agree! I recently did the box on a 2007 Silverado that way. Previous owner had riveted and glued the wheel opening patch panels right over the old sheetmetal. I simply cut it, a few inches at a time, pressed it flush, tacked it, and moved-on. Barely any filler needed when I was done! The truck is black and the box is the straightest I've ever done. Game changer for sure...!
When I hear Cut and Butt in a Newfie accent, I get hungry because it sounds like he's talking about some special type of halibut chowder. "I'll have the Cut and Butt, Marge".
The thing with Fitzee is that he can clearly see the finished part and how he is going to do it in his head before he starts it. Experience is worth gold!
Yeah, but we also only see the finished part....we never see the skills he used to get there. No way for us to learn, we just learn the theory and see the end result. Maybe 10% of people could replicate his work from just this video.
@@davebrittain9216 please timestamp the welding or grinding then. I've got 20 years of fab experience personally, but these videos are aimed at newcomers. If you've never tried to but weld 1mm steel you'd understand, welder settings and exact technique have to be taught. You couldn't walk someone through it over the phone. This video and 99% of fitzees don't even show how he does it. Most people would be able to replicate a weld if shown in real time, with the do's and donts.
Fitzee - a genuine master craftsman that uses the most basic of tools to achieve an excellent result every time. Your tips are spot on and I look forward to each new video as an inspiration and a true technical training session which, as I see it, has never been available before. Keep up the great work!!!!!
This is what TV shows on car networks should consist of. Not that 10 minutes of talking and fighting with the team and showing the team sanding and painting the car for the rest of the show. Thank you for sharing your craft.
PM thinks "Hmm... I wonder how he's grinding all that inside there..." - Fitzee says "If you're wondering how I grinded this inside here..." - Spot on, Fitzee! lol (PS - Finishing welding up my first homemade metal brake. Saved me bunches of money. *thumbsups*)
Fitzee, it's great seeing you on here. You do great work, you're a helluva good teacher, and, right now, it's good to escape the world and watch you. Much obliged.
I love how he says..”simple as that” ... i’m here to tell you my friend that it’s far from simple.... years of practice makes it easy for you but for a knucklehead such as myself i’d make a right good mess of that ... guaranteed....keep’em coming... I can’t wait to see this rocketship completed
I can only imagine the amount of project cars Fitze is single handedly saved from rotting away in peoples garages and backyards through his exceptional tutorials!
I have stopped cutting out the bad metal. Now I use the cut and butt method. It's so much easier and better. Making compound curves using multiple pieces of metal instead of trying to make the section from one piece of metal is the way to do it. I don't know how many hours I have wasted over the years and how many failed attempts at making complex pieces from one piece of metal I have done. Your method is great. Thanks to you, sir!
I am liking more and more the lap and then butt joints. Also, the way you make the pieces you need in a number of pieces. Showing us how to fix things you are extremely practical and simple Excellent. Thank you.
This is so much better than wasting time watching t.v. The first section that took you three hours, I figured would take me about a day and a half...if I was lucky.
Fitzee... You remind me of my Uncle... He did it the same way... Don't worry about it he'd say... One of his favorite sayings was 'It's better to have too much than not enough".. Great tips and work... I'd be proud to have your work on my car...
You're my inspiration, Fitzee.. watching your videos finally gave me the confidence to do my own work! I'll refer anyone/everyone needing help to your page!
@@BruceLee-xn3nn He does for sure but he also makes it look possible for someone with my skills (or lack of skills). I've learned a lot from these videos.
Yes made me laff to reality when fitzee says keep the fasteners together for tail light example as it could be months and possibly be years befire its come back to. Hopefully not! Nice one again fit zee
I'm so glad you did this gutter video I have to repair the same thing in my 64 galaxie and was wondering how I was going to accomplish this task with all the rolling edges in the galaxies trunk gutter. You sir make some awesome videos on repairs.
Fitzee - I love that every video you do, I leave thinking "I could probably do that my first time!" Everything seems so approachable. I never feel "Oh, I'd have to practice this for years before I could do that". I think if I just take my time, sure, it might take me 10x as long as you, but I could get the same result. Nothing is intimidating the way you work on things, it turns "I wish I could" into "When I want to, I will." You're wonderful for removing barriers to curiosity and giving beginners the confidence to begin.
