Olds 442 scoops. Cut & butt on a hood!!!

Doing the cut and butt on the hood the the Vista Cruiser wagon. Installing a set of homemade 442 scoops

[@geraldbullardjr]

All the videos you do are going to be a MASSIVE help for me in my first restoration of my 64 Galaxie in the next couple years. RESPECT!

[@minnesotatomcat]

Looks amazing bud! You’ll have to do a little follow up video of it once it’s all painted and on the car, I would love to see that 👍

[@rayrayadkins6178]

My grandfather when he was living he told me how to do body work and do the lead work on the cars back in the day and I got pretty good at doing lead work and body work on it and I miss him today and watching you work gives me goosebumps just watching it all over again

[@gergemall]

I remember those days

[@lecnac855]

Patients is the key and you have it in abundance . Well done Michael Angelo.

[@calst.germain8709]

Very good work. I can watch this video over and over again.

[@grba1988]

nothing fancy forever!!! you are the greathest teacher ever!!! thank you for all!!!

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

Damn Fitzee, you're one hell of a fabricator!! I always learn so much from you, I owe you for an education in metal working! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us mere mortals! 👍👍👍

[@carmudgeon7478]

This is the most impressive series I've seen. I watched this on a phone and headphones. Had to be told to close my mouth a couple times. Absolutely mind blowing the hood didn't get friendly and wave.

[@geoffreymills9932]

That's as close to a factory stamping your gonna get, beautiful work Tony I love it.

[@mongomay1]

Wow Fitzee, another huge project success from your garage laboratory. Peanut says you need to sweep and vacuum the shop again. Thanks for sharing and caring about how you do your work in an efficient way.

[@vidars2606]

Popcorn and beer, ready to watch 😁

[@123suzukisamurai]

Man o man. That was tricky. U totally aced that one. Love watching u do the impossible. Truly a thing of beauty

[@henryworkswoodandmetal]

Looks great, excellent work and patience!!!

[@johnbuchanan6045]

Watching your processes I think we went to the same school of trial and error and figured out how to get it done. Exactly how I do it . Cheers 🍻

[@blackscotydog]

Nice job Tony...That cut n butt is the cats meow!....

[@stevenm3141]

I can already see it jet black with the chrome twists locks on it! Your the magician. Just perfect Fitzee!

[@hfdzl]

Just poetry in motion! Would give my eye teeth to get a good hot bowl of Newfie finnan' haddie!

[@chrisbialokur3276]

If you attached a strip of metal to the scrap metal pieces before covering them all the way up in the back of the hood where you can't reach you can grab the strip of metal and pull it out and the scrap will be attached to it. Great videos!

[@stantilton2191]

Amazing work again! It's nearly as good as working alongside of you. I always learn from your video's. Thank you.

[@IR-nq4qv]

Quite the piece of work Tony, lots going on here to digest. I have no doubts that the hood / scoops will all look factory when it's sitting in primer, awesome job brother well done!

[@guillermonieri4203]

That looks awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am always learning for your work. You are an excellente teacher.

[@apiratetew8476]

Love to see it finished out, enjoyed watching thanks

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

Wow thats looks factory. GREAT WORK!

[@suecarbone1165]

another master class,looks amazing and made very simply.....well done

[@brentjacobs2172]

Nice nother good video as always love to meet u in person someday..thanks again

[@theknifeconnection9571]

Easyest way to explain heat. Any type of friction you apply to metal causes heat. Some more then others. You can hand sand and create heat. This guy is 100 percent right. Always control your heat. That in basically the most important thing is doing this type of work.

[@eddss123]

Nice!!!!! Cut and butt works. Learned a lot from your videos. Thank you sir

[@matsworld9386]

Did my first cut-n-butt yesterday on my 1985 Landcruiser, THANK YOU for all your videos! So instructional with the tips .. only reason a guy like me can tackle an entire vehicle restoration .. thank you so much, greetings from the Left Coast (Victoria, BC)

[@per-olavrask4715]

Fantastic work. Amazing work. I lift my hat (cap) fore you 👍🏻

[@macbetula6926]

Excellent job 👍

[@matthewcalifana488]

Reminds me the time I sanded a hood down to bare metal then it rained for two days ( What Fun ) Think it was a 70,s Monte Carlo Dark Blue , painted it Gloss Black .😀

[@kevwills858]

Am learning ideas from you here in Australia ... Tim Minchin (our Aussie Comedian) defines who you are in 2013 ... ✌👍

[@jg7017193]

Tony wtf that was nuts had to watch the whole episode 2 am in the morning 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jg7017193]

was hooked

[@CobblerBob]

Stunning! I have a '71 Cutlass I may do this to.

