I have been a fabricator and body builder for over 50 years and I still manage to learn from you on EVERY build you do. You have a tremendous talent and vision. Thank you for sharing this with the world. Keep up the great videos, I will be watching and learning each day. The T bird is going to be awesome. GOD bless

There is nothing wrong, with things going wrong. It is all about the end result. You are showing everything as it happens Chad and Jolene. Mistakes happen in life. It is all about the way you handle them. Then how you fix it. As always you explain it and it means that we know what not to do We learn from your mistakes. Thanks for the lesson. Have a Wonderful day guys.

I’ve read a lot of comments about removing the rear pkg tray and moving it forward. For those not familiar. The trunk has a ton of support for the trunk to operate correctly not to mention the tension of the rods that help hold it open once you open the trunk lid. Then you’d have to figure out how to realign the trunk for fitment issues and still have to replace what you tore out. It’s not easy to just remove that top piece of metal where the pkg tray only. It’s welded on like it’s holding the car together. Chad has the right idea just geometry a little off. I’ve yet to see him not figure it out to where it didn’t look nice or not function correctly. Just keep watching he will blow our minds this GUY!!

I saw that coming, yeah. Just weld it in flat and then hit the flange with a hammer until it's the right angle for the window? As Always, thanks Chad and Jolene for all you do!

I agree I like the diamentions of the front an back end too, this gave it a luxury hot- rod style look still but with a true 2 Dr coup roof killer idea . Unique is the word

Chad , my dad bought a 1958 Thunderbird brand new. July 21, 1958. I drove the car in high school. I joined the Navy days after HS graduation 1979. My Dad put the car in his garage. 2008 May. Dad told me it was time to take the old bird home. I spent 10 months restoring the old Thunderbird in time for my sister's wedding at the Heresy Hotel. 58 was unique for the rear window height. 4 inches lower than 59, 60 Also 4 wheel coil suspension. 59,60 leaf rear. Also the 352 interceptor made 350hp with a 3.10 rear these car were fast on the interstates,

Like Alan Hartley's suggestion. Should make for a perfect fit for the rear window & Bad Chad's idea of using a trunk sheet metal for all the right contours on the extension area.

Chad I wait everyday just to watch what you do best with metal and I wish I had some of your talent to work with metal .I really enjoy watching you and Jolene do your thing and I want to say hi to Jolene and let her know that she does an awesome job with the camera. So I say God bless and may you all have a blessed evening and night.

I enjoy your videos. You are quite a talent! I would suggest removing six to eight inches somewhere between the rear window and the tail lights. The reason I suggest this additional modification is because once you mount the HUGE rear bumper on the '58 it's going to have a very large rear, which I don't believe will be too appealing to the eye. Take six to eight inches from between the rear wheel and the tail end. You can "HILTZ" the fins to make them look just right. Again, I enjoy your modification talents, discipline, and creativity. Have a great year! Lazz

This boy is old school fun to watch him improvise and create 🤙🏻

Very tricky piece to make for the rear window. Was wondering if the package tray needs to be forward too to complete the move of all things up 12.5"? Roof is fantastic. Thank you, take care and peace out.

chad, use the narrow yellow section which fits up to the window to check your placement as you go forward. place it up to your pinch weld/square stock for shape. if you place it in the original position you can trace the original pinch weld for height & compare it to the new one. This is now my favorite build, replacing Elvis. Keep up the good work.

Your brake and metal shear is the exact same models I used back in the early 80's when I was in the Marine Corps repairing aircraft sheet metal. Man, I miss those days! I would love to find a brake and shear like that somewhere. I wish I could have called you and got you to stop and look at it from the rear to realize what was wrong! Still, awesome work though Brother!! And, of course, Jolene did great on the camera work as always. Matter of fact, that is how I realized what was going wrong.

Wasn't much of a mistake, we all make them and that's all part of life, as long we continue to learn and not be so hard on ourselves for when we make the mistakes. We have all the confidence in the world that you will solve this issue and do whatever it takes to get that window to fit as it needs to fit. Cheers have a good one, Chad and Jolene looking forward to the next video to see how you solve this bit of a dilemma.. Cheers..

