Sheet metal. One step at a time

Don't over think those hard to make sheet metal sections. no specialty tools? no problem. simple tools and take it one step at a time.

[@wtaylorg]

There is always a peaceful feeling that comes over me watching Tony work. I guess watching a genius makes you feel that way. That bumper belongs in an art museum.

[@shanenix1549]

Yes please send us more

[@patrickfahring6086]

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[@SStudiopro]

Yes me as well cause ya know it’ll be right. Wish I could find out why I’m unable to post comments under my own name.

[@albertapeet]

The KZbin metal fab world is lucky to have you as a teacher. Fitzee’s Fabrication ,Halfassed Customs and Make it Kustom are the trifecta of great Canadian car builders.

[@lawncuttingplusdelta]

totally agree 👍🏻

[@brianfairchild7819]

not a fan of carter auto restyling?

[@murraymeekel7842]

Add to that Carters Auto Restyling

[@murraymeekel7842]

All I can say is "Amazing"!

[@brycechessum4684]

@@murraymeekel7842 Yeah that guy is a real panelbeater, they all need a getogether on Brents BBQ coupe

[@OldJoe212]

I remember from when I started watching you. You always would say that when you're something complex, just take 2 pieces of steel and make it one piece. Then again, take 2 pieces and make it one. That has helped me several times. Also, I like the way you laugh at yourself when you have to make a template. Makes me laugh too. As always, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@markbeaver6528]

I love it when Fitzee says I will just play with it and the magic happens. True craftsman.

[@Afrodizyak47]

Tony, there is no substitute for talent and the ability to be able to dissect these complex shapes into "bites of the cherry" and then make them flow together. Your talent and experience in making it happen amazes me no end! You have me locked in and looking forward to seeing the next part... As a 75 yr old Aussie fan of your channel, thank you for lessons. Take care my friend.

[@rjung_ch]

The car is as old as you are. I'm 66, so I feel how the age of the car makes me feel good to see how it is getting a nice fix-up. Hope I also look that good in 9 years 😊

[@HOTHUDSON54]

Your approach to metal fabrication makes your videos a teaching tool for each viewer. I appreciate the work of George Barris, the Alexander brothers, and other 1950s customizers,. The metal work you do is as good as those custom car shops. Your videos teach the viewer how to reproduce the same quality work. BRAVO Tony! Thanks for your videos.

[@VarandMusic]

Great work as always Fitzee, I've learned so much from you over the last 3 years. I'm glad that you didn't show the finished work in the beginning of the video, since it spoils the fun and the build up to see the finished product.

[@laurensmith1828]

Again i wouldnt have believed if i didnt see you make it. You make it look like even someone with basic welding and metl skills can do it.Dont over think it. Thanks for mking it look so easy even i can do it. Im in the middle of chopping my 41. Chev. Coupe and found myself asking myself ,what would Fitzee do 3 times this week alone. Thanks

[@goptools]

Hi Tony. Nice work on the 459 Chev. The bumper part looked pretty complex with all its tight curves, but you made it look easy to duplicate it! I guess it is easy if you know what you are doing.

[@johnfry9010]

You get a Standing Ovation here , nothing left for me to say , your viewers have said it all , Beautiful !

[@markblack1294]

I love the way you use whatever you have lying around to form the metal without having to resort to thousands of dollars in specialty tools! Your instruction is really improving my metal working skills. Thanks, Tony.

[@seanwilliams3377]

Blows my mind, every good sheet metal guy on youtube is Canadian.

[@stevesmoneypit6137]

They have to much spare time 😂

[@georgebettiol8338]

They have lots of rusty car metal that requires replacing - which improves the metal working skills. Fantastic work Tony.

[@marteck319]

And the winters can be long. Followed by beautiful scenery and cruising weather. Thank you Tony.

[@ianfoster6907]

this is how restoration/ custom metalwork videos should be, no speeded up sequences, just many hours. makes us appreciate what's involved, just superb👍

[@jameslarson6555]

That was quite the process, not quite simple but it makes sense!

[@monadking2761]

Compound curves are the worst to, but you made it look easy. Great as usual.

[@joeclement3680]

Mr.Fitzee sir, I'd like to say once again that you're an amazing master fabricator young man!!! I preciate all of the videos that you do for our enjoyment and no video that you would do would ever be to long for my enjoyment!!! Thanks again and God Bless you and your family!!! Sincerely, Joe C.

[@paulrainsford1953]

Great work Tony. Your videos gave me the knowledge needed to rebuild two Jeeps and a POS Citroen without having to build and equip a factory in my garden.

