Peterbilt 359 Restoration Ep.89 Squishing Bucks, Hucks and Blinds

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So this week, I’m working on finishing up the door skins I got from www.truckshrouds.com and with the help of my friend Blake from Fly, Weld, Fab channel and his new air riveter, I finally tackle squashing the buck bolts on the outer edge and bottom of a Peterbilt door and let me tell you that these are not easy to squish without wrecking them. Took some doing, but I think I got the hand of it eventually and it only took me one more time to finally remember the sealant lol - enjoy!
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[@steveray7770]

Johnny Cash said "One Piece at a Time", for a trucker and a pilot, it's "One rivet at a Time". Great job Mark, looking nice!

[@paulevans8661]

I came for the car, I stayed for the trucks. One of my favorite channels looks like it'll be two of my favorite channels. Cheers and thanks.

[@willhoggard645]

I came for the trucks dont care about the car lots of cars on uTube

[@Whatisuppeople]

Started with the pete and grew into two kenworths and a trans am

[@Daves_adventures4315]

Opposite, careless for the car but the trucks………….

[@tommackay5671]

Riveting 101: The rivet driver, or “set”, must be a perfect fit for the diameter and radius of crown of the rivet head. Blake’s kit of sets is for aviation AN rivets. Your commercial rivets have a shallower radius of crown, hence the digging in and “smiling” of the heads. You can modify a deep radius AN rivet set by grinding the outer rim down to shallow it up, then polish it back to glass smooth with wet dry paper and the set chucked in a drill. Also polish the working faces of your bucking bars- it’ll leave a way nicer finish. Use as low of air pressure as you can and still achieve rivet set in two-three short bursts of the rivet gun. Too low, and the rivet will work harden before full set is accomplished. Squareness of tools is key. The shop made head when done should be 1.5x diameter of the rivet tall, and 2x diameter of the rivet across. Choose rivets of appropriate length to start. They should protrude through ~ 2.5 x rivet diameter prior to bucking. Lastly- practice practice practice 😊

[@ronthompson3525]

Your correct

[@JamesPretty]

oh! putting the tape on the rivet first makes so much more sense.. I never thought of that great idea Mark

[@carlthor91]

I've always put masking tape on the anvil in the air hammer. Less chance of damage to the rivet head. Wont prevent it totally, but it helps a lot. Both ways work, YMWV Best wishes from Northern Manitoba.

[@stephenadams5293]

Love watching this truck come together

[@user-uv5rt5pg6l]

so true makes me remember 1st time driver brought in his trailer with nose and 18'of roof coiled an destroyed, the good ol days😂 1000 rivets later

[@user-rl3zd2ok2m]

Great video Mark as always love your channel

[@sodapop8408]

No popcorn and movie I really dig those you have only stumped me on one but love all your content I’ve been watching since you drug lbl home keep up the great work mark I’ve told you before I drove truck for 35 years and am medically retired now so I love these channels ✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️

[@carterafb]

I worked as a aircraft sheet metal mechanic for 10 years for Kaman Aerospace here in Connecticut and wanted to give you some helpful advice on riveting. First you don't want to use steel or Monel rivets with aluminum panels and no aluminum rivets with steel panels because of corrosion with the two dissimilar metals. Second we used 3X rivet guns with air regulators on them for the majority of the jobs we did along with green duct tape on the rivet sets to prevent the smiley faces on the rivet heads. And third we had pneumatic hand held C squeezes or alligator squeezes for rivets that were accessible for areas like your door frames . Hope this helps.

[@robbyblack2699]

I’m screaming at the screen…. “YOU FORGOT THE SEALANT!!!!” 😂😂😂

[@liamschneider]

God, I wish these old girls were still on the road instead of these plastic trucks, regardless awesome work Mark, keep doing what you love

[@charlesflager1970]

My diesel shop teacher always used to tell us, " If you ain't got time to do something right, You got time to do it over!"😄

[@722garage9]

Doesn't look too shabby for a guy who doesn't know what he's doing... If I had 1/1000th of your talent I'd be happy. Great job and for carrying the torch for those of us who can't. Every day is a school day.

