Flipping my Model T!

Time to start on the rust repair for the T. Figured it would be easier to flip it on her lid and work at chest height instead of on my back. Lots of metal work to do on this rig, rocker repair, quarter repair and cowl repair are all needed. I'm excited to use all my new metal working tools to build the rust repair panels. Really starting to fall in love with this old rat rod.
Send me your junk
DD Speed Shop
Po box 42041
1881 Portage ave
Ferry Road RPO
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3J 3X7

[@DDSpeedShop]

Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Thanks for watching! If your not already dont forget to subscribe to the channel.

[@davidingling9791]

That thing is gonna be sweet!!! You should check out Johnathan W's 31's the one he's working on he's putting an old Cadillac motor in it

[@kennethlaw5216]

Hey Dan check out Jonathan W channel. He has recently built a 31 5 window and a roadster that were as bad as yours when he started. He changed the dash , made his own interiors, did all the metal fab, they look pretty damn good from what he started with. May give you some ideals

[@shartne]

Man it looks real good to me. Thanks for letting us hang out with you. Your getting really good at this fabrication of body parts.

[@HorsepowerHeadquarters454]

I have done a video on destroying undercoating/rust/bondo etc check it out it may be usefull to you or maybe you already know about it.

[@wschell4023]

BTW There is no right or wrong way. Original rodders invented their own methods for their creations; doing it your own way honours the tradition.

[@thesquatch2493]

The T is turning out nice . I'm jealous ! Your beautiful wife likes to help u on your Hot Rod . I enjoy your vids and appreciate all the time and effort you put into making them . Thanks

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks buddy!

[@waynespyker5731]

Good to see a woman learn to use a hammer properly. I enjoy the tv DYI "drama" home improvement shows but turn them off when the co-host is 'pushing in' nails by holding the hammer near the head!

[@jack002tuber]

I liked the teamwork on it. Good job

[@neadie1000]

I believe, you have redefined what qualifies as “kinda minty”! 😊

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha my standars are low so very low

[@Iann128]

For someone that hates metalwork as much as I do, you are making it look easy. Keep up the good work.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@lenscap8925]

An eager assistant is invaluable on a project like this...

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah shes helpful for sure

[@cannednolan8194]

Nice shout out too old time garage.

[@gerrymilidantri6457]

Great episode Dan, you may want to have Halfass Garage make a complete door skin after you fix the door boxes. This will insure you keep the curvature of the door. I'm really enjoying this build great work

[@DDSpeedShop]

im sure I can figure it out

[@classiccarrebuilds2771]

Your living the dream mate, spending your spare time building hotrods and your awesome wife is as enthusiastic as you.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah life is pretty damn good

[@russellzacharias3535]

When you're out a Brent's look around for various rounds, fairly heavy wall pipe, different sizes, anything with a curve. Ideally something you can store close yet out of the way (nesting is "perfect"). Looking for curves that you can do some serious hammering on the edge without it collapsing or longer sections you can put slight rolls into sheet metal (Brett uses an old welding tank, find the Barris video where he sets up using three different diameters of pipe with a sheet metal thickness between them). IF you have a stump around (even if its still in the ground) you can put sort of an odd shaped bowl into the top of it, works really well.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yup. a bending tank setr up is next on my list for sure

[@waynegouin939]

Hi Dan. You're really making something from nothing. When you showed us the T, sitting in the snowbank, I thought NO WAY! But now I'm like YEAH MAN! Not to many people would take on that much work. But you're doing it. Thanks for sharing.

[@DDSpeedShop]

thansk buddy! I work with what I can afford haha cheap cars and free labor

[@diggerspeedshop80]

It's great to see you learn and try new things. Alot of mechanics won't touch metal work.

[@DDSpeedShop]

i cant make it any worse haha

[@robertshort4708]

Looking great Dan I'm a old body man your doing a good job take your time. It's looking good buddy

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks robert!