[@Chevypowered5766]

Tony all I can say you knocked this one out of the park. When you see the shape you had to make with all the curves and angles and to wrap it around the corner. It was just amazing, I would like to see more of the part you said you didn’t video much of on the first one the corner and blending it into the first piece. Thanks for sharing your know how it was great, looking forward to the next video. Later

[@johng8473]

Just can't get enough. Love watching and listening to your thought process as you go. The shop sounds and the view makes it feel as if I'm standing there next to you. find myself wanting to ask questions, and then you answer them without me asking. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and skills. LOVE the video.

[@wayneforbes7671]

John, When I was young my father taught me to save my questions to the end of the session. More often than not they would be answered and would save me from asking a stupid question. Master Tony doesn't miss a lick during his instruction.

[@benpress8884]

We love watching your videos because not only are you a fucking genius and a master metalworker, but every time you say you "turn/turned around," we do a shot.

[@rgc1961]

Tony "turns around" so often, I get dizzy. (Your idea is much better!)

[@stuartmarkman769]

I am just a hobbiest and watching you work is amazing. No special tools ,just good working ethics. I like the fact you make parts by hand without special, expensive equipment.

[@chrisskeers1983]

Tony, I’m in my late sixties, you are like a friend I don’t hear from in a few weeks and I start to worry about you!

[@number1trucker]

Tony, I never get tired of watching a Master Craftsman work. I've never picked up a body hammer in my life, but this summer, I'm going to give it a shot. You make things very easy to understand. I'll watch every video you produce. 😊

[@geoffreymills9932]

Absolutely amazing what you can do with flat metal and a hammer, beautiful work Tony and thanks for the great tips

[@louieguerrero2625]

That's what I call a professional. From Los Angeles.

[@thedude4632]

Amazing how you can see the piece and then make it !😊 nice work !

[@garysluder9326]

Good grief. Running out of words. Utterly fantastic!

[@alunhuang-wright3030]

A true metal whisperer. It was a pleasure to watch..

[@jgwilliams5951]

Just beautiful Tony !

[@johnlreim]

Metal seems to know it must obey your touch and desire. What a gift to us all to watch you work. That was the quickest 56 min of my day. Thanks.

[@patrickchristie82]

Tips were good as always!

[@Csharpflat5]

Great job Fitz takes me Back to my Apprenticeship as a Tinsmith in BRITISH AEROSPACE nearly 50 years ago..

[@talltom1129]

Just finished dinner, and the latest Fitzee video is my dessert!

[@LetGaiaLive]

Won’t the grinding dust get in your teeth? 🤣😉

[@talltom1129]

@@LetGaiaLive real men put up with minor inconveniences

[@rjung_ch]

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[@bobbyhallmark5189]

The car is beautiful.Your workmanship is outstanding.You are a pleasure to watch.Keep up the good work.Blessings.

[@KiwiStag74]

Fantastic, mate! Great tips and tricks once again. Great result that looks terrific on the vehicle. That nose is going to look spectacular when finished, Tony. Awesome job!

[@jds1906]

TONY.... WOW... You Never cease to amaze with your approach to creating complex panels... you are like the Michelangelo of sheet metal fabrication 👍you are truly an artist!👏

[@michaelvandenhoy1021]

Another great educational video. I really enjoy watching you make something complex looking how you make it look so simple to make. You are a great teacher.

[@gordonstarship]

4:00 Excellent advice. This theory saves time and reduces chances of warpage

[@kevinumhey5939]

You give so much , and all that we can do is say Thank You ! You are a wonderful man !!! God Bless

[@iancameron198]

A true craftsman and metal finisher

[@kenstevens5675]

I enjoy watching you fabricate things they always turn out great. Thanks for the tips.

[@robertingram4562]

That was one of the best videos I have watched. Thank you for such an invite. You rock . Bobby ,Murfreesboro, Tennessee

[@gmansecond4103]

Super Job!

[@NickFortier]

I'm a carpenter. Fitzee looks at complex issues the same way I "goes abouts it". Think to yourself, what's the easiest way to go to get this exactly how I want it in the end. Great video. Amazing piece and craftsmanship!

[@donstaples1102]

Man that grill surround is a piece of art ....

[@tonylofu1970]

This is short of being fantastic you learn so much from this guy

[@jlester2274]

Great video. Like an earlier commenter said: It's peaceful to watch you use your skill. Show how you make the other side to match.

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

If I remember correctly, chroming an item starts with a copper plating first. Thicker plating will fill minor imperfections. It gets leveled after the copper. Then it gets a layer of nickle, then chrome.

[@davidclark1228]

Tony I’ve watched almost all your videos but this one really amazed me. I’m hooked

[@JonDingle]

That is great work because everything you made for a complex piece was done using basic tools and a gas bottle top. Brilliant skills young man!

