Cowl Repair START to FINISH - 1967 Mustang Fastback Shelby GT500 - Replica Tribute Project Build

[@FixItNick]

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[@armandoesparza1138]

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[@Disco_r1]

The most impressive part is that even tho his son is soooo young, he’s learning!! He has his hammer and paying attention to dad!! Never to young to learn!! ✊🏾✊🏾

[@jessejohnson159]

In 1968 I paid a body shop to replace "all the rust" on a 1956 Ford Country Sedan wagon the family had owned since '57. When I got the car back, I found tape was put down over the rust and body filler over that. Since then, I've done all of the metal repairs on my '56 and '57 Ford cars and trucks. Like your statement " I don't think I would trust anyone else to do this repair because I know nobody else would really care as much" is the key. Since '68, I've learned to 'do it all'. Now at 70, I'm a bit slower but still do my best to duplicate what the factory has done. (Oh, and your son there... That's BEAUTIFUL!)

[@FixItNick]

I hate all shops, most shops haha, can’t trust them

[@jennyluvsjapan1]

If only all body men were this skilled...I have NEVER seen anybody do a better job than this true craftsman

[@georgegordonbrown9522]

Check out Artur Tussik .

[@RockinRay4711]

Check out 51 Machines and their actual restoration of the Nissan Fair Lady, using almost ne replacement parts, all done by hand

[@marchindy]

Check out Jo Daddys Garage, does awesome quality work as well.

[@brandonloveday]

Maaaaaan if you have ever done this repair job on a Mustang, you know this man's pain and his dedication to making it RIGHT. I myself have done it and it is a thankless job. I appreciate the time you spent making this for the next person who has the guts to do this and finds him/her self scared to death to do it. Always like the videos and am looking forward to the insanity that you will create with this one. Oh I just read some of the other comments about "how this build is going nowhere"...dude, go do it yourself and see exactly how long it takes YOU to do this CORRECTLY. I would have almost killed for this level of a detailed video when I was doing mine. Forget the Nay-sayers Nick, you keep doing what you are doing. Much love from Louisiana

[@66Pipes66]

Brandon Loveday , you’re right Brandon. I’ve never seen one restorer on Tv do this job. This is the extra mile.

[@FixItNick]

thanks brother really appreciate it. yeah its hard to know how much work this is without doing this. this is my second time doing it, just way to much work, shops charge around $2,000+ for this repair and they dont do any of these extra steps with prep work, rust sections, rust encapsulators, welding primers etc...

[@crimsonking8746]

@@FixItNick -great video Nick! I have a question though, I noticed that in the vent area some of the grates in the vents were bent, wouldn't it have been a better time to straighten them out with the panel off the car? Or do you have something else in mind?

[@crimsonking8746]

@Robert Phipps - I was lucky, when we repaired the cowl on my 67, that they weren't bent at all.

[@autodidact537]

@@FixItNick How's your tinnitus?

[@jennyluvsjapan1]

80% of restoration jobs do not get as detailed as what this man has done..... He is a master craftsmen

[@medmtv3975]

because people don't pay much for you to spend all this time on 1 car with also sacrificing your family time and your other obligations you cant do this details if you have another 5 cars waiting

[@davebrittain9216]

Hey just loved seeing the little guy sitting in his own little chair chatting up a storm with Daddy and probably asking a million questions. Love it!

[@FixItNick]

Haha I’ll include him on more projects when I have safer things for him to help with

[@davebrittain9216]

@@FixItNick I saw him in another one too. I used to have my little ones who are now 28 and 31 years old help me on all kinds of projects but they have zero interest in that kind of thing. I was hoping it would stimulate their interest. There is a Bren Gun carrier that I am interested in and my son said he would help with that project lol.

[@Jozavenue]

@@FixItNick ja right

[@mikeanderson2152]

@@FixItNick i came along to your video and i enjoyed it. I just look at a 68 mustang coupe and im debating on if i should buy it in the next month or so. It doesn't have a motor or trans plus i would have to find a shop to do the body work and restore the car inside and out so i haven't made up my mind yet

[@MrDurandal25]

Total awesome. Hands down the nicest cowl repair I've seen.

