A true master at what you do. Love the tips and tricks. After you explain break it down, it's very simple. Making the rips with the vice was genius. Keeping it simple for a guys like me who's just getting into it to understand. There is no substitute for hands on experience. You sir are a true craftsmanship. I've been watching a lot of your videos and admire your garage. What are the dimensions of your shop?
You're a true master craftsman. Watching your videos increased my confidence x 100 and I'm doing numerous rust repairs on my old jeep thanks to your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Fantastic work Fitzee. I really like how you break your work down to simple steps to create complex panels using simple tools. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and craft to us all 👌👌
Thank you for sharing your experience & knowledge with all of us. I especially enjoyed when you said, "I only replace what needs to be replaced" That is a great sentiment & I wholeheartedly believe in that kind of thinking. Thanks again. Stay Real.
I really LOVE your approach to ONLY replace what's bad. To many time I see restorers replace whole quarter panels and tons of stuff just because it's easier or that's the way they've been taught. I love the approach that you try to keep as much of the original car as possible. Thanks for sharing your video. I hope it inspires others to take your approach as well. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
I love seeing people doing things with just the average tools and have better results than the people with the fancy stuff. That’s a skilled craftsman.
I love your advice about don’t think to far ahead, Because it can be overwhelming. Great advice, it reminds me of the saying,,,, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Thank you for the no nonsense approach. Love the videos. 👍🏼
Great advice about the lower inner panel,,,,,,,,Don’t over think it ! I get hung up over thinking ! Mr Fitzzie doing another excellent repair ! I get up every morning and first thing I do is look for another video to watch…..entertaining and educational at the same time. Thank You !
This channel is great, you explain everything so well that I understand why I'm doing things not just how. I feel really confident in attempting this on my car now.
It's so nice to know that honesty & integrity still lives true here in Canada. Your skills are certainly something to watch, enjoy and learn from. I truly wish I found your videos before I had to make new floor pan for my wife's Toyota Corolla. It's pure joy to watch you at work. I wish we were neighbors I'd gladly work for free to learn from you. Take care & stay safe!
"Old school", which is a disappearing art given our modern day vehicles which are not designed to last as long as the old classics, or be repaired after relatively minor collisions will distort the bodyshells, I remember these processes from my younger days in the trade, as I am still occasionally called to repair older cars with MOT failures for rust in "structural areas". Loving the office chair repairs. lol.
Nothing phases this guy. Just watched a video where he did a rocker and cab corner and everything under those pieces was rusted out too. If that happened to me I'd be like "Time to go to the body shop" He's like looks like I get to make more parts... Wizardry... He is the Merlin of Metalworks!! The sultan of Sheetmetal. The King of the Quarter panels. ahh well you get the picture
Since watching your videos I have become a lot more confident in using my angle grinders and being less concerned with shaping and making perfect first and then fitting and more comfortable with 'fettling' as I go along. Great stuff.
Good to see a crafts man at wk. I learn from your videos way more than most. I have a 1970 International pickup 1300 , that I drive every day. Lots of rust to fix on the old Internationals. I made my own sheet metal brake also I have bent 48” of 16 ga. galvanized for truck gas tank. Still own the truck, 69 international aluminum step van. Keep the videos coming you are the best!!
Hey Fitzee...if you want your repairs to last 10x longer, throw away your moisture-holding Bondo type polyester filler and get yourself a System-3 Quick-Fair marine epoxy fairing compound kit. The stuff is so waterproof that it's used below the waterline for boat repairs. You will never have bubbles again and your customers will go wild!
I could have used your videos 10 years ago when I restored a 1964 Chevy convertible. Took my time and it turned out great. But your way is a lot faster.
Love your channel, your butt welding technique was unbelievable. I notice you never wear a mask when welding. Are you shutting your eyes when welding? Can you explain your technique??? Thanks for sharing your skills.
Sorry wasnt watching the video, I was watching you in a comfy office chair questioning my life choices. why I have been sitting on the same plastic milk crate forever.
