1965 Pontiac GTO Restoration - Episode 5 - Window Channel Replacement

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 replace all of the front window channels. This same process can be used on all GM A bodies specifically, but the process should be about the same for all makes & models. If this is your first time, just know that this is also a big job! Take your time and work one side at a time. It's not hard to do, but it is extremely time consuming.
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[@flatheadfred28]

Just love watching your boys in the background watching you. They are learning all day.

[@DennisMurphey]

Whoa! that is some serious rust. You must really want that GTO! Go Gettem.

[@elkgroveflorin5223]

Good Job. I am enjoying watching these. Cool to see the son enjoys being out there as well. Like the old days, when kids actually avoided staying inside the house. Only time we went it was to have pb&j with fritos and a coke, then right back out to finish our fort, or secret tunnels, or play ball, or watch the old man wrench and cuss. Good times!

[@gunjiweber42]

That is pretty neat seeing the mountains in the background!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Never gets old!

[@kennyrichard2971]

Wow you do awesome fabrication work you have a lot of patients which you need doing fabrication

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Patience + beer can make almost anything happen!

[@stevehartz4615]

So cool my dad had one when I was 6,389 4spd .I cryd when he sold it.I WILL have one great choice.

[@stevehartz4615]

My all time fav,,65gto!

[@bfairchilds2283]

quality video! This guy shows a lot of small details others skip over.

[@ventgoblin8080]

Now you need a 71 cuda and yes I’m trying to tempt you

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Lol im always looking for others… 71 Cuda & a wing car are on the list.

[@kennethtibbitts414]

GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL G,O.A.T. WHEN DONE

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yes it is!!!

[@autometaldirect]

Nice!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

🤘🤘

[@donsrestorations]

When you first started, I thought oh man, not sure this is going to work. But, I was wrong. Nice job!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Lol unfortunately I never think they are too far gone…. I’d save them all if I could!

[@shanedingz]

This GTO is another large, but cool project. Looking forward to your progress on the Charger!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Bringing it back in the garage next week!

[@DScaglione.]

Thought I saw it in the background with rear quarters on? Hmmmm

[@paulwortman483]

Just started watching. I think you're doing a great job. Nice to see you getting the even younger generation involved. They will never forget the memories.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for watching Paul!

[@1fknhpycmpr355]

Nice work! I think you need a spotwelder too, saves a lot of time. No need to clean up the plug weldings. And everything looks like factory made after that.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

That would be great!

[@doug.patterson4732]

i love the fact that you have your boys out in the garage with you awesome build

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

They love being out there!

[@mikemcpherson8099]

Good work thank you so much love from Alabama

[@starman7945]

Good grafting Mr Mig. Glad the fan club is growing. It could of been worse at least you weren’t fitting window blinds and curtain poles lol.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

True! I’m terrible at that!

[@rickykey1175]

Good job rust bucket mine is like that to thank you cousin Tommy bedford va

[@wayneanthony9386]

Just found this site and have bin watched the first five episodes. Great series for the average guy restoring with limited tools and experience. ( realville) I did a 55 Chevy years ago and am working on a 66 Nova now. I absolutely love watching the boys in the background your making great memories for you and them.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for watching Wayne! 🤘😎🤘

[@ThePeoplesFabricator]

I just today snagged one of those mini belt sanders on your advice... THANK YOU. Rock on🤘

[@JackBWatkins]

You content, ease of presentation, editing and craftsmanship are on par with guys that have 10 to 20 times your subscriptions. So we all need to like, share and subscribe.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I agree!

[@martincunnington2154]

Looks tidy mate, alot more solid now its getting there bit by bit.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yep! Slowly but surely!

[@jessieleonard8398]

I love all of your builds wish I could do something like this

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

You can!

[@jessieleonard8398]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 I don’t have the shop or the time to do that but it’s always been my dream to own a 1969 Dodge Charger

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Start saving! There are plenty out there!

[@arthursmith5409]

Sir, this was a job just watching, in the beginning. I've got a 67 lemans, been sitting outside for twenty plus years. I can only imagine what's waiting on me. Just subscribed.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! 🤘🤘

[@legacy2838]

Its gonna be lit

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

🤘😎🤘

[@r.-m.d.]

Yes, finally a new episode! Great job, it's moving forward! 👍👌👏😎

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Getting there! These took way too long to do!

[@buffdoc46]

Absolutely fantastic work. Really enjoy your videos. So peaceful and relaxing

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks my man! 🤘🤘

[@fredtate6795]

My favorite year of GTO

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Mine too!

