making a replacement panel for the bed floor of a Datsun pickup using simple tools and a home make metal brake. metal brake link • Homemade sheet metal b...
Those people that are naysayers, just open your mind and loosen your hands. Working diligently can come natural to anyone who works at this craft. Easy peasy with time and due diligence.
@@victoryfirst2878 I don't have a place for it at the moment but I really enjoy metalwork. For me the key is to do a lot of head scratching to figure out the best way for me to make the shape I want, then carefully work the metal into shape. I like Fitzee's approach at combining simple shapes into a complex shape. It makes things possible you ordinarily could not do without far more complex tools.
Everything is simple if you think one step at a time. When looking at the whole project, it's intimidating. The trick in everything is the sequence. You da man Fitzee!
@Will Swift if you were replying to me, I'm just offering my view. Without the how to by Fitzee, I wouldn't get any farther than cutting a sheet of metal oversized. He showed the steps he uses to make this part. I install floor coverings, carpet, vinyl, laminate etc. A new large job can be intimidating, especially so with a difficult layout or materials that are very hard to work with. You don't look at the entire completed job and get overwhelmed. If you know the process, you just start..... You don't worry about the entire process just the first process....... vacuum the floor, install tackstrips, then pad, then cut the carpet, then do the seams.... etc.
There is always at least one "wow, that's clever!" moments in Fitzee's videos. Making a template from a section of the old panel and cutting the slits for marking was one of the very best. Oh yes Fitzee, the tips were good. Thank you!
Cutting big slits like that is not accurate at all. You use a tape measure and scribe marks that’s all you need. He made it so much hatred then needs to be
At the beginning I thought there might be some difficult hammer forming. Should have known you would find an easier way, with equal or better results. Thanks for the instruction.
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I'm constantly impressed with how he takes a panel with a complex shape and simplifies it into easier to work with shapes and then just welds it together. It seems obvious, but sometimes I look at something and can't immediately see how to take it apart like he can.
Hello from the UK, i have been following you how you make panels, i was in the motor trade for best part of 40yrs, now retired and restoring a 1989 Ford Transit MK/3 Camper (they were called a Frisky), i wish to thankyou for your time spent showing how to make repair panels, i am now making quite a few of my own repair panels, the way you show how its done is great, and i am saving a lot of money of not buying panels in the meantime, keep up the excellent tuition.
Thanks again Fitzee for joining in with you in your Newfoundland laboratory/garage on making the profiled bed panel with simple tools, seamstress tape, scribes, dividers and markers. Making do and keeping things simple. Thank you very much for your time in sharing these repairs that can be challenging to some of us. When I weld any type of plug hole, I try to get to the parent metal edges first, since that is the holding strength, then fill in the divot if need be.
Awesome work.!! Only thing I might add is could we see the finished product with some primer on it to help see it since the camera picks up a lot of glare and a lot of the detail is hard to see on video and I don't want to miss seeing any of it.. Thanks for making these videos..
From the far west(wet) coast of Canada (Vancouver Island) I thank you for sharing your trade, too many great craftsman are gone/retired and their skills never past on to the next generation. Your teachings will be watch by many generations to come… keep it up, you are a gifted teacher Mr Fritzee.
I learn a lot from your videos. When I'm in the garage and there's a tricky part on the car I usually say to myself "what would Fitzee do?". And that helps! 👍😂
Great video, Fitzee, you answered my questions as I asked them in real time, like I was standing in the shop with you. I've learned more from you about fab in 6 months than I could learn in 10 years piddling with my junk. Thank you for taking the time to document and share your experience with us!!
You make it to see so simple and easy! Congratulations! Thanks so much for the tips! Really enjoy the details in the construction of your version of the parts! Again, thanks from Mexico city!
That was a great idea notching the panel at both ends, by making the panel alittle bit bigger on both ends you were able to cut your notch on both ends and not losing your mark and when you used vise grips on both ends you could recreate your bends. Very clever or you. You are a great teacher and I appreciate watching your educational videos.
Hallo Fitzee a very good tip indeed. My friend tried to make /bend my Jaguar front floor pan acouple a months ago but he could not managed to get the shape right.It was very difficult to flip it forword and backwards "like a pancake " in the bender. The hight and distance didn't want to play along byt i think with this tip off yours we could managed to get it right this time.I have learned a lit from your videos that i actually making my own panels for repairs.Ones again thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion off metal shaping with us so that we can tackle our own projects.
Holy craaaaap! You are the man! I need to raise the bed area over the diff (axle flip) and just put the word out this week for donor beds. I only need abt 6x48”. I’ll be able to fab it!
Amazing. Everyone that tells me you can’t do quality sheet metal work without a tig I just send them over to your channel. Love everything about this. Also I had to make a similar panel for my 68 double cab and it came out great! Wish I saw this first.
Good Vid.. on the Datsun PL 620 PU's there was small factory panel/ door on the right side, truck box, floor to access the fuel gauge sender in the fuel tank. Hope the previous owner didn' t toss it cutting up the floor. I know you state many times you like it looking factory. I would send you a photo but I sold my 620 two years ago. Best to you and yours.
Thank's for sharing your expertise with us,not everybody is as willing as you.I have over 40 years in auto repair bussiness,I have done alot of rust repair but you showed me a new way I find it very exciting to try,again thank you
That is gonna be one expensive Datsun pickup. Nice work. BTW.. I like to hear that old slow pumper in the back ground. All these new compressors wear themselves out way before they should. And they make more heat which makes more water in your airlines.
Thanks for showing us your way of replacing the panels on this bed. I love to watch how different guys get the job done. They came out great. I love learning different way of doing things and you are a great teacher. Again thanks and keep them coming - later
Fitzee I used to own an orange Datsun truck the same color orange as the truck bed your repairing.. The reason I remember it so well it it was an extended cab truck which for my area was kinda rare back in the 80's. Dont know how I ended up here at your channel but sure glad I did!