Great work, so thank you. I know what you mean about only replacing what needs replacing but would you be at all tempted to replace the whole thing and only have to deal with visible filler up high at the narrow pillar between the rear window and back screen? A small area in other words, all the other joints would be hidden by window rubber or seam sealer, no?
Your videos are top of the line! It's amazing watching you make panels and explaining your work as you go. Using the vise jaws for spacers for the beads- super idea! Thank you over and over again!
I have my old girl in the garage in need of rust repairs, and your videos are a seriously good source of information and technique, from an experienced hand. Thankyou for sharing your tips and tricks mate, it makes a world of difference for the people willing to have a go. Legend!
Fitzee, I watch a zillion how videos, you really know your stuff, you're a frig'n master, and the class you give during all your videos are so helpful in a million ways. Awesome my friend just awesome
Good lard Tunderin’ jazuz! Foinally a decent gripper fer de car metalwork while i’s enjoys a wee swally from me flask! If it isn’t fixed by Fitzee, it’s CRAP
good job but to be definitively efficient, you should put grease everywhere. grease et the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind metallic bumper, under the vehicle, behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside this door - hidden erea - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and poor old oil everywhere each year.Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france
I've got to incorporate an office chair into my repairing procedure. It's got to be more comfortable then squatting or kneeling. Never fail to learn watching your videos.
Great video Fitzee did you ever film part 2? I really need to see how it's done I would love to try this on my 64 plymouth Edit, I found it. Thanks for everything
Hi Fitz. I watch all your videos and subscribe to your channel, learn something on every one. Something I noticed was on some videos they are to dark to see the subject matter, maybe little more lite behind the cam. Please keep up the great subject matter. Thank you
Fitzgerald. Using simple easily attained tools to do what you do is awesome!! I've been restoring Antique furniture for 35 years, the exact same approach. Repair what you need to do and nothing more. By the way are you Canadian born? You sound like you're from Ireland. Cheers John.
My grandpa has a 73 nova 2 door I almost bought from him. Unfortunately I just don’t have the money or space right now to even buy a car and have it at my parents house but soon I’ll get that car and restore it to its former glory.
Fitzee, loving the vids, and learning a lot. One question, you don't seem to do any anti-corrosion treatment such as weld-through primer on the backs of panels etc. How do you ensure corrosion doesn't return? Cheers, Andy
Many of these cars are getting painted inside and out. I'm contracted to do metal work only. Don't like weld threw primers as they affect your welds. Places that cannot be painted after it is installed I paint.
Never understood why people replace half the quarter. It is less trouble to replace the entire quarter. And it is a waste of money to replace an entire quarter for a little rust around the wheel well.
Good morning. I really enjoy all of your videos. I am about to start restoring my 1954 Dodge Fargo and your videos will really help me out. The guy that owned this car was probably going crazy looking for what was rattling in the rear of the car.LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff, Fitzee! The timing couldn’t be better, I’m currently restoring a 74 vw bus, doing rust repairs. It’s my first time doing this kind of work and I’ve been unsure about how to approach those inner/outer fenders and flanges. Your simple piece at a time method really makes sense. Thanks for sharing your expertise, it’s really appreciated.
@@majormojo I'll jump in here in case Fitzee is busy in the garage. I hope he doesn't mind. Check out: www.walter.com/en_CA/about-us/distributor-locator You will see the distributor locator, as it shows in the link. Just enter your town/city and the province and you should see the closest distributor. Amazon does sell them too but delivery through them seems to be hit and miss with all the sipping delays. It's hard to beat a Walter disc. I've been using them for years.
Glad I found your channel. I actually feel like I can do some body work! I have a s10 that I was going to take to someone to do some body and paint. I think I may try the bodywork myself. Thanks alot for the lessons.
Fitz, I haven't watched enough to know what part of Canada you're from. I'd assume Ontario with all that Detroit steel. I grew up in Royal Oak. Thanks for sharing your creativity!!!