[@PTBob721]

Inspiring project! I've used "Olympic Rivets" on repairs to the skin on my old Airstream trailer. They're like a pop rivet but they use a hand power drill-mounted shaver that trims the rivet's stem off flush with a rounded profile that matches and blends into the rivet head.. Easier to see than to explain.....

[@3sparewashers-lg3gf]

Mark, I totally understand the frustration with imperfections like the smiley faces. I will say that I imagine more than one Peterbilt left the factory with some though ;)

[@cowboy5252]

Mark your approach to work & you work ethic are an inspiration, your patience in impeccable, great video! 👍🏻🇬🇧👏🏻

[@wesleybrown204]

I rebuilt a western trailer once upon a time and I had to build my own cone but for the air hammer, one thing i learned was if you wrap the end of the air hammer bit in tape. (I used electrical tape) It helps with marring up the buck head and surrounding metal.

[@vincentdunne7197]

Any man who has not yet made a mistake has yet to learn to be humble and in a sense human. Good job Mark

[@petekunzler5098]

Hi Mark, I commend you for learning new skills and working through your issues. I was impressed that you figured out how to handle the bucking bar and got away from the long bar and into a proper sized bar of the job. Having built 747's and 767's for over twenty years I have an observation, I saw one really quick shot of the rivet die, it looked like it didn't match the rivet head. There are specific dies for each style of rivet and when correct and you are on the head straight you will not get the smiley face even without tape. Love the channel and I look forward to the next installment.

[@meganallensmithjr2670]

Awesome episode Mark keep up the great work!!!

[@maxihaugh1267]

Great videos as always Mark. Love seeing the progress. You are very thorough and I admire the attention to Detail.

[@RobertForslund]

That's some riveting work right there! 😁👍 Love to see the progress and I can't wait to see when it's all painted and done 100%! 😛

[@marysoldeeley2218]

I watched you become a much more humble man in this episode Mark. In the end though... She looks great. You have done it again! AND the REwork was in the same episode as the first work! You're a professional squisher now! I'll go see your new channel. Thanks for the great show Mark!

[@nmyoungcross]

Hey Mark to save you time with future buck rivets get yourself a rivet squeezer. You can have both door skins done in 5 mins

[@TwinStix]

Yeah, I can buy one for the low low price of $3,000 😂

[@rickmunson8317]

I've seen my old shop guys use small square rubber pieces. It worked every time. Everybody has their own little tricks to do the job. Great job!

[@1911MikeinOregon]

Mark, you realize it only takes Peterbilt 8 hours from start to finish to completely build a truck right ? LOL Sorry 🙂... It's taking shape. I can't believe how much work you have put into the old girl since you got it. It's going to be really sweet when it's all done. I love the look of bare aluminum panels that don't have any remnants of paint or body filler on them. When I was building race cars, I only painted the aluminum work that needed to be painted. I like the little inserts that go into the holes on the blind rivets. It looks so much nicer.

[@cadeamber2356]

I’ve been watching since you first got little by little. Great channel, I have also started working on my 1990 dodge d350 that I bought when I was 14. Finally getting around to converting it from a 2wd auto to a 4wd manual and I really appreciate having a shop, can’t believe you worked out in the elements for a couple years.

[@Camaro-kevin]

Hi mark, I’m a truck driver so I came here for the truck stuff but I also have a 1980 Camaro Z28 so I also like the F body stuff and now that you showed us how to put QA1 suspension in the car I hope to do that sometime soon

[@gullreefclub]

Remove the door skin and get proper urethane Seam Sealer 3M gasket and weatherstrip adhesive does not remain flexible when it dries but Seam Sealer does. If you don’t you will hate yourself later on (ask me how I know)

[@marvinsteel1265]

Hey mark im a appreciate truck and coach mechanic I’ve done jobs like this on trailers using buck rivits and I’ve used a in line regulator and that’s what I have had work for me in the past. Big fan keep up the good work !

[@bobme2787]

I went to the ATHS show over the week end. There was a lot of nice stuff to see. A healthy person can easily walk the whole event. Thankfully it was not to hot and humid. Actually the golf cart thing is a little annoying. I know that some people can not get around well but people were pulling right up to trucks in their golf carts. Never got out to walk around a few trucks.