[@davidbrown-55]

Thanks for all the time and effort you put in. I enjoy watching every min. Boss.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! 🤘🤘

[@brandonbryant3373]

Nice Corvette

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks!

[@rastraman]

You're a natural at fabrication. It came out really good for your first time and usoing whatever tools you have within reach. Congratulations man :)

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! 🤘🤘

[@michaelschaerffer5972]

Excellent job !!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man!

[@Hangryjohndoe]

Love it,cool merchandise too.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! 🤘🤘

[@teamkingproject9859]

Way to go involving your boys, you're creating great memories for them. Nice job on the metal work, you make it look easy. I'm pretty sure I would have welded one of those clamps to the car.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’ve done it before!

[@deanrayne7302]

Great video. You make it seem like you do this for a living with your patience and skills

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I wish! I’d love to be able to do this full time.

[@johndeffenbaugh5709]

Awesome job it took me longer than a week to cut out all the frame rails to get prepped to go under the charger lol

[@davidkimsey9591]

Beautiful job. You are a true craftsman!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother

[@davidb0126a]

Amazing work! The patience of Job too! 👍

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Takes a ton of patience for stuff like this!

[@davidb0126a]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 I'm sure it does. You did a fine job. Keep it up!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man

[@hubertbelden652]

Great job buddy 👍

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother! 🤘🤘

[@kenny3217]

Hey, you got the air chisel! I told you those were awesome. It looks like your POR15 is getting a little crusty, I buy it in the small mini containers so as little of it as possible gets all lumpy like that.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

100% agree. You also stand a 100% chance of destroying the can & the lid every time you take it off. It’s good for 1-2 applications at best.

[@bobbiemaymon6100]

Great job liked the video looking forward to the next one.

[@samuelrivera3557]

Great job!!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks brother 🤘🤘

[@DScaglione.]

I have that same model of the ‘69 Charger, but it’s in pieces because … well … I’m customizing it 😁 Great job on the channeling. Looks excellent! Looking forward to more, when you’re back to the ‘grind’. God Bless 😎

[@chuckeecheese162]

Nice work

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks!

[@robertmaclachlan7948]

use a steel coat hanger to help bridge any large gaps when welding

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Looking great finally got a chance to set back and watch this great job buddy can’t wait to see the up coming video on the charger and both these done setting next together

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I can’t wait either!

[@gw9017]

nice job

[@sonnyjordan1911]

You do very good work I need you to do my galaxie only if you where closer lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Ain’t too expensive to ship stuff nowadays!

[@andrer3854]

I just purchased a 1967 gto need possible rear bottom quarters, ront and rear window channel work, trunk pans, patch floor pans, package tray, trunk drop off, and a patch rear outer inner fender. Videos are definitely helpful. Unsure if should replace rear quarters and how to line up.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Check out my Cuda videos. They should give you a pretty good idea.

[@mikeklakowicz1186]

Great job a lot of work a lot of time and a lot of patience. The back of the car is so cut out I'd be thinking about about a mini tubed to fit a 10 or 12 inch rims with some fat meats back thier. I'm doing my 70 g.t.o. convertible so i can stuff some l fifties back there and still retain my rear seat and panels. Good luck with all your projects

[@barrydevlinred]

Ooohhheee when youve hit it up with that epoxy primer and its all the one colour it looks soooo gud i had to do my window chanels but not to that extent not fun lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

That’s when it all comes together!

[@scott.t1714]

Nice job Man U work with what u got I like that keep up the good work and videos cheers

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man! 🤘🤘

[@oacumulador]

I will need to do that same repair on my 69 el camino

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Not bad to do! Hopefully my video gives you a few pointers.

[@simonturner10]

Looking good sir, loving the fabrication work, one small point of note though I notice your boys holding their ears, maybe get some cheap ear defenders for them for when you are doing noisy work? Looking forward to the next episode.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

They’ve got a bunch. Gloves, glasses, and EPs were in their Christmas stockings last year. It’s weird the stuff they get excited over… lol

[@671chevelle671]

There are quite a few videos on KZbin on how to easily modify the HF brake to work much better and easier for very cheap.

[@265chevy]

On the mini belt sanders Eastwood sells the belts too I have a harbor freight too but bye the belts from Eastwood they are better

[@cutsarug]

The calmness you present makes the job seem much easier! Im just curtious, I'm about to begin a restoration on my 1967 GTO Hardtop/Coupe in the same condition, do you ever mock the glass window up to see if it fits flush n the channel ok before you we!d the whole channel in?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

You could if you wanted. I only did sections at a time and I was able to replicate the radiuses very close. I don’t anticipate any issues

[@cutsarug]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 Good deal Dave thank you Dave for your detailed videos! I’m going to order some of your cool t-shirts for my family, Wayne/NW Florida

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Awesome! Thanks Wayne!