Fitzee your an absolute legend 👌subscribed till you about a week now, and your all I've watched, have a wee ford van there I was going to scrap, your giving me the confidence to start plugging away at it an fix her up, your right!! Try now to over think it, all the way from Ireland 👍🇮🇪 🍀
Hi Fitzee. I am getting ready to replace the driver side quarter on my 67 Camaro but don’t quiet know how to remove it from the drip rail or how to attach it when installing it. Can you give me any suggestions? I tried your method of a patch panel on a trunk lid. Made a few mistakes but your videos helped me get it right. Thank you for the best body videos on you tube. 👍🇺🇸🤙😃
Quarters on those are welded threw the drip rail. The spot welds are hard to see. I remove as much of the metal up to the drip rail so as to make it easier to remove. I grind the old roof skin with a stone to find the spot weld. And remove it that way. After I fit the new quarter I drill threw the drip rail from under side with spot welds. Weld from under side. Easier to grind. No work then down in the rail. Hope you understand this.
🤔...didn’t expect to see an entire tool in the panel. How do you mentally ignore the other sections while focusing on the current one. If they all tie in together.
holy fuck man you're an absolute wizard with sheet metal! just picked up a 1969 Grand Prix that i have to do bodywork on and I've learned so much from your videos! thank you
Did this stuff back in the 70's at my Dad's shop. 90% of our tools were 50+ year old that he had traded for. Some we cobbled together out of our junkyard. This was back when mig's either weren't yet available or too expensive for us. We used bailing wire to acetylene weld the panels. Lots of warpage though. Dad wasn't patient enough to stitch weld. Didn't appreciate I had it made back then. I wanted new/better stuff. Now i'd give my left nut to be back there again. Except it was in WV. The stupid is thick. THAT I don't miss. Love your channel!
Hi Fitzee. Love your video's. You talk about keeping the factory seams in this. I have a 1958 Chrysler royal wayfairer ute and have made up new sills. They are 6 feet long and for 3 feet of them there is no access to weld them from the inside. Have any thoughts on how to maintain the seam line? Thanks again
Awsome Awsome ideas you have. The knowledge you have is incredible. If you were only my neighbor. I'd buy coffee, lunch and dinner everyday and pay for all the supplys just to learn. What brand of spray primer or paint do you use after all the welding on the inside before putting the outer panels on?
@3:07 - The topic of fill. Now I don't mean that 1970's insanity of stuffing pounds of the stuff with newspaper into chevy van doors, but is a thin properly applied skim coat on clean metal permanent - at least as permanent as paint - or will a repair be inevitably revisited in the future, say 5 or 6 years down the road no matter what?
Nothing wrong with filler. If it is used right will last the life of the car. 85% of show cars are filled from head to toe. It's how they get them looking so good
Anyone else feels as if this guy can create any car from raw materials? I'm certain.
I get the impression he looks at every problem no matter how complex and just shrugs, grabs some scrap and a hammer - done
I think it bad chads father
@@michaelbowen5854 funny you say this. Chad and I have been friends for many years. We played around with a few of his projects together.
It's not that hard lmao, I welded rear quarters in my first nova at 14 years old!
Sitting in an office chair doing metal fabrication - this guy's got it figured out
Yeah why tf do we think we have to use uncomfortable shop chairs all the time?
i do the same
The floor gets further away as you age!🙂
Work smarter not harder👍
@@theusconstitution1776 Aint that the friggin truth, and getting up off the floor takes longer and is a lot noisier. ;)
Learning rust repair should be a required life skill for all Canadians!
Us Americans too.
Especially us Americans that live up north where the rust belt is! Down south,... none.
Thank you for another fine tutorial Fitzee. Giving the rest of us the confidence to tackle our own cars.
I just said that. This guy should get paid for his videos.