We do similar tricks and tips in the fabrication trade. I'm a welder fitter, well I use to be until I injured my back, but I use to do a bit of collision work years ago and body work, then I got out of the rust bucket repairs and became a welder fitter! Once I became a welder fitter I began to work with new metal and stuff that is massively thicker and heavier construction. Yet I love doing fabrication I wish my back was better I miss doing this kind of trade it gives you a satisfaction that not all other trade can give.
My car is a rust bucket. I'm needing to replace panels in the floor, rear quarter, around the windshield and back glass, and this area around the trunk opening. Somehow Fitzee happens to have a video for each of these sections. Good deal, man.
Fitzee we all love your master fab skills but will we ever get to see the finished product! Will you treat us to some skim filler and primer work? You have the best metal fab channel on UA-cam! I think I am a little older then you and I am amazed at the amount of patience that you take with the videos, its obvious that you could be making a How To Fab video and charging for them and they would sell but here you are giving it all away! I admire you Fitzee, you are an ole' time human being!!!!
superb instructional video Fitzee - much better without the welding and grinding being shown - can't wait to get my garage up to try these methods on my old cars - very inspirational -thank you
I bought a 67 galaxie Fastback straight body original engine runs now no body cancer except the damn trunk gutters look like that one there you did. Nice job and very clear instruction. Thank you sir.
No matter what you fix, I hit the like button before I ever start your videos. I have a 66 chevelle wagon that I plan to start fixing this spring. Lot of rest missing metal around the rear side glass. Every video you make gives me more insite and confident to attempt this myself. Thank you for every one of your videos.
I shouldn't be watching these at my desk during the day -- they make we want to skip work and head out into the garage! Thanks for another great video!
Breaking it up into pieces makes so much sense. Thanks for the awesome tips. You’ve inspired me to try my hand at it. Thanks for putting these videos out here for all to see.
Another great tutorial. You are a natural teacher. Everything clearly explained and shown. Have a 68 Camaro all apart and needing a lot of welding repair, and watching you work gives me the confidence to give it a shot myself. Will let you know how it goes! Thanks!
Fitzee your butt and cut technique makes a lot of sense. I have to make a similar trunk repair on my Chevelle, this video will be my reference. Thank You !
Hey Fitzie, just wanted to say thanks bud. I’ve watched your videos for awhile now and This video in particular gave me the nerve to fix the trunk driprail in my 59 Belair. It’s amazing what a man can do if he’ll just dive in and do it. It turned out better than I could have imagined. Forever thanks Fitz. I had put that job off since 1987, just sorta hid it but she’s looking good now. Glad I “stuck around “ haha
Bonjour je regarde toutes vos vidéos de restauration et très franchement je vous félicite vous aussi vous avez de l'or dans vos œuvre sont très belle et j'aime tout ce que vous faites c'est très instructif on voit très bien que vous ne faites pas ça n'importe comment parce que c'est réfléchis bon courage à vous je voulais aussi vous dire que je suis abonné à vos chaînes encore bravo
The tips are great! It's thinking you need all this mega buck kit that holds you back. I'm really impressed with those repairs. I particularly liked the stretch part, I think I have the tools to do that too. They complex front boot lip panel was was really broken down to simple parts. You are a very skilled man!
What I love most about your channel, Fitzee, is that you have a very logical and straight-forward way of explaining things. As you say "there's nothing fancy about it", but I tell you now that I would be so proud if my work gets to be two-thirds as good as yours. I have NEVER seen someone fill a gap with a MIG before - in fact, I was actually told that "filling a gap using a MIG is a near impossibility" by a bloke with 20 years experience welding with them! Your 'lump of brass' trick puts that to shame in a big way. I could do it with oxy/acetylene, but I'd end up with a ball of slag when trying it with a MIG. Your tips and tricks are so simple and effective and having me scratching my head wondering why they hadn't occurred to me before....and then I heard something else you said that rang true with me too - "Don't over-think it" and "Don't be in a hurry, just take your time and don't rush it". I think those words were meant for me, so thanks, mate 😉 I will from now on! Watching you is like watching an artist at work, so it is a pity that the welding gets hidden behind a coat of paint. However, the finished vehicle would not look half as good if the work wasn't to the standard you produce. This little Corolla is going to look fantastic when she's done. Looking forward to seeing more.
I have done a lot of panel repair in my 55 years of life. I started with cutting rusty metal out, then overlaying the repair piece. Used the flange tool to make a flush overlay. and then shaping it with a skim coat of filler. Did it that way for years. Then I tried Fitzee's cut and butt. Wow. Thank you Fitzee, You took me to the next level. It has added a new enjoyment of metal working. I look forward to each new video.
