2. Rocker Panel Replacement | 1961 Chevy Apache Restoration

[@asablack1364]

Loved the idea with the router and little Buck. That was good thinking.

[@stxrynn]

This is gonna come in handy when I start my F250. Thanks man. I REALLY do appreciate you moving this over here.

[@ZHFabrications]

:)

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Good work, Zack, there is always a simple way to do things without bodging them. Good to see you fabricating those little curves etc as you do..

[@ZHFabrications]

Thank you!

[@mattchastain1770]

Thanks for sharing! Now I know what’s ahead for my ‘62 stepside since it has a rust problem on the rocker panels as well.

[@rudyflores9395]

dude you are the man learned a new trick thanks

[@Moonfleet41]

Great fabrication my friend, my very favourite pastime..

[@ZHFabrications]

:) Thank you!

[@muddyfences5559]

Mad skills there Zach. There's no reason to buy things that you can patch or fabricate. Looking forward to more on the Apache.

[@ZHFabrications]

Thank you!

[@RobertoDonatti]

you're doing a great job! I learned to drive in one of those, they're great

[@ZHFabrications]

:) I love em'

[@colinstow7385]

I’m loving this series, great work mate!

[@ZHFabrications]

Thank you Colin

[@emiliyanivanow-embata3581]

By this two Chevy videos i find out how much you are into this idea for the car ... I hope you cross the finish line like a boss. Good luck !!! P.S. ... I hope you think for some BIG engine ??? haha

[@gkkent]

I’m so impressed by this project! Keep it up!

[@ZHFabrications]

Thanks Greg!

[@hawkie333]

Nice work with doing the kick panel radius by hand, I’ll tuck that one away!

[@santjagou]

Cool! Любовь к вещам, творениям наших предков, и забота о них, благородное дело!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Looking good Zack! 👍👊

[@papasteve215]

You do some pretty work.

[@dudatoli]

Great job !!!! congratulations !!!

[@ZHFabrications]

Thank you!

[@mortenhenningsen940]

love to see the rest of the prosess

[@AtticusDraco]

"cheap and impatient" totally relatable i have wife and kids that will testify to that

[@ZHFabrications]

Hah

[@juliusduvell4269]

Great work!

[@ZHFabrications]

Thank you!

[@projekt6_official]

Nice trick with the block of wood.

[@ZHFabrications]

Thanks! :)

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Nice progress on one of the more difficult places.

[@ZHFabrications]

:) Thanks Jim!

[@lowtidecustoms1166]

Router was brilliant!!

[@olewolf2]

Awesome! Now just hurry up and post the next one(s). I'm getting impatient here! Hahah

[@ZHFabrications]

:) I'm working on it...

[@alansloas777]

Love the truck!

[@ZHFabrications]

Thanks Alan!

[@gsardokla]

Could you give us a little look at the engine, along with a brief summary of what you'll be doing under the hood?

[@4thgradedropout980]

One from the ZH Archives. Very cool.

[@ZHFabrications]

Yep, Thanks!

[@szyss]

Very nice

[@ZHFabrications]

thank you!

[@VENKOwood]

Nice work

[@ZHFabrications]

Thank you!

[@allan64027]

Iike the ideia with the wood.

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

ZH you need to get yourself some spot weld cutters. Cheap like $5 at harbor freight and the cutting bit is double sided, so you can unscrew it and have another brand new side.

[@YuraKvadrat132]

Soon the car will be like from the salon. Super car. Cool.

[@ZHFabrications]

:)

[@JohnMadeit]

You grew your hair long very quickly 😋 I like the truck I've always wanted to do a old car restoration but I've come to the realisation that I haven't got the patients..

[@coolHandLuke5150]

Any plans to shave the drip rail (top of door and windshield)

[@GibClark]

👍👍 like a pro

[@combows]

Routing the wood to make to form #brilliant

[@ZHFabrications]

I remember being pretty proud of that :)

[@combows]

ZH Fabrications well it impressed me :)

[@wadespain5067]

Yeah - that was impressive for sure. I wish I had that kind of creativity.

[@cromagnon305]

In the next video, watch as I fab a complete cab, bed, fenders, hood, and frame :)

[@gordon4385]

Cro Magnon Don't forget window glass! Lol

[@rickallen6378]

I have been through a similar project myself, which i will never do again. But I was wondering if maybe you had thought about on those areas that are prone to rust, to treat them with something like POR 15? If you put that on a surface it will never rust again. Since you are taking that all apart and getting into those hard to reach areas, it may be a of value.

[@ZHFabrications]

Yeah, I'm hitting the inside of the panels with something similar... I'm sure once I move into a place with a shop I'll take everything down a bit and do a more professional job. It's just hard in a humid/rainy climate with no indoor shop.

[@chriswillis3071]

Great fabrication, yes leave door on and check rocker fit,,,but cmon,,,rockers never fit , gotta split the bends and massage…u fortunate to have good floor …looks great…

[@dadpetty7998]

I’m a new subscriber I really enjoy your work, do you think painting the backside of the new outer rocker and outside the inner panel would be beneficial? Or is it overkill? Thank you

[@andrewt.8442]

Yeah man👊

[@ZHFabrications]

:)

[@mikcal23]

Will you be painting it once everything is finished?

[@ZHFabrications]

Absolutely! So I already have 5 videos recorded(these are actually from over a year ago) I'm already starting to paint the panels one at a time.

[@mikcal23]

ZH Fabrications that's awesome I can't wait to see it.

[@gordon4385]

Awesome vid, awesome of your wife for buying you that Apache. Just out of curiosity, what amperage settings were you using on that sheet metal weld?

[@ZHFabrications]

Thanks.. I wish I could remember, but I typically try and run it as low as I can for this sort of thing.

[@blake1764]

Did you prime and paint the inner rocker and post before you put the outer rocker back on?

[@ZHFabrications]

Yep :)

[@АлексейБЕЛЫЙ-э9г]

Super. Especially the trick with a piece of wood! Greetings from RUSSIA!! P.S. Всем МИРА!!

[@johnhartley3596]

You may want to brush on some rust stabilizer behind your patches,,

[@rudyflores9395]

No sir not cheap your a budget and in training to become a better fab. master sounds better don't you think. doing awesome sir

[@anonymousgeorge4321]

Turn down the music! I can barely hear you talk. Better yet, eliminate the music completely. It's unnecessary and distracting.

[@ZHFabrications]

Yeah I recorded & edited the first 5 truck restoration videos a bit over a year ago. When I start posting the newer ones the production value will be better.

[@PowerOfValmet]

Hi. I can give you a tip about this truck. Search mrheavyshevy here on youtube, he has done alot off repairs on a truck like yours and he is also a good artist when it comes to metal. Like youre clips. Cheers from Sweden 🤟🤟

[@kmann7530]

I know the guy is trying but as a Auto body tech for 30 years very hard to watch let the professionals do this not in your driveway man poor truck could be nice but he has not convinced me it will be

[@BEEFY-hu8gl]

So dont watch it simple

[@kmann7530]

BEEFY 7895 can’t stand to see this so won’t be first and last time

[@Shakerhood69]

Looks good!

[@ZHFabrications]

thank you!