1965 Pontiac GTO Restoration - Episode 3 - Full Floor Pan Removal

Hello and welcome to my channel! I want to introduce my 1965 Pontiac GTO. I discovered this car in Salt Lake City where it was destined for the scrap heap. It will require extensive restoration work and I will do my best to document the process in what will be a long series of videos. My goal is to transform this car into a 10 second street car in the next 12 months!
In this episode I full remove the floor pan. If this is your first time, just know that this is a big job! But by taking your time and working slowly, you can do this job with ease. Overall the car is in amazing shape for being close to 60 years old!
Follow me on Instagram for more pictures of the build. @Rust_Bucket_Restos

[@matspeterson1687]

My new favourite channel! 👍

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! 🤘🤘

[@SRT_CeeJ]

i just recently picked up a 68 charger to start rebuilding out in the garage with the occasional help from dad lol. Decent shape floors are gone in the back along with the trunk pan and one frame rail on its way gone, atleast thats what i can see so far. few panels will need to be replaced and maybe even a rocker. I am a pretty much an elementary mechanic but ive just been really wanting to start on a project like this for a few years and learn the skill and to one day say I did that! I am in way over my head but I got a good deal and seemed to be an investment really. I have a lot of motivation and the best thing, time. 24 years old so im just doing my research(A SHIT TON) and taking my time. Here I am watching some of your GTO videos because I love the way you go into detail and show everything and just lookin for tips I could learn. For someone like me this has been a ton of help and to be real it has gave me a ton of confidence going into this. I just wanted to say thank you so much and look forward to your videos! @Rust Bucket Resto’s im sure ill be asking for some advice in the future!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Awesome! Good luck with your build!

[@darrickcover2200]

looks like you are going to have this looking good in no time . glad i am not the only one that ruins wood chisels working on cars .

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

They work too good!

[@barrydevlinred]

The little man with his boots and ear defenders absolutley awesome. Seeing the camaro in the back ground just like old times mate cant wait to see the charger back

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Me neither! Should be soon! Parts should be here in the next couple weeks

[@relaxinmaxin7246]

Thirty years ago a car in this condition would be scrapped. You are very gracious to save it. FYI the fruit stands on highway 89 in Willard should have peaches now. Much better than Colorado peaches.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Not far from my house!

[@bobbiemaymon6100]

Liked your video looking forward to more on the GTO.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Plenty more stuff coming!

[@tractorhead971]

Your boy looks exactly like you, same cheerful nature too 👍🏼

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s my twin! & he’s a total gearhead!

[@trippledee351]

You make that look so easy. I know its not, but you make it look like almost anyone could do it.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Anybody can do it! It just takes time and patience!

[@luizchevelle7218]

The little helper is boss!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s a natural!

[@stevehartz4615]

65 GTO absolutely worth it!!

[@CovenGraphics]

T-bone got tired of waiting lol I like to see you letting him help! good for him to contribute and watch the end results com to fruition. it will do wonderful things for his self-confidence!

[@longjohn77]

Raising him right!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s a natural!

[@sjp52047]

Glad to see you getting back to building. I'm sure you're glad to get settled as well. You might consider cutting the music volume down a bit. That would help. Looking forward to your next video. Great presentation. Regards, Solomon

[@bbgcars]

WOW THE LITTLE ONE IS LEARNING VALUABLE SKILLS THAT WILL LAST HIM A LIFETIME! SOO COOL MAN..thank you for giving him proper PPE!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Always!

[@doug.patterson4732]

awesome job the car is going to be badass i like your son working with you

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man, me too!

[@JohnSmith-fm6wx]

Absolutely great work and the one thing he does better then his work hard too believe is his camera angles love the channel keep it up👍

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I try my best! Thanks for watching!

[@joshpittman2939]

Can’t wait to see the rolling chassis when all the metal work is done

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Me neither!

[@rdually]

much respect, appreciate the videos, you have a great shop helper there, caught laying down on the job, lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Busted!

[@camaropene7390]

Love ur work can't wait to see more on the charger

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man!

[@deanrayne7302]

Glad to see the pride you take in replacing metal. A lot of people hack up cars and just weld over rust

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

That’s not what we do here!