[@TheMeneltarma]

This is inspiring! Going the extra mile is the only way to go. You can sleep knowing you did everything right.

[@JAWS_164]

Mad Respect for this guy who put In the time and effort

[@salvitti30]

watch the channel byll metal work, a Brazilian channel that does artisanal restoration, the guy is an artist with iron plates

[@PM-lk9ph]

Gotta say, for me, after searching the bowels of the internet, this is the most helpful video on this I have seen when it comes to getting an idea of the whole process. That will be me soon.

[@bigd835]

The amount of work taken to make this repair is staggering. My hat is off to this man for dedication and quality of work. WOW

[@FixItNick]

Thank you really appreciate it

[@robeddy3722]

The funny thing is that guys who want this work done balk at what is a VERY FAIR estimate for proper repairs. $30k to get an "average" 50+ year old car into good, clean sheetmetal is not unreasonable, when you consider what it takes to do the job right.

[@Rick-tb4so]

People wonder why restorations are so expensive just watch this video and that is just one piece. Great work....

[@patcollins1779]

Beautifully done! I did this (with help from a mechanic friend) 25 years ago. These Mustang cowls all leak eventually. It was the hardest body work I ever did... took us like 8 weekends.

[@z512345]

Great job. I had a little helper , who had his little chair and tools. He has grown up now, he is not a little helper any more, he is 6 feet 3 inches, he is now my big helper and my best friend.

[@berniepeskett2566]

Wow! That you put so much work into part of the car no one will ever see is truly impressive! You have me hooked and I can’t wait for the entire start to finish videos to enjoy the same amazing dedication to detail on the whole car! Great work!👍👍👍

[@FixItNick]

Thank you really appreciate it. At the moment I’m working on my friends 67 Eleanor Rescue Project If you seen that one? What A mess!! Some people do shady stuff grrr

[@docredline]

As a retired builder (had one in Sema 5 yrs. ago) I saw you cleaning the cowl and thought "Oh No" you should drill out the spot welds and remove the cowl panels for hidden rust! Then "Viola" you did it and I gladly ate my first thoughts! That right there told me you are a true craftsman and not a week-end restorer! Sorry I doubted you!

[@FixItNick]

Haha Thank you appreciate it

[@wrongfullyaccused7139]

When you finish body work and paint on a car exterior, people see it and can admire it. However, the work on the cowl, while mandatory, is hidden from the eye for the most part. You get the satisfaction of knowing what is under the cowl and knowing you did it right. A private little victory if you think about it.

[@NINEPOINTFIVEPROJECTS]

I have a 73 Pinto that I'm working on. The cowl (inside) is about 50 percent gone by rust. I had made the decision to abandon the project, but you have inspired me to continue on. I'm going to have to fabricate most of it as I haven't been able to find replacement parts. Thanks for the video. I've sub'd.

[@petebachelder1131]

Wow when someone says I spent hundreds of hours restoring a car now one can appreciate what that means watching this video !!! This is a labor of love.

[@FixItNick]

Yes sir, next time a wife asks, hopefully this vid will help haha

[@petebachelder1131]

@@FixItNick Well, good luck with that.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.

[@diablocustomschoker2058]

Tanks to you i fix mi mustang like thath buddy 👍👍🏿‼️

[@krstone0]

Wow, I think it's safe to say that the inside of that cowl is good for the next 100+ years . Thanks for posting this, I'm learning just by watching your videos.

[@todaywefly4370]

Errgh! You have the patience of job. I can feel every tedious hour/day/week. Congratulations. On a meticulous repair.

[@paulmcwilliams1709]

I would do it the same way. Nobody would care about the repair like you would, and I always say, If you want it done right do it yourself!!! Words to live by and that's why I did it that way for years until I had a stroke and I sold my '68 Mustang GT.

