1966 Mustang Restoration Pt. 19 - Kick Panel Installation

[@dailyhondas1480]

Flux core welder for the win. Good job man, i dig the DIY restoration stuff. Working on my 69 mustang and it’s awesome to see others doing this type of work in our home garage sheds or even driveways. No million dollar workshop required. Keep up the good work.

[@3rdstallgarage]

Thanks for watching. It's a long journey I'm on, but I love the progress I'm making and the fun things I'm learning.

[@H21sidewinder]

Another excellent and detailed step-by-step video. Super helpful.

[@3rdstallgarage]

Glad you think so!

[@H21sidewinder]

@@3rdstallgarage using every bit of the knowledge you’re sharing for redoing my front end. Very thankful I found your channel. Putting these vids together is time consuming so kudos to you for doing this

[@MrCbell57]

Yep penetration is key. Not so much technique or welder but it’s done HOW it needs to be done. Lol spot welds from factory are usually overdone because it’s fast and easy. When we plug weld or stitch weld the points can be further apart based on these mental patch panels are not being forced apart but are merely stressed based on sideways shifting. And vibration. A car welded with only half the weld points would still hold very well under normal driving. And last a very long time. Stress points are mostly and usually where the metal has been crimped or doubled and reinforced. Great work. And a good and simple help and instruction for beginners. Keep ‘em coming.

[@3rdstallgarage]

Thanks. I haven't worked on the mustang in a while, but I'll get back to it soon. I'm busy helping a buddy with a 66 beetle convertible right now. You can follow that playlist if you want too.

[@68mustangrestoration34]

I know how you feel, many times I felt like I was preaching ...LOL... and yes you can never have enough clamps of various design to hold things in place while welding and fitting. Project looks great, keep up the good work.

[@3rdstallgarage]

Thanks!

[@esjovold6572]

Great videos. I just recently found your channel. I’m working on a 68 cougar in my garage, its nice to see other people working on there cars by themselves and learning as they go.

[@3rdstallgarage]

Thanks. It's nice to watch experts, but it can leave you feeling inadequate sometimes. How's the couger coming along??

[@davidjimenez933]

On the bottom of the kick panel, you definitely want to put a couple stitch Welds Because if it flexes as you drive in, you could hear a noise when the 2 metals are rubbing each other So just to be a little stronger you want a couple stitch welds

[@3rdstallgarage]

Thanks for the suggestion. Strength is good!

[@douglasknutsen]

Turn the heat up one click, a smidge more wire feed and stay in the puddle just a few seconds longer !

[@3rdstallgarage]

I agree. Thanks for commenting. Its interesting to go back and see this video. I made it about a year ago. My welding has gotten a whole lot better with 10 months of practice.

[@dustinharms1853]

Was just curious what type of welder you are using . I bought the Lincoln HD 180 which runs on 220. I am finding that even on the low settings I’m still burning through. What are you running? Thank you.

[@3rdstallgarage]

I have an older Lincoln Wed-Pak 100. It's a 120v mig welder. Occasionally I still blow a hole through if I hurry or if I'm unaware that a spot is particularly thin. Feel free to email me if you have more questions at [e-mail]. But here's a few things I've learned. 1) I am flux core welding instead of gas shielded. It works fine and the welds are quality, but its a little harder and tricker and takes more clean up. I'm in the process of converting my welder to gas shielded and hope to do a video on that in the next few weeks. But I did change from my stock .035 diamter wire to .030 wire which helps with not overheating. If you haven't done that, I recommend it. If you are running gas shielding, then you can go even smaller. Go as small as you can. 2) You probably know this, but set your amp/heat settings at the lowest and then dial in your wirefeed speed. 3) Never start in the middle of a thin spot. You need to start at the ednges of a weld area or wherever it's thick and begin to create your weld puddle there. Tap your trigger to give it just a little more wire and a little more heat and slowly build your weld up. Watch for the orange glow to fade and then just as it disappears, zap it again. Keep building your weld towards the thin spot. The weld needs the "anchor" or heat sink of a solid puddle behind it to hold it as you bridge a thin spot. 4)prepare your holes or metal well. Get them as clean as you can. Be careful as you prepare it to not sand or grind it thinner. It's easy to accidently thin the edges of sheet metal until they are too thin. 5) practice. I also did a video on this earlier on - it may be helpful Heres the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/baialqyAmb2MhNE I hope that helps!!

