Thanks for the support - that's good to hear. Glad you enjoyed it :)

Yes he is…I have recommended his frame straightening videos to my Collision Repair teacher for his next semester

I'm so glad to hear that Keith. Let me know how your project works out for you. Merry Christmas 🎄

I appreciate the support Johan - have a good weekend :)

I appreciate your support - thanks :)

Thanks for the support Adam - that would be cool if I were close for sure. I think if you shop around though you may find a smaller shop that will help you. Usually the smaller, no name guys will help more than the "large fish" as they sometimes need the work :)

I love U-Pull yards - not many left in Detroit anymore :)

@@LakesideAutobody I love US Auto in Sterling Heights (and occasionally the one in Wayne), Parts Galore on 8 mile usually has a good selection, and I hit U-Pull and Save in Pontiac a fair amount. I like these because the cars are all up off the ground and they inventory the cars online. There's another one in Detroit that I've been to a couple times, but I don't remember the name.

@@jayinmi3706 Ha! I love parts Galore on 8 mile. I had a Matco metal hole saw kit on a cordless drill and would find "never used" tires (spare that were rusted in place on Ford Explorers 235/75/15s) You could cut around the mount/hanger and the tire would drop right down. I'd take the tire off the rim in the yard BY HAND! because it was 15 for the tire and 15 for the rim - didn't want to spend the extra $. I used them on my van at the time - it always had great tires on it :)

Thanks 👍 Yes the heavy hammer goes a long way :)

It is a good time for sure - especially if stuff fits after you pull 😊✌

Thanks so much Dan - glad you enjoy them. Have a great weekend - Jerry

Thanks Jeff - glad you enjoyed it - have a good weekend :)

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it. Have a good weekend :)

I love nice gaps - love 'em - :)

Thanks - have a good weekend Ethan :)

Thanks - that's nice to hear. Have a good week :)

Great idea - I recently loaned it to a local body shop and he liked it. Super tough little machine.

Thanks Juan - have a great weekend :)

That's a great saying - I'm going to use that. I love sayings like that, "That road is rougher 'n a cob!" Good stuff.

A saying when I was working in Aerospace - "Measure with calipers, mark it with a sharpie, and cut it with an axe".

Thanks 👍 - I glad to hear you are looking forward to the final results.

@@LakesideAutobody I loved watching you do the mustang a while back definitely looking forward to it 😊

Very cool - look forward to seeing it. Again, that's a cool little car :)

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks :)

True - thanks for your input James 😊💯

Thanks my friend - have a great weekend :)

Thanks - I appreciate the support :)

Poor Lions - I think it all starts with a smart quarterback - someone who can change plays at the line - and picks apart defenses - Good Super Bowl though this year :)

Thanks Stuart - enjoy the weekend :)

Thank you - that's nice to hear. Have a good weekend :)

Thanks - gotta love Michigan - no big bugs or snakes that can kill you, no earth quakes, floods or tornadoes and tons of trees and snow for the holidays :)

Thanks my friend :)

I'm sure you get a bit of that too. Just gotta stay positive at all times Snake.

@@LakesideAutobody u bet. Wish others would...

@@DCopp Yes - I've read some garbage that folks say on your channel - ignore it. They are just not very happy with themselves - that's it - period :)

Yep - love the smell of a mechanic garage, body shop and the smell of a house being built :)

curtis plz dont fall in love with the smell of bondo . it will kill you and give you lung damage and get your sinus. 48 yrs in the collision business that shit builds up it kills wear a particle mask be safe!!it got my lungs. be safe wear a mask!!

Thanks so much - very cool of you. I'd like some thing that does more more this is really all I could fit in this small garage. I started when young using the Kansas Jack power post, pull pots, etc. Nothing easier than a drive on rack though like a Chief EZ liner. Drive it up - clamp it down and start pulling from any angle. Is Celette the top of the line? I appreciate the support - have a great weekend :)

@@LakesideAutobody i have a small shop also. nothing wrong with a o'l k-j post. i bet you know some of the people i know in your neighborhood?people like g&t auto farm the grossbeck ppl! we both share the same ideas were builders.bet you would like some of the equipment i have? self centering gauges no 1 else has for miles around. dent fix digital tram.sometimes i think we got better shit than dealers. there is hardly no pulling at the dealership. they just pull sheet metal.we should hook up 1 day shop talk! i remember the dozer got swatted on top of my head when i was 12 yrs old . my brothers stood there and told me to not look straight at it i was a dumb f2ck and it got me.i am as old as dirt on this shit! i am 60 now.made my living off totals from the auctions.salvage titles.been sick thats what brings to utube.cant work much with lung disease.dam glad to see you with a mask on.1 day look at the color of the grinding sparks then you can id the type of steel used. i am firm no heat .i even got inductor pads to heat rails but i rather cold pull and pound my ass off!