Absolute wizard, love watching you work. Made it way easier for me with your approach. No nonsense and gets the job DONE
A true master at what you do. Love the tips and tricks. After you explain break it down, it's very simple. Making the rips with the vice was genius. Keeping it simple for a guys like me who's just getting into it to understand. There is no substitute for hands on experience. You sir are a true craftsmanship. I've been watching a lot of your videos and admire your garage. What are the dimensions of your shop?
Shop is 32x26. Thanks for kind words
Awesome tips and tricks
You're a true master craftsman. Watching your videos increased my confidence x 100 and I'm doing numerous rust repairs on my old jeep thanks to your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Fantastic work Fitzee. I really like how you break your work down to simple steps to create complex panels using simple tools. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and craft to us all 👌👌
Impressive skills while using just basic tools. Great work.
Thank you for sharing your experience & knowledge with all of us. I especially enjoyed when you said, "I only replace what needs to be replaced" That is a great sentiment & I wholeheartedly believe in that kind of thinking. Thanks again.
Stay Real.
I really LOVE your approach to ONLY replace what's bad. To many time I see restorers replace whole quarter panels and tons of stuff just because it's easier or that's the way they've been taught. I love the approach that you try to keep as much of the original car as possible. Thanks for sharing your video. I hope it inspires others to take your approach as well. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
At 14:16 Fitzee uses his X-Ray vision to see through the panel as he marks for the beads.
Absolute genius at work as always sir!
I love seeing people doing things with just the average tools and have better results than the people with the fancy stuff. That’s a skilled craftsman.
I love all your videos, and was hooked as soon as I heard your Nova Scotia/Newfoundland accent. Thanks for sharing your talents and teaching others.
I'm so impressed with this guy's work. Fitzee is one hell of a fantastic fabricator. I learn something new with every video. 👏
Can't say it enough, Fitzee is a BAD ASS!!!! Thanks for all the free knowledge Fitzee!! I really appreciate you!
Nicex work
This guy should get together with Johnathan W for some serious fabrication!
Again , totally amazing work! You're an amazing teacher! Thank you
Great work, learn something every time I watch.
I love your advice about don’t think to far ahead, Because it can be overwhelming. Great advice, it reminds me of the saying,,,, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Thank you for the no nonsense approach. Love the videos. 👍🏼
Master sheet metal worker it doesn't get any better than that.
Great advice about the lower inner panel,,,,,,,,Don’t over think it ! I get hung up over thinking ! Mr Fitzzie doing another excellent repair ! I get up every morning and first thing I do is look for another video to watch…..entertaining and educational at the same time. Thank You !
Thanks again Fitzee. You da MAN !!! You combed old school with modern. A true Craftsman.
This channel is great, you explain everything so well that I understand why I'm doing things not just how. I feel really confident in attempting this on my car now.
One fabricator that knows his business great teacher
I like when he says stick around I'll show you how it's done. He ain't lying. Great fabricator
It's so nice to know that honesty & integrity still lives true here in Canada. Your skills are certainly something to watch, enjoy and learn from. I truly wish I found your videos before I had to make new floor pan for my wife's Toyota Corolla. It's pure joy to watch you at work. I wish we were neighbors I'd gladly work for free to learn from you. Take care & stay safe!
"Old school", which is a disappearing art given our modern day vehicles which are not designed to last as long as the old classics, or be repaired after relatively minor collisions will distort the bodyshells, I remember these processes from my younger days in the trade, as I am still occasionally called to repair older cars with MOT failures for rust in "structural areas". Loving the office chair repairs. lol.
Made the mistake of watching with my wife. I will never be able to buy a special tool again. Already have a hammer and a vice. Love that trick!
Nothing phases this guy. Just watched a video where he did a rocker and cab corner and everything under those pieces was rusted out too. If that happened to me I'd be like "Time to go to the body shop" He's like looks like I get to make more parts... Wizardry... He is the Merlin of Metalworks!! The sultan of Sheetmetal. The King of the Quarter panels. ahh well you get the picture
Thanks. Its only rust! Lol.