[@robertgibson88]

LOL sounds like she is ready for wrestlemania this weekend. CRUSH!!! I will be going tomorrow to stock up on some adult beverages myself for this giant 2 day event...Woooo!!! 2 day long!!!! Now that's what I'm talking about Woooooo!!!

[@MadScientistGarage]

Pretty neat your better half picked up the hammer and got after it! Well done you 2.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha i was a little worried for my safety

[@georgehimself6612]

Oops. Misleading title. I thought you were selling it unfinished. Good to see you have your catchphrase figured out, like all successful KZbinrs: Doug Demuro: Thisssss is a... DD Dan: Sooooo... Must be great to have a wife who knows panel beating. Now teach her some welding and you can spend your nights in front of the TV with a beer in the future! I watched the 1971 movie with your gasser in it again the other day, with James Taylor driving it and one of the Beach Boys wrenching on it. Very cool. Those dudes sure weren't talking much... And man, you sure are quick, judging from the number of clips you upload and the progress of your projects. Respect!

[@DDSpeedShop]

i like to stay busy thats for sure haha. love that movie!

[@garrisonolival8780]

Akaka in Hawaiian means to split or cut ! Good name for a cutting tool ! Aloha

[@davelowell3008]

You and I are very lucky men. My wife helped me on my street rod then made a wonderful dinner. She's going out to the shop now to help me finish the project at hand.

[@DDSpeedShop]

so awesome dave! nice to have a woman that accepts the hobby

[@GMC6969]

Welding new metal and original Rusty metal, the original isolation for people

[@martinmayhem7122]

Great job Dan and Dani! You’re making some quick progress! Another great vid!👍

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@maxrensberger9856]

Yep..definitely a nice job..great thinking..."we're happy with it"

[@DDSpeedShop]

Right on

[@DavidPerez-cd9tu]

Hey you guys are doing a great job i enjoy irking with my girlfriend she is a great helper its nice to see you all working together keep on peepin on looking real good!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@DavidPerez-cd9tu]

What a beautiful day out really enjoy your work and the time you take to post vids

[@bobleeswoodshop7919]

This reminds me of my truck when I was redoing it. I started with a roof and good title for mine 49 Chevy truck! Lol 😜🤗😂

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha thats all you need

[@94jimmy5]

Your rod is coming along nicely. "minty' & "new-ish" ! I love it!

[@DDSpeedShop]

newish is my favorite haha

[@gertraba4484]

Or a FRESH NEW. KICK?.?

[@orlandopadilla8304]

Awesome. Love the sound of pounding in the morning.

[@JAWSatBCPerformance]

Good work. Amazing what a guy can do with a hot metal pump and a grinder.

[@DDSpeedShop]

abosuletly

[@timothynewkirk2654]

Turned out nice. A little wavy in the wheel well, but who am I to say, you seem to be a better welder than me! ...Newk from Kentucky

[@henrygibson1530]

Getting a little metal work done. It's good when you have someone who gets out and helps you with your projects. 😁

[@DDSpeedShop]

she works cheap haha

[@henrygibson1530]

@@DDSpeedShop yep that's right. 😊

[@robertgibson88]

You could also add a chrome cap to the edge of the top by making cardboard forms of it ,and taking those to a salvage yard to find used chrome that will fit the contour of you templates. probably 4 straight pieces ,and 4 curved will do the job.

[@richc9503]

Danni's got it! She's gonna put you to shame after a bit! Gotta love the team work.

[@DDSpeedShop]

i could use the time off while she takes over haha

[@brentcrawford7609]

She'll be on the road in no time. Looks great

[@DDSpeedShop]

hopefully itll b back togterh soon

[@nuttersspeedshop]

Wasn't sure where you were going with that repair, but it came out great. Keep making great videos!

