Finishing the trunk floor with the Cut & Butt

[@bobsmithsonrealtor]

I've told you a couple of times that you taught me how to weld and I thank you sir! You gave me the courage and inspiration to tackle my 39 Ford Panel that I rescued from a junk yard. It was a RUST bucket. It's on the road now and for that I can't thank you enough. Keep up your work and inspiring us. Take care. Bob in Idaho

[@BrucePierson]

I've picked up a lot of good tips for when I start my project here in Queensland Australia. It's a 1964 EH Holden ute (small pickup truck).

[@harveyjewell7015]

I love watching this man he explains everything and makes everything fit just like he says it will. Very talented.

[@davebrittain9216]

Tony it looks like a mini dump truck box. I just love watching this stuff! Thanks for showing us.

[@gregneymeyer5220]

Watching you keeps me energized on my own project. Thanks.

[@geoffreymills9932]

That's the sweetest bit of bending and welding on utube, and you're right, no need for the heavy framework when you do it right, nicely done Tony 👏

[@markblack1294]

Amazing work Tony. It's been incredible watching you build a car from the ground up. Keep up the good work.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Ya know, that gas tank box looks a lot like a miniature dump box for a kids pedal dump truck! Great job Fitzee, what a sweet result.

[@mayberrymodelmadness5838]

Looks awesome. Hard to believe you've brought that rusty car to this point. I'm impressed. You were talking about that looking like a drawer or sink. Look back to your trans tunnel video and then google saturn 5 rocket. You'll never not see it again. It's all i can think of every time I see the tunnel. Can't wait to hear it run and see it move, it's just looking so sharp, Sam

[@patrickharrand]

Great attention to detail Tony. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.👍👍❤

[@wtaylorg]

What a great box. ! It’s a combination of art and engineering.

[@robertbisson964]

What more can you ask, Tony has always a solution to the issues that come up. Great job, Tony !

[@brianb8401]

you said it looked like a fridge drawer, i saw a tonka truck dump bed lol cool video, thanks for sharing your skills.

[@JorgeFernandez-uc9qb]

The tips were great and the work you did was even better. That looks factory made. Fantastic!

[@joachimtruemper5967]

It always looks sooo easy with you!! Wow!! What a awesome work. Thank you 😊🙏

[@jasonflowers3830]

Tips were great Fitzee! Car is looking great. I'm chomping at the bit to see it go down the race track!

[@robbigemon1868]

Great job tony i have been watching from day one can't wait till I hear that very first fire up of crusty

[@BrucePierson]

Good timing. I was just checking what new KZbin videos had been posted and yours was there, so I'm watching it first before I check who else has posted a video.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Nice work Tony, really looking good. Stay safe 👍

[@ericfallis6202]

Hello Fitz love these videos I've watched so long it's like watching a kid grow up 😊

[@edlysne8567]

Always a blast to watch you work the challenge. The tips were good!

[@Riverdeepnwide]

And I used to complain about trying to fit the bass drum and bass guitar into my '78 Corolla. Hah! Beautiful work there Fitzee. I miss that old grey little boring Corolla more than anything. Just seeing the original Toyota structure around the work you're doing touches the old memories. Lovely!

[@mikeduquesne3630]

One of the best builds of the whole car❤

[@bryancooper2699]

Very creative. Trunk and fuel pan done. Crusty will ready for rust preventive paint soon. As always. The tips were good.

[@jeanmarcforcier383]

You impress me with your work, thanks I so do enjoy videos.

[@avit24]

Well done mate! I always watch to the end don't worry!

[@521farmer]

Watching ya get it done is amazing and awesome good work ya able to figure why and how for us to understand what ya doin 👍 from Canada 🇨🇦 SK later keep showing and sharing for us 😊

[@gilmargomes3050]

Parabéns. Belo trabalho . Sempre acompanho aqui do Brasil.

[@rjung_ch]

Hi Fitzee, nice! 👍💪✌

[@rjung_ch]

Good news about those drain plugs. Hi Peanut!

[@Six4691]

Looks awesome Tony! You are a true legend!

[@uncle_moose]

Nice to see your good work. It has come a long ways. Keep it up and the videos comming.