Since watching your videos I have become a lot more confident in using my angle grinders and being less concerned with shaping and making perfect first and then fitting and more comfortable with 'fettling' as I go along. Great stuff.
Amazing work! Never seen such accuracy and perfection. This workshop must have a long waiting list :)
Excellent work Fitzee you are an inspiration. Thankyou for sharing your years of experience and know-how
Good to see a crafts man at wk. I learn from your videos way more than most. I have a 1970 International pickup 1300 , that I drive every day. Lots of rust to fix on the old Internationals.
I made my own sheet metal brake also I have bent 48” of 16 ga. galvanized for truck gas tank. Still own the truck, 69 international aluminum step van. Keep the videos coming you are the best!!
Over thinking is what I do fitz,which is plain trouble .
Hey Fitzee...if you want your repairs to last 10x longer, throw away your moisture-holding Bondo type polyester filler and get yourself a System-3 Quick-Fair marine epoxy fairing compound kit. The stuff is so waterproof that it's used below the waterline for boat repairs.
You will never have bubbles again and your customers will go wild!
I could have used your videos 10 years ago when I restored a 1964 Chevy convertible. Took my time and it turned out great. But your way is a lot faster.
Love your channel, your butt welding technique was unbelievable. I notice you never wear a mask when welding. Are you shutting your eyes when welding? Can you explain your technique??? Thanks for sharing your skills.
I’m wishing I was 13 and was your apprentice. I’m amazed at your knowledge
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L done ...I do bodywork , you are correct with staying close to damage area only.... Helpful to all back yard mechanic s
I always over think these problems fitz,and then bang my head,love your no nonsence fab.
Me too. Then when I actually do something I'm like that wasn't near as bad as it was in my head
Hello fitzi.
Sorry wasnt watching the video, I was watching you in a comfy office chair questioning my life choices. why I have been sitting on the same plastic milk crate forever.
Good stuff! I'm about to do a couple of quarter panels myself. I need all the help I can get.
Nice collection of hubcaps along the wall, BTW!
Great work, so thank you. I know what you mean about only replacing what needs replacing but would you be at all tempted to replace the whole thing and only have to deal with visible filler up high at the narrow pillar between the rear window and back screen? A small area in other words, all the other joints would be hidden by window rubber or seam sealer, no?
If the panel went up to there yes but this one was right through the middle
I've noticed youtube recommends Canadian content "gotta love werkin in yer own shop bye" 🇨🇦🇨🇦👊
Your videos are top of the line! It's amazing watching you make panels and explaining your work as you go. Using the vise jaws for spacers for the beads- super idea! Thank you over and over again!
a-ma-zing , i have done a fair amount of bodywork over the years, but i'm still learning new ways to do things when i watch your videos.
Amazing work fitz
I have my old girl in the garage in need of rust repairs, and your videos are a seriously good source of information and technique, from an experienced hand. Thankyou for sharing your tips and tricks mate, it makes a world of difference for the people willing to have a go. Legend!
I mean Fitzee, not Fitzgerald:) Darn auto spell and bad eyes:):)
Great work make yourself a rotteseri to turn the car
I already have one. Lol
It’s tough to hear you when your not next to the camera..too much echo in the room..other than that very informative video thank you..
First! love your work Fitzee
Thanks for sharing your talent Fitzee. A pleasure to watch & learn.
Excellent work, always keeping it simple and taking it one bit at a time. You are a great teacher, thank you!
Fitzee, I watch a zillion how videos, you really know your stuff, you're a frig'n master, and the class you give during all your videos are so helpful in a million ways. Awesome my friend just awesome
Good info here..
Good lard Tunderin’ jazuz! Foinally a decent gripper fer de car metalwork while i’s enjoys a wee swally from me flask! If it isn’t fixed by Fitzee, it’s CRAP
I love the simplify tip just do bits at a time then weld it together, excellent. Thanks for the lessons. Steve.
Holy geez Fitzee, I wish I had you working on my 87 mustang GT convertible. She'd come out some sweet.
