More work on the 56 olds fender sections on the 49 Chevy Fleetline. details on simple welding and grinding technics as well as some quick simple cut and butt.
I can't believe you don't have a larger following. Your insights and demonstration is excellent. If I had these videos as a young man I would have had a career. Instead I focused on mechanics. Now days we don't even have a mechanic, they are computer techs and wire chasers.
Fitz, is closer to 99% of us weekend garage warriors then some other shows . I love other shows but it's beyond my capabilities. Fitz , gives me the confidence to do this stuff. Only other show that I really like is Bellos! Mike is amazing to watch but most of it is beyond what most can do. I don't have room for power hammers, bead rollers, English wheels ect. .
Not too many people out there understand the properties of different metals and what it takes to manipulate them. What I love about these tutorials is Tony takes the time to demonstrate the cause and effects for success. Most folks don't have the patience and will just slap on filler. Tony's methodology really gets into metal craft at it's best.
I love it. I’m doing major body work on my truck, and I go back and forth from welding her up to taking a break and watching you doing it. I feel like an apprentice. I can see my work getting better the more Inpractice and the more videos I watch. Watch these videos everybody and you will learn how to do a good job. The only trouble I got now is I have to go back and redo all my work from before I saw these videos.
I feel the same way, these videos are great haha. I dont have much fabricating experience at all, younger kid, but these videos give me a guide for patching the floor pans in the 77 Camaro I'm restoring. Other than a couple patches in the floor I have to do, it's pretty solid, not much rust at all! So excited to get this thing running
Well I think floor pans are a good start. I’m rebuilding the wheel wells and bed sides on a box I got from the dump. When it’s done I will use it to replace the original box which is rusted right out. I started on the interior parts so that my practice work can’t be seen. Floor pans are like that. As long as there are no holes, it’s OK for them to look a bit home made.
There are many car body sites where people show remarkable skills and experience. But I don't know of anywhere else with the creative intellect of Tony, absolutely brilliant.
Another great vid Fitzee, it was good to hear you explain the tiny dips were minor. It’s almost impossible to get it perfect with all the heating and cooling down. Some beginners like myself wouldn’t know that. Hat off to you mate.
The shrinkage is bigger than the stretch. When you heat a metal it stretches, and then when you cool it rapid, it shrinks. And that shrinkage is bigger then the stretching from the heat. You can get rid of dents that way and you can make bent items straight(er) again. I learned it was I was 19 in the mid '90s from a college who was 63 already at that time. For m that time on I was a welder and metal worker ( weld schools and so on in the evenings paid by the employer) and after that I was a weld inspector (ndt = non destructive testing) for 13,5 years. And between being 18 and 19 I worked at a steel supplier and that way a learned about many steal etcetera materials ( HEA-, HEB-, HEM beams, L- profiles, square and round tubings, massive round and square material, sheet steel plates, cutting it, sawing it, bundle making, etcetera Also during the NDT schoolings you learn about weld failing because welders used the wrong weld materials. Some welds crack on the weld itself and most cracks are next to the weld. So, it is all more complex than one would expect. Or we inspected weld with x-ray that looked very well done but during film inspection (x-ray film) we found 100% gas inclusion ( looks like the moon surface) and than the welder had to do it all over again and than we had to show up again. Now that costs a lot of money...... that was on 8 welds on a 12" water cooling bypass in a computer server building. Heavily guarded and we even had to be pre checked via a passport check up. Regards from the Netherlands
Great video! Like the other person said, if we had people like you to teach us, who know what we could have done. I became an oil burner repair man. I still love working on my old cars! There's still hope at 71! Thanks Tony😊
Tony you are an incredible fabricator and your videos are awesome. The grinding part can srew a person up so fast, 24 grit take material off so fast its incredible. I watch you grind with a really skilled hand i have trouble with 36 grit. Take care keep teaching us
Excellent. If not THE one, at least one of the very best tutorials I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing from your wealth of knowledge and experience.
I really enjoy the custom car for the simple fact it really displays your ability to reason through very complicated jobs and you're give it to us in a way that I really relate to. Tony you're a wonderful teacher
Thank you very much for the tips. In our auto body class that we had over 10 yrs ago they would have us weld 1/2 to 1 inch at a time and then grind her up and mud her up. Only small amount of time and only a few welders available and usually nobody had their own welder at home to use. Your videos are very helpful and greatly appreciated.
