Rust Repair Trial and Error on a Classic Pontiac LeMans - MuscleCar S2, E17

[@mattdunn2582]

I miss old Lou, he was great as a host in my opinion

[@jeremymurphy7320]

Especially on Car Fix. He and Jared (sp?) we're a good pair but the two they have now? Horrible.

[@evilfingers4302]

@@jeremymurphy7320 I agree, and to point out, one of the new guys is Jeremy Bumpus who is from Power Block Tv's "Truck Tech"

[@johnderekmitchell1510]

@@evilfingers4302 hang on a sec. They, PowerBlock, said Jeremy was leaving to go back to his body shop full-time.

[@6bt_str86]

Agreed 🤘

[@mikedmt]

@@evilfingers4302 Brian Fuller is a legit builder, for sure... But as a host... I dunno..

[@calebradley8032]

Lou was my hero. They don’t make them like him anymore.

[@jcnpresser]

Damn I remember this episode, used to watch this every Sunday. Like you guys reposting these old episodes, I learned so much from all these guys.

[@Friedbrain11]

What makes you a better show to watch and learn from is because you make mistakes and own them, then you fix it. Live and learn and you do it. Respect!

[@floivanus]

The best episodes of Muscle Car are the ones that don’t sound like a half hour commercial

[@shytboxadventures4506]

This was probably the best inspiration I’ve seen to do all the work myself

[@permafrost2064]

Dang thats Tommy! I didnt know he's been on this show for so long.

[@Montego6500]

Perma Frost that is just wow

[@mightymikethebear]

I forgot Tommy had long hair, LOL.

[@AutoYoung]

He was an intern, he worked on all of the powerblock shows back then. Tommy has been there since the beginning...

[@h2oskiaddict]

@@AutoYoung He's been since before it was called powerblock. Come to think of it, I've been watching longer then it's been called powerblock.

[@frankmarzig1972]

@@h2oskiaddict same here, i miss the old hosts

[@bafigueroa21]

I remember watching this back in 2007 on SpikeTV. One year before I bought my 66 Pontiac, so I was pumped for the LeMans episodes. It’s amazing how times flys. Too bad Lou didn’t stay on the show.

[@dalejohnson9342]

I have used the brazing method on one car a very long time ago when I was a teenager. I will incorporate that method with my new projects. I have a 78 Suburban that is in worse shape than this Tempest. I also have a 66 Corvair Corsa 140 that has some rot and will have mods like the D2 Chaparral front spoiler design( modified to work on the smaller vehicle). I will then modify both the front and rear body panels to allow for a three inch increase on each side for the new suspension. Included will be scoops in the rear quarter panels for the intakes to the modified engine. This will be creating the Corvair that would have been the logical extension if the Corvair had been allowed to get changed like it was anticipated it would. By the way. This was great to watch as I remember the people who showed me the brazing with a gas torch (which I will have to re-learn). You did a good job of figuring out that you could do more by making smaller pieces work together.

[@jackfote1044]

Tommy's been the man for awhile.

[@FordMonsterTruck]

This was my favorite episode when i was younger, guy had a tv show and even he didnt know it all. Stuck with me!

[@michaelgonzalez9849]

Nice job. I just did the same car. floor boards front, back, trunk, upper dash and some structural. Great video

[@rondrew2857]

Good stuff. Working on my 66 chevelle. My left glove finger did the same as yours too.

[@samspade8612]

Lou's like a drill sergeant, he motivates you to be a do-it-yoursefer.

[@flyonbyya]

Tommy Rockin’ The Long Hair 70’s Look

[@btoad303]

Tommy looks kinda funny, not like you would assume from the present looks on powernation. I do respect him for the way he has helped make Muscle car and Detroit Muscle great. Thanks Tommy.

[@Mike_In_Idaho]

Great video! I love learning new skills and yeah, making mistakes is all part of learning. My girls like to remind me, "Dad, practice makes progress." Thanks for the inspiration. Friendly tip if you're interested: Don't wear gloves when you're using a bandsaw, table saw, or other moving part machine. Too easy to get it caught in the blade and it will then suck your hand through the machine. My friend's dad lost half his hand in a saw accident because it caught the tip of the glove in the blade and sucked the rest of his hand in before he could react!

[@VBshredder]

Lou is the best host, especially for a hack shade tree watching such as myself.

[@danpitsis1725]

I love Lou he’s like the Tracy Morgan of muscle car restoration

[@baddonkey6876]

I always loved watchin lou as a kid, we had a machine shop/ body shop/ auto salvage, so we took in body jobs about 3-4 times a year, i HATED helpin my dad do body jobs, it was 80% sanding, 20% dent pullin, i never got to try any actual painting though, paind was always too expensive to risk wasting any lol

[@jenseninterceptors]

Well goddamn this is pretty old because Tommy looks like he should be at a Nirvana concert LOL

[@kennethmraz8396]

I miss Lou great man know his stuff for sure

[@paulgrimm342]

I love watching metal art and I miss Lou

[@leecwilkin]

bondo and paint hides the welder i aint

[@padillaanthony66]

this is what need mentor like this man

[@jenseninterceptors]

This build is awesome and Lou has skills, Where did he go? Off to bigger and better things i hope

[@everettgrover9459]

last i knew he and the other original host jared went on to the show Car Fix back when the motor trend channel was called velocity, that was at least 10 years ago i think, jeremy bumpus, another powernation host is currently on car fix with bryan fuller of fuller hot rods

[@innovate.integrate.transfo6169]

Curious here. Have you ever tried to lay your replacement metal on top of the area you are going to cut and use the plasma cutter on both at the same time? Replacement metal and back metal that needs to be cut? I've never tried it but always wondered if that was a way to get a perfect replacement piece? My thinking has always been it might work well with salvage yard metal replacements? I guess it depends on how fine a cut the plasma cutter makes. Thoughts?

[@nevillewetherhorn4671]

Would love a shop like that. My 68 roadrunner would be done.

[@mrbigg7255]

Great stuff in this video. That first repair is what we have to do to the kid’s Monte Carlo.

[@ashthegreat1]

I’m not an automotive tech, but got a lot of respect for Lou. His approach / attitude would bring him success in any industry.

[@uzi-el..nunes..xavier]

Great job, I liked it a lot 👏🏽 Just left it like 👍🏾

[@georgehoy5144]

In the 1970's Trans Am series the Pontacs and Chevys were also were competitors.

[@josuemelchor9216]

Lou: "Come on boo boo let's get with the program."

[@moto4power]

Someone know what stuff did he use for the rust panel ? The gray antirust stuff!?

[@taunuslunatic404]

You can use POR15 or Miracle Paint. The latter is even better.

[@firebird70]

Lou is great entertainer

[@superc4308]

Good job Lou

[@WDMtea]

After stripping my car, found out just how much I am over my head. After a long day and a long shower, open youtube and for some reason this popped up. This gave me inspiration to keep going after being so demoralized

[@bimmere36classic94]

Are those guys from POWERNATION series also the mechanics who actually build they're projects? Just wondering because they always looks so clean for a mechanic.

[@angelsoto9467]

Great welding basics keep up Puerto Rico is in

[@arthurball5408]

GOOD JOB LOU!!😊 YOU SAID RIGHT DONT FEAR IT DO IT!!! TANKS

[@E.T.GARAGE]

way back when I was 16 yrs old I patched up my 52 Chevy floor with brazing rod and map gas.

[@glengrandy2378]

WOW I forgot how long Tommy's hair used to be 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@insertgoodname4809]

Please don't stretch the image. Just give us the original 4x3.

[@leoa4c]

It wouldn't take long. A couple of mouse clicks would do it. Why they don't do it... I don't understand.

[@petervogwill6499]

Great patter.....script makes the medicine go down..lol

[@justinballard7242]

I love Lou

[@theonlyatoms]

Is that tommy shaw from Styx?

[@bmstylee]

Damn Yankees vintage.

[@roberthamilton1152]

How do I buy the dvd of the full build???

[@arthurr.borquez7275]

Awesome class Lou .thnx

[@waltercobb4675]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@Rick-O-Shay60]

(LOL) I hadn't realized Tommy started out on this show when he was a long haired pup.

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

great work

[@hellwithit]

Should be back plating the edges then rosette the new piece into flush set. Weld up. Do use jumping around to avoid warp

[@95Sn95]

Haaaa holy shit I haven't see these old episodes since they aired I don't remember Tommy looking so goofie! So did he dye it blonde thener or brown now? Too funny

[@adamdunn2078]

What year is this from! ? I feel so old. Ka🇨🇦😊😊😊😊

[@chestercalloway3812]

Bring Lou back!!!!

[@turboflush]

Replacement metal looks thin for that year vintage. ??

[@fw1421]

Is that a GTO or LeMans? The way the rust in the roof area is situated makes me think it had a vinyl top!🤔🤔🤔

[@rondamon1345]

Yes they mentioned that. (it had vinyl top) regards!

[@shu4208]

Where did Lou go? He needs to make a comeback.

[@bmstylee]

He is on Car Fix on whatever Velocity became.

[@teamdrama6251]

@@bmstylee not anymore they both are gone and car fix has new guys and it sucks now .

[@hoodman420]

Image is off, looks like 4:3 stretched to 16:9.

[@PaganWizard]

Another more commonly used method used in bodywork was lead, rather than brazing, but you know, here we are in the modern day and health concerns and yada yada yada.

[@paulgrimm342]

Can you do this at home? LOL.If I invite Lou over

[@novaseline4u]

Nice work! A full quarter panel would have eliminated most of the issues you had - unless of course, only the skins were available at the time. Nice fab work though. Work on these old beasties long enough, and at least some fab work will be required. Especially if the car is one that you cannot buy the whole damned thing out of a catalog. Like a Cadillac or Lincoln.

[@earlyraybonneville1762]

Great tutorial!!

[@dette-envers-les-animaux]

good job but to be definitively efficient, you should put grease everywhere. grease et the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind bumper, behind (inside the car), behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside hidden ereas - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and poor old oil everywhere each year.Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france

[@larrydrozd2740]

I liked Lou...and Tommy with long hair?? I forgot about that. OK Folks.....listen up......NEVER, EVER touch bare metal without gloves!! Ever. Too many times our shop has to chase after someone else's restoration and repair "bubbles" and other flaws in "prefect" paint....only to uncover actual finger prints in the metal!! Yep, under all the primers and paint....there's the culprit. Actually, the entire bodywork process should be done with gloves on. I have plenty of pictures to prove it too. I've been doing Pebble Beach level restoration work since the mid 80's.....won our share of awards.....seen a lot. Oh...one more detail...the "Proper" way to install quarters and floors is with a spot welder. Just like the factory did them. Plug welding is points off! We even go as far as counting the original spot welds and reproducing them :) Plug welding is fine for street stuff though.

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[@ironmyno]

"Peanut butter and a poodle".... Coffee all over my living room..

[@gabrielcatani9317]

Ese es Tomás Bujes? 😎

[@norsevikingsir4932]

Nice Challenger T/A, too bad they used a shitty exhaust shop to ruin the look of the exhaust and the car.

[@rmxrider20032000]

The pinch weld looked rusted away in that shot too. I think someone threw it together and found this guy. SMH

[@mwilson7345]

Norse Viking Æsir Agreed but what do you drive ?

[@waltercobb4675]

That 70 ChallengerT/A is rare I got a subscriber that I watch on KZbin Nick's garage he has a white one up in CANADA

[@joanleonard427]

looking good

[@hiddenman99]

I love that Guy!!!

[@drdjh2003]

nice pointers here. Its not like it used to be trying to study pictures from a book, asking grumpy body work guys how to do something.

[@jameshedrick6839]

That's the way I was taught. You always learn from your mistakes

[@phoenixblack1220]

Lou was flat out awesome! What ever happened to him?

[@Jacksonkellyfreak]

He was the host of a show called car fix until this current season. No clue why he left but you can see about 9 seasons' worth on the motor trend site.

[@ez68eldo]

2:36 Tommy's hair LMFAO!!!

[@taunuslunatic404]

One trick to prevent warpage due to overheating: put a wet cloth over hot surfaces.

[@tinydancer4015]

Holy shit look at Tommy 😄

[@Troy_Built]

I'm looking for the B vs C pillar comments.

[@nicholas3478]

Tommy is a hell of a company man or married into the company. He's still the best though.

[@farmallfarm2156]

Awesome

[@ricknichol2288]

It's weird seeing you with out your side kick but good for you There's only one thing you should talk about a little bit more What what kind of welders you should you use because of a lot of people don't use the gas they used electric with out the gas

[@AutoYoung]

Dude, this is over 20 years old, what's done is done. Lol

[@ricknichol2288]

No what I mean is what I meant is what I said some people use gas some people don't

[@deeaikens9843]

Is it me or the B5 blue looks different than the modern B5 blue color?

[@Troy_Built]

That doesn't look like B5 on that car.

[@Steve_I]

I forgot lou was on this show before car fix lol

[@davejohnson1819]

what the heck happened to car fix?

[@skuz34]

hahaha i forgot tommy had long ass hippy hair toooo funny

[@jamesmcdonald5718]

Jig-a-lou

[@jeremymurphy7320]

Lou...come back to Car Fix or something on Motortrend! Or find Jared and make a new show. Something, man.

[@mightymikethebear]

I no longer record Car Fix. The new guys know their stuff but I prefer Lou and Jared.

[@teamdrama6251]

@@mightymikethebear 200 percent I like Bryan fuller talented guy .but Jared and Lou were awesome .I guess Jared is back st rad rides and they have a show on Amazon. Just sucks car fix is not car fix with out Jared and lou .

[@MrTheHillfolk]

3:01 He said hard on.

[@donaldk.macbaird5248]

Just one box,hell I would need at least 3 box's

[@brucegilbert4413]

So why did Tommy cut off his hair 😊

[@clintonflynn815]

The hair may have cut him off.

[@drivexyz2297]

hey its tommy boy

[@ornothopter188]

Tommy looks like he just got out of high school

[@baddonkey6876]

Good god tommy's hair

[@allgasnobrakes4979]

Wish they show how to do this stuff without 100k in tools

[@stephenturner9097]

So, no welding masks in the 90s?

[@zarkeh3013]

Still standing by this mailbox! jk,

[@staciesalas2696]

Dang tommys hair is long bro

[@superc4308]

I did ,nt know tommy rocked a mullit

[@Obankenobi]

an epoch for Tommy hair