That bead in the lower corners was not there for strength. If you think about how that original trunk panel was stamped from a larger pieces of steel in original production I believe it was there to allow for metal shrinkage in the stamping die at Toyota. As that corner is formed in the stamping die the extra metal has to go somewhere. Making it in separate pieces like you did does not require the corner metal to shrink. So you were absolutely right to leave the bead out as its not necessary for your corner to be strong. Great video and love your process of thinking through the best way to make these small panel pieces.
I’ve watched this probably 6 or 8 times already. I’ve got to fabricate this very thing on my 59 Belair. This approach compared to the other methods is THE way to do this in my opinion. Appreciate you showing this.
Thank you Fitzee for taking all the extra time to show your techniques for fabrication. Everyone is learning time saving methods and you’re encouraging people to continue to hone their skills.
Thanks Fitzie I have just done the same trunk gutter repair on my Nissan I done it the exactly same way as you shown due to me watching this video you showed me how I could save loads of money Thank you so much Regards jasmine from Sydney Australia
@@fitzeesfabrications hi there fitzie I'm going to do some more panel rust cut out on the 200sx I mentioned earlier about the boot gutter replacement I did I'm in the process of now doing the sunroof an roof repair on the 200sx I'll try an post all the pics of the finished work before paint on the roof that is as I already have painted that boot lid gutter repair but ill ad that as well on your FB page . thank you so kindly for your reply regards Jasmine
Hi there Fitzie I'm trying to put those pics I mentioned on your face book page to show other that even a woman can do what your teaching in sheet metal works on cars can you please assist me with my issue have a great day stay well now hope to hear from you soon Jasmine from Sydney Australia 😀
Very nicely done . Your are very good at what you do. I like watching your videos I'm a paint and body man for over 21 years and I still learn from watching you when it comes to rust repair because most of the time here in Florida we just find a good section of car or truck part from another donor vehicle and just replace it.but sometimes we can't find them so we repair it but we usually cut it out and replace it but I like the way you do it because it just seems to work better thanks for the great videos
Fizzy your my hero I'm strictly an hobby automotive and fabrication learning with 71 years I have a long Way to go go. Good thing I'm an millwright and took all my welding tickets since the 1970 Iam still learning from you. Thank you very much for your help and God bless you and your family.
I’ll say it again...Fitzee your videos are a worth their weight in gold. I’m extremely appreciative that you take the time to clearly illustrate, share, and instruct. Great job man, great job.
I am enthralled with your videos. From a rusted out section to what becomes solid and possibly stronger than the factory intended, the time it takes and your calm attitude is a confidenc builder that makes me want to get busy with my project. You prove once again you do not have to mortgage your home to purchase stamped out reproduction parts to do restoration work. Besides, many of the repops don't fit without surgery. Please, keep the videos coming. There is always something to learn and you are a good teacher.
I really like how you explain exactly what you're doing and how to make everything fit , when I watch your videos I take a lot of notes oh thank you so much
"Hope the tips were good" LOL The tips are inexplicably priceless mate!!! That is better than factory! You are such a perfectionist, you kept reiterating that little bubble on each side corner. I know it killed you not to impress that into your piece! You are amazing sir!!
Your “butt and cut” technique is a game changer!
agree! I recently did the box on a 2007 Silverado that way. Previous owner had riveted and glued the wheel opening patch panels right over the old sheetmetal. I simply cut it, a few inches at a time, pressed it flush, tacked it, and moved-on. Barely any filler needed when I was done! The truck is black and the box is the straightest I've ever done. Game changer for sure...!
Yep. And the seperate pieces rather than trying to stretch compound curves.
Totally!
When I hear Cut and Butt in a Newfie accent, I get hungry because it sounds like he's talking about some special type of halibut chowder. "I'll have the Cut and Butt, Marge".
Best UA-cam video quote ever while restoring a Toyota.. "Well it's not exactly a Daytona Charger now is it?"
Right??🤣 Bringing up my dream car was hilarious, but it doesnt matter what it is... If you love it and invest the effort, its cool!!!👍👍
Yeah, it is the worst corolla of the bunch too
Elephant trunk
Perfectly Nova Scotian.
Your videos actually teach people how to do this craft. And your personality is super upbeat. We are lucky you take the time to record your projects.
The most likeable guy on the internet
The thing with Fitzee is that he can clearly see the finished part and how he is going to do it in his head before he starts it. Experience is worth gold!