[@jaym4971]

Welders Patience!!! WAIT for the metal to cool! I tend to get into too much of hurry in welding my cut n butt joints!! Great video on simple cut n butt. Don’t rush it!

[@geneva760]

One very nice job and very interesting video - thanks. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

Looking good, make it look so easy, but it ain't...lol. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@jackchristensen2276]

Million dollar hood, love it.

[@juanlanda2441]

Thanks Mr. Fitzee I'm going to use this technique on a floor panel that someone overlapped. ..also I love that hood!

[@jbaerial537]

I have enjoyed all of this project. I really enjoy how you show and explain the entire project step by step. The scoops look amazing. I watch your videos and get so motivated to head out to the shop and build some of my own. Really appreciate what you do and how you share it. Perhaps some day you could show off some of your bodywork skills and bring the whole project full circle. The sealing the seams with glass was a very helpful tip for me today. Take care Tony.

[@kawataufik5098]

That hE did cool The motor?

[@centralbears3010]

best looking hood on the planet! Im sticking around. been waiten on this one.

[@thistlelee]

Excellent metal work !

[@liljohn1064]

Major undertaking! Perfect as usual.

[@patrykrebisz8421]

Watching the "boring" process of how a pro like you patiently welds the edges is invaluable to journeymen like myself!

[@flatworm00]

Hood looks amazing. Lots of work, once you fill and paint it will be great.

[@bobbyhallmark5189]

Great job as usual,keep up the great videos.

[@Manandmachine772]

Impressive Tony, looks good!! Say hi to the inspector for me.

[@quinnadamarczuk2525]

It looks great Fitzee...! 👍. I really enjoy your down to earth concept on the metal work ... to where it's good enough to the body work after... You need to open another channel for your bodywork side... then you'll be smoking! Take care my friend... love your ways, and your channel !!!

[@goptools]

Hi Tony. The hood looks incredible. You are a metal working artist! The car will definetly be one of a kind. Thanks for the video!

[@carlosmontoya8658]

Mr. Fitzee... most impressive sir! Your tenacity is only surpassed by your attention to detail.

[@robertamor3203]

i loved watching you work you show that taking you time will get better finish with less body work to do at the end great job thank you for showing us the right way

[@larrylilly2552]

Long job you have great patience 👍

[@Motor-City-Mike]

The timing of this vid is perfect. I want to do a one-off all steel custom hood for a project car and I needed to see a professional graft steel into steel (cut & butt) to see the heat control, the rough/finish grinding, and what to watch out for in a large panel. I've pieced a corner on a hood from another, a corner onto a door, but most of my work has been putting on new quarters, skinned a few doors, small roof repairs etc. Yours is becoming a lost art (much like tool & die - my trade), and I thank you for passing it along to keep it alive, these skills define a true craftsmen. Again, thank you, sincerely.

[@danieldonnelly3602]

The Master at work.

[@onetonf350]

This is a beautiful hood. Nice work. I’m just starting my 69 charger hood repair and I looked up your Chanel to help me.

[@onetonf350]

Ok. So a cut and butt along the whole edge (near the cowl), of the charger hood is tricky like you’re dealing with on your hood because you cannot get the original out. I decided to do passenger side in one piece so I can have the driver side for a comparison for length. Still need to butt weld but may have to be more like a template

[@thomaslewis9526]

Having seen your method of using overlap to get the contour of the patch, and then cutting on an angle and converting a lap-joint to a butt-joint a few times, any other method just seems wrong. But sometimes there's a reason to do it different, and you gotta watch the heat. Thanks so much for sharing your process with us, that really helps us to develop a process of our own.