Why not just find a junkyard with the pinchweld and a trunk lid with rear damage ( rusted or dented ) and cut the front section of the trunk to fill the gap that you will have remaining. I did these kinds of mods for over 30 years . Your doing nice work so far and I give Jolene credit for helping with the welding so you can hold everything in alignment.

Looks great Chad. You could just push the roof up a tiny bit and squeeze a bit of seam sealer under the roof cross members…then let the roof back down. Modern cars use seam sealer. Guaranteed no rattle…ever 👍

theres NO shame or embarrassment in things going not to plan..your ability to spot it and admit and correct it is showing your character..power to the both of you guys

I think 100 people would probably do it 100 different ways. After the fact.. it,s easy to say do this or that. Chad,s pretty capable of making it work out. l,m not worried, just very grateful to see it happen. Thanx again Chad and Jolene.😁 lookin good.

Tip: you may know already for sweeping and keeping dust down while you do the shop floors. Sprinkle a little water lightly around before you sweep and it will keep the dust settled way more. Great find on that Hudson. Very rare cars, especially in original cond. Hopefully mechanical can be up and running as as driver. I'd do a nice up dated interior and keep outside patina. Glad y'all got a YT channel, it's the new "TV". Tv shows are to hectic. I use to think the tv show was ok, and you were a little "whacky", but enjoy all cars, and much respect for making due with what you have.👍

One of the possible solutions to fitting the back window lip in is to remove it from its present location, lay it on a flat steel surface, weld it here, wedge a large cold chisel in between the square stock and the 14 gauge, and pound it in and bend the lip to the corresponding angle of the back window glass. The lip is tack welded to the square stock at the bottom and it should bend easily. Weld both ends and add some coathanger welds to the middle parts and it should be strong enough to seat the rear window. 14 gauge was a bit this to use as a window lip, even 18 might be overkill, but workable. You sometimes have to be two or three steps ahead in your thinking and interruptions around you don't help either. Chad should be thinking about what he is going to do with the back seat area as he re-works the package tray area in that location. Does he use the extra space for sound equipment or storage bins, beer coolers, or whatever? Maybe Fina needs a place to sit since it became a two-seat car!

It is all about the art of creative problem solving. If it were just problem solving it would be science. The art is the thrilling component…sometimes it works, sometimes it takes a little longer to emerge. Can’t wait to see where it leads next!

It would be a great time to install Rubber on window then slide it in to track then placing bottom piece into Rubber slit then weld in. This way you do not have to mess with window rubber installment string.

Bicycle inner tube is my go to for any anti rattle situation, trims up easily to fit most jobs, could be good above those roof braces.

There was no mistake, just a little detour or hurdle on the path to constructing the back window. All good, thank you Bad Chad and Queen Jolene for another experience.. Good old angles and curves,,, in shop class the saying was, The angle of the dangle is equivalent to the heat of the meat,, 😁Cheers!

As usual, you two give us the unpolished, unvarnished, truth. It's but one of the reasons I love watching your work!! Your content is as unique as the projects you decide to do!! It's truly refreshing!!

Thank you for showing the creative process. It just shows how much work actually goes into a project like this.👍😎

Hi Chad & Jolene & Fina how has your day gone? I am curious why you could not have cut out the entire back shelf and moved it forward. Was it because the trunk hinges are connected to it? It would have slid right under the sail panels and closed in the rest of the 1/4 panels at the back where they are open. I am not there with the car so you know better than me if it could be done. Also, make sure you check the fit of the width of the glass as well because of shrinking the back half of the roof. Be back tomorrow to learn more.

Yes, the square stock is on the plane with the rear deck. The "pinch weld " is on the angle plane with the glass.

This car is looking beautiful.....magnificent job on the roof! I hope you decide to paint it crimson red...with all the chrome on this model it would shine!

Totally unrelated to this project... except for it being a Ford...... But, I would love to see Chad locate a 1952-1956 Ford Mainline 4-door sedan. And then modify it, to create a "Chad version" of the Ford Mainline Coupe Utility! (Especially since his recent trip to Australia.) I was reminded of the Ford Mainline today, after seeing today's YT "Junkyard Crawl" video from Steve Magnante, which featured a 1952 Ford Mainline. My first set of in-laws once had a restored 1953 Ford Mainline 4-door sedan, back in the 1980s.

