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Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:24 pm**

On a 1965 Pontiac Lemans convertible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QbTl4yWFw

Still lots of work and requires facilities none of us have. Just that rear 1/4 panel repair alone looked like a ton of work. Next time someone says "you just weld it on" you can slap them. Sheet metal replacement is not welding two pieces of angle iron together.

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa decide to go with the wind in their hair in this 1965 Pontiac Lemans convertible. The only problem is that it’s half rust and half dirt, and this thing needs a bunch of sheetmetal repair. Watch the guys replace most of the rear end of the car, and once that is all handled, they install a full frame bracing kit and make the underside of this car WAY prettier than the top side.

This was from back in May.

Oh, here's part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c74ir4EJ56E

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:51 pm**

kevm14 wrote:Sheet metal replacement is not welding two pieces of angle iron together.

My Lexus agrees with that statement.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:19 pm**

They're not lying.. If you already have a lift, help, time, and sponsorship, this would be practically free.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:56 am**

I was specifically calling attention to replacing entire panels (not bolted in front fenders). It's one thing to hack and kludge a repair to a floor pan to get it solid (but ugly). It's an entirely different thing to butt weld, seam weld or whatever else the options are for a panel that gets painted. And not just the finish itself but also the alignment of the panel with the rest of the adjacent panels.

Posted: **Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:39 am**

Here's the next segment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjDJvNQ_2AI

They get it on the road and take a cool road trip. I like the concept of the build here - just a nice driving highway cruiser, with some quality chassis components so it doesn't handle like crap.

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