You might not be so young anymore, but you aren't old either. You've still got many decades ahead of you yet. I see that Gene Winfield is closing his shop at age 96. What a great run he's had. Hope we can all do the same.
Every time I watch you get into those tight spaces my body starts to ache . I was a Boilermaker welder for 45 years and have gotten into small spaces that I was thinking I will not be able to get out. I get these vivid flash backs from work and dream I still building pressure vessels. I guess for some people they will think this would be hell. Cheers
What seems like a lifetime ago I was an asme ix welder on petrochemical plants. Then moved into piping design rather than actually building it. There's something very satisfying about looking at a plant, with all its pressure vessels, heat exchangers and all the spaghetti joining it together and knowing you were a part of the team that made that happen. To me it's a work of art, better than any painting hanging in an art gallery, maybe even on a par with one of Fitzees cars 😊 I think we, the tradesmen of the world, should be very proud of our contribution.
Tony - always great fabbin' !! You are the first I've seen to stretch before rolling, Which makes sense and makes the panel have no oil canning fight when installing! When [and always] Tony's experience makes sense, it works !!! Love the highest quality workmanship with hand made equipment, anyone can do this as I do the same. But I'm laid up with ankle surgery so I am always looking to learn more from experience!! Me at 61yrs thanks Tony
The tips were great and that was some fabricating niceness. The panels came out great and putting a crown on them certainly stiffened them up. It looks factory made. Even Peanut cmae over and gave it a cat scan. She agrees.
The first wheeling machines were developed in England in the late 1890s. Craftsmen in the UK preferred using an English wheel, rather than the mechanical hammers which were popularly used for shaping metal on the continent, as they are kinder to the metal and they also help it to retain it's integrity.
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a project in the garage but this morning I brought home a 1972 Monte Carlo and I can’t wait to get at it! Actually a super nice body, not much metal work to do at all but what there is I’m actually excited to do 👍
I feel for you Tony it’s tough getting in and out of those places we never even thought about when we were younger lol but your getting it done mate slowly slowly old crusty is taking great shape ! Nice job fella 👍
Looks like the shop inspector is back from winter break. It must be starting to warm up in Newfoundland now. It's the opposite here in Queensland Australia, where it's cooling down now. But it's raining again after a week without rain when I could finally cut the grass that was a foot high because of all the rain we've had this year.
This car has come a long ways Tony you've done quite a bit of work to it thus far, Your just about there! when it comes to the metal work anyhow, but nevertheless. You'll enjoy this car once you get to take her to the strip! that's for sure. Looking forward to seeing those days as well. Cheers.
Looks fantastic. This is a big job a lot of imagination and creativity to figure out how to make these pieces work together. It’s a tremendous learning opportunity for all of us. Thanks
I’ve been checking myself for the next one and the next. Totally feel the same with “I’m not young anymore”😂. Do you feel pressure to get content out or does it motivate you to finish jobs. Teaching skills is a gift. I feel on another channel, free tools to “try out” etc. God bless utube….my favourite channel, The tips, always great. Thank you.
I do enjoy your work! I always learn a trick or two. And Im over 60 so I well know how projects that look pretty easy, 20 years ago, now kick my butt! I do it anyway because I love building and fixing.
A hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings and 2 back to back videos from Fitzee, how good have I got it.. Awesome clean and tidy professional work carried out, flawlessly done Tony, it's time to call it Crusty 2.0
You've been going berserk with templates lately!!!! I remember once you said you don't make templates. But you couldn't have done this job without templates, so they were necessary. It's a case of using them when you need to!
at the end of the project, I'd like to see how many hours you have invested on that project., at glance, I see over a thousand hours. That will be the killer toyoya of your area very good video you are truly a handy man.
Hey Fitzee, I changed the name of my high amp sheetmetal beads vid to; “FITZEE WAS JOKING”, cuz there’s absolutely people out there dumb enough to think you recommended those settings😅😅
Hey Tony, got a question I was wondering why you didn’t put an X bace in the rear Is it because you wanted a streetcar and didn’t want all the bars in the back window
Tony I love your work I done body work when I was younger now almost 64 just work for myself I would love to have your body hammer with the chezel like to know how many licks has it maid keep on doing great
Just a automotive thinners. Depends on what my plans are. Doing heavy body work itbe like 20%. Enough to make it spray from a gun. If it's a final costing would thin it from 30 to 50% agian depending on what I'm after
@@fitzeesfabricationsThanks. The reason I asked is - as you already know this product was not intended for automotive applications. So I admire your thinking outside the box, regardless of your motive. I will rely on a cautious approach as well as taking advantage of real life experiences by individuals like yourself. So I am going to attempt to duplicate your experience and look forward to success as the manufacturer will not stand behind there product in these circumstances. Thanks again for your quick reply.
@@fitzeesfabrications Thanks. The reason I asked is - as you already know this product was not intended for automotive applications. So I admire your thinking outside the box, regardless of your motive. I will rely on a cautious approach as well as taking advantage of real life experiences by individuals like yourself. So I am going to attempt to duplicate your experience and look forward to success as the manufacturer will not stand behind their product in these circumstances. BTW I finally found your old video on this and noted you mixed it 4 - 1. Just a heads up they recommend 5.67 - 1 on the info sheet on the internet. I will use 5.5 - 1 Thanks again for your quick reply.