[@paulmcwilliams1709]

By the way, you do excellent work!!!

[@eddiesoto3540]

Well done this is what you called a professional body work only a truly body man know how to do this I am one of those great video . Excellent work

[@b67fstb]

Respect! Did it once on my 67 vert and now its time to do on a 67 fastback. Its an awful job but someone has to do it !

[@glencompton2522]

PERFECT!! If you want it done right you gotta do it yourself !

[@alextokariev4077]

ВОТ это настоящий труд... Человек трудиться с душой и любовью...У этого мастера всё получиться на отлично... Молодец!!!

[@bluelinebowhunters]

Literally the most relaxing video I’ve seen in a while ha! Great job!

[@pangrac1]

Another expert welding in flip flops eeek 😱

[@FixItNick]

It’s joy and relaxing lol

[@johngranato2673]

I did this repair on my 68 FB over 25 years ago--over 220 spot welds! I then coated the inner cowl with Sea Jacket. And after that set, a good coat of epoxy paint and then roof tar!

[@FixItNick]

Not my fav repair ever

[@shaz2878]

Wow hand sculpted, and double WOW WOW!!! You have your kid in with a little hammer (Priceless)

[@richardwatts6831]

Love it, thank you. Great that you show what you are doing rather than talk about it like so many others.

[@FixItNick]

Thank you appreciate it

[@bardee1]

It's so good to see great work and details . I wish I was young again so I could do that type of work.

[@kevincady5613]

Who ever get this car is lucky fella. That is awesome work!

[@bbo40]

Neat, this is what I would have needed to do to my 1968 Cougar (back in 1982 when I owned it). The up right stacks inside the cowl were rusted away, and when it rained the water would pour right onto the floor! Me being 16yrs old I had no clue how to fix it , but my dad eventually fiber glassed it from under the dash and it "fixed" the problem

[@johnwu8292]

You have golden hands and i wish the best for you. I enjoyed it. Take care bro

[@philchristensen2787]

Respect. Hard to imagine this level of skill and intense labor!

[@Satchmojones]

Its thing of beauty what you are doing here, somthing I could never do neither the skill nor the patience....this is why I love my Jeep CJ I just bolt parts on, weld what breaks and then go back out and bash it against trees and rocks and it still turns heads in parking lots.

[@romankuznesov1921]

Very refined and painstaking work. Master of the highest class did. I look forward to the continuation!

[@thekingsway295]

Fantastic! I was wondering how this repair was done and I happened upon a amazing craftsman and a well done video! Wow. I slowed it down to .5 speed to catch more detail which worked well. Thank you for making this video and your pride in craftsmanship.

[@bigbadlouroma]

It's awesome to see this level of workmanship has not died. GREAT JOB!

[@FixItNick]

Thank you appreciate it

[@TheRaulr151]

Undoubtedly the best cowl video out there. Excellent choice of musics, video and overall craftsmanship. Thanks for showing how it’s done.

[@FixItNick]

Thank you appreciate it

[@Kerveros1904]

This technician is out of this world...

[@FixItNick]

Thank you appreciate it

[@MrMattDat]

Absolutely beautiful job! Your attention to detail is second to none.

[@FixItNick]

Thanks bro

[@geraldcharles1624]

Very impressive, I was watching Legendary Motor Cars years ago, he stated this repair was 5k. You can't do any better than this.

[@carlhelmick7711]

That was awesome . A beautiful display of workmanship. I wish I had that much patience that I could do that kind of work. Awesome job. 😀👍

[@leslieamsden607]

Great work reminds me of a 67 i did for a friend and i would do it again theres nothing more satisfying than doing it right and it functions keep it up 👍👏

[@gokhanozgul2199]

I really like this project, I'm following two other projects of Eleanor with this one and if I understood correctly this is the only which keeps the real engine of the old Mustang. 🙂

[@FixItNick]

Thank you bro, Yes correct, I want to do it correct way,

[@jsting23]

Just don’t call it Eleanor, he might get sue

[@elizabethpedro3103]

NEVER seen anybody do a better job wow

[@MrModmustang]

I did this on my car, it takes a lot of love, great job 👏 👍.