[@stewcrane3441]

Beautiful, Metal sculpture at it's finest.

[@JeromeCole-w5q]

Amazing work Tony ,really enjoyed it

[@chrismedaris4873]

I have to say the craftsmanship is just mind blowing sir I take my hat off to you sir just wow you should be vary proud of that car cus I am just wow

[@newfieboyhello]

Awesomeness 👌 Tony, job well done

[@paulblack2402]

Looks great Fitzee, well done!

[@kambacktransam4840]

on your other channel the flip side you talked about chevettes. there was a (i think it's called an easter egg) you can see the trunk was done. as usual you are a master metal worker 👍

[@AlanW.Walker]

Love your mockup

[@kaddleman4294]

DONE - perfect!

[@4speed3pedals]

Tony, if your tank measures 20"x18"x10" then the capacity is 18 gallons. Smokey Yunick told the story of his welding on a 55 gallon drum that held gasoline. It was empty and had the bungs not in it while it sat outside his shop in Florida. It sat there for a few years then one day he found a use for it and needed to do some welding on it. He figured that it was safe because so much time had passed. He lit the torch and moved in on the tank and found himself outside the garage. The fumes that were still in the tank caught on and the tank exploded. It literally blew him out of the garage. The sun in Daytona can be unbearable in the summer if you are just sitting on a paved lot next to a building. You would think that any fumes would have been gone but no. With the bungs on top the vapor stayed in the tank. I am afraid to weld on any tank that held gas and don't plan on ever doing it.

[@Csharpflat5]

Good job ❤

[@thegarageetc]

and then again, awesome work, finally all done to the back, I can't want to see this thing running.

[@markorr1874]

LIKE THAT JAZZ

[@AintScaredGarage]

WOW, Crusty is coming along

[@amazoncudamazon1965]

fantastic work 👍

[@bobsmithsonrealtor]

Good job Tony!!!

[@BrucePierson]

One more small (rather large) step towards completion. You might even have this project finished by the end of Spring?? It will be interesting to see how it goes at the drag strip. Should really fly. The biggest concern is how you'll go with registration. Here in Australia, it would be a big hassle to get something like this through registration because of the extensive modifications to the shell.

[@fitzeesfabrications]

You guys have way more strict rules then we do

[@xozindustries7451]

Congrats! It’s been a ton of work but it looks great

[@seery188]

You forgot the drain plugs Tony 😂, great job , getting close,

[@faroironandcustoms6577]

Looking good Tony!!!!!

[@michaelmiller9273]

Great job!

[@RandallSoong-pp7ih]

Awesome job Fitzee!

[@bobcuomo5122]

The tips are always Great !

[@kenkerber-gl2ng]

Hi George, just to let you know you are very articulate when you work on your car you can build me a race car any day you are that good I hope you get crusty done soon because I would like to see you go down the strip. keep on trucking with the car.

[@Mr62biscayne]

Great work! I really like your music choice.

[@craigpearson4622]

Tanks Tony😎

[@waynelaferriere6268]

Hey FITZEE ! SWEET dump truck bed 😂 but will do for fuel cell pocket , think ya went just a tad fancy 😮 😂

[@lookingoutforlily-nj6rf]

Looking good 🙂👍

[@JamesDavis-to1hn]

Fantastic job!!!!!!

[@williambasinger5859]

Mayber some rubber strips between the fuel tank and the trunk floor rails for vibration?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Good plan for sure

[@larryanderson8049]

If one didn't know the definition of forethought you know now! WOW!

[@johneverson2433]

Fitzee I would suggest that you fabricate two straps that go over the top of the tank and down the sides that bolt onto the the floor to hold the tank in place in case of a rollover

[@tonyosmer8526]

You are an expert !! 🙂

[@Macbetula-yl8wq]

It's going to be a factory race car, excellent job

[@williambasinger5859]

You just couldn’t help yourself, you just had to do a cut and butt!

[@kenstevens5675]

Looks great.

[@jrehtil1494]

What a job but boy it is nice Tony.

[@opelmonzagse]

Nice work as usual Tony. Not a lot left of the original Toyota metal lol!