@jim griffee My uncle used to fix up totals - he lived in Capac, MI - I think the auction was in Capac too. I got a couple from there back in the 80's - you'd write how much you'd give for the vehicle and if yours was the highest bid - come pick up your car! - Are you familiar with any of these, JR's Custom Paint, Dietrich's, Mike's Collision, Professional Finish, Jim's Collison on Harper? Real familiar with Groesbeck, 8 mile (parts galore), Gratiot, Van Dyke, etc Used to live in Grosse Pointe Woods, Dryden, grew up in Utica, MI Were you talking about Groesbeck Automotive Paint Supply? G+T Auto Sales in Port Huron?

@@LakesideAutobody never heard of salvage auction in capac? i am from sandusky. i used to go to a auction on livernoise then they went to tech core by dtw now its iaai. lot of ppl like co-part. these auctions move place to place. now flint and davison has auctions. i am well educated in collision technology certified in unitized body. i even have did several rear clips.1/2 of another car and no dog tracking. at 1 time i was in it heavy. now i am not shit.health issues beaumont cant fix.so i got to hang tuff till march 30th go to mayo clinic.if i can make it through all this health shit i want to move. dont be afraid to call me?i might learn shit from you and you may learn shit from me?if i dont make it i may want to sell every tool i got.

@@jimgriffee723 Are you from Sandusky, MI or Ohio. I wish you all the best in your health - I say a few prayers for you - sometimes they work :) I'm always open to learning stuff - keep in touch. Jerry

Thanks Al - glad you appreciate the work - have a great week :)

True - I do that a lot with videos 👍

You're welcome :)

I appreciate that - I'll keep them coming - thanks for watching :)

Thanks for the support :)

Thanks - have a good weekend :)

Thank you - that's nice to hear - have a good weekend :)

Thanks Dylan - have a good weekend :)

You're welcome - always good to hear from you :)

You're welcome - thanks for the sub - have a good weekend :)

Thanks - have a good weekend.

Email me some pictures at schoolvideolibrary@gmail.com I'll check them out and get back with you :)

Thanks - and thanks for the visit :)

That's why the insurance co. didn't want to fix it. The cost of the repair would have be over the worth of the car. It needed new: Deck lid, quarter panel, trunk floor, rear panel (includes what you were describing), bumper assembly, tail lights, and a bunch of other plastic parts that were swept up at the accident scene. I will spend around $500 to fix it. The bent up rear panel "tail lamp pocket" looks better when you consider the cost of replacing stuff :)

This is the way we used to fix redline cars the used car dealer bought from the auction. Replace as little as possible Straighten the rest. I am a big believer in custom made plates.

@@georgemichaels2325 Thanks for the comment George - have a good weekend :)

This was a "repairable" purchased at an auction so it was written off by the ins. co. as it needed a trunk floor, quarter, rear panel, bumper assembly, tail lights, deck lid, exhaust, and more. I did get all the parts I needed at a very reasonable price from Highway Auto Parts in Roseville MI. Thanks for the support BTW - have a great week.

You're right - on a professional frame rack there are 4 pinch weld clamps that hold the car firm and you would then pull up, down, etc. depending on what you needed to straighten. Take a look at this old dozer frame machine manual - maybe you could get some ideas from it - s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.autobodytoolmart.com/downloads/tech-sheets/BodyStraightener.pdf Let me know what you plan on doing :)

Do you think the twist damage shown of page 4 could be done on a unibody frame? If you set up a jack on both ends of the I-beam, would you locate the jacks on the pinch weld with blocking? I like the idea but would need the equipment. I am in the metro Detroit area and have not been able to find any shops that would take on this job yet.