[@tires2burn]

What you did was right. I'm retired out of the body shop and went through many of the same processes. The car will be right when your done and you knowing that makes it worth it.

[@HotRod9967]

this is what being meticulous means, it shows he has serious pride in what he does, ty for the video Bro !

[@FixItNick]

Thank you really appreciate it

[@naveenkumars8577]

You are a Technical Artist. Wonderful job. Man of Art you are..!!!!

[@FixItNick]

Thank you appreciate it

[@enriqueborst1366]

My old Ford Falcon wagon has the same exact problem. I tried to fix it several times but is so so hard that I just gave up! And so whenever it rains water enters everywhere. Think Ford engineers where not at all enlighten... Anyway congratulations, it`s a great job you` ve done, just perfect!!

[@Mpkev]

Skill, patience, and passion.

[@Jozavenue]

Should have more patience with his offspring.

[@colinblankenship2401]

YOU MUST TIRED AFTER WORKING 60 HRS. A WEEK AND THEN ANOTHER 30 TO DO THIS PROJECT AND ANOTHER 6 TO 8 HRS. TO EDIT AND UPLOAD A VIDEO SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING

[@FixItNick]

Thanks brother, honestly, after this one I’ll try doing easier projects, it’s getting to much lol

[@fabiofundaro2331]

well done is not enough to express your hard work.......the amount of passion you put into this project is unbelievable......more then a work of art.

[@FixItNick]

Thank you really appreciate it

[@helenbriangoaldigger3214]

This guy is a Master artist, I love his dedication and passion for his work, that's why the outcome was awesome 😎

[@rizkhan3368]

Soooper! Brilliant.

[@CarlKahler]

It will deff be something to be proud of when it is finished

[@FixItNick]

Thanks

[@777smitty4]

just finished mine a few weeks back it is a JOB !!! but it’s worth the effort !!!

[@FixItNick]

Ya worst job on the whole car lol

[@danfarris135]

@@FixItNick But the most satisfying the first time you get caught in the rain at a car show and your carpet stays dry!!!

[@williamperez156]

WELL DONE I did not see when the cowl was painted under before install but the way i see your work I said YES

[@FixItNick]

Thank you

[@roygradidge7538]

Is there anything more satisfying than rebuilding a classic from the ground up?

[@FixItNick]

Yes not having to go to work haha

[@roygradidge7538]

@@FixItNick Oh yes :-)

[@thiagofeltrin9841]

Your skills are amazing, but your dedication is outstanding! Congratulations my friend! Best regards from 🇧🇷

[@TheBoostedDoge]

My professor showed us this in class. Awesome job bud!

[@jimh3362]

This is a fantastic video. What an eye opener for anyone considering or needing to do this repair!!

[@josedelacruz9971]

Not a restoration, this is a complete rebuild. Straight skills. If I only had the tools!!!

[@curt2079]

GREAT JOB, DONE WITH CARE and DETAIL. I'VE DONE THE SAME JOB NUMEROUS TIMES ON '65-68 FB

[@thebeardedone1225]

I'd rather repair every fender on a car as opposed to one cowl. They're a lot of work. Excellent job man. Older ford assemblyman told me to tack every other hole on bottom side to leave fresh metal for top half to bite all the way thru. But your way seems a lot better, just tacking every one of them.

[@Ron-im6mj]

The man has skills I wish he was my neighbor. Dod anyone notice that he wore sandal the whole time..hahahaja

[@docredline]

Sandals are comfortable until....a hot welding spark gets you! This from my welding experiences as a professional.

[@francishartman7749]

Great recap Video! If you build IT they will come. im in it for the long haul, Let's Go!!🖒😉💪

[@Fauxbra]

Excellent videos. So cool to see you doing it with tools anybody could have in their garage.