[@paulblack2402]

Beautiful work Fitzee , thank you for sharing your time and effort!

[@darico8437]

Simply Amazing!!! Great Job Tony.

[@labrd41]

You never cease to leave mortals such as myself in total awe. Thank you for the schooling.

[@floydkyte-up4pj]

I like watching you and Cold War Motors you both fix things you are not just parts replacers

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

No that was a fine piece of metal bending and welding. It looks beautiful, like it always belonged there. Great Tips!

[@jagster0810]

Compound curves in "thick" steel, what a master class!

[@rjung_ch]

Thanks Tony for another great video, tips were good, inspector was happy, have a great weekend 👍💪✌️

[@notjoeking9035]

Looks Great! Thanks for taking us along.Glad I didn't buy a sandbag, short piece of pipe does the job.

[@georgebettiol8338]

Tony makes it look very easy. However, I'm still at the stage where I have to make do with a sandbag and mallet - otherwise the work goes quickly 'south'.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Beautiful job Tony. 👌 Take care and stay safe my friend. 👍 👍👍

[@rexhapgood5000]

My father was a woodworker and one person made the comment, "Your father could grow the wood back together." As I watched the video, all I could do was shake my head, as you made the metal "grow" into the shape you needed to finish off the mustache. Thank you for keeping the magic in my day. You make me believe.

[@davybroadbent]

thanks so much Tony for sharing your knowledge and experience, you are a good teacher patient and honest, it is a joy to watch you create metal parts. kindest regards Davy

[@mikedimaio1237]

The tips were good. The old Ferrari bodies were hammered out like that. Glad to see you got the plastic car covers.

[@fitzeesfabrications]

That's was you? Thank you so much. Great for keeping wendys car clean.

[@mikedimaio1237]

@@fitzeesfabrications I thought you could use them, I don't grind nearly as much as you and the dust is everywhere (my shop is in my basement). I wasn't sure if that was the right address but I figured on that island, everybody knows everybody and it would find you, you were not joking about shipping, yikes.

[@richardclifton4120]

*The tips are always good, but...* It never fails, the inspector always shows up after the job is done. I have the same problem when I'm working; the inspector wants to see what is done when it's over. He doesn't like the noise and will run once the grinding begins, but I wear hearing protection and I can't get him to put his on. I know I did something right when I get his approval though. *Say hello to Peanut for me.*

[@rjung_ch]

From me as well please. Hi Peanut 😊

[@hypaactive5562]

Mr fitzee yu is top tier when it come to metal fabrication watching your videos have improved my experience and thanks to KZbin for exposing yu to me ...much respect

[@wayneprater8960]

Hello Fitzee fyi there is a product called Muggy Weld that is for pot metal it really works I’ve rebuilt head light buckets and they turned out awesome. I though you may get want to know about it even though you went a different direction. Love your work my friend.

[@stewcrane3441]

The Professor, again, practicing what he preaches. Simple tools and - using your brain. Agree with several commenters, so pleasant to watch metal become art.

[@wardfrahler2000]

I do like seeing you preform this metal work! I hope they can chrome that piece because those old sleds look killer with a grill like that chromed out and some killer paint. You’ve done so much nice work to that front end. What I would like to see is you in my garage helping me get my wife’s 41 Ford coupe on the road. 😂 Hey, thank you for sharing your expertise with us.

[@suecarbone1165]

brilliant,just brilliant, as johnny cash would say....one piece at a time joe

[@minnesotatomcat]

Do you ever use a little heat when trying to form out some of those odd corners and things? I don’t have an English wheel or shrinker stretcher or any of that but sometimes I’ll use a torch with just enough heat to make things move a little easier and go along and tack and heat my way around those odd corner curve situations. A guys gotta work with what you got and get creative sometimes! Love to watch you work bud 👍

[@fitzeesfabrications]

I have no heat. All hammer formed

[@brianconnell9601]

I worked in a plating shop from 1996-2000. A good plating shop will be able to copper plate the parts and then fill any imperfections with led and then copper plate over the led polish the parts and then chrome them. Hopefully this information helps you or anyone else reading this doing custom parts like this.

[@leonardgilbreath9004]

Fitzee your fabricating skills are awesome the way you make the pieces needed to job is great thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍

[@stevesmoneypit6137]

Insane! Tony makes everything simple 🤷‍♂️

[@stephensklein6952]

Such a great video showing the thought process around a really complex shape. The big difference between you and others who have "all the equipment" is that you could likely build the same shape with that equipment and they would be lost in trying to build what you just did without it.