Hi Chad and Jolene! Try removing the square tube/square stock again from the car and get the angle correct on the flat steel first. This is important to get the correct position of the Square stock as it looks like its out of position and needs to come backwards about 1/4" cardboard reference points taken every 4" should help on the original pinch weld and then bend the flat steel to match. then flip the new piece upside down on the original pinch weld to check how close it is. Perhaps 1/8" of error is ok but not any more than that. If that all makes sense. Its only a mistake if you get the car in top coat and find the window doesn't fit. Sneaky bastard metal doing strange things is at foot 😀😀

I get a kick out of you Jolene, I am thinking you are the person that (Well that didn,t go as planned )! All is well I know Chad will get it all handled. I know I would much more work with metal, if I make a mistake I can weld and fix. You folks have a good night. See you both tomorrow .

Maybe a spray foam product in the roof bracing gap,seen a lot of cars with that in them,low expanding foam maybe,or silicone product,or even windshield glue?

I think making a 1/4`` plywood template of the window opening before he cut the roof off would be the way to go.

This showed that sometimes it not that easy,that’s why I love your work

Hi Chad and Jolene! When I look at the way you plan on placing the square stock in there you will need to bend the window flange forward cause I don't think you can tilt it forward and remain flat. Just saying . Keep up the great content. Thanks!

You're doing some truly fine work on the Squarebird..yet another fascinating build!

CHAD! Is it you or Jolene? That’s the marketing GENIUS? By you staying human by making boo boos… I really think you’re a HYBRID SUPER HUMAN SLASH NORMAL DUDE? I love that you keep it real and sometimes question if you make small mistakes to let the rest of us HUMANS feel ok about ourselves? Lol! Love the show keep up the hard work for us retired guys watching. You have motivated me into restarting many projects I’ve set aside and I can’t wait for our weather here in Utah to warm up so I can get after those projects. Have a great day tomorrow! You’re friend Clint!!

Keep up the great work Chad,always interested to see your ideas come to life!👍

Nice choice on cutting the roof and not the body it’s your artwork, so go Picasso on it and do it your way I think it’s the best piece of art that you’ve done so far. Nice job Jolene also.

Chad you are BAD I love your speech on haters all for you. The first show I saw was you helping a girl with her truck in somebody else’s shop. I new right then that you were a selfless talented Awesome Body man. And could fix anything. I’ve got nothing but respect for you. I’ve got a 67 bug. And a 69 GMC c 25 custom camper. Some of the cars I’ve seen on your show are way BAD. I’m 65 year old service and repair plumber from Spreckels ca. don’t let anybody give you shit. You have more talent under one finger than most people will ever have. Enjoy every show I’ve seen. And your one lucky man to have such a great girlfriend. She’s almost as talented as you. Your both super talented. If you ever want to work on a 67 vw or a 69 truck I would give either one to you just to see what you would do to either one. Truck is a look alike to the farm truck drag racer. It’s only got a 454 big block. Same orange color and camper shell . Take care love your work.

Sometimes, us viewers can hardly stand it.... we just want to yell NO when we see a problem coming. But we know you will get it in the end. Hey, no-ones perfect

Slide little wedges, I use house door wood shims,, in between the the roof beam and the roof skin. Then use urethane glue(windshield glue ) in 5 or 6 , 3” spots between beam and skin,, let dry pull out wood shims. No more rattle!

Watching the rear widow lip issue, and IMO, I believe Jolene may be on to something when she suggested cutting of the existing panel and moving it forward. I think if you tacked the forward end of the trunk to the existing shelf, disconnected the trunk hinges, leaving the section behind the existing widow pocket in place, cut and slide the necessary metal forward to mate back to the roof as it was originally. Then, of course, you would have to rebuild the hinge brackets and fill in the missing metal. If you didn't like the size of the interior parcel shelf, you could tailor it to suit your taste. Just a suggestion.

Hey Chad, that valley behind the pinch welds is the rain gutter. It might be a good idea to measure the glass before going any further? See ya tomorrow

I have to admire the fact that Jolene is not just holding the camera, she can take hold of the 🧑‍🏭 welder and have constructive ideas and input into the fabrication. All this , while still managing great production quality and flow, in other words she’s not just a beautiful woman.