[@DDSpeedShop]

i didnt know either haha

[@jimmyrandell1451]

The T is coming together nicely. Awesome work and great video's.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@lasvegasbrenda]

That looks so cool, working on a hot rod T with a 55 sitting right there in the driveway. 👍👍👍

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah its a pretty cool back drop

[@mikepantel6945]

Oh yea, Old Time Garage, been watching Rick for a while. Great workmanship for sure. Just like that long hair hippie dude on DD speed shop. T is moving along rapidly, as usual for you. Thanks for posting.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha love that guy! thanks for watching

[@patrickharrand]

Great video as always. Thanks Dan for sharing your hard work.

[@DDSpeedShop]

My pleasure!

[@mycomment474]

Here's a funny idea. Have your buddy paint a rat on the trunk lid with some kind of caption on a word play on rat rod and cheese grater. "Grate some cheese rat". LOL.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha i love it!

[@morgansword]

Your coming right around the hardest parts and making it look easy Dan so some of the halfass college took. The door I do believe overlaps the body so it will have some cover for the ah shits and ya ya's make for good video. I have used cardboard templates to make both the same but short of taking a picture, you can't see both sides at once anyhow so why worry about perfect match's! The kid in new york, iron trap garage makes it so hard that he "two blocks" himself all the time. The term "two block" means in tackle blocks with rope to lift something, when the blocks come together then you can't proceed any further hence "two block" as I ware that one out a lot. I watched halfass do the curve in the top of the chopped pontiac and simply just saw through the new metal and the old and tack as he went and then pull the nasty rusty part out and it was a golden moment like "why didn't I ever do that" sorta moment. So I guess this calls for a zip tie and bias ply moment and say oh fuck ya... tits man, cuntint be no fucking better man!/LOL

[@braysanborn6000]

DD -T is looking great keep it up. 👍

[@vicmabus1532]

If you do a canvas roof, put snaps in like a tonneau; roll it up and put it behind the seat when it's nice out!

[@DDSpeedShop]

thats exactly what I wanna do haha

[@RandBLSWorld]

Keep m coming ! This is a fun project ! I enjoying watching the metal work !

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks buddy!

[@1936fordcrazy]

Loving this project, very inspiring

[@walnutmanor]

Should have started by abrasive blasting the body and coating with DTM primer. Your skills are highly respectable.

[@Docmiller4425]

Great job on the metal work on your T. You learn what you can and then you are not scared to just go to work and get it done. Excellent looking patching. It was great to see Dani working with you on the T. Keep it up!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@robertironside3166]

You can also use welding magnets and clekos.. Eastwood has them and a lot of metal working tools and youtube tutorials on how to use the bead rollers & blandishing hammers [great for smoothing out metal that you've roughly shaped on a sand bag with a mallet... English wheels are great for stretch shaping but a lot of work gets done with those blandishing hammers in terms of smoothing out shaped metal. Great stuff.

[@wadechristianson9511]

teamwork makes the dream work

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha totally

[@ibraunchy2462]

Looking good Dan , keep the vids coming

[@robertgibson88]

You can make the top out of boat leather/vinyl ,or even convertible material using quick snaps used for boots to cover convertible tops. Your source for material would be Boat part suppliers ,and could find the fabric at wallmart.

[@joekingrey1423]

My first love...rust repair.

[@garykelley5030]

Liking the build. Should have my title for my 55 t bird collecting scrap metal and angle to take the body off.

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks for watching!

[@scottlambert9008]

Getting interesting so nice to see your talent

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ericmcginnis9413]

Great video brother! 25 minutes went by so quickly! A Sign of how well I enjoyed the video! Kind of like the saying time flies when your having fun!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ericmcginnis9413]

It's cool to see your lady roll the edge over! Cook that she'll do it too!

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah she likes to have a good time

[@Nova.1971]

Look'in good it will be running and driving by the end of April!!!!

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha maybe

[@joedyer8824]

Old Henry Ford would be proud

[@AndyGeesGarage]

Great progress! I wish mine was going as quickly

[@Ryan67rs]

Hey Dan, Another cool video. I watch all of them but don't always comment. I like your choice of music. Ryan.