I picked up a Migpak 140 the other week on sale I used to have a migpak10 that i hated. I am busting it out of the box to try some of the things I have learned from your videos
Con esa técnica nunca pude lograr puntos con buena resistencia mecánica, hasta ahora me viene resultando mejor arrancar apuntando al centro del agujero iniciando el depósito de metal en la chapa de abajo y luego crecer con la soldadura hacia afuera hasta fundir la chapa de arriba.
Fitzee your the best by far, i had gone to a paint and body votec many years ago for the basics and i have learned more from you and your techniques and being able to use what you have. i have been recommending you and your video's to all my car club buddies thanks Fitzee
Another great video Tony, I've been stuck at home on the couch after knee surgery and have watched many videos with guys doing patch repair with some being okay and others just down right horrible. You however, take it step by step with each video and describe what, why, and how in your process with the basic of tools and take a seemingly impossible task and show how to manage the task without being overwhelmed which is why i find your videos so riveting.
That feeling. When you're looking for something to watch and you finds (Wow, I'm even using the Fitzee accent now) an hour long video from the master himself. That feeling. And then you discover its like a Chuck Norris thing. "It only takes Chuck Norris 20 minutes to watch 60 minutes"... Btw. Very close to 100k subscribers now! Wow!
Thanks for making a hard project doable. Your tips were on the money. That part where you took a piece off the old box and cut slit in it and then flattened it was pure genius. Great Job. Looks factory built.
Another masterpiece by a renowned artist… well done👏👏👏👏…. A small snippet of knowledge for you regarding your markers… if you store them standing which it looks like you do, you should point the tip always downward so the ink doesn’t run off it… You probably already knew this but I thought i’d toss it out there anyway…
Great work. I had to do this by hand on my first car that had holes in the floor pan, old Holden Gemini with big holes in the boot pan, made all new panels with a hammer chisel anvil lumps of wood and some sheet metal. Was rather complex but like you said there was no replacment parts available so had to be remade.
Hey folks, after watching Fitzee make that jogged panel for the floor corner of that truck bed, I am fully convinced there is nothing sheet metal that Fitzee cannot replicate! Just love your videos Fitzee!
This is perfect, my ‘72 commando has an identical shape towards the top/bottom of the rear floor and I couldn’t figure out how to get the shape without hammering it in. This is great thank you!
Fritzee is a true craftsman.. his videos inspired and taught me how to do it myself.. do you use weld through primer? I was going to but heard mixed reports. I dont have a break, so doing bends are tough but doable just using a steel table edge, a hammer and couple heavy rectangular dolly's.. actually blocks from a 20 ton press.. you use what you've got! I've always been this way too!
you need to try the round/curved edge flap discs, they are great for knocking the tops off welds, i only recently started using them, totally changed the way i work. Great vid. as usual, i learned alot.
Learned another slick trick. I'm gonna put this to use on my Fairlane firewall. I've got a stiffening rib that goes away to nothing. You showed a clever way to make this happen. Thanks again!
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Not just the best on RU-vid but definitely one of the best in the world and he doing it with little tools so you are definitely top 5 and I'm still looking for the other 4.. 😂🤣😂👍🏾keep up the good work
Brilliant method. However, I'd like to suggest a way to speed up the process and make it more consistent. Find a strip of metal that fits in slots made by the grinder. Make two J-shaped pieces that can hang over the top of the brake. Slide the strips into the two slots and push the floor pan up against the brake. Then lock up the brake and remove the strips. Now the floor pan is accurately positioned and ready for bending. I hope this makes sense. Another improvement would be to use a simple computer drafting program to make the tick marks for the grinder. Once you define the basic cycle, the program can copy it as many times as required (step and repeat). Then print the marks on paper and tape the paper to the sheet metal. If you make the marks the same width as the grinding wheel it would be easier to place the slots accurately (if you are off, you'd leave traces of ink).
Fitzee I've been watching you sometimes struggle with your bender for a long time. This small mod might be worth looking into. it's an add-on bar you can bolt at the top of your pivoting table on the bender for narrowing the bend surface close to the bend. It helps to avoid warping or "undoing" previous bends that hang down below the clamping plane. You could add or remove it at will depending on what is needed. The top of the sketch is your original layout, the bottom half shows details of the bar attachment. Should be fairly quick & easy to make yourself. Many benders are designed this way anyway, but the add-on makes for more options. You may indeed be able to do bends you can't quite pull off with your bender as-is, and it's a fairly simple modification. edit to add: Dang RU-vid won't allow me to put a link in the comments. Keeps deleting my whole comment. Send me a note or something with an email and I will send you a link to the sketch I made. Keep on keepin' on.
This is a fantastic video! Several good and solid tips I will use. Thanks again for doing these! I'm redoing my daughter's truck on my channel and this was just the inspiration I needed!
Great Job Master!!!!!. It is a pleasure to see someone who knows how to do it work. Thank you for sharing what you know. Greetings from Uruguay. SALUDOS!!!!
thankyou Fitzee i have had problems with spray through primer me being a begginer i was abit bewildered at first why i couldnt just weld through it without it effecting my welds. i would also try doing my spot welds from the middle which i can see there is a much better way as you showed thankyou again look forward to your next video regards Erik
The Milwaukee markers. Can you give us the barcode numbers please. It helps when you go looking for them on eBay. Or Amazon or the internet in general. Like wise the part numbers or barcode numbers for your grinding discs.
I don't know about the black Milwaukee markers? You seem to like them. But, I tried the silver ones. And they were terrible. Best ones I have found are still "Sharpies". Both black and silver.