[@tjkoker]

Masterful work. Really enjoyed viewing this video. Cheers!

[@rogemonxxx599]

This man is a real artist!!! Congrats!!!

[@FixItNick]

Thanks

[@michaelmcgregor3573]

Awesome job dude. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see all the progress. You need to keep this one

[@FixItNick]

Thx bro 👍

[@errolpoxleitner7901]

I have a 68 coup I know your pain and dedication thanks for the vidio.

[@cruiserboy811]

Your ! work symply transformed to art ! i really enjoy watching your dedication only people who work like this can feel the pleasure of driving such an art work like this !!! congratulations i loved all videos of your project !! awesome work !

[@FixItNick]

Thank you really appreciate it!!! 👍

[@frickwilhelm4112]

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[@hotpuppy1]

That's one heck of a lot of work. Hundreds of plug welds. A spot welder would have definitely been handy. Of course when reusing an old piece that had to have the original welds drilled out, there isn't much choice.

[@FixItNick]

Thanks bro, yea spot welder can only reach few spots and cost $$$

[@williamsantiago7303]

Man you are awesome sir. I admire people like yourself. You have alot of talent sir. I wished I had your talent because if I did I wouldn't had to get rid of my 1970 Chevelle. It was so corroded with rust that the car was 500lbs or more lighter than when it rolled off of the assembly line. It hurt so bad to do that. I needed about 50k in body work. Thank you for the video buddy and take care. Thumbs up on your video. 👍👍👍👍

[@FixItNick]

Thank you really appreciate it, I was t born with it, learned as I go :)

[@alexalex-zg2mo]

Вы представляете сколько здесь труда, сколько души в это вложено???

[@westonlee9778]

Outstanding work. Teaching your kids a trade which very few know now days. Will attempt to follow your project as I'm restoring a 67 FB as well. Just started the body work inspection/assessment

[@FixItNick]

Thanks appreciate it, if you have IG follow me would love to see your project or DM me pics on IG

[@westonlee9778]

@@FixItNick I have a private question how can I contact you?

[@mary8273]

Best video on KZbin.

[@3dmax911]

ابداع واحترافية في العمل moor than great work !! pro work really well done

[@peterfeltham5612]

Nice workmanship,well done.

[@pantherpaw9]

Wow…fantastic video! Amazing work sir.

[@IkhsanND]

Arbeiten, die Ausdauer und Gründlichkeit erfordern. Cool.👍

[@mikeboone4425]

You cab just see the love this man has for his car .

[@FixItNick]

Thank you

[@JJj-xratedgt]

GR8 VID FANTASTIC WORK W MINIMAL USE OF EVERDAY COMON TOOLS!!!GR8 JOB MY MAN!

[@Dekoan01]

... well thanks, now i know why i sometimes have some water under my break/gas- pedal. Did they forget to use some corrosion protection on those 2 air ventilation intakes?

[@dayman888]

Dude, you did an awesome job! Way to stay motivated!

[@dekebell3307]

Holy hell, beautiful work sir!

[@markhellerjr5910]

Wow!!! Amazing work and great attention to detail! Subscribed!

[@mikeallen6127]

199 haters that work for Maaco. LOL. Killer diligence on that repair. A lot of so-called 'technicians' take a "No one will ever see it" approach and cut a lot of corners, especially in 'body shops'. Gotta keep that turnaround rate up....lol Great work brother

[@FixItNick]

Haha people hate everything these days

[@johntrocchi9322]

Great show of workmanship, love your attention to detail . Just subscribed !!

[@mechanicrookie8414]

Great job..first time I saw somebody did this In hide part of a car..I always asked myself in what condition was those hide part..so well done ...and thank you..

[@FixItNick]

Thanks and you are welcome

[@kevinbernier8093]

This dude is good man, he is a bad ass.

[@FixItNick]

Thanks man

[@ronowens1524]

Bravo. Great attention to detail.