@@user-wh8nb3ez6x I think you could accomplish it with some creativity like you are saying. There has to be a shop down there that will take that on. Try Professional Finish in Romeo - they are good people and have very good equipment to do that type of work :)

Thanks for the info GP - I'll have to give it a try one time :)

There are laws now that make shops repair the vehicle to a certain standard. This cars would have needed: Trunk floor, rear panel, quarter panel, deck lid, bumper assembly, tail lights, and a lot of other plastic stuff that shattered in the accident. It would have cost more than the cars value. There are always new requirements coming out for safety and none of the insurance co's or dealerships want to be held responsible if someone gets injured in a previously repaired car. It's safer to total it.

@@LakesideAutobody It's 80% of the wholesale value. Above that and it's not worth messing with.

@@georgemichaels2325 Thanks for the info :)

Yes - they came with the puller :)

@@LakesideAutobody Ok, thanks. What do you think about the swivel type puller? It looks like it makes angle pulling easier.. ??

I liked it. Very simple and easy to clean. I'm looking forward to spraying some clear with it. It has a super wide pattern if you need it but I sort of squeeze it down a bit. Have a good weekend :)

@@LakesideAutobody Good to hear that you like it...have a great weekend Jerry!

$1,782 delivered. I can't remember how long it took to get here - maybe 1-2 weeks. That was before Covid though. I chose the air foot pump instead of the hand pump so it can be cheaper too :)

One more question where did it ship from?

@@1605411 www.autobodytoolmart.com Let me know if you order one and how you like it :)

Yes they would replace them but that's why this car was totaled by the insurance co - the cost exceeded the worth of the vehicle. My honest opinion on the strength integrity is this: If you get hit hard by another car - it really won't make a difference if it was a new panel or an old panel - your stuff is going to be wrecked. I believe that there is a push from the car companies to replace because of $. Lots of cars are totaled and lots of new parts are sold. After this car was repaired there really wasn't a lot of difference in the panels anyway - they came out pretty straight and just as study. That's just my thoughts though so....:)

these cars are ins.co's totals! keep that in mind! jerry does dam good! he is right if ins.co's replaced all the parts it would be more than the cars worth! i hope jerry got a good green michigan title on this car?

Auto Body Toolmart - I don't think they make the exact same one anymore but they do have one a lot like it.

Thanks - have a good weekend :)

I really never wrote estimates as I was never a body shop manager or owner - just a worker. Right now I'm retired and just make YT videos so I can't really give you an accurate idea of cost. I know this car was a total loss to an insurance company so the cost of the repair was more than a 2015 Ford Fusion with 86000 miles on it. That means it is quite expensive to have this repair done 🤔 - Jerry

@@LakesideAutobody Oh ok, I have a partner with similar damage, was trying to find a quality place to refer them too, but thanks for the fast reply.

Have to get a tig welder I guess - I've been meaning to get one but they're quite expensive.

I'm near Houghton and Higgins lake.

I completely depends on the shop. This would not be an insurance job so no adjuster to monitor the estimate. My best advice is to go to a few shops and get some estimates. You may find a huge difference in prices. Could be anywhere from a few hundred dollars to over a thousand. Sorry I could not be more accurate. :)

@@LakesideAutobody That's still good. I really appreciate the response. Even 1000 isn't too much.

look at about 75 $ a hour for frame work. so 3-4 hundred dollars is not out of the ball park. i get 75$ and give out your moneys worth of pulls.big shop more costs!

That's a 4" Great Neck C clamp but it's pretty old so it may have been made better than today's. If you can find a C clamp made in USA - that will probably hold up. "Martin" makes them too but they're a bit expensive.

@@LakesideAutobody thanks, I refer to your videos to get ideas to fix my truck!

Sometimes you have to use heat when you really need it. I'm not opposed to using it but many will say it changes the characteristics of the metal - making it stiffer, brittle, etc. I've never had an issue with any thing negative happening from using heat though :)

no heat on uhss or hss! you will take the temper out of the steel with heat.thats why we cold pull and pound our ass off!!

Thanks Robert - glad you enjoyed watching it. Happy holidays :)

It's a pretty good place to get parts - real helpful - no attitude and real fair prices - hope all is well w/ you.