Trying to move forward with the 52 Chevy and get the bumper mounted. but first I need to go backwards and deal with more ruff work that was done to the car. This needs to be addressed before the bumper can be mounted.
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@PJ-om2wq4 ай бұрын
Hi Fitzee. I just finished repairing both sills (rocker panels I think you call them) on my wife's Freelander. I used your techniques, like using the existing panels to make replacements before cuting them out, and using cutt and butt, and lots of spot welds and not trying to run a bead. It worked really well and I want to sincerely thank you for your videos.
@nobodyspecial64364 ай бұрын
Your patience for such tedious fabrication is astounding!!!!! If that were me i’d be jumping up and down on the lot and heaving it out the door… Excellent work sir!!👍👍
@darylbrown53514 ай бұрын
I like your shows because your the type of man that can fix or figure out anyting anf explain it so anyone can understand. THANK YOU LOVE CHANNEL😊
@fixinstuff96624 ай бұрын
Maybe it isn't special, but I love the way Fitzee starts his videos, "here it is and now I'll show you how it happened." It's a great way to make a video.
@larrylilly25524 ай бұрын
You quite the thinker and planer, lots of tips today 👍
@Wheel_Horse4 ай бұрын
Woodworkers know all too well about "Compound Miter Cuts" !
@stevesmoneypit61373 ай бұрын
But cut once! 😂
@jimw69912 күн бұрын
I am making mounting brackets for cieling mounted crown molding out of scrap 2x6's. Every corner is slightly different and no matter how many I make, how I measure, there is nothing but trial and error to make them fit. At the end, shaving them so they line up perfectly. There is no measure twice cut once, but when you finish and things line up and fit you have the great sense of accomplishment. Fitzee at the end made it work and remember when the cars were first made the pieces didn't line up perfectly, nothing symmetrical to 1/32 or 1/16 of an inch. Its just metal. @stevesmoneypit6137
@bigsquatchsasfoot19644 ай бұрын
Good job you did get in to that front end Tony that was a right old mess under there ! Looks spot on now mate nice one 👍
@davegallucci93274 ай бұрын
Great job! Confusing angles, but I see it now! Nice 😊!
@ronwalsh4 ай бұрын
I think that system you created is nothing short of amazing. That kind of math makes my head hurt just watching you do it. Great work for sure.
@minnesotatomcat4 ай бұрын
I can’t believe how far this car has came. I remember seeing it in the background of videos a long time ago and then you kinda showed it a bit and I remember thinking….holy cow that’s such a mess where would you even start? And now here you are! 👍
@danielhughes95564 ай бұрын
Well fitzee, if you can't make it in the sheet metal side of things, you'd make a hell of an ironworker! I love your style of fabrication. It just works.
@pamdunn84544 ай бұрын
the next fabricator /mechanic that works on that car "many years from now" will be the most grateful of your amazing attention to detail , they will never experience the sick and miserable butchering you've seen top shelf my friend , thank you for sharing
@Six46914 ай бұрын
Great work sir, looking good!
@bryancooper26994 ай бұрын
The tips were excellent. A lot of measuring and figuring out. Leads to a perfect masterpiece.
@wtaylorg4 ай бұрын
I love watching your use of geometry to build this car. The use of angles, measurements, etc. You build this stuff from scratch using math.
@BrucePierson4 ай бұрын
This was a complicated piece of work. It reminded me of when I was researching to find a radiator that would fit in my 1982 Mitsubishi L300 when I changed the engine from 1.6 liter to 2.0 liter with a five speed manual transmission. I ended up with a three row Nissan Stanza 2.0 Litre aluminium radiator. That was the only one I could make fit.
@minnesotatomcat4 ай бұрын
What a cobbled up mess the front of that chassis was that you cut off! 🤣 I hope whoever did that wasn’t proud of it.
@johnmolnar29574 ай бұрын
I always get confused with angles.Using templates sure helps. I did a project for friends . reworked a plant stand for their balcony. I had no extra material so I couldn't make a mistake, I made plywood templates to make sure my angles were right, but nothing as complex as what you just did You did amazing with all those compounded angles . you have tons of patience.