[@lawrenceessard4086]

Great job😊😊

[@peterouellette3874]

Awesome Fitzee nice work

[@BrucePierson]

Is the shop inspector checking out the shop or looking for mice?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Just being nosey

[@alphajps]

Kitty Kat hasn't missed too many meals. Lol

[@dirtysalmonchaser]

cool video! keep them coming!

[@fisshayemezgebu8858]

Fitzees good work. !!!!!

[@dayslife]

Fabulous !!! 🛠👍

[@broncosager3496]

Nice work Tony! Look into around a 2000 Chevy Pickup fuel pump. They have a cage/basket around them to help with fuel starvation. They have a basket height can be modded to your tank height.

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Interesting.. will look into it

[@AlanW.Walker]

You are consistent 😂😊

[@ratrod6161]

Awesome a great job

[@joell439]

Mint 👍😎👍

[@garyjohnson801]

Hey Tony . I seen a Toyota just like that turned into a drag car on the back of a trailer going down the road in interlachen Florida a few weeks ago

[@Scott-d7j2q]

Don't worry about what all the know-it-alls say you should be doing, you have forgotten more than all of them together will ever know!

[@markkinvig1811]

I wonder if it may be wise to have a few holes in the bottom of the floor in case there is ever water or fuel in that cavity.

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Never watched till the end .lol

[@BrucePierson]

You seem to be making a lot of sieves with this project! Temporarily, until you weld them up.

[@hansh5140]

I used to use old dishwashers and washing machines, a whole lot stronger than original metal.

[@BrucePierson]

Those corners looked pretty bogey until you added the pieces in and now it looks like a professional job.

[@jamesdisney9150]

Hey Fitzee’s that is a lot of work looks great. I was looking at your tank I was thinking maybe you could just bolt it down with Four tabs instead of straps just throwing it out there ?

[@garyfraser8584]

Beautiful job tony. As usual.

[@randiegadberry5448]

Looks like a mini truck bed. 😂

[@blackscotydog]

Fitzee`s got some OCD......In a good kinda way. Nice job Tony!

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Tony, you need drain plugs.. 😜

[@mickfromyorkshire]

Tony your work bench looks the perfect height for you and I noticed you can work with a straight back so what is the rule of thumb to get this right? Yes the tips are always good 👍

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Luck... I was given this bench and have never touched it. It came this height

[@copperaudio9664]

That flat cabinet powder coated sheet metal was real nice to have around I bet. What are you going to replace it with?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

I still have that other locker panels. But I might have to brake down and buy some steel

[@stephancardoos1782]

Great job, well done. I have a question. Not familiar with fuel cells but i thought I heard you say that if you use a carb in the future that you would use the two ports at the bottom of the tank for that. If so why did you not install them facing forward toward the engine?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Under speed gas tends to go to the back side of the tank so with these mounted in the back you won't run out of fuel

[@Anthony-nw5zv]

Sweet

[@michaelasher8084]

Your tank box looks a little like a Tonka Dump truck bed lol Before ya welded it in

[@johnalexander4356]

First of all it's looking incredible! Second a question. Is it a very skilled man's attention to details or a crazy guy's OCD?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Was a time it was called attention to detail but today it seems it called ocd. Lol

[@nealnaz]

Tony, I watched to the end. Lol! 2 questions.... the seams are rust prone and no primer/sealer was used and wonder if seam sealer is adequate and whether you will also undercoat with a rubberized sealing product or ask what product/procedure do you use against water and moisture intrusion? When you drill drain holes do you also use rubber grommets to be able to remove them, or another type of seal?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

This car will be a fair weather car. No need of all that protection. Seam sealer locks out moisture. No plans on any undercoating on the bottom. Only on the wheel tubs.

[@dannylee9138]

The real work comes seam sealing and coating the bottom

[@davidroberts3489]

So once you have all the metal work done will you continue working on crusty on this channel, or move it to the other channel?

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Crusty will be staying on this channel.

[@Idontwanttosignupist]

Ya gotta watch to the end so you can see what Peanut is up to.

[@gorangustavsson5104]

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