Absolutely superb video. I always struggle with over grinding my welds trying to get them perfectly flat, but end up thinning the parent metal and then it looks horrible. Your tips on not taking the grinding too far, and rewelding dips at the edge of welds are fantastic. Thanks man!
Fitzee ! …. This was perfect for me today …. I am literally wrapping up welding in a lower half on my nova ….. my weld pulled too and now i know how to metal work it a bit to prep for dura glass and filler 👍🏻💪🏻
Another excellent video!!! I’ve finished my car and I wish l had seen this last video. Some really good stuff here. Maybe I’ll do another car… thank you Sir! Inspiring.
Can’t believe they don’t have you teaching in Seal Cove Tony.. I think you’d make a spectacular teacher/instructor… I remember going there in the early 80s and most of the instructors were nowhere near your calibre… guess that’s why i’m a commercial carpenter
Yep you’re not kidding, mig welds are hard and brittle and don’t like to be moved around after they’re layed and will absolutely crack on you. Had it happen many times but like you said you can always run another string of beads over it to fix it 👍
Amazing explanation of all the simple details that combine for success! I am starting to understand the benefit of cutting and replacing instead of trying to fix a joint that is working against you.
Thank you for this awesome video, I think this is the best demonstration on MIG, and Grinding. You have shown me how to solve most of my problems. With this instruction I will continue with better results. It's so great to get instruction from an experienced expert.
Brother Fitzee, Great Movie! I've said many times, you are a great teacher. Many ppl are great at their trade, but are less than ideal teachers. You are the exception. One thing that I find fascinating is, right when I have a question, you answer it. Example, I was wondering why you didn't use air hose to cool the fender faster, and why you just let it naturally cool? Then you answered why. Cool stuff to learn.... no pun intended.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video Tony! I have struggled with grinding and causing thin spots which create more issues. This video has helped me understand how to properly address low spots that won’t feather nicely, by re-welding. The points about hammering welds and the need to re-weld is extremely helpful too. Question about grinding discs. When do you use the stone one versus the 24 grit disc? I have seen you use a few different discs. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!
@andrewsnider4098 the stone is used in some hard spots or inside corners. Was using flex cuts for awhile but they are expensive and only reason why was I couldn't find a reasonable priced 24 disk that was any good. For every one good company selling 24s there is 10 that are garbage
They do have a chemical you can wip on bare metal to help prevent it from rusting if your planing on letting your project set for a few months. You can wash it off when your ready to start working on the metal. The chemical don't last for ever the rust will come back after the few months or if you have it outside it will come back even sooner.
After watching all the extensive work and man-hours spent to do a project like this, I was wondering if you could do a video on what dos and don'ts a person should do to maintain a car like this so it will last longer. Should you have it undercoated? Should it be stored in a heated garage? Should you avoid driving it in the rain. What are your opinions on making it as long as possible. Thanks, Tony!
I was thinking of experimenting with controlling heat and thought about using think plastic bags like large freezer bags and fill them with water and tape them on the inside if your able and its accessible so it will be a heat sink. Or large thick garbage bags it would really control the heat im thinking. I've seen science experiments before where someone took a thin plastic or water balloon and actually the plastic doesn't melt because of the water inside. You could even use another bag inside a panel if its hard to tape against the wall to get total fit by filling the one bag full of air to push the water bag against the wall to get a complete fit for maximum heat sink and to equally displace water so its got like a two inch thickness of a water wall to absorb heat. And you can fill your bag outside and lay it on the table to see how much water is needed to get a consistent two inch thick wall pour that in a container and mark and use that to fill your bag. You could even make custom size bags like skinny and long by just cutting them and use an iron to seam them back together. Im going to try this process on my next project to see if it help im going to do one section with no bag and use a bag on the other section and see how much time it saves on waiting to cool and warpage. A warp usually happens because of rapid cooling of metal so if the bag eliminates the excessive heat to begin with and pushing it out quickly not causing an extreme between hot and cold i think it would work pretty good.
G'day Tony, I just watched your video on fixing on a window frame from 3 yrs ago. I got a nisson ute with rust from A pillar to A pillar. I need some advice as there is nothing left across the top of the window. Can you give me any advice on how to repair it please. As a novice I have come to a stop as I have been unable to work out how to fix it as the ways I have tried didn't work
I can't believe you don't have a larger following. Your insights and demonstration is excellent. If I had these videos as a young man I would have had a career. Instead I focused on mechanics. Now days we don't even have a mechanic, they are computer techs and wire chasers.