@royestala69444 ай бұрын
It’s very satisfying watching a real master figure out and do what you did!
@Afrodizyak474 ай бұрын
Tony, as always , a treatise on how to do complicated things properly and yet look so easy. Onya Cobber, you got this!
@harpercasey494 ай бұрын
Alright! So glad you put up more ive been watching for it lol
@codyc69754 ай бұрын
Nicely done. It's always hard working off other peoples work. Great way of explaining how you did the work.
@angelgarcia43284 ай бұрын
I love and learn with every episode… GREAT JOB FITZ…
@fonhollohan29084 ай бұрын
Holy Crap Tony, that frame is built like an armored tank on that old chevy. nice Progress Tony sometimes things go that way when your dealing with cars that has been through twenty hands.
@laurensmith18284 ай бұрын
I see your already utilizing your new tool ,resurfacing. Great video. That drawing a scale model really works well and simplifies the thinking. Thanks for passing on your knowledge!
@mortimerschnerd38464 ай бұрын
Even with a grinder and paint the pieces you cut off the front of the frame are beyond saving! Whoever welded that up must have been a turkey farmer.
@johnalexander43564 ай бұрын
Your experience paid off on this! It would have been pure luck for me to build a system that went together so well.
@JD-5264 ай бұрын
Blew my mind oh how you figured that out, and was able to modify what you did to get the finished results. I'm going to have to watch this again.
@kevinumhey59393 ай бұрын
You’re so good at this , a pleasure to watch !
@avid61864 ай бұрын
There are times when being able to 3d model things in a cad package is useful. Not that the thought process is much easier, just that undoing your mistakes is easier on screen than real life 😂
@SeansNewWorld4 ай бұрын
I too struggle with compound miter cuts like what you experienced. The reason the new pieces didn't line up square to the frame is because the frame was cut square. It happens! But good job 👏
@waynelaferriere62684 ай бұрын
Tony I was lost wen you said to long an to short 😂 an you're building on crude chassis to precise fitment which is always a pia, it's like building a square wall in a 100 yrs old house 😅so tht leads to you like I've said in the past Master Fitzee !
@leonardgilbreath90044 ай бұрын
Good math working on this little here a little there thumbs up
@BIG-BLOCKS-R-US4 ай бұрын
you make Hard Work look like fun!
@jesseburns97344 ай бұрын
God bless you and your Family.
@deanm41384 ай бұрын
This car is going to be a very cool ride when it’s done I can only imagine how many hours you’ll have into it
@goptools4 ай бұрын
Hi Tony. The old Chev is looking good. Good tips on fabricating structural components for bumper to frame mounting. Like seeing that big LS under the hood. That should get her going when the time comes!
@michaelvandenhoy10214 ай бұрын
You lost me for a bit so I just watched the video. There was a lot of fabrication there which required alot of patience. The average person might have gone nuts doing what you did, but you are very good at figuring things out. Thanks for the education.
@johnwesner39354 ай бұрын
Hey Tony, my 64 F100 was a disaster when I bought it. There has been three previous attempts to rebuild this truck. Every one was a mess. Nothing was done with any idea of what they were doing. Following others is never easy😢 Thanks to your help she's been on the road for almost 1 1/2 years!😊
@jacquespoirier90714 ай бұрын
it is a very good descriptive geometry study excellent job excellent teacher.
@Chevchild4 ай бұрын
Looks like that bumper plan is gonna work out 😊
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu4 ай бұрын
I did a lot of head scratching with you there, bit man those supports came out right on the money. They look great. You could cap the ends and make the caps extend out to meet the bumper bracket. I'm looking forward to seeing the next one.
@JustinPaul1st4 ай бұрын
Tips were great like always...your surely pulled this one out the bag...like I say for Brent from Half Ass Kustoms...when it comes to fabrication "trust hia process " same can be said for you sir Fitzee
@johncitizen33614 ай бұрын
I feel your pain trying to work on a twisted car that someone else has modified and it seems like they’ve made adjustments as they went along so no matter how far you cut back nothing is actually symmetrical one side to the other. You have a lot of patience.