[@ervinhenschel9260]

Now that’s a good Squish!

[@neilsmith5934]

Keep up the fantastic work… I can see your really getting into the finer finishes that will really make this one of the best great work 👍🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@jamestauschek5424]

Patience pays off. Nice job on the door skins!

[@conwayconway2177]

Ohh yeah. I enjoyed it. Like all the others...I learned something new too...thanks Twinsticks Garage family ❤✝️🇨🇦🇺🇸✝️❤️....oh Kool... snowman speedshop

[@Nicolaj93Petersen]

Already subscribe to the second channel 🤘🤘 love the work Mark 👌

[@rickmartin6217]

Reminds me of high school 😅I mean college lol😂

[@chrissargent8398]

It is such a blessing to have friends that help you out in life. Not everyone wants someone else to succeed, and do whatever they can to ensure they do.. Your buddy Blake is a stand up guy for sure.

[@bobme2787]

Also Gettysburg is really close by and taking the time to see the museum, bus tour and Eisenhower farm is a must see.

[@ken7875]

Watch that you don’t leave smiley face on the outside when you buck the rivet.😊 Some times they use masking tape to protect the sheet metal your riveting. Put it over the rivet. Bucking bar. Don’t cut the bad rivet out, center punch it and drill it out. Aviation rivets are aluminum, Are the ones you using steal.?

[@richardgreenlaw1442]

Practice makes perfect. You'll get it, Mark, I'm sure.

[@raywilson800]

Cool

[@JamesPretty]

masking tape on the tool spares the rivet. of course as soon as I comment then you reveal you already know the tape trick lol

[@American_Jeeper]

Mark, you’d be amazed at how well water manages to find its way into seams, especially when you’re driving and aerodynamics takes over..the rushing air will force the water droplets into that seam over time. You only have a handful of rivets in, take them out and do it right the first time, so you don’t have to do it twice.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Thanks Mark, for taken-us on ur tour of getting ur door skin's put-on.. looking good Mark.. drink two Coor's on me..

[@charlesroer972]

A piece of glove or shoe leather maybe beneficial ! Hey Mark ,learning by doing, hope u bought a few extras It will be fine !

[@fader2701]

subscribed to channel #2

[@cbdsw]

I had to do riveting in college and have it pass inspection. You did very well for your first time. Well done.

[@nigelhales874]

Practice makes perfect lol 😊

[@johnhughes2736]

There is a stiffener ( c channel ) that goes on the inside of the door at the top. Look up on Dan’s shop. It will stiffen that sill plate so it doesn’t split like that ..

[@Njdiver08]

When I went to aviation back in the day we did a lot of riveting, and my best advice is take a bit of masking tape and fold it over like double-sided and put one side on the river gun and want to hold the river and that does like a cushion to not mess up the head of the rivet

[@TheSteelman66]

Great Job and a lot of work but wort it looks Great and I think It's Time for about 12 to 14 Cold ones, lol Im Thirsty lol🍻🍺

[@tommyhall2768]

Hay buddy

[@jameschism1457]

I love trucks and cars. I'm a major fan of Smokey and the Bandit. I have definitely subscribed to you second channel as well. Love and look forward to your videos. Greetings from California!

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Mark & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mark & Friends Randy

[@robertquast9684]

I probably would have tried making my own bucking bar with a radius hole to put on the head and maybe clamp everything together to keep it from moving while hammering but it’s easy from my couch

[@vincebowling1778]

Mark, another purpose of the sealant before riveting the door skins on is to dampen vibration/noise between the panels. Very important.

[@user-fd6tg3rn4m]

OOPS, OOPS, AND OOPS AGAIN MT, BUT I THINK YOU GOT THE JOB TAPED AT THE END.

[@maddoggmattis1394]

The whole time I was like i hope he put sealant in. Then you said it lol😂

[@sethcollens3729]

'High School..... I mean College'. Nice save.

[@spottedhoss1920]

Mornin Mark, LBL is gonna win best in show at Lesco this year, I think it's coming together amazingly. I never ever used huck bolts huck guns or any of the body pins you have used on this project. We always just used small bolts and nuts, now I wish I would have learned to do that, It looks fantastic I'm more impressed every episode. Have a great week my friend say Hello to Mrs. Twin stix for us.