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Your skill levels are amazing Tony that’s an incredibly difficult part to make nice job and a fascinating vid to watch 👍

[@joescully566]

Tony, I would love to see the otherside made as well. You are quality my friend. QUALITY 😂

[@darren.l.littlelittle3610]

Very Educational Not Over Complicated Outstanding Job Made it Look Easy Step By Step😎🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺💪🏻💪🏻👍

[@indyme2]

Genius at work.

[@stevecobratei8538]

I don't have the desire to replace the whole quarter panel just because of a few rust hole. I have watch you make some pretty complicated pieces, but you did it 1 bite at a time. So I am now doing that for Mom's 1979 Camaro. The very end of the quarter come to a point of sorts. That piece wasn't bad. It's the pieces that make the rest of the panel that goes into the trunk rail that is giving me headaches. I have used about a 12 x 12 inch piece of 20 gauge making the 5 different piece I need. All under 1/2" wide. The bends are too small for me to make from 1 piece so I welding 3 pieces to get it. It the turn and drop at I can't get right. It lower corners of the trunk rail roll down and turns so after 6 or 7 trys I got a piece and fit in the corner. Anyway thanks for the great content

[@davidquin8322]

Amazing craftsmanship Tony .. a joy to watch .. your patience is a real inspiration too.

[@starckmad1779]

I love your instruction! And the look of that handlebar mustache looks like Snidely Whiplash!

[@bradwolfgang1037]

Wow - that’s the most complex shape I have ever seen you make! Amazing

[@wayneforbes7671]

Tony, I've been following you for a while. Crusty, Mustang, Olds wagon, Patches, the Buick, this Chev and some others I can't remember. All the tips are good. I think this may be one of your best videos. Your work on and off camera is impeccable. I would love to work with you... I would learn so much.

[@davros517]

I was pleased to see that not a single template was injured during the making of this video, nice one boss

[@BugeyeBob-zt6ne]

Thanks! After watching this video I have a few ideas on how to deal with with the punched in passenger rear taillight area on the 1958 Bugeye Sprite I'm restoring. I've been dreading the thought of dealing with the damage and now I can't wait to get at it. Unfortunately, that's probably months away so I'll save the link to this video in my file.

[@tommytech55]

Great job! Great video! That sir is Custom work Well done! Love your channel

[@phillipyannone3195]

That was amazing, excellent piece of fabrication.😊

[@shahbazameri2185]

Hi there; I was watching your video on the "Rusty Crusty" Toyota conversion to race car and making of the roll cage. Next time you are to bend a pipe ; instead of compensating the small diameter pipe or any tube member with plate ; just cap one end fill it with sand, pack the sand and cap the other end. The sand will prevent the pipe or tube from collapsing.

[@gregpaterno1446]

You are nothing but a legend Fitz

[@garyp1533]

YaHoo ya made a real head turner into a thing of beauty Great job my friend

[@williammiller6043]

Using a pipe section to stretch is a great idea! Thank you for that.

[@kenhart6330]

Tony the Rembrandt of Auto bodywork and the tips are always awesome never mind good. If you'd shown that front end to someone who hadn't seen the whole thing then show them the finished front, they would be amazed by. Then told them that it was done without the proper tooling just like a guy like Chip Foose they would say that you were lying. NO it's the truth, I've told my brother many times to watch Tony, he's doing the bodywork of a classic Mini I would love to help him but MY body won't work like it used to. Keep those tips coming Tony, as I said They are awesome mate from Northeast England!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

[@JasonsGarargeinc]

i enjoy watching the work man ! keep it up !!

[@dirtywaterfab1695]

dang, fitzee. you're magic.

[@BrucePierson]

The shop inspector had a very close inspection of those new (old) shelves you got to make sure they were suitable for turning into repair patches and panels. Looks like you got a tick of approval.

[@WesW3187]

It’s like building a house. You start with digging some holes, then a bunch of simple processes later - Voila! You have a very complex structure. But it’s still can be broken down in to many simple things. Thanks for that. I might have the motivation to get in to my hotrod that has sat for a year 🙂.

[@brianhaw9398]

Nice work, Tony! Amazing !

[@darylbrown5351]

Gosh you can make anything , your talent is unbeleivealbe😊

[@ghazelhurst9803]

Your work on the grill is simply amazing .thanks for sharing and hello from Cape Breton

[@dayslife]

Tony, in my opinion , having the intro at the beginning is a lot better then at the end ...

[@fitzeesfabrications]

I'm trying something here. It's seems I loose alot of viewers in the first 30 seconds. I'll see how next few videos do

[@fonhollohan2908]

You never cease to amaze me, with your knowledge and skills, Tony, what you do is a lost art, and that's why I can enjoy watching you for hours on end, Tony, as you share your magic with your viewers. Cheers bud.