Fitz, is closer to 99% of us weekend garage warriors then some other shows . I love other shows but it's beyond my capabilities. Fitz , gives me the confidence to do this stuff. Only other show that I really like is Bellos! Mike is amazing to watch but most of it is beyond what most can do. I don't have room for power hammers, bead rollers, English wheels ect. .
You don't have to shorten the videos for me, I'll watch every minute of your fabrication work, nice job as always Tony 👏 👍
You can determine a true craftsman when he's concerned about the appearance of unseen areas of his work. Excellent work Tony.
Not too many people out there understand the properties of different metals and what it takes to manipulate them. What I love about these tutorials is Tony takes the time to demonstrate the cause and effects for success. Most folks don't have the patience and will just slap on filler. Tony's methodology really gets into metal craft at it's best.
I love it. I’m doing major body work on my truck, and I go back and forth from welding her up to taking a break and watching you doing it. I feel like an apprentice. I can see my work getting better the more Inpractice and the more videos I watch. Watch these videos everybody and you will learn how to do a good job. The only trouble I got now is I have to go back and redo all my work from before I saw these videos.
I feel the same way, these videos are great haha. I dont have much fabricating experience at all, younger kid, but these videos give me a guide for patching the floor pans in the 77 Camaro I'm restoring. Other than a couple patches in the floor I have to do, it's pretty solid, not much rust at all! So excited to get this thing running
Well I think floor pans are a good start. I’m rebuilding the wheel wells and bed sides on a box I got from the dump. When it’s done I will use it to replace the original box which is rusted right out. I started on the interior parts so that my practice work can’t be seen. Floor pans are like that. As long as there are no holes, it’s OK for them to look a bit home made.
@@keithshergold9257 good luck man!
The master at work , you can learn an awful lot from watching and listening to guys like you Tony . Thanks for the knowledge 👍
Master class in Mig welding! What an artist!
There are many car body sites where people show remarkable skills and experience. But I don't know of anywhere else with the creative intellect of Tony, absolutely brilliant.
Thanks for breaking down the steps and showing the process Fitzee! Much appreciated 😊
even people that will never do metal work are schooled , thanks for sharing your amazing heavy metal tricks
Another great video - love that you showed how things can sometimes not go to plan, and how you overcome those issues
A masterclass in metal fabrication
That was an excellent class in metal working and welding.
Fitzee shows us stuff only a welder with decades experience would know - Thanks Fitzee!
Another great vid Fitzee, it was good to hear you explain the tiny dips were minor. It’s almost impossible to get it perfect with all the heating and cooling down. Some beginners like myself wouldn’t know that. Hat off to you mate.
The shrinkage is bigger than the stretch. When you heat a metal it stretches, and then when you cool it rapid, it shrinks. And that shrinkage is bigger then the stretching from the heat. You can get rid of dents that way and you can make bent items straight(er) again. I learned it was I was 19 in the mid '90s from a college who was 63 already at that time. For m that time on I was a welder and metal worker ( weld schools and so on in the evenings paid by the employer) and after that I was a weld inspector (ndt = non destructive testing) for 13,5 years. And between being 18 and 19 I worked at a steel supplier and that way a learned about many steal etcetera materials ( HEA-, HEB-, HEM beams, L- profiles, square and round tubings, massive round and square material, sheet steel plates, cutting it, sawing it, bundle making, etcetera
Also during the NDT schoolings you learn about weld failing because welders used the wrong weld materials. Some welds crack on the weld itself and most cracks are next to the weld. So, it is all more complex than one would expect. Or we inspected weld with x-ray that looked very well done but during film inspection (x-ray film) we found 100% gas inclusion ( looks like the moon surface) and than the welder had to do it all over again and than we had to show up again. Now that costs a lot of money...... that was on 8 welds on a 12" water cooling bypass in a computer server building. Heavily guarded and we even had to be pre checked via a passport check up. Regards from the Netherlands
Great video! Like the other person said, if we had people like you to teach us, who know what we could have done. I became an oil burner repair man. I still love working on my old cars! There's still hope at 71! Thanks Tony😊
Very few have the compassion & precision that Fitzee has with body work , on top of all that great video & narration skills
Tony you are an incredible fabricator and your videos are awesome. The grinding part can srew a person up so fast, 24 grit take material off so fast its incredible. I watch you grind with a really skilled hand i have trouble with 36 grit. Take care keep teaching us
That old 56 olds is going to be one heck of a cool cruiser when she's all said and done.