[@74charger44]

I remember the days of rivets. Worked at then McDonnel Douglas. Sheetmetal was a challenge. Long rivets will bend over too.

[@reecebixler6518]

The last time I riveted anything I had a buc that fit the head and compressed the back side of the rivet.

[@TwinStix]

Yeah that’s an air riveter and they’re over $3,000 to buy 😬

[@reecebixler6518]

@@TwinStix I was riveting side stakes on a trailer and used an air hammer.

[@billhackney2133]

Mark can I make a suggestion? Have a live stream for questions and answers. Start off by telling your life story. Like what you do for a living now. What have you done previously for work. College ect. And introduce your family and have your wife set in on the question and answer part. I have always wondered where you got your driving experience. And what you do now. I was a 11th grade when smokey and the bandit came out my girl friend refused to go watch it again in the movie theater. I think I watch it 16 times in the movies. And I can't count how many times I watch it on TV. It was the biggest reason I became a truck driver. It did it for 20 + years until I got hurt and have had 5 back and 3 neck operations. So all I can do now is watch trucker related stuff and build 1/24 scale models.

[@TwinStix]

I done a bunch of Q&As on my Patreon channel … the episodes are posted 👀

[@jasonbuck3949]

I made it to the aths show in York PA thanks to your recommendation in previous videos. It was great. And there was a smoky and the bandit truck and trailer there!!

[@neilfairless4589]

879th subscriber on channel no.2 Marc.

[@Louie2309]

The new panel tin work looks great. You need to spend two solid weekends on that truck and get it into primer. 👍

[@darrenc3439]

Great video, Thanks. Wanted to let you know, not to blow your air hammer unless it up against something, you are doing damage to the internals if it doesnt have something to hit.

[@ronthompson3525]

Now from my days in the trailer shop, their is different bits and size buck rivets. Diameter and length so make sure yours are not to long and bend over.

[@thomasmarti5856]

Subscribed to Snowman SS!

[@ervinhenschel9260]

I live in Pennsylvania about 2 hours from York. I’ll be at the show.

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

As structural mech "NAVY" and A school instructor. you defiantly exceeded allowed hits, would have been set back week to relearn this skill, other than the rivet. always best if you can squeeze with the manual tool rather than using the air hammer you get much better result, preset the rivet squeeze on similar set up of thickens for the tool then go to town, pro tip have 2nd person hold the tool while the other squeeze's the rivet./ but air hammer works, another tip round the edge of the rivet set so there less of chance it contacts the surface when air hammering. they have rivet that have very small profile other than what holds the rivet head.

[@ColinClarke-hn5pj]

I really like everything you do, doesn’t bother me about doing trucks and cars especially if it’s the Bandits car! 😅 but I see why you’re done it. Keep doing what you’re doing it’s great. Loved watching Smoky and the Bandit, convey and the other American truck films when I was a kid in the 80’s. Keep the flys off your glass and the bears off your ass. From Lincolnshire UK. 👍🍺

[@ghostwalker100]

I think it is even more clearance. As the foam part sits on a piece that’s on top of the inside of the door skin. Which is above the huck colllars. So you have the thickness of that as well

[@TheRivethead]

One of the last semicasual videos showed them reskinning a 389 door, same as tour 359. They were using a different tool to squeeze the buck bolts, might be worth a watch

[@TwinStix]

Yeah pretty easy when you have a $3000 tool to squish them … let’s see them do it the old school way 😏

[@TheRivethead]

Wow 3k$ yeah id be going the old school route as well.... Practice makes perfect

[@CarlGRILLS]

Did you know that there is brace for the inside door sills to reinforce the door for the mirrors you can get them from Dirk's in Mn

[@ljferguson908]

Great work Mark,maybe cut a milk jug to fit air hammer.Just a thougt keep up the great vids

[@RandyDerrick-zq9wj]

Watch Semi Casual Shop Update and how to skin a 389 door!!