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks buddy!

[@IronheadGarage]

Looking good what's counts is that your doing it gonna be very cool old hotrod be safe

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah itll be cool thats for sure

[@danielrivera5858]

you know there is a guy in south Carolina and you should see what he did with an old rotted out body your car body looks a 100% better than the one he did and at the end i was amazed at the end product he did such a good job he has a you tube channel he goes by Jonathan w he does a lot of what your doing with your hot rod by the way i thought you were getting rid of your rod when you said you were flipping it keep up the good work cant wait to see the end product thanks for sharing dan

[@DDSpeedShop]

totally! ive watched lots of his stuff. awesome guy! thanks for watching!

[@knoxmotorsports]

Sweet gonna be a nice rod when you're done. Seeing your honey getting interested in do some body was funny.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha she likes to get involved every now and again

[@stephaniemoon5480]

Lookin better every episode

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks so much!

[@79beans347]

Nice job its coming along really good and your going to have a nice cruiser out of scrap and it is going to be awesome your fab work is looking good and that comment u left saying that you are going to just crush it and start on something else made me hit the floor laughing!!! You nailed it 👌👍😂🤣🚗

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha thanks for watching and being involved in the comment section! i appreciate the support!

[@homespuntools2115]

Glad things are rolling right along.You'll figure out the doors pretty quick. Outlaw edge just put out a video with stump shrinking haven't see it yet.Have fun you guys.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yup im sure ill figure it out

[@billmiller7138]

Nice the inner rails are mostly intact. The old coupes I messed with were all rotted off. Lookin' great!

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah nice to have the original shape to work with

[@stuborowski5301]

Nice build. Clean, classic. Too many louvers might make it look like a cheese grater. I'm sure to love it anyway you build it. Stay unique.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah i have been a little "louver drunk" haha

[@dordor718]

You are learning???? You are doing a good job....keep it up..

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks!

[@jsh3234]

Lookin good. Enjoying your vids. You might want to think about drilling a few drain holes in that lower area of the quarter panel to let any moisture that could get trapped in from the window area.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Great idea

[@labrd41]

I'm dreading the louvers, but loving the project as a whole.

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha louvers arent for evertyone

[@bobbyoz8251]

Thanks for the great videos!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Glad you like them!

[@briquetaverne]

It looks so good! **** I'd like to suggest that you go to your local junk yard and dig out some 810's to 90's sunroof junker where you can chop out the metal roof, then reposition that sunroof portion over your "T" so that it will have your own sunroof for when you want some air?

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah that would look cool for sure!

[@OutBoardTink62]

Thats called a Beverly Shear I m retired Aviation guy I used them for years a great tool.Nice job with the sheetmetal you do nice work. Glenn P.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yup! love that tool, wish I bought one years ago

[@OutBoardTink62]

@@DDSpeedShop Next time you mention it in your videos say Beverly Shear the know it alls will say Wow!,LOLL! Glenn P. Thank!s

[@robertwayne2004]

Wow ! Looks great get it done

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@TurlosGarage]

Dan you looked so young when you built this car. 😁

[@jamiewaddell1598]

Good job dan looking good👍👍

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks 👍

[@oldschool6345]

Danielle makes me think of fix it Felix..... cartoon guy on wreck it ralph hah..... Fix it Felix bangin on T wrecks.... you got it looking good. Thanks for sharing

[@moreschmoo]

I can fix it!

[@DDSpeedShop]

shes a "fixer"

[@matthewbuirley9434]

Nice work like always thanks for the content

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks so much for watching!

[@62_C10]

Side turned out well - keep at it

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks bob!

[@sidwalker6902]

I guess you could name the car Mr louver, louver or maybe hole shot, put air ride on it and call it T'baggin. 😆 keep doing what you're doing, enjoy watching

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha i like em. thanks buddy

[@shanewright6958]

Great job. It's looking good 👍👍🇨🇱

[@DDSpeedShop]

Glad you like it

[@88Stude]

Looking good. Just happened to stumble upon your channel. What part of Canada are you in? I’m in southern Ontario. Building a 1929 Studebaker.