56 Olds???🤫🤫
Glad you showed how long it really takes and not hide problems. I don’t feel as bad now.
Excellent. If not THE one, at least one of the very best tutorials I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing from your wealth of knowledge and experience.
Please don’t worry about the length of your videos. This was good but your longer ones have been great also.
Out standing job Fitz looking forward for your next video thumbs up 👍👍
Nice work as always, Tony. The 49 Chev is one step closer to cruising!
Another awesome video Tony, I can’t wait to see this car when it’s done it’s definitely going to be very cool
I really enjoy the custom car for the simple fact it really displays your ability to reason through very complicated jobs and you're give it to us in a way that I really relate to. Tony you're a wonderful teacher
Thanks for giving the mig wire size information. Its very helpful for us beginners.
Very nice outcome to a stuborn fender addition. Thanks Fitz
Thank you very much for the tips. In our auto body class that we had over 10 yrs ago they would have us weld 1/2 to 1 inch at a time and then grind her up and mud her up. Only small amount of time and only a few welders available and usually nobody had their own welder at home to use. Your videos are very helpful and greatly appreciated.
Nice work. more of your magic. I cant wait to this chev when your done . Lot of work in the ol girl.well done.
I have been following and learning from you the last couple of years…just learned more today, thank you for your time and effort, I appreciate it!
Absolutely superb video. I always struggle with over grinding my welds trying to get them perfectly flat, but end up thinning the parent metal and then it looks horrible. Your tips on not taking the grinding too far, and rewelding dips at the edge of welds are fantastic. Thanks man!
Great lessons learned today. Thank you. The tips were good as usual.
Ahhh, the fleetline! I already know this is going to be great!
Fitzee ! …. This was perfect for me today …. I am literally wrapping up welding in a lower half on my nova ….. my weld pulled too and now i know how to metal work it a bit to prep for dura glass and filler 👍🏻💪🏻
i'll probably never weld metal patches on cars but learning it never gets too old 👍
Fitzee, you make it look so easy. Great tips as usual.
Really enjoyed, and learned, from this real-time instruction..great class,Tony! Tn-USA
Another awesome video Tony, thank you for taking the time to explain it. learning so much from you. looking forward to the next video.
Great video. Thanks for showing and explaining all the processes you used here. I always take away so much from these.
great work, i always learn something with your videos, great material always. thank you sir,
Another excellent video!!! I’ve finished my car and I wish l had seen this last video. Some really good stuff here. Maybe I’ll do another car… thank you Sir! Inspiring.
Very nice Tony. A coat of clear and call it done!!
Can’t believe they don’t have you teaching in Seal Cove Tony.. I think you’d make a spectacular teacher/instructor… I remember going there in the early 80s and most of the instructors were nowhere near your calibre… guess that’s why i’m a commercial carpenter
Yep you’re not kidding, mig welds are hard and brittle and don’t like to be moved around after they’re layed and will absolutely crack on you. Had it happen many times but like you said you can always run another string of beads over it to fix it 👍
Thanks for sharing! I've used a few things that I've learned from watching you, you truly are the best of the best!
Excellent tutorial, great job, and many excellent tip's as usual, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Great show to watch. Nice tips
I learn a lot of stuff from you Tony. Thanks!
That kitty is always like a cherry on the top :)
Thank you for all the details Fitzee!
The tips were good. Thank you very much for sharing
Other great video tony. Boy, was that a job to do. But you got it done, and it looks great to me. Thanks for sharing
Great info here for a newbie to sheet metal welding. Patience is the key to success. The lack of is my problem.
Fitzee! I am using the same panel repairing method inspired by you. Thank you so much.🤩
Amazing explanation of all the simple details that combine for success! I am starting to understand the benefit of cutting and replacing instead of trying to fix a joint that is working against you.
Tony, You are a great teacher. Thank you for another good lesson.
Hi Tony, another good one, it's coming along.
Looks like Peanut is happy as well, meowing about.
Thanks 👍💪✌
Just awesome work to watch. Thank you.
Nice job as usual. I have to replace about 2" of a tailgate on a wagon and I'm going to have to learn how to be patient welding in a patch or two.
Best channel ever tips and skill fantastic
Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you kindly.
Good tutorial.
Cheers m8.
Another great video!! Seems Peanut had a lot to add to the end of the video!!
Thank you for this awesome video, I think this is the best demonstration on MIG, and Grinding. You have shown me how to solve most of my problems. With this instruction I will continue with better results. It's so great to get instruction from an experienced expert.