@gregasper52114 ай бұрын
Great teaching as usual
@michaelevans70134 ай бұрын
Wow was anything done with a tape measure initially. Well done on finding the challenges and making it right and better.
@teddythomas2814 ай бұрын
Fitzee you’re a genius. I have the same ratchet at 7:05.
@jakespeed634 ай бұрын
Fully agree with all the other comments. Always completely amazed with how much you do with so little. Truly believe everyone of these projects stretches ourselves to become smarter and smarter. JT: Orlando FLA
@swallowinn44104 ай бұрын
Hello Tony: I am always surprised at how long it takes to do custom work. When you look at the finished part. The actual fabrication time to weld the pieces togeather is minimal compared to the time spent getting the fitment correct. This is the difference that shows quality in the finished product.Farm repairs are great for the farm, to get a job finished. They almost always look like a dogs breakfast so to speak. Keep the videos coming.
@lancemclean92734 ай бұрын
You put some thought into that one man. Worked out good
@robbigemon18684 ай бұрын
Awesome looking job. Tony. Your making that thing come together quick
@errolpoxleitner95864 ай бұрын
Fitzee that is enough to make your head hurt good show.
@horrishappy5264 ай бұрын
Fritz this is amazing work. But this is the most complicated work I have seen you do. Its all angles. Had me lost for a few minutes. The problem I can see is the original chassis was cut at 90 degrees, when it should have been cut at half of the intended angle in the horizontal and vertical planes. This would make it even more complex. But you have made a very good job of it. Try learning Freecad. It would make things a lot easier on such a complicated fabrication.
@bowmag8034 ай бұрын
Being a pipefitter we call it The old rolling offset are very difficult
@gordonstarship4 ай бұрын
9:12 don't get sick from touching those boogers. Love the video Tony! Thanks
@BrucePierson4 ай бұрын
The shop inspector barely glanced at your work, knowing that it was done right.
@rjung_ch4 ай бұрын
Cheers Tony 👍💪✌
@BrucePierson4 ай бұрын
This must be the most templates you've made for a job in your life. I remember a fair while back in another video that you said you don't make templates. Well this Chevy sure changed that! But you couldn't do this complicated geometry without templates.
@jamesdisney91504 ай бұрын
As long as you know that floor straight and level, you should be good but if it’s not, you could be building a twisted car So the best thing to do is to find out what is going on with the chassis and what is going on with your body and what is going on with the floor Customer might have to pay for all that that’s just my two. Cents. you are doing a nice job 👍
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
I paid alot of money to have this floor like it is. It very close to perfect. The difference from side to side if any is very little.
@guillermonieri4203Ай бұрын
Thank you very much.
@lawrenceessard40864 ай бұрын
Great love of workin% on rods job well done 😊😊😊😊😊
@johnkranz40044 ай бұрын
Real Nice work Tony You cut off Some BEAUTIFUL WELDING LOL Looks like Stevie wonder did it
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
Your funny. Lol
@ronaldfarmer12084 ай бұрын
looking fine !
@kevincampbell39434 ай бұрын
Just a thought,crhome visor on the headlights.Strong work!
@BIG-BLOCKS-R-US4 ай бұрын
You Rock!
@dirkg70624 ай бұрын
Great job Fitz!
@Liberatus3 ай бұрын
Please Fitzee could you put all the “49” front end grill work etc in the playlist if you get a chance or time. I like to go back and binge watch.
@fitzeesfabrications3 ай бұрын
Will do
@dirtysalmonchaser4 ай бұрын
great video- keep them coming!!!
@user-rb2mf3hj3e4 ай бұрын
I watched this while having my morning coffee. 🤔🤯 Too many maths! I bet some young fella has an app on their phone that could cad/cam that in about 12 seconds... LoL
@BrucePierson4 ай бұрын
Pretty hard to weld when you forget to put the ground clamp on. I've done this a few times myself.