Therein lies the genius....!
I watch you do these repairs and still can hardly believe your results. Pretty amazed by it all.
Yeah, but we also only see the finished part....we never see the skills he used to get there. No way for us to learn, we just learn the theory and see the end result.
Maybe 10% of people could replicate his work from just this video.
@@janeblogs324 He clearly shows how to do it. Maybe 1% could not do it after he shows how. I guess you are in that 1%.
@@davebrittain9216 please timestamp the welding or grinding then. I've got 20 years of fab experience personally, but these videos are aimed at newcomers.
If you've never tried to but weld 1mm steel you'd understand, welder settings and exact technique have to be taught. You couldn't walk someone through it over the phone. This video and 99% of fitzees don't even show how he does it. Most people would be able to replicate a weld if shown in real time, with the do's and donts.
The 24 people who gave this a thumbs down probably cant tie their own shoes. Great work!
You enjoy showing us your techniques and this is what makes you a great teacher.
Fitzee - a genuine master craftsman that uses the most basic of tools to achieve an excellent result every time. Your tips are spot on and I look forward to each new video as an inspiration and a true technical training session which, as I see it, has never been available before. Keep up the great work!!!!!
Fitzee's vise: huge hunk of iron, Reed Mfg., Erie PA. "Pipe tools and vises, since 1896." Still in business. Pro stuff, N/A at your big box store.
This is what TV shows on car networks should consist of. Not that 10 minutes of talking and fighting with the team and showing the team sanding and painting the car for the rest of the show. Thank you for sharing your craft.
I'm 67 years old and there's not much I haven't done, but dam fitzee I'm still learning a lot from you.
Exellent teaching,making out of 3 pieces of metal, cut and but. Appreciate your teaching very much.
Another fantastic class at the university of Fitzee!
damn fitzee you never cease to amaze me with your metal skills
PM thinks "Hmm... I wonder how he's grinding all that inside there..." - Fitzee says "If you're wondering how I grinded this inside here..." - Spot on, Fitzee! lol
(PS - Finishing welding up my first homemade metal brake. Saved me bunches of money. *thumbsups*)
The fanciest tool in Fitzee's tool box is his mind. Thanks for another great video.
Fitzee, it's great seeing you on here. You do great work, you're a helluva good teacher, and, right now, it's good to escape the world and watch you. Much obliged.
Every time I watch your videos Fitzee a lightbulb comes on in my head and I go ahhhh, that's how you get XYZ shape!
I am going to watch this a few times to wrap my brain around those corners.
Thanks Fitee!
I love how he says..”simple as that” ... i’m here to tell you my friend that it’s far from simple.... years of practice makes it easy for you but for a knucklehead such as myself i’d make a right good mess of that ... guaranteed....keep’em coming... I can’t wait to see this rocketship completed
Fitzee's Fabrications , if I had a Daytona Charger I would be OVERJOYED, knowing that you would work your Metal Magic on it!
I can only imagine the amount of project cars Fitze is single handedly saved from rotting away in peoples garages and backyards through his exceptional tutorials!
Incredible. That car would have been scrapped a long time ago and I couldn't imagine a turn around like that. Amazing!
I have stopped cutting out the bad metal. Now I use the cut and butt method. It's so much easier and better. Making compound curves using multiple pieces of metal instead of trying to make the section from one piece of metal is the way to do it. I don't know how many hours I have wasted over the years and how many failed attempts at making complex pieces from one piece of metal I have done. Your method is great. Thanks to you, sir!
I am liking more and more the lap and then butt joints. Also, the way you make the pieces you need in a number of pieces. Showing us how to fix things you are extremely practical and simple Excellent. Thank you.
Hi Fitzee you have a lot of patients just love watching you do your magic
This is so much better than wasting time watching t.v. The first section that took you three hours, I figured would take me about a day and a half...if I was lucky.
Fitzee... You remind me of my Uncle... He did it the same way... Don't worry about it he'd say... One of his favorite sayings was 'It's better to have too much than not enough".. Great tips and work... I'd be proud to have your work on my car...
You're my inspiration, Fitzee.. watching your videos finally gave me the confidence to do my own work! I'll refer anyone/everyone needing help to your page!
Wish you were my neighbor, I'd be round every day watching and trying to learn. I'm 51, but still need to learn new stuff
I'll never stop learning. Its what keeps me going. That and a challenge
Thanks for the tips, I'm fixing an 78 Fj40 in Venezuela, and your videos are making it happen.