Hi C & J I thought you were going to cut the rear parcel shelf and deck out and just move it 12 inches forward so the window frame lower lip would line up. Then resolve the gap forward of the trunk. By the way are you going to grab a second hand trunk lid and cut a section out of it to fill the 12 inch gap you've created or fabricate it yourself. Great show. I love the honesty and real time TV.

Remember the old 64 65 vets,rear window,the brace at the door glass,the brace at the corner then rounds to center where the 3 in. Devider is that could be a cool look on the same era car,it was a 2 piece of glass or safty glass is better,the shape is in the body where the old fitment of the roof was,looky ck it out,find pic of the old corvettes,that would be so freakn cool,and be careful peace

I have never chopped a top or moved a roof but the people I have watched do it claim the windows are the hardest part of the job. During the chop its the windows that must be aligned first and then the roof cut to fit . That way you don't end up with holes in the windows and glass you can't get to fit. If you rolled up the door glass first you would have done the job a little different. Keep at it its looking good.

Chad both you and Jolene work hard to explain your plans. Thank you.

A perfect job... I hope you put a Pioneer Supertuner Stereo in there with some Bose speakers... First song to play, Fun, Fun, Fun till her daddy took her "T-Bird" away... You know, the Beach Boys... I gotta a nice groovy name for the ride.. The "Chad Bird"..!!! If you want to you can also call it the " J Bird".. In respect to Jolene... What da ya think... Great suggestion, am i right or am i right..??

Great job! You may have to cut slots in the 14 gauge to allow for shrinkage in the curve and weld back up. Enjoy these videos very much! Thank you Chad!

Watching this was frustrating as I was wishing I was with Chad to tell him what was going to happen ! Sometimes extra pair of eyes looking on can see things clearer , love the way you get yourself out of trouble on the fly Chad .

I would also be bracing or finishing the square stock , before twisting the flat bar, because it will most certainly move

Need to measure the window with the Rubber on it to get the correct width

Hi Chad, Looks good, glad you spotted the issue with the new pinch weld, keep up the great work,and Jolene is perfection on camera

I know it's a little late to give a pointer but you could have used the factory tray part that's already shaped to the pinch weld as a reference for the curvature. I love your show I watch it daily per usual its lookin good Bro.

1. Use brake to make a flat piece to go between the old package shelf and where it now needs to be. 2. use that piece of square stock on top of the new flat surface. 3. Shim as need to get the correct angle. Getting proper alignment for the glass over a void is going to be much tougher than over a solid surface. The find a ratty old truck lid to cut out for the upper body surface. Just the opinion of an industrial fabrication designer.

Really like job you are doing on T-Bird top (making the car a "four-seater" was HUGE mistake by Ford). Was wondering if you could also eliminate the roof front overhang above windshield?? Would be a cleaner, sportiier look....................Watching every day..........Larry Altus, Oklahoma USA

Instead of square stock should have used round rod. Then the flat piece could have been welded to the round rod at any angle you need

Good correction and it's not really a problem as it is a learning evolution. I'm sure the outcome will work AND be quite acceptable. (Love the big peen ball hammer... the persuade!)

I sure wish Chad that you would get another trunk side and cut it to the length you need for the extension . It would make the fit so sweet !

Hey, Chad! Maybe mock it up with the glass in place. You've got a couple different angles going on there and it could be off a 1/4" - 1/2" just eyeballing it (I always say that while watching and you always prove me wrong...lol). Maybe Gorilla tape the glass in place. Just my two cents. The project is awesome...love it!

This is looking great thk you for the great content daily , the filming is always so good Jolene

It is the ability to think out all the possible solutions to the problem and choosing the best one to go with.....without taking a week to make that decision. When Chad makes that decision, BAM, he is gonna make it work.

Would it be easier to move package tray 12 inches forward?

Well your going to weld the 14 gauge on the backside to the square stock then then grind it smooth, maybe take your cut off wheel and cut the 14 gauge along the top of the square stock say half or less of the 14-gauge thickness, bend to the degree you need inwards that lines up and weld all the way across, grind the welds smooth and Bob's your uncle.