@jds19063 ай бұрын
Hey Tony, Great Video as Always! have a Question on your welding technique on the 2x3's, was trying to follow the motion of the welding tip, it appeared to be an overlapping circular motion pulled thru the beveled joint? I can never get nice looking joints like yours... any tips you can share would be priceless...Regards 👍
@fitzeesfabrications3 ай бұрын
I still using the 023 wire. And it's a circular motion that I'm doing pulling away from the weld
@larryanderson80494 ай бұрын
Making sense out of mayhem....not an easy thing to do...again, time in the chair well spent!
@jds19063 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣40 MPH on Horseback! 🤣🤣🤣
@dennisschickling22494 ай бұрын
Nice Video. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸
@brunohoutwipper42254 ай бұрын
Great job
@JASONDUNN-jr7zs4 ай бұрын
Awesome 👍
@jackdawg45794 ай бұрын
I'm at about 8 minutes in, i'm worried your new frame rails you have dummied up may interfere with the turning circle of the front wheels, but it could just be an optical illusion.
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
I have looked into that. Was worried about clearance. But checks out fine
@toddo3164 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@wesleyspurlock5374 ай бұрын
the tips were good
@nanukvas4 ай бұрын
Hi Fitzee, what was that tool you used to clean up the channel iron for the frame. I know Eastwood sell a similar tool. Curious what brand tool you used.....thanks
@monadking27614 ай бұрын
Great job as usual. Love your 1:1 parts layout from cardboard to metal pipe. I was just wondering if this car is going to have signals lights?
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
That up to owner. If it do they will most likely hid in the grill
@BrucePierson4 ай бұрын
I don't think the last person who worked on this Chevy was a very good welder. They left a mess for you to fix.
@mattthescrapwhisperer4 ай бұрын
Man, somebody really gorilla glob welded those frame rails.
@shotsrodder4 ай бұрын
Math the dark science 😂😂
@davidwilfong58204 ай бұрын
Good time to hinge the hood tip it forward
@parrotraiser65414 ай бұрын
Is it possible that the chassis rails were slightly twisted? If the addition frame is precisely square, the two would not meet exactly.
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
No I checked for squareness. It was just how I met the two togeather. Theresa's no angles
@shadetreemechanicracing224 ай бұрын
Cat scan complete, it passed.
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
She shook her head and said nope.. I'm out of here. Lol
@MrParas34 ай бұрын
Hey Tony you still using .6 wire for this chassis welding or you using thicker wire?
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
Same wire
@faroironandcustoms65774 ай бұрын
Nice!!!!!
@jerrysmith87964 ай бұрын
Couldn’t you get a bar clamp from Conner to Conner and twist that box tubing to square it up.
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
Thought about that.
@MidnightCustoms-C204 ай бұрын
I saw you used the Arc captain mig 200. What settings are you running for the sheet metal ?
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
Good qustion. Lol. It's taking some getting use to the settings. I went over it in the video on the welder.
@shanevonharten31004 ай бұрын
Eyebrow,, mustache lol. Isn't it a bezel
@BCole-bj4lv4 ай бұрын
Nice job. What is the gauge or thickness of the metal that one uses to build car chassis? Is there a standard? Are trucks thicker?
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
It depends. Some frame are thinner because of how they are constructed but most boxed frames are about 1/8 thick. Bigger truck frames are thicker agian. Some car frames can be 18 gage!
@joell4394 ай бұрын
👍👍😎👍👍
@UnfinishedProjectDartSport4 ай бұрын
🥓
@jamesfino79624 ай бұрын
A bit lost?! I don't think the camera gives a good perspective. GREAT JOB!
@fitzeesfabrications4 ай бұрын
I tried
@carsonstage42744 ай бұрын
What a headache
@indigojewsnap73074 ай бұрын
Man o' Man, you shouldn't be building cars, should be building atomic clocks. Me......,, if it's within half inch what's the big deal? Probably explains two things. 1. I'll never be as good as you. 2. Why my cars just end up driving round in circles.