[@craigrobbins8981]

It's coming along nice.

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks craig!

[@dansimmons1964]

Looking good! I think Dani had too much fun with that hammer 😁😁😁

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah she likes to bash stuff haha

[@MrSilverado1982]

Should use some square box tubing around the bottom and one gives structure and two makes a place for body mounts.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yup she needs needs lots of that stuff

[@lorieawaitley7662]

Today On April 02 '20 at 3:30 PM I Seen Pictures On Instagram that The Hotrod Ford Was Completely Put Together with Orange Motor and Transmission 🇺🇸 😎 🎩 🏁 🎥 ⛽

[@russellzacharias3535]

Depending on how pressed you get for space with the new tools, you can make some adapter that slides into many hitches so pickup trucks are often the first victim.

[@DDSpeedShop]

never enough space haha

[@Tim-57]

Great teamwork!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks!

[@waynespyker5731]

TAILLIGHTS: '39 Ford or '41 Chevy. 2nd choice are the round '50 Pontiac. What else works? 'Frontenac' somehow you must get that name in sheet metal somewhere on the car. Aluminum door sill covers (stencil w/low pressure sand blast)? Canadian Falcon trunk lettering centered on rear inside cabin wall behind the seats? Etched on the front zee fish plates if exposed in front of the cowl? No louvers in the lower trunk panel, more in the visor. Rolled rear pan? Straight chrome nerf bar protecting the roll pan /body seam with partial radii returned ends (1 1/4 or 1 1/2 diameter).

[@DDSpeedShop]

i heard pontiacs r nice too

[@pjay4972]

we used old van roof`s for these when we did them .they look pretty sweet if there done right. great videos

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah ive heard that, thanks buddy

[@mikepoint4983]

Man a piece of tarp for the roof would look sick , just kidding but a open top would be nice . Love these ol hot rods . Cheers

[@DDSpeedShop]

open top with some roll up canvas maybe

[@msolbakken]

For the top you could fabricate a wood header, sides and back with wood ribs spanning side to side. nail in some chicken wire, padding and exterior vinyl.

[@DDSpeedShop]

yeah thats not a bad idea

[@houseonpleasantstreet9774]

Awesome project. Wouldnt mind seeing some of your metal work and welding in regular time istead of sped up. Maybe a tutorial ?

[@DDSpeedShop]

im not much of a teacher, but I could try

[@houseonpleasantstreet9774]

@@DDSpeedShop Thanks. Alot of us can put metal together. Its the sheet metal thats a killer. I just keep burning hole thru. You and half ass make it look easy.

[@mikeshaffer9343]

Looking good bro hammer!

[@DDSpeedShop]

thanks!

[@buddyturner2262]

That going be bad ass car

[@MrHevyshevy]

Flipped it for the win.

[@vet-7174]

Well on it's way 🖒🖒🖒

[@DDSpeedShop]

sure is

[@btunks7357]

I hope you have a good supply of steel? This is gonna be a fun project. Following in KC!

[@DDSpeedShop]

yup lots of scrap junk for welding haha

[@michaeltaylor8529]

Maybe some kind of a small angle close to the bottom of the door to give the panel and door some strength just a suggestion I’m by no means trying to tell you how to build it love your videos

[@BillyJoefromMtVernonMo]

man, I wish I could just flip my 55 over to work on it!

[@DDSpeedShop]

ive heard of guys doing that haha

[@jalopyhotrod6394]

Sweet dan now you gotta teach her to tack weld it and you can go do some Louvers and get more Hotrod parts haha

[@DDSpeedShop]

thats the dream! cheap skilled laborer haha

[@vinnie379l4]

Starting to take shape not to long it’ll be functional car instead of lawn art lol looking good 🤙

[@DDSpeedShop]

haha yeah shes coming together quick