Nice welding thanks for the heat tips 👍👍
Nice work Fitzee!!
fantastic metal work. thanks
Simply Amazing work
You are amazing your tips are always top knotch.
Good show Fitzy
Nice Job Ftiz!
Nice job and the cat is cute👍😎
thank u tony another great video
Brother Fitzee,
Great Movie!
I've said many times, you are a great teacher. Many ppl are great at their trade, but are less than ideal teachers. You are the exception.
One thing that I find fascinating is, right when I have a question, you answer it. Example, I was wondering why you didn't use air hose to cool the fender faster, and why you just let it naturally cool? Then you answered why. Cool stuff to learn.... no pun intended.
Me too! 😅
The tips were good - thanks
Great video
Really instructional, thank you
Thanks for taking the time to make this video Tony! I have struggled with grinding and causing thin spots which create more issues. This video has helped me understand how to properly address low spots that won’t feather nicely, by re-welding.
The points about hammering welds and the need to re-weld is extremely helpful too.
Question about grinding discs. When do you use the stone one versus the 24 grit disc? I have seen you use a few different discs.
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!
@andrewsnider4098 the stone is used in some hard spots or inside corners. Was using flex cuts for awhile but they are expensive and only reason why was I couldn't find a reasonable priced 24 disk that was any good. For every one good company selling 24s there is 10 that are garbage
@@fitzeesfabrications Perfect! Which brand of discs are you fond of right now?
Hello Toni
Very good work it looks so easy but it is not .
Well done
Yours Frank
Good information..........thanks.
1 slick dude 👌
Looks pretty cool!
Very good job learned a lot.
They do have a chemical you can wip on bare metal to help prevent it from rusting if your planing on letting your project set for a few months. You can wash it off when your ready to start working on the metal. The chemical don't last for ever the rust will come back after the few months or if you have it outside it will come back even sooner.
Looks like your using Argon mixed shielding gas. I use the 25/75 mix, and it make a cleaner weld bead. Great video Fitzee!
Unless he has changed. He has always said he uses co2
@@nrw34260 you are correct it just a CO2 gas
Yay!.. I was going through Cut & Butt Withdrawals!
Love it !
Thank you Tony.
They unsubscribed me again glad I found your video
Hi! When will you be working on Patches? Thanks for all of your videos sir.
After watching all the extensive work and man-hours spent to do a project like this, I was wondering if you could do a video on what dos and don'ts a person should do to maintain a car like this so it will last longer. Should you have it undercoated? Should it be stored in a heated garage? Should you avoid driving it in the rain. What are your opinions on making it as long as possible. Thanks, Tony!
Thanks
This car seems to be throwing one problem after another at you. But that gives you the opportunity to demonstrate how to fix all the problems.
best greetings for the cat from Poland! ;)
I was thinking of experimenting with controlling heat and thought about using think plastic bags like large freezer bags and fill them with water and tape them on the inside if your able and its accessible so it will be a heat sink. Or large thick garbage bags it would really control the heat im thinking. I've seen science experiments before where someone took a thin plastic or water balloon and actually the plastic doesn't melt because of the water inside. You could even use another bag inside a panel if its hard to tape against the wall to get total fit by filling the one bag full of air to push the water bag against the wall to get a complete fit for maximum heat sink and to equally displace water so its got like a two inch thickness of a water wall to absorb heat. And you can fill your bag outside and lay it on the table to see how much water is needed to get a consistent two inch thick wall pour that in a container and mark and use that to fill your bag. You could even make custom size bags like skinny and long by just cutting them and use an iron to seam them back together. Im going to try this process on my next project to see if it help im going to do one section with no bag and use a bag on the other section and see how much time it saves on waiting to cool and warpage. A warp usually happens because of rapid cooling of metal so if the bag eliminates the excessive heat to begin with and pushing it out quickly not causing an extreme between hot and cold i think it would work pretty good.
G'day Tony, I just watched your video on fixing on a window frame from 3 yrs ago. I got a nisson ute with rust from A pillar to A pillar. I need some advice as there is nothing left across the top of the window. Can you give me any advice on how to repair it please. As a novice I have come to a stop as I have been unable to work out how to fix it as the ways I have tried didn't work
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What grinding disks do you use to dress the welds?I can’t seem to fine one that’s not so aggressive or one that not aggressive enough
Great tips and explanation as always, you make it look easy. It is not.
with all that grinding on your car im curious how much thinner your metal has gotten, you have a ocd with grinding man
She’s looking sweet 👊