Did my first real cut and butt on my 1949 project willys truck. It doesn't look like yours but it's in the books 5/3/23
good job but to be definitively efficient, you should put grease everywhere. grease et the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind metallic bumper, under the vehicle, behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside this door - hidden erea - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and poor old oil everywhere each year.Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france
I've got to incorporate an office chair into my repairing procedure. It's got to be more comfortable then squatting or kneeling. Never fail to learn watching your videos.
Great video Fitzee did you ever film part 2? I really need to see how it's done I would love to try this on my 64 plymouth
Edit, I found it. Thanks for everything
Hi Fitz. I watch all your videos and subscribe to your channel, learn something on every one. Something I noticed was on some videos they are to dark to see the subject matter, maybe little more lite behind the cam. Please keep up the great subject matter. Thank you
Fitzgerald. Using simple easily attained tools to do what you do is awesome!! I've been restoring Antique furniture for 35 years, the exact same approach. Repair what you need to do and nothing more. By the way are you Canadian born? You sound like you're from Ireland. Cheers John.
I'm from Newfoundland Canada. Cheers
Beautifull,I'm an old dog and can still learn new tricks,Thanks Very Nice
Go Fitzein a other sick job 💪🏼🇦🇺👌🏼👍🏽☝🏼️
My grandpa has a 73 nova 2 door I almost bought from him. Unfortunately I just don’t have the money or space right now to even buy a car and have it at my parents house but soon I’ll get that car and restore it to its former glory.
Fitzee, loving the vids, and learning a lot. One question, you don't seem to do any anti-corrosion treatment such as weld-through primer on the backs of panels etc. How do you ensure corrosion doesn't return? Cheers, Andy
Many of these cars are getting painted inside and out. I'm contracted to do metal work only. Don't like weld threw primers as they affect your welds. Places that cannot be painted after it is installed I paint.
nice job! if i could recommend one thing, get a wireless mic on your shirt!
I'd only this video was done before I tried doing mine. Crappy quarter from taiwain.No body man I am
You never cover any rust up, always a solid repair, a pleasure to watch.
Is it better to replace a quarter panel or repair it?
Fabulous work from a great teacher.
I to Fitzy would "rather have something old than something new"
I love you stuff. Many thumbs up. 👍 in this case i would have done the whole panel.
Yup. This is how I need to fix the same exact panel on my 72 Cutlass.
Never understood why people replace half the quarter. It is less trouble to replace the entire quarter. And it is a waste of money to replace an entire quarter for a little rust around the wheel well.
Great work Fitz , a mountain of great advise ,and expertise .
I see that Small Block Ford in the corner; you better put that in the mustang so it can breath!
nice i like the way you form the sheetmetal
nothing like a comfortable shop stool! LOL
I had a 73 Nova. I'd get a shower every time I hit a puddle.
Iam tired for you doing a great job and it's done right ✅ 👍 👌 👏 😀
Good morning. I really enjoy all of your videos. I am about to start restoring my 1954 Dodge Fargo and your videos will really help me out. The guy that owned this car was probably going crazy looking for what was rattling in the rear of the car.LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff, Fitzee! The timing couldn’t be better, I’m currently restoring a 74 vw bus, doing rust repairs. It’s my first time doing this kind of work and I’ve been unsure about how to approach those inner/outer fenders and flanges. Your simple piece at a time method really makes sense. Thanks for sharing your expertise, it’s really appreciated.
Those buses need to be cut up to do good repairs. Many time the whole front has to be removed to do the repairs properly. Thanks for kind words
Do you have an online source or retailer for those Walter discs in Canada?
@@majormojo I'll jump in here in case Fitzee is busy in the garage. I hope he doesn't mind.
Check out: www.walter.com/en_CA/about-us/distributor-locator You will see the distributor locator, as it shows in the link. Just enter your town/city and the province and you should see the closest distributor. Amazon does sell them too but delivery through them seems to be hit and miss with all the sipping delays. It's hard to beat a Walter disc. I've been using them for years.