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Cool more work on gto so when the charger coming about again to just wondering or I missed something

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Hoping to pull it in the garage next week!

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Can’t wait love the work you do on saving the cars you do

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Cool love the hard work you do can’t wait

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man! 🤘🤘

[@toms1348]

How did you bring all the corners together with the vertical and horizontal channel sections? Each corner seemed to be it's own animal in terms of fit and finish.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yes it was. I had to make pie shaped filler pieces for each corner. Big pain!

[@mike945211]

Great job, just wondering are you using a mig welder and what type of cutting/grinding dis are you using👍 also for your air tools how many gallons is your air compressor.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Hi Mike, yes I use a mig welder. Cutting and flap disks from Home Depot are all I need. My compressor is the Eastwood QST-30/60. It’s a beast!

[@TLorik]

Working with the same problem. My 65 GTO had an awful amount of pitting and rust but only on the dash. Had to cut the whole dash out but the new donor dash is short of the windshield channel. Where’d you get that piece from?

[@daledassel5658]

Nice work! My 65 Chevelle was very similar to your car’s rust problems. Ohio car…

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Ohio is where the charger is from… it was a disaster!

[@daledassel5658]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 gotta love that road salt!

[@stevenwright1817]

When will you get back on to the 65 GTO to finish it up I am very interested in that project I have one identical to it a little bit better shape just curious thank you.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Quarter panels aren’t due to arrive until the later part of November now. All these supply chain issues are really starting to hamper my builds!!

[@robertmalmgren4640]

Came for the GTO but what is the story on the C3 in the driveway? Are those factory side pipes or just rocker moldings? What year?

[@ocktavian66]

Just curious but how much of the original car is left? I cant wait to have a garage so i can do something like this...

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Probably 50% will be the original metal. Thankfully the aftermarket support for these cars is pretty good for sheet metal.

[@joeypennington9412]

Where did you get the outer a pillar sheet metal? Been looking for it for upcoming project.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

You can use the 66-67 a pillar. The angle is off, but it is the same shape.

[@joeypennington9412]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 thanks

[@jct300m]

Love your channel & work, but cant take the load music..Now watch it muted..Rather hear the tools....

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

If there’s no music, then you’d have to hear me sing… believe me, the music is better!

[@jct300m]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 Its not what your playing , its just way to loud. Not same vol. as your speaking voice. I watch late night & have woke up the family even..I'll just leave it muted...

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Tell them you’re jamming out to rust bucket restos! 🤘😎🤘

[@timsaunders8384]

The music is too loud. I have to keep adjusting the volume. Thanks

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Sorry about that. I adjusted it in the latest video. Should be a lot better from here moving forward.

[@daleprice8161]

Hey how could I get one of those shirts

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Please send me a message on Instagram @rustbucketrestos

[@frankbrayfield3885]

Nice work but the video is need less music

[@relaxinmaxin7246]

What's with the Vette?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I built it a few years back and sold it to a good friend. That same friend just moved to Utah and bought the house across the street! I’m hanging onto it until his house is finished being built

[@rosslambda9613]

if id seen it at a field scrap yard id have said it was too far gone

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Never!

[@kaboom1077]

Hi

[@gerardlawrence8491]

Hey I'm a Ford man how about a mustang rebuild????

[@donthompson4912]

Please please... eye 👁, 👂 and throat protective equipment @ the door to the garage for your precious little children 👶 and

[@nicholasbrown6481]

You should consider not buying sanding supplies from HF. Not hating on them. I love their stuff. But for a little bit more $$ you can get way better stuff

[@nicholasbrown6481]

I used these and love them. 3m would probably be even better but quite a bit more. The hf stuff I tried just disintegrated

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

100% agree. I buy my stuff from air gas now. Not sure on the brand but they are nice!

[@MrBlueWRX]

Grinding so close to that freshly painted Camaro with only a flimsy plastic cover over it makes me cringe,throw a heavy duty cover over it before you live to regret not doing so.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

The camera makes the paint look a lot better than it is. It’s going under the knife and getting repainted this fall.

[@stevehartz4615]

en I qas6

[@nigcor]

take your cut off grinder guard ,and remove a couple inches off each end ,and reinstall it ,give you more angle to work with ,with out sacrificing protection

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for the tip, good idea!

[@nigcor]

try panel adhesive on non structural parts ,super strong and real quick

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Good idea!