[@dustinharms1853]

@@3rdstallgarage wow thank you sooo much. I really can’t tell you how much your videos have helped. I am def new to this I have 1966 mustang coupe and am having a lot of fun w it. Def made some mistakes but learning from them. As you said yes, I am using gas and use .023 wire. On the settings on the welder though it only goes down to 14 gauge though so a little more heavy duty than I prob needed. Always looking forward to your videos though and thank you for the response!

[@roberthirshfield3571]

Put seam sealer the welds you’ll never tell

[@3rdstallgarage]

I plan to! Of course, I want to figure out how to do seam sealer nicely, but you are right, it all get's covered.

[@davidjimenez933]

I watch jo daddy garage I just v found your channel hopefully one day I'll start a channel

[@3rdstallgarage]

Jo Daddy's skills are on a whole different playing field than mine are. Let me know if you start your channel someday. It's hard work, but very doable!

[@davidjimenez933]

Welding the plug weld made the metal around it brittle when it got hot

[@3rdstallgarage]

Maybe...heat shouldnt make it brittle though, it should anneal it. The weld wire is a different consistency than the parent material, so it does interact differently.

[@MrCbell57]

You don’t need more Welds than the factory. You also don’t want to have bumpy extruding welds because the heat is not there. You are not hot enough if you have those cold welds. And yes, if you grind those down, they’re gonna hold even less. If the weld is in a place where you can’t see it then leave it as it is don’t try to clean it up. It’s got far more holding power without grinding. However, if the weld is hot and it penetrates well, you can actually grind a visible weld off the top surface and clean it up and it’s still going to hold better then you’re cold Welds that are not ground down.Take a look at utube video on basic mig welding on fundamentals and you will gain more wisdom than actually trying to accelerate you’re learning curve just by doing and failing. It is a learning process and the more we do the better we understand. So keep ‘em going. Great effort so far.

[@3rdstallgarage]

Thanks for the advice and for watching.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

You may have answered this in a previous upload, but I was curious to know if you have any plans to strengthen the body as convertibles tend to suffer damage much more often than the fastbacks and coupes (twisting/warping). I noticed Petersen will sometimes double frame rails or rockers or use thicker steel... I don't know... he does SOMETHING. Do you have plans?

[@3rdstallgarage]

Right now I'm focusing on the torque boxes and forward. There I plan to add a monte carlo bar and export brace on top. On the bottom I plan to weld in a Trans-Am brace from Open Tracker Racing as well as welding gussets on the bar that connects the front frame rails. I will probably go to a stiffer roll bar too. The convertible does have one more rocker member compared to the sedan. There may be more I will/ can do to strengthen/reinforce the mid and rear of the car like sub frame connectors. I need to learn more about that.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

@@3rdstallgarage Glad you have this covered/are addressing it. My Stepdad started the 1st State Mustang Club (Delaware) years ago. We had one of each body style, and Mom had the convertible... she drove it has a home health nurse and ended up twisting the frame. Took a while to get it straightened out and braced again.

[@glenrude2218]

Been watching anxiously as I’m doing the cowls on my 66 Vert. I saw a vid regarding stiffening that featured frame stiffeners specifically for 65/66 Verts. I think the product was global west. Thanks for the vids. Especially the one on the cowl install and window frame prep. In the middle of that now and a little stuck

[@3rdstallgarage]

@@glenrude2218 You've got this. I just finished sealing and painting the inside and underside of my cowl this weekend and hope to weld it in place this weekend. Email me if I can help at all. [e-mail]