[@billneu9520]

The hood looks better than great Thanks for your videos Bill N LI NY

[@TheZorgen]

Mate that is definitely a work of art. The way you metal work is a joy to watch and having painted a LOT of cars, this is the way I like my metal finished. Top work

[@jasonsolberg8750]

I am not a body guy at all. I’d rather rebuild a motor or tranny anytime. I’ve bought rust free 2 wheel drive pickups to swap onto my 4x4. I just did some rockers and patch panels a couple months ago thanks to you! They turned out ok for my first try. I know the mistakes and any body guy will see them. Not gonna try a hood tho! Thanks for the great videos!!

[@OldJoe212]

It must be, especially on a big job like this, a really big relief when the Shop Inspection comes in at the end and gives you the OK.

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

Tony, it's really relieving to see you leave some imperfect welds, crack, pinholes, etc. I wish I'd seen this a month ago. I've been flux-core welding 22g on some fenders, and just butchering it. I start off with a perfect patch, I tack okay, I try to really carefully not put any heat into it, jumping forward an inch every time and cooling before the next round, but flux-core just isn't compromising like that. If you don't have enough heat the flux doesn't boil out in time and creates pinholes as it cools. So I go back and try more heat, which then deforms the panel. Back and forth chasing pinholes and grinding until the panel is 3/16" deformed everywhere. Looks awful. But I kept thinking "Can't leave any holes, water will get in". Well, hadn't considered that it'll need a skim of filler anyways, and those holes and low spots on the edges of the weld wouldn't be a problem. I know flux-core is the wrong tool, but I wanted to push myself and see if it would be possible with enough practice and patience. Turns out, no. 20g? Yes. 22g, far as I can tell, just can't be done.

[@biryaniofbodyhair]

Hey, if you stick on a sacrificial piece of metal to whatever patch you're welding (so it's in the circuit) then start each patch tack by running a quick tack on the sacrificial piece first so the tip of the wire is glowing before you run your actual tack on the patch you'll have a lot less pinholes etc .. hope that makes sense! Had to learn how to use flux on panels during lockdown when I couldn't get anything else!

[@randytravis3998]

A lot of the newer cars that peel paint and lawn mowers there decks peel paint ,,they don't sand the metal before the pain too smooth ,, just like putting paint on glass it will come off ,, Another Great Job Tony ,, working on 1 of my Jeeps it's a rust bucket .. well my dad dropped of his Jeep tail gate .. bottom edge is rusted away ,, going to repair it like you did the truck doors .. I will sand blast the inside frame work looks rough inside ,, we are in Western NY ,, they put lots of salt down on the roads ..it will eat you car fast if you don't keep it washed .. thumbs up on the video ,,

[@dayslife]

time is money, but your patience Tony is GOLD ! 👍 great accomplishment once again...✔ 🎉✔

[@garyfraser341]

Another nice job tony!

[@markanthony3275]

Fitzee...when you add a thicker gauge to a thinner gauge metal, especially on a panel that opens and closes, you open yourself up to filler lift off because thinner metal around the thicker metal will vibrate at a different rate. The effect will be like a wave hitting shore and casting up the sand. It won't be so bad for you because those louvre covers are in a stiffer area of the hood. I cut and butt weld everything, making sure I have no 90 degree corners ( round them off)...and gas welding only. The reason for gas welding is you can forge the weld and take out the shrinking /warpage issues with a hammer and dolly.Gas welding makes for a more workable weld than mig. When you forge a weld, you end up with a panel of uniform gauge, assuming you welded in metal of the same gauge to start with. Check out the Brits...they cut and make such precise joints that they don't even use a filler rod. The job you did on those louvres , we had to do in our second level of auto body school...we were each given a hood and told to cut out a 4" x 4" piece from the middle...and then make a patch and butt weld it in with gas...it had to be perfectly metal finished , no filler...we had 4 hours.

[@johnbarker5009]

Love your cut and butt technique. It makes so much sense as opposed to the fiddly work of cutting a hole and then making a filler to the exact size and shape. By keeping the underlying material in place and cutting it away gradually the job maintains better structure and has a better shot at maintaining its shape.

