My Crown Vic P71 Police Interceptor cop car’s passenger side sill rust was EPIC, completely gone end to end. I know theres more on the drivers side but havn’t dared to look how bad yet. Today we find out if its a win a or a lose…
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So glad to see your CV rust isn't as bad as the other side. My 1996 Volvo 940 will need the battery tray area welding at some point. Be great to see you driving and enjoying it again.
Making great progress Matt, keep up the good work 👍
Stop messing about with those small bottle and look up Adams gas and get a bottle from them loads cheaper, all you need is a regulator and I had a pipe adaptor. It will cost about 25 for the regulator and less than 10 for the adaptor and the gas depends on what size you choose but even the smallest one last loads longer than those small bottles. You do like cutting small bits, if you make them larger you get cleaner metal to weld to do it might be a bit more welding but it's nicer to weld so actually quicker and easier. Also I suggest you put masking tape on the door to give a bit of protection from splater or grinding sparkes etc. and if it were me I'd jack the car much higher, ideally so I'm sitting to weld rather than lying down, comfort is very important for good welds, and stop alot of aches etc
This was great to see Matt, some more progress on the Crown Vic is always good to watch, this one ends on a happy note that the driver side is nowhere near as shot as the other but there is still plenty to be done. It would be great to see the car back enjoying the open road in the future, she sure has been through quite a journey since the discovery of the foam monster bodge. Back in the day buying an older car was a lottery to se how much of the car was P38. I used to carry a magnet to check.
Nice!
Progress matt cars looking better on this side crown vic back on the shortly then 👍💯….
So much respect for you doing your own welding, and on the bloody driveway too. You should have more subscribers.
I would pretend I was robocop !
I bet you are so pleased that you started on the other side.
That looks quite reasonable for a 22 year old car from the salt belt.
If working outside, you can get a heavy duty gazebo to give some protection. I have a Gala Tent, commercial grade with weights to hold it down. Got mine second hand but worth having around.
I’m loving all the content at the moment. however I know I’ve said this before but when are we going to see the Mercedes W123 it seams to be getting very lonely back there.
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I bet ypur glad you did the other side first….imagine fixing this side and finding the nightmare on the other this woukd a video of misery lol
I bet you're glad that you didn't do this side first…
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As a former Drill Instructor, I used to tell recruits if they were looking for sympathy to go find a dictionary….and they'd find it between shit and syphilis 😂😂😂
So glad you getting back on with the Crown Vic, very much looking forward to seeing you get it back on the road. Keep up the good work.
I think you are too nice. The seller of this car needs naming and shaming. I watch US YouTubers and most I see are decent honest traders who would be appalled at what has happened to you.
I have come to the conclusion you must have at least one body double to generate all this content and keep all these projects going.
The Aussie Ford Falcon et all had expanding foam added to some of the box sections from the factory so they could get a few stars when ANCAP was introduced in the 90s.
Maybe have a fire extinguisher on hand when welding near the waxoyl areas just to be on the safe side. Glad to see it isn't so bad on the driver's side probably because it was not in the gutter so much.
Great news Matt. You've earned it.
Great to see the crown vic again and a great little tinkering video as always Matt.
The Brown Vic rides again!
5% of the vehicles volume consisted of expanding foam. 😛
Rename this channel to Furious Grinding 😊
I know it makes it harder to talk, but please wear a mask! I worry about your lungs. 👍
Well that was good news for sure Matt compared to the other side I am sure you will soon have the metal formed and all welded up good job and good luck best regards Andy Allen.
Oh, you've got to be feeling good about that sill not being as bad as the other side – I don't think we saw the characteristic grimace of "that didn't work out as planned" all video, mate!
I'm ever so glad though (about it not being as bad). A few small patches, a couple of reconstructed end pieces and a lower front wing patch and you're done! Probably a good thing you haven't put the sill cover on the other side as it gives you an easy reference to what you did last time if needed. Just one observation – I'd cut the outer sill hole slightly bigger than any inner sill patch needs to be so that it makes it easy to weld the new steel in place…..but mate – what a comparatively easy job, eh?
Of course, I say that and then Murphy comes along and waves his Wand Of Despair….. I'm no stranger to THAT happening either! I'm sure the bugger has season tickets to my right shoulder when I am working on one of my own classics!
Great to see such a huge grin on your face, mate. I bet you never thought you'd be happy about having to deal with sorting rust, eh? Haha! I hope it goes swimmingly from here on in and the beast is back on the road and burbling its happy song in your ear as soon as it can be. A V8 is a special thing and its unique sound is something us blokes find anthemic and a source of much soothing. There's not much that beats it when you're out and about….
All the best, Matt.
Happy to see you get back to the Vicky.
still have one of your mugs from wen u had a stall at margate car event oh so retro. sits in my car cabinet. shame u still have more issues of the crown vic. ;-(
Greetings from Glenn in Cleveland Ohio USA! I have never seen one these Crown Vics so rusted. The reason it was more rusted on the right side is because when the roads are salted in the winter, all of the salt and other debris is thrown to the curb (right side of the road) The right side is driven through salt puddles and slush. Right side flat tires are more prevalent as a result of road debris.
Just remember with rust, if it's black it's coming back… unless you cut it out 😮👍🇮🇪
More wire brushing and cutting preparing for welding l am surprised that the box framed chassis isn't rusty were as with the pick ups there box framed chassis rusted away especially in the rust belt and Toyota spent billions of dollars replacing the chassis on there utes
I would name it the "Titanic" as it makes you sink all your money in to it as it goes down.
At least foam can't rust lol
Hooray for coffee
Good work mate. you can get flux core mig wire which you can use without gas if your welder supports gasless wire. check first.
Never trust a Yank car sales person, is a lesson learnt from Matt.
The car needs its own channel (or series) and sticker… “Foamy Rust Grinding”…..
Ouch! Americans are surely cowboys that know a thing or two about foam and filler. It's criminal for sure. still you have the skills to sort it! Well done so far, fantastic job on the other side!!
The old girl is still a cool car and worth all this time and effort. But we really should be all that surprised by this level of bodgery because if you have ever watched a YouTube chanel called 'Just Rolled In" you will soon learn not only how appallingly some American drivers maintain their vehicles , but also just how bloody unscrupulous parts of the US garage trade can still be – worse I think than you would commonly find over here nowadays. A case of 'buyer beware' I suppose.
The vic is coming along nicely, youd expect the drivers side to be better as its the other side that goes thru the puddles and standing water , id order a regulator from machine mart and get it delivered
So glad you're not my neighbour.
For gas, have you looked at HobbyWeld? I use their gas, you don't pay a rental on the gas bottle like you do with many other gas companies, you just pay a one-off deposit.
Sterling Work Matt.
Puts me in mind of the fantastic Smiley Face Ford Transit at 7 to 8 years old on our salty roads. The strange thing was that a van with 60,000 miles needed parts of the chassis legs cut out and replaced with new sections wheras a van with 160,000 miles only had superficial rot along the sills, front wings and door bottoms.
Go figure, does the extra mileage clean off all of the road dirt from the underside??