Thanks for all the teaching that you do.Lots to learn.
New subscriber , really like your work and info
You give excellent tutorial on the step by step!
Glad I found your channel. I actually feel like I can do some body work! I have a s10 that I was going to take to someone to do some body and paint. I think I may try the bodywork myself. Thanks alot for the lessons.
I also like older equipment, and not spending any more than you have to. I'd like to see a video of your homemade tools, jigs, etc.
Fitz, I haven't watched enough to know what part of Canada you're from. I'd assume Ontario with all that Detroit steel. I grew up in Royal Oak. Thanks for sharing your creativity!!!
From Newfoundland thanks for watching
Fitzee your an absolute legend 👌subscribed till you about a week now, and your all I've watched, have a wee ford van there I was going to scrap, your giving me the confidence to start plugging away at it an fix her up, your right!! Try now to over think it, all the way from Ireland 👍🇮🇪 🍀
Get at it. Pop over to my facebook page and keep us updated on how you make out with the van.
Not sure if I missed it but what gauge or think ness of steel was used?
Hi Fitzee. I am getting ready to replace the driver side quarter on my 67 Camaro but don’t quiet know how to remove it from the drip rail or how to attach it when installing it. Can you give me any suggestions? I tried your method of a patch panel on a trunk lid. Made a few mistakes but your videos helped me get it right. Thank you for the best body videos on you tube. 👍🇺🇸🤙😃
Quarters on those are welded threw the drip rail. The spot welds are hard to see. I remove as much of the metal up to the drip rail so as to make it easier to remove. I grind the old roof skin with a stone to find the spot weld. And remove it that way. After I fit the new quarter I drill threw the drip rail from under side with spot welds. Weld from under side. Easier to grind. No work then down in the rail. Hope you understand this.
🤔...didn’t expect to see an entire tool in the panel.
How do you mentally ignore the other sections while focusing on the current one. If they all tie in together.
holy fuck man you're an absolute wizard with sheet metal! just picked up a 1969 Grand Prix that i have to do bodywork on and I've learned so much from your videos! thank you
Did this stuff back in the 70's at my Dad's shop. 90% of our tools were 50+ year old that he had traded for. Some we cobbled together out of our junkyard. This was back when mig's either weren't yet available or too expensive for us. We used bailing wire to acetylene weld the panels. Lots of warpage though. Dad wasn't patient enough to stitch weld. Didn't appreciate I had it made back then. I wanted new/better stuff. Now i'd give my left nut to be back there again. Except it was in WV. The stupid is thick. THAT I don't miss. Love your channel!
Hi Fitzee. Love your video's. You talk about keeping the factory seams in this. I have a 1958 Chrysler royal wayfairer ute and have made up new sills. They are 6 feet long and for 3 feet of them there is no access to weld them from the inside. Have any thoughts on how to maintain the seam line? Thanks again
I have to see what your talking about. Pop over to the Facebook page and show me.
Awsome Awsome ideas you have. The knowledge you have is incredible. If you were only my neighbor. I'd buy coffee, lunch and dinner everyday and pay for all the supplys just to learn. What brand of spray primer or paint do you use after all the welding on the inside before putting the outer panels on?
Most times it is just a good rust paint in a spray bomb. If the car is getting fully done I like to epoxy thr whole car inside and out
You have a knack for metal Fiztee, when you get a bead roller and a shrinker stretcher youll wonder how you did with out it!
Have a bead roller now some 20 years. Have a English wheel. Plemishing hammer as well. I used a shrinker stretcher many times as well.
@3:07 - The topic of fill. Now I don't mean that 1970's insanity of stuffing pounds of the stuff with newspaper into chevy van doors, but is a thin properly applied skim coat on clean metal permanent - at least as permanent as paint - or will a repair be inevitably revisited in the future, say 5 or 6 years down the road no matter what?
Nothing wrong with filler. If it is used right will last the life of the car. 85% of show cars are filled from head to toe. It's how they get them looking so good