing this back on the channel for a long time.

[@loucinci3922]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

[@joeanonemouse]

I love this Ford truck. Thank you for working on it again. 👍

[@mickreid7153]

Great work, I love that truck! 😊👍🙋‍♂️

[@andrewsnoozy]

For someone that doesn't know what they are doing, you certainly did an amazing job, made it look easy.

[@andrewphillips9123]

I was hoping youd get her done sooner or later . I keep seeing it in the background. Awesome job Mustie.😁

[@pinwizz69]

It took forever but Mustie finally got us back on one of our favorite projects. Can't wait for the next episode. I love 2 hour episodes when he posts them. Drives my Bebita Wife Maria nuts. She thinks I'm loony tunes but what does she know.

[@Kane26510]

In all honesty, I thought this belonged to someone else. This Econoline became (in my mind) nothing more than a backdrop - like the Men -Working- Playing sign and the rally wheel hose holders. Love the truck and glad to see work continuing.

[@c-31100]

Thanks very impressed of your work and i love Zeb Macehan Jacket 😊😊

[@phillipcroyle]

2,000 views in 13 minutes, glad to see your channel doing well brother. Respect to you for your work Mustie1. May you continue doing what you enjoy.

[@eriklarson9137]

And may everyone continue to comment on a video without watching it. This is the way,

[@phillipcroyle]

@@eriklarson9137 Have watched it and going to watch it again just for you.

[@DougsMessyGarage]

Woo Hoo, back on the '65 Ford. Can't wait to see how this machine is going to look when done. A tech tip for the english wheel. When using it with bare wheels like you did, the metal will be displaced both left and right and fore and aft, giving a dome. If you cut a strip out of an innertube that can wrap around the large wheel, the fore and aft displacement goes away and all you get is the left and right displacement. The english wheel with a rubber strip on the large wheel would have been a better choice than the slip roller to give you the initial shape of the rocker panel. But hey, your method worked well in the end too.

[@L8terdays]

I'm jealous. I want one of those. Nice work.

[@roberthocking9138]

Beautiful metalwork skills, looks like it grew there

[@plastikblomsterskalikkevandes]

Great to see you fount the motivation, to get back on this project ❤

[@Brad26843]

Nice to see you working on this truck! I have been waiting for a long time to see this truck come back

[@highdesertworkshop]

Worked at a Ford dealership in 64-65, had one of those trucks for a parts chaser ,loved it. Once you got used to sitting over the front axle you could manuver thru city traffic like a champ.

[@mariosaccoccio1688]

Glad you're able to finish the P/U van. Your health issues are more important than finishing the welds. Having worked with an aluminum brake for many years, I've known the feeling of bending the wrong direction! You remove it from the brake, stare at it for a second then realize that it's bent the wrong direction!

[@harveytr7106]

I’m another UK viewer. I’ve been waiting for AGES for the Econoline to make a reappearance. We never had those over here but based on your videos of this one I have so much want for one it’s hard to describe.

[@MrLee-ue7iu]

I can't believe I have been watching since before you started on that Econoline. Thanks for taking me along.

[@twinkie27271]

I was thinking the same thing, but then I remembered watching him bring Crusty back around, which was way before this one.

[@johnHAMMOND-l3u]

thank you for another great video i enjoyed watching looking forward to next sunday

[@johnobiro5202]

Good afternoon from Liverpool. Here we go with Mustie.🔧👍🇬🇧

[@philiphartley8823]

Also from Sheffield , over the hill from You.

[@andrewmeadows2596]

My condolences to both of you.

[@firesurfer]

@@andrewmeadows2596 LOL

[@69Phuket]

Hey Scouse Lad. From Sale. Mancunium. Love Liverpool.

[@69Phuket]

Wrenching is a.... Division Bell

[@user-wm4ij1fd2l]

I'm glad you brought this project back, I really wanted to see what you were going to do with this It was really nice

[@paulelliott2861]

Nice bit off of fabrication . Your commentary is so down to earth it’s refreshing and relaxing. Just great viewing. Thank 0:15 you so much.

[@QuickSplashVideo-rm2kh]

Good to see another bit of fabricating. Many of us love that truck.

[@dcross6360]

What a gorgeous vehicle! You shoud be proud of your work. I hope to see a video of you taking it for a drive

[@100SteveB]

So glad to see this project getting some attention again. Nice job of the fabrication, time consuming, but very satisfying when you do it yourself.

[@ianvicedomini2648]

It'll be great seeing it on the road mustie. Can't wait

[@billmoran3812]

I’d say you’ve considerably improved your sheet metal fabrication skills since you started that project. Not being critical, but it’s a compliment. I know the feeling. My nemesis is TIG welding. I’m struggling, but I’ll win eventually. You knocked out that front rocker section really well. I remember the other side was much more of a struggle. You’ve inspired me to get out in the shop and work on a couple projects I’ve been avoiding.

[@JimHarris-h4u]

Add me to the list of folks who didn't wait patiently for you to finish this project. Love to watch you .dig in and repair something no one else wants

[@robertricevuto3370]

This is a lost art... great job..

[@PuddinsFabShopFan]

This makes for a great start to every Sunday morning, thank you!.

[@gerry-p9x]

Yeah good ol mustie vid are great should do a few tic toks during week

[@hessxpress3016]

more house calls! love seeing smiling faces after a big bummer

[@aaronhunt1616]

Beautiful work Mustie