Chad always figures it out

Gasket material works well for taking out that roof rattle, the cork type. That stuff is pretty cheap

Master Class Fabrication keeping it Real.

One of the things that I like about your work is that unless something is right it is not “good enough” 👍

Thanks for being real so much fake stuff on youtube we all make mistakes I love how you just keep moving forward love your videos you guy are great fun to watch.

Weather people know it or not, anything you do, you sign your name to your work! It's not always on paper! Somebody looks at something you did, they say Chad did that, or put any name in here you want! It is either good or bad, and If they hear that name, they think of your work, good or bad!

Good job even with the mistake. Sometimes you have to go back to move forward you got this. As usual Jolene is always thinking and also great videos.

Nice job on bending the square stock. Getting there.

Grafting on a 1963 Mecury Monterey Breezeway roof would be perfect, power back window for the win!

Seems like you’re making a lot of work for yourself. If you cut behind the window groove you already have the window groove and the metal for the part in front of the window.😊

Can we cut that off and make a mock up window out of the original and use that as the template to tack in the bottom sil in it's proper place before we proceed

If custom building was easy everyone would be doing it......😄😄😄😄😄😄👍👍

I am worried about the glass fit. Double check the clear dimension up and down in the center of the glass. It must be just right for the glass and gaskets to drop in correctly. I assume that you will extend the sculpted shape of the trunk to the bottom of the window. That might give you some inspiration for another detail like the silly third tail light.

Geez, take two seconds to hit the like button. All these professional free advice and tips on making award-winning custom beautiful cars. The least we could do is hit the like button. A quarter of a million subscribers and not even 5k likes. Am I missing something here?

Take time and effort to make things work out. Keep up with the great work on your concept. It'll come out great.

It’s looking pretty good so far. Nice work.

I would have taken a measurement at each end of the rear windscreen, one in the centre and then welded it in to those dimensions. I think that I would have calculated the angle of the lip that the glass sits against also. That way it would be bloody close. It's easy for me sitting at home. He's very old school and very keen to jump in and get it done. I think that the proportions are really good but please don't put port hole windows in it, they are really cheesy. Looking good though.

Would like to see this car finished

Your doing a fantastic job on the car chad, I sure enjoy watching you every day,Jolene is a great helper too with her great filming and advice now an then,,hi to fina also,,luv ya’s,,👍👍😀

I’m a chicken,😂 I would have left the back part of the roof where it was and slit the roof up, over and down and slid the front part ahead like you did and then added metal between at that (C) pillar lol. Still woulda had a back seat. You’re a hell of a fabricator and feerless!

if you take your square stock remove one side cutting from top corner, and 5 mm back from the bottom this will give you a c channel with the top wider than bottom add flat stock so it is boxed now your have rake for the window

great vid wish it was longer

To add the package tray peace next to the trunk fit up to the new window placement. Cut the old package tray peace in half long ways. Then add 12.5” in the middle and it will fit the window and the trunk

I think the square stock will need to be installed level, instead of tilted. Can you weld on the 14 gauge, and then hammer it over for the angle?

Amazing Chad. Would take me a week and you do it in an hour.

Chad…Looking Good! No Port window needed. I thought you would be taking a trip to the junkyard for a Pinch weld, package tray, and trunk lid, for some extra material.

Super professional...thanks

love the look. looks like a 56 lincoln continental, they make great two tone cars.white on top light blue or red bottom. kelsey hayes wire wheels and whitewalls. great job.

I would have installed the package tray first then applied the "Pinch Weld" to the package tray using the square stock as a guide. I would then bent the "Pinch Weld" to the proper angle using pliers and hammer to get it to the right angle.

You don't always do it the way I would but then again if you did then it wouldn't be yours would it? Love your work ...

The factory started with a flat package tray and added the pinch weld where it was needed. Your adding the package tray last, just a little more difficult.

Thanks for engineering from the belly! The blend of science and art.

Looks like the elves have been busy again 😂 welding all the joins again 😊 hope he leaves some Cookies and Milk for the little helpers 😅 since Chad and Jolene only do an hour a day and get paid Millions 😮😅 it's looking better than I expected 😮 thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones