One of the mounts on the Datsun pickup was rusted away so I have to make a new mount from some 14 gage steel to match the factory style mount. did it with only basic tool and some scrap steel.
You have no idea how these videos have helped me with my own build, I now look at complicated shapes completely differently, Fitzee, your uploads are priceless, thanks so much
Same here... I tend to be less tempted to do stuff in one piece. I can decompose the shapes with my eye while having Fitzee's advice in mind: 'you can do it in one piece but see this part has a stretch/bend/roll to it' etc.. 😀👍
Add me to that list. Working on complex concave to reverse concave channel with a lip section. After my one piece fail. I asked my self, how would fitzee do this. It's become an inside phrase In my home :)
Do it! I know of a guy in a wheel chair who actually builds cabinets. If you're a coffee drinker make sure you have a coffee maker and also a microwave in your shop lol. God bless you.
@@coherantbliss3483 Thank you there are not many things I haven't been able to do, a lot of thinking about how I`m going to do it, but the buss, when finished, is awesome. Like Fitzee I don`t have fancy equipment, most of the bits I do have I`ve made myself one bit I have is an ex electric hospital bed which I have converted to a workbench so at the press of a button it goes up or down that is my pride and joy and it was free
Iv'e been doing restoration / fabrication for years, i think i have picked up more tips since being subscribed to this channel than nearly all those year of doing the work. Superb channel.
Simple tools... Ingenious mind. The ingenuity of the human mind on prime display, Well done, Fritzee. More of today's kids would do well to watch how critical thinking and logical problem solving works. AND you didn't need to Google a thing.
Years from now when someone comes across you work it will pass as the origional manufacture procedure. Love learning from your videos showing how that with a lot of effort and average tools you can produce work that makes you proud. A++++ videos
Saw the wand moving and remembered a teacher yelling at me to "WELD IN C's" back in the day! Don't even have to think about it when the time comes now. Thanks for bringing back the memory!
The real teaching for me on these videos is learning how to break down multiple curves and surfaces into separate and easier to deal with pieces. Success with simplicity.
Another great Fitzee Class on how its possible to make a rather complicated metal part fairly easy with your experience, skill, patients and thought , thanks again for walking us through your process,
I find it fascinating to watch you form the most complicated shapes in ways that i would have never guessed possible. I appreciate your reviewing your orders of operation so that a person doesn't work themselves into a bind.
If I would have watched these at 16 years old -- instead of 40+ years beyond that -- I probably would have spent my life metalworking. Informative and inspiring! Thanks for covering everything you can, from the boringly simple to the amazingly complicated (broken down into simple steps).
I can’t thank enough as I sent this video to my youngest son who is 34 and into old vintage 80’s GM’s. I have that 8” vise, MIG and grinder. My instructions to him was to make a paper part to start with as a pattern (Note: $12 buys 34” X 100 foot roll of RED rosin paper used under wood floors) he is making a door bottom that is not sold. He wants to learn to weld, I told him to duplicate a pattern, Cut & bend metal then we will shape it and tack it then weld. Thank your very much for the video. Remember guys, you can’t always buy what you need!
Fitzee, now I know you read the comments:-) I decided to invest a few minutes in a more detailed feedback. Fitzee, you are my guru. I live in Sweden which is like your rust belt, just worse. In a bad year we have 7 months of salt on the roads. You hear rust eating up your car! I hate it. No one can repair the cars I love anymore, they are dissappearing! Welding and fixing old car bodies is a lost trade, the few who can do it charge over 100 bucks per hour. Your videos make it possible to rebuild my own cars. You show us that we only need simple tools and lots of patience. No need for the increasingly non-existent ready-made patch panels, now I can make my own. This opens up the possibility to save more cars! I work on my own cars, restore them and keep them in my mini collection. All I want to say that I am very grateful, please keep us “stick around”
You are the Man, I get so much pleasure out of watching your videos. In life every day is a school day and i always learn something new from watching you. Keep up the excellent work.
Fitzee, I don't think anyone would ever see that it's not factory original. Man, you have PERFECT timing! My 69 Chevelle's pass side radiator support mount is shot from being underneath the battery. I will be using(copying) your method for building a new one! As soon as I get it's LS engine going(gotta wire in new fuse/relay box) I will be gettin happy with some sheet metal!
After scrolling through these comments they are hard to top/give you the justice you deserve. I'll just say I'm younger than you but I realize you are a man ahead of your times. You take metal working to a science yet keep it simple. Einstein and Edison come to my mind when I see your work and that's for real. I hope that all your wisdom that you share rewards you some day.
Videos' like this one are a pleasure to watch, it seems that most people aren't interested in anything that they can't run down to the store and bring home to bolt on. Very few guys out there have the skill to actually customize anything, they just bolt on stuff.
Years ago when I first attempted a little custom work on my 1966 Suburban I cut the roof and made it look like a beach buggy. I didn't know what I was doing but I tried and all the hotshot custom car builders just mocked me for my efforts. They discouraged me enough to quit and give up. It is such a rare and precious opportunity to watch and learn from such a great teacher. I'm 73 years now and just now learning things I wish I learned years ago. Thank you Fritzee from another Canadian out here on the west coast in BC. You put all those hotshots to shame. What I get the most from your teachings is break in down into pieces and keep it simple.
I'm at the point now that I can wander around princess auto for an hour and leave without buying anything... because I already have one of everything they sell.
Top class workmanship, breaking up the design into separate parts is a great idea rather than trying to make the complex shape in one go, well done again.
I have been looking for this exact type of content for a long time and I am very glad to have found it. I am going to put all of this to work while repairing the rust on my '73 charger
I tell you that you're simple approach with basic tools, is just the tip of the iceberg of your vast knowledge and experience. I'm just getting starting with my own fabrication work, and I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge. You are truly a great craftsman!
Man I wish I had access to your videos back when I was just a kid! It sure would have made my life easier! About 35 years ago I tried to replace can mounts on 61 Ford unibody pickup. Mine looked terrible and took me forever to build.
I am so impressed by your fabricated sheet metal tools! You already are a supreme metal craftsman bar none and just looking at those tools that even we can make ourselves is amazing. We viewers are really thankful that we don't need thousands of dollars of tools we can't afford but still can do the same quality work following your tutorials. Thank You!
Keep the lessons coming, anyone can do rust repair with a full complement of fancy tools but to make a mount like that with nothing but a welder and grinder that takes talent.
Loved the helmet , so i ordered one from china. Cost about 18 US$. Problem is i'm unemployed and have no classic car to work on. And now i don't have money to buy beer for the weekend.
I didn't either. So, I bought non classic for a song, fixed them up for my kids to get started in life, and when they got enough money to buy another car, they gave them back for me to restore. The key to having fun is not in making a killing but in the development of your talents and a love for your accomplishments.
Hi its easy to sit back and watch the work you are doing and find different ways to do the job. But mate I think your methods are good enough and thankyou again for these demonstrations that have enabled me to work on my car.
Thanks again FF! As Phil said, Your vids help me on my current project too. Thanks for you patience in videoing for us. ONe thing i've noticed Fitzee does too...having patience actually gets the job done faster. I know.. doesn't make sense...until you figure it out for yourself lol.
Wow, that looks nice. So glad to see you wearing a welding shield. I’ve seen some of the videos where you are welding without one. Can’t be good for the eyes. Keep these amazing videos coming.
This has been one of the best video's yet Tony, it's full of more than just tips, it's the knowledge that you only get from an automobile restorer. They don't teach this stuff in school. What an inspiration to tackle the hard stuff on a project. I got a tip for you... remember to put a little link in the top corner of the video end that links to your merch!
Every opportunity I get to observe you work causes me to eliminate so many other "would be" sources of similar wisdom. You are amazing and your sincerity and humility only add to the process of learning. I want to move to Newfoundland.
I'm always amazed at how you can so quickly get to the root of the issue and deliver a stunningly clever solution. The flipping the U shaped loop to accurately determine the cut-i see it and smack my head-why didn't I think of that. Damn genius
Your thought process on making these complex shapes is amazing Fitzee. You are a fantastic craftsman. The sad fact is most body shops dont have panelbeaters now just panel fitters.
Thanks again Fitzee, a complex looking mount, but you broke it down into practical steps using tooling and skills which we can apply and replicate with practice. Masterful! (I need to build a pipe vice so bad)..
I love fabrication its almost like therapy just working at your own pace and also seeing the end product of what you created....im working on a 49 fleetline and I had so much fab to do now its almost coming to an end and im getting ready for body work in a month
@@fitzeesfabrications the floors, inner rockers, inside quarter plates,door jamb,trunk repair,spare wheel replacement,firewall patching,rear window brackets, front lower body body patches,front fender patching.....it was alot of stuff i thought it was just going to be a floor replacement but it turned into an onion i just kept peeling back layers and layers cancer. During this whole covid lockdown I been able to advance alot with this car and maybe next month the body will get done up and the engine will get slapped in to start cruising the streets of Cali.