[@bernierezny8156]

This is great to watch need to tell that job boss not to stay up to late 😛

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s a party animal..

[@kbsingleton]

T-bone is gettin’ after it. 👍

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s in his glory! He’s obsessed with working on the cars

[@martincunnington2154]

You've got a good little helper with you there its gonna be alot of work but definitely gonna be worth it

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait to lay rubber in this one!

[@martincunnington2154]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 its gonna be a beast will it be a keeper

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait!

[@robertgibson88]

Wow I've missed alot!!! The last time I watched you was moving. Glad to see the supervisor is still hard at work ,and teaching you how to use that little grinder. lol... He sure is a chip off the old block... Glad to see you are in your new home ,and the family made it safe. Now have to go see what I missed...

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man 🤘🤘

[@jeffstevens664]

I like you are teaching your little guy..

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s a natural! 😎🤘

[@robertreavley7145]

Looking great bud! It’s great to see you have mastered the art of floorpan removal! I don’t think he realises yet! But your young son has a one in a million dad!! Can’t wait to see the new episode!!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man. I try my best!

[@vulcan-900bobber7]

Nice work bro, love the fact that you are taking the time to get the rockers clean and rust proofed

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Do it once & do it right!

[@starman7945]

I reckon you’ve got shares in a welding wire company Mr Mig. Good grafting from you and T bone!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Mig mania coming in the next several videos

[@samuelrivera3557]

Great job!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks Sam!

[@DScaglione.]

Great job Sir!!! My arms are tired just watching. I use a grinder quite a bit, and know how they cut, and burn the arms. T-Bone got “ground down” he passed out - LOL - Awesome seeing him help you on this. Looking forward to more great stuff for this GTO (& the Charger) God Bless 😎

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! Unfortunately with the 100+ degree heat and no garage ac I have to deal with the burns. Too hot for sleeves!

[@Longview34]

Simply awesome

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

🤘🤘

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Alright here we go again been biting my nails jk and like a kid in a candy store waiting for this one and the charger and to watch you put these fine machines out there

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait to lay some rubber in these beauties!

[@samperras]

T bone love it, it’s only reason I keep watching, me and my dad did the same

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Something that I hope he appreciates more over time! He truly loves being out there and he asks me every day if we can go work on the hot rods… I’m a lucky dad!

[@MegaGsizzle]

Haha your little helper will soon be your competition! Lol he’s gonna run circles around you. But you guys will knock out cars in half the time

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I look forward to learning from him as he’s learned from me! Kids a natural!

[@greg6895]

You make great videos of great work. Thanks for letting us tag along!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man!

[@longjohn77]

Caught your assistant sleeping on the job 😅🤣😂😂

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s lucky he’s family!

[@DennisMurphey]

Show it like it is, good to see the level of effort required and yes we can save them if we want to. Looking forward to more. I friend gave up and is making a tube frame for his 65 GTO, he is Hot Rodding it pretty much. Nice young man helping you there. Thank You for sharing your experience. Dennis

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks Dennis! 🤘🤘

[@stevenslight2607]

Great video 👍👍

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man!

[@kenny3217]

I would recommend looking into a plasma cutter, I bought a $200 Chinesium special off Amazon for my restoration project and it was the best $200 I ever spent. its only 110v 35A but slices through sheet metal like its a wet paper bag. Its amazing for hard to reach places and for big cuts as you don't burn through abrasive discs. Plus its fun as hell to melt through metal wielding the power of Hephaestus. Also an air chisel will make splitting those spot welds about 5-10x faster.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’m long overdue!

[@markszczepaniak5888]

Which brand of Chinesium Plasma cutter, I may buy one at that price.

[@kenny3217]

@@markszczepaniak5888 The exact description copied from my order history is: Lotos LT3500 35 Amp Air Plasma Cutter, 2/5 Inch 10 mm Clean Cut, 110V/120V Input with Pre Installed Air Filter Regulator with NPT Quick Connector, Brown Its down to $179 now, truly a steal. You do have to use your own air compressor but it works great. That being said I have never owned any other plasma cutter so maybe expensive ones are better but this one did everything I needed it to. It definitely takes a little practice and skill to make super clean cuts but well worth the time, effort, and money.

[@markszczepaniak5888]

@@kenny3217 thankyou for the info, very much appreciated.

[@robertironside3166]

Ya man! LOVE IT!! You going to box this frame or lay out and weld up your own frame? JUst need to keep the same angles and then match all the purchase points... cross members you can custom make to your own liking :-)) Big Power = beefier frame so it won't twist up your body and ruin the paint and such. Love those flippin holes they put in along the rocker bottoms... "We put those in as drains!" That is pre-planned obsolescence they got real good at along with thinner sheet metal later on. Note where the rust happens... between plug welds, drip rails... trim around windows... you know all that though but to see all of that crap pour out of the rockers and see the day light through those holes that came factory lmao

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Absolutely! I’ll be installing the summit racing frame stiffening kit. Looks pretty nice! I’ll make a video of the install too

[@r.-m.d.]

It's going ahead, you're doing a great job. Love this channel👍👌👏💪😎

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man!

[@SSGarage]

Sooo i have been waiting for this! Please lower the music when you are explaining things, hard to hear sometimes.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for the feedback

[@DoubleRRestorations]

Turned out nice. When I do the floor on my Camaro, I'm thinking about removing the inner rockers, so I can do the exact thing your getting ready to do with the coating. See ya on the next one.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Not a bad idea! I did my inner rockers on my 68 camaro convertible. They were full of dirt and mouse shit. I’m glad I did it!

[@thevinylcollector3472]

awesome progress

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother!

[@CovenGraphics]

like the music, you are rock-in it!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother 🤘🤘

[@DScaglione.]

And away we gtoooooooooo

[@barrydevlinred]

Omg lil tbone sleeping amazing

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Wore him out!

[@cesarmagdaleno6009]

You should get Tbone a GTO model kit and see what he comes up with.

[@ventgoblin8080]

I like this build but I miss you working on the 68 charger

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Me too! Soon!

[@stevehartz4615]

Good tunes!

[@shanedingz]

Nice work! I just put a floor pan in my ‘70 Duster over the weekend. AMD fit like a glove

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

They are the best’

[@Oilerfan1989]

Great Video One suggestion, can you cut the background music when you are talking? Just distracting. Thank you for the awesome content

[@author_ken8528]

Love the project. Can you get the music level more in line with the commentary? The neighbors are starting to complain.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’ll work on it!

[@markszczepaniak5888]

Good video, for a few reasons, first glad to see you are back, second love seeing you having patience in teaching your son n wearing the safety gear and getting him working, good stuff. Loved seeing you use a wood chisel to help separate the spot welds, my only question is that does it has to be an dewalt chisel, can you use an Milwaukee chisel and get the same results. Lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Haha possibly better results! I’ve started switching my tools over to Milwaukee and I LOVE THEM!

[@davidbrown-55]

So it begins. Very nice. When is the camaro getting some attention?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Soon! I’d like to introduce it sometime in the next few weeks

[@JokingAround01]

I can see 10k subs right around the corner 👀

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait! 🤘🤘

[@andrewandrewa224]

Great videos, you’ve inspired me to tackle my 67 GTO full floor and trunk. I’m almost ready to pull the body off the frame and brace it. I was wondering what gauge square stock did you use? Oh and when your music is a little loud I just turn it down not a problem. Keep up the great work!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I just use 1x1 square tubing from Home Depot. Nothing special.

[@andrewandrewa224]

Thanks was it .065 or .120?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Not sure… whatever was cheaper lol. It doesn’t take much to brace the car with square tubing.

[@wavidsmith8292]

can you tell me the music at 19 minutes , plz 🙏 love it 😍

[@vernthomason8671]

How did the 66 A pillar work out for you on the goat, I'm just getting started on 64 Chevelle restore and it will need the same treatment in the A pillar area, thanks love your channel. Vern from Michigan

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Hey Vern! I’ll be covering it in an upcoming video. The lower door hinge portion is exact. The angle of the upper a pillar is off. I cut mine and spliced it in to make it work.

[@vernthomason8671]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 Thanks, can't what for the video.

[@markreddy2490]

Great videos! Random question but what type of wheel is that on the front passenger side of your Camaro? Thanks!

[@mattwelniak3362]

I resent that Michigan comment lol I've got a 64 special/skylark and the rockers are rust free.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Lucky dog!

[@bigdog9748]

Tbh I miss your video big dog

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Should have a few more for you this week!

[@mr.quadro44]

When do you continue with the charger?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

As soon as the rest of the parts come in. Should be the middle of august… I hope!

[@dannycasler4959]

When that boy gets a little older he's going to sneak those cars out and raise all kinds of hell! I know I did! I started at 11 years old With a 1963 Studebaker hawk Grand Turismo 289, 4 bbl. carb, with duals and posi! We lived on 300 acres and there were 30 acre fields with nothing to hit and I had the keys to a 250 gallon gas tank in the barnyard! And nobody home but me! I calmly put gas in the car then drove out into the field and floored it and didn't back off until I knew how to ''drift'' We called it power sliding! But my mom and dad would go to do the shopping on every Friday and I would stay home to ''mow the lawn''! One Friday when they were leaving my dad tossed me the keys to the gas tank and told me to put some gas in the Studebaker so I didn't run out!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Sounds like fun!

[@DXFXmc]

GLUDED!!

[@curtishenning6124]

Can you tell me what brand floor pan did you use from wich company

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I use Auto Metal Direct for just about everything. Never settle for less! Excellent quality and it fits like a glove!

[@TheSilverDartRacing]

Love your work, but yes the volume could be turned down some. Especially when you're taking.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I really need more cowbell!

[@TheSilverDartRacing]

yes that will fix it, ha ha ha

[@sinistercharger]

What happened to the Charger 😯

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Waiting for parts! Hope to have them within the next few weeks

[@warrenmccann9156]

What happened to the charger build

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Waiting on parts! Should be back on it in the next few weeks.

[@warrenmccann9156]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 Awesome, can't wait.

[@Slave2myPC]

What's your mailing address in Utah to send items?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Please send me a message on Instagram

[@johndeffenbaugh5709]

I got a car you can do body work on lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’ve got 3 of my own that need it!

[@jessiejames2155]

I'm guessing that acid dipping, primering and then reconstructing parts of that original floor board is out of the question..? It didn't look entirely unfixable to me. Stock, is always a higher market value ...fixing the original floor board would have been better . That metal looked really good except for only a problem spot ...perhaps it IS too far gone...?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’m not worried about keeping this car stock in any way really. When you have to do floors, trunk, window channels, wheel houses, tail panel, fenders, quarters, doors, etc. who really cares about stock at that point. I’d rather have a solid car that looks great & is safe and fun to drive.

[@Frankensteinfabrications]

a lasko fan and 25 pounds of dirt lol

[@jdean1610]

You working T-bone too hard

[@carlkwasnjuk9518]

Your music is a little loud, especially when you are talking.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Adjusted the sound in new videos. Should be a lot better now.

[@morgansword]

It is a labor of love for the dollar doesn't really merit putting that much money and time into them. 73 now I have a whole different feeling for these cars. I don't know if people are still spending the big dollars for getting their rigs fixed right but one thing for sure, there are few and far between to find one that doesn't need the pans replaced. I fear the one thing that none of us can beat and that is the coming of electric cars. I see california has places where if the hoods up they will tow it. You can't go over to moms house and change her flat tire!! I went to Nam for their freedom and now we will have to fight for our own freedom from tyrannical government that won't allow you a choice of what you drive an get this before I blow up, self driving cars in future.... errrr. I meant to just say I think that you are doing a great job and now sound like a wing nut. so sorry

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thank you for your service. I think electric cars taking over is inevitable. I’ll keep building these cars for me & others to enjoy as long as im alive! Thankfully both of my boys are gearheads too!

[@SWResto]

FWIW It is real annoying listening to music while you're talking and music is too loud! waaaa waaaa

[@watsisbuttndo829]

When you want rapid progress the 6 inch death wheel is the go-to tool!