[@mrbibstoo]

💥Tony, You Sir, were blessed, not only with the aptitude for working with your hands, but through your many years of experience, You, my friend, have acquired the necessary patience of a true master! GREAT JOB!!

[@garageforcerestos]

really impressive work!

[@byrdsdoityourselfgarage7330]

It’s gotta be hard letting go of something that you’ve put some much into. What a piece of art that is!

[@savagenomore]

simply amazing that these scoops were made from scratch

[@endeavour2127]

Phenomenal video as usual!!👍👌 You have put a great deal of time into this project Fitzee, much to our benefit!! Thank you!!

[@mjm7187]

Thanks! Outstanding camera work and real time problem solving on a complicated cut and butt!

[@Rarerat]

Amazing work sir!

[@lancemclean9273]

You’re the metal man! Hope you made out altruist in the storm. Best wishes

[@Shakerhood69]

Looks great, nice work!

[@BesseCustomFabrication]

Amazing! Thanks for showing us the finished product. I am always impressed.

[@frankschwartz7405]

Yea I enjoyed it, yes the tips were good. I only hope you got paid well for your great work of metal sculpture.

[@onryboy2264]

It's a sad day, I've learned more from watching your KZbin channel with welding body panels then I did spending the $20K USD in my welding school. 😞😞

[@IR-nq4qv]

The difference is you got someone like Tony, laid back, he speaks and shares from a lifetime of experience, he'd make a good instructor because he takes the time to explain and actually show you how to approach each job, step by step.

[@ronnieellsworth9223]

That was a tough one. But I knew you could pull it out (sorry for the pun). I also enjoyed the show. That is Kustom. Ronnie.

[@taylorh3930]

I'm so glad to see your back on the olds 💪

[@hobbyelectronics6630]

That was an amazing job. It looks great. I hope we will get to see it filled and painted...eventually.

[@peintedeyes1]

Cool stuff fitz. I learned a lot!!!!

[@strikingwelds]

Another masterclass ! Such an inspiration, thanks for all your hard work and keep them coming.

[@Canadian_Shield_Expedition]

New to your channel. Amazing work, I have a 68 Olds and would love to do this to my hood.

[@monadking2761]

Supremely done. Wow that was alot of work and it looks beautiful.

[@wtkminitruckgarage6612]

Love ya work . I can understand the hours gone into that hood. I’ve done a few hood cowls myself and it’s hard to not get carried away and put too much heat in. Love watching your vids and always enjoy learning from all your tips and techniques.

[@johnkranz4004]

Outstanding job Tony Looks Great

[@johnpetersen8116]

I like the real time footage where you are keeping the panel cool, even while grinding through the tackwelds. this stuff just plain takes time!

[@brianhaw9398]

Beautiful job,Tony! You have a ton of patience. Great results.🇨🇦👍

[@ChaplainSkelton]

Such beautiful craftsmanship Tony! Absolutely wonderful job!! The rest of the car should be a lot easier after this right 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JohnSmith-nl8dx]

Another great video m8 your a star with all your skills and great tips too nice one m8

[@raywagner8016]

Terrific job!

[@davebrittain9216]

Wow! I was holding my breath a few times there. So much at stake if it messes up. Turned out great!

[@harrytaylor6854]

A lot of work done there my friend but well done sir Fitzee

[@johnlenoir1023]

Wow that is amazing looks beautiful thank you so much for the videos all of them I never thought about when you laugh the two panels over like you're talking about the water setting up in there in between the two pieces of metal and cause any problem thank you so much for all the tips and all the education you are giving

[@user-xq1ms6of5t]

From the UK Thankyou for sharing your skills, you're a proper craftsman 👌👌

[@mjm7187]

looks fantastic tony!

[@donaldhalls2189]

Good job it's looking great, can't wait to see how it goes tomorrow, thanks for the video, all the best to you and your loved ones

[@richardhardy870]

Thank you for the update on this project , your attention to details knowledge and skill is awesome ! Looking great so far it will be better than a factory hood in my opinion !

[@danthompson4879]

Brother Tony, Great movie! Great work!! Great instructions!!! I hope you show doing the rest of the bodywork, priming, and painting.