[@TwinStix]

Nah those guys just use an overpriced $3000 tool - anyone can do that. I’d like to see them do it the old school way 😂

[@jamesmckinley4213]

hey mark! i was watching you do the rivets with the gun. and I believe you could have been doing it backwards. I'm thinking that the gun is supposed to go on the back side and the block is supposed to go on the rivet head. just like running large steel rivets for like bridges and stuff maybe try that.

[@billysmith2494]

Hey Mark you can use a small oring in there as well and it will work as well keep up the good work

[@1911MikeinOregon]

Anybody that brings you Coors, isn't a freind. Just sayin LOL... I like the idea of two channels. I've spent my life working on, and building cars. Street cars, race cars and show cars, and I've done most of the stuff that is car related on the YT numerous times so it's hard for me to get enthused about watching the car stuff. I was born and raised around trucks. My grandfather started teaching me how to drive his log truck when I was 9 years old, and I ended up driving truck for 40 years, but I never did the extensive rebuilding on them that you are doing, so it's a lot more interesting for me.

[@matthewsorensen2147]

I saw you missed the sealer and if I had had Stop put it on I wish I could save you some time, but I seen it happen and I did see you holding the gun a little crooked at the beginning. Good to see you caught it all before it got too far.

[@joeroad6618]

Already found the other channel and subscribed! I enjoy both the truck and car content, many of the tips and techniques are interchangeable to both, keep up the good work Mark!

[@michaelshaffer6532]

I am surprised the bucking bar does not have a little indentation for the back side of the rivet to sit in. Or put in whole line of rivets and then run a couple layers of tape on top of the rivet heads instead of taping each head.

[@maddoggmattis1394]

Lets go oilers!

[@ThomasEvanchick-gk7os]

I know a trick on replacing skins just something I’ve done in the past just to stiffen up skins but no big deal your getting er fine

[@charger8020]

What were the odds of having an Accu fast right around the corner from you lol

[@why_do_we_have_to_use_handles]

Please keep the existing Bandit content that was originally posted on Twinstick Garage on here and post it to the new channel as well

[@nigelhales874]

Been a while your friend building a aircraft with aluminum what we call here in the UK ..there's definitely some special tools great video even though I don't no any thing about American trucks it's still very interesting last week driving a daf truck a 550 engine

[@littlesteve855]

I priced hucks to do frame work the day. Im not going to be a rich man, but will be a happy man

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@@TwinStix Do they ship across the Atlantic?

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@@littlesteve855they might 🤔

[@michaeljackson6624]

A twin sticks I've seen a few of your videos so I can see you got some perfectionist in yourself so please pull the skin back off the door frame and do the door right so you don't have anymore problems down the road because I don't think you want to go back re doing the same work over again that's to much work good job so far😊👌👍💯

[@thesepticguy9613]

Look at the tool that Semi Casual uses.

[@TwinStix]

They have a $3000 air riveter … anyone can use one of those. I’d like to see them do it old school 😂

[@fredschell3972]

They make an air tool that does a perfect job installing those rivets. Semi Casual used one on one of there episodes. It would make the job much easier. Probably could rent one.

[@TwinStix]

Yeah and those air riveters are $3,000 ... can't find anyone who rents so I had to do it old school

[@tedglover706]

Hey Mark not sure if youve delt with Dans Shop in Montevideo Minnesota but they sell a reinforcement bar that goes inside door under window sill. It helps with vibrating mirrors. 379 have them. I put them on my 359 helped alot.

[@kirkjones9827]

Maybe you can get the bit sanded smooth?

[@anthonyrobertson2210]

Hello Mark you whould get alot Better results doing them Huckbolts/Buck rivets With 2 people 😎👍 Keep on Trucking. From Anthony Robertson here in Anchorage alaska.

[@stansdds]

If it's worth doing, it's worth doing twice, right? Oh, the other saying I like is "we are always in a hurry to get things done, but never in such a hurry that we don't get things done right the second time".

[@jasonstagg2745]

14:33 14:42 14:43 Bucking bars .. the heavier the better Less work in squashing the rivet Some masking tape on the snap stops it marking the skin and rivet

[@timothylentz9236]

All you needed to do is go 1 or 2 sizes bigger with the size in the air hammer.

[@timothylentz9236]

I did 20 years in the Navy doing the rivet bucking on the skins of the aircraft.