Fitzee is the goat of metal work
Fitzee time: 3 hrs.
Keith time:. 3 days.
Hahaha. Dont matter how long. You get the job done is all that matters
He makes it look easy
@@BruceLee-xn3nn
He does for sure but he also makes it look possible for someone with my skills (or lack of skills).
I've learned a lot from these videos.
Funny. Can relate.
Yes made me laff to reality when fitzee says keep the fasteners together for tail light example as it could be months and possibly be years befire its come back to.
Hopefully not!
Nice one again fit zee
Thanks for the rip on stretching the metal without a stretcher. I thought you would have cut it and welded it up.
I'm so glad you did this gutter video I have to repair the same thing in my 64 galaxie and was wondering how I was going to accomplish this task with all the rolling edges in the galaxies trunk gutter. You sir make some awesome videos on repairs.
The same, or worse on my Mercedes w126 , no more meat under the rear window.
64 galaxies are beautiful cars, love the old Ford's, Mopars and Gms.
Fitzee - I love that every video you do, I leave thinking "I could probably do that my first time!" Everything seems so approachable. I never feel "Oh, I'd have to practice this for years before I could do that". I think if I just take my time, sure, it might take me 10x as long as you, but I could get the same result. Nothing is intimidating the way you work on things, it turns "I wish I could" into "When I want to, I will." You're wonderful for removing barriers to curiosity and giving beginners the confidence to begin.
Very well said. Thank you and glad you enjoyed them
I have learned so much from this guy, Fitze is the king of bodywork.
We do similar tricks and tips in the fabrication trade. I'm a welder fitter, well I use to be until I injured my back, but I use to do a bit of collision work years ago and body work, then I got out of the rust bucket repairs and became a welder fitter! Once I became a welder fitter I began to work with new metal and stuff that is massively thicker and heavier construction. Yet I love doing fabrication I wish my back was better I miss doing this kind of trade it gives you a satisfaction that not all other trade can give.
I am addicted to coffee and your videos!
My car is a rust bucket. I'm needing to replace panels in the floor, rear quarter, around the windshield and back glass, and this area around the trunk opening. Somehow Fitzee happens to have a video for each of these sections. Good deal, man.
Your videos are very educational for some one looking to do some rust repairs. Thanks for sharing and helping out others. 👍😎
Fitzee we all love your master fab skills but will we ever get to see the finished product! Will you treat us to some skim filler and primer work? You have the best metal fab channel on UA-cam! I think I am a little older then you and I am amazed at the amount of patience that you take with the videos, its obvious that you could be making a How To Fab video and charging for them and they would sell but here you are giving it all away! I admire you Fitzee, you are an ole' time human being!!!!
I'll be doing bodywork and paint as well. Thanks for kind words
As always you did a fabulous job. Love to watch your videos.
I enjoy and get so much knowledge from Mr. Fitzee. Thank you so much.
Tony the "metal whisperer". Always great stuff!
Thanks for another great lesson. waiting on the next one.
it's simple as that" it's only metal...thank you Sir Tony for sharing your knowledge...
Fitzy you are the master of explaining stuff I love your videos
superb instructional video Fitzee - much better without the welding and grinding being shown - can't wait to get my garage up to try these methods on my old cars - very inspirational -thank you
I wish I lived next door to this cat. A treasure trove of knowledge that I would love to learn.
I bought a 67 galaxie Fastback straight body original engine runs now no body cancer except the damn trunk gutters look like that one there you did. Nice job and very clear instruction. Thank you sir.
If school was this interesting I might have paid more attention. Thanks for the lesson.
Looks original ! You make this look easy an your motion is fluid Tony your are a Master !
You Sir are a great teacher.
No matter what you fix, I hit the like button before I ever start your videos. I have a 66 chevelle wagon that I plan to start fixing this spring. Lot of rest missing metal around the rear side glass. Every video you make gives me more insite and confident to attempt this myself. Thank you for every one of your videos.
I just love it , no fancy machines and it's a great job. Thanks for the video mate.
I shouldn't be watching these at my desk during the day -- they make we want to skip work and head out into the garage! Thanks for another great video!
Breaking it up into pieces makes so much sense. Thanks for the awesome tips. You’ve inspired me to try my hand at it. Thanks for putting these videos out here for all to see.
Awesome! I found my new rust repair master!
You are a champion and and a number 1 instructor!
Another great tutorial. You are a natural teacher. Everything clearly explained and shown. Have a 68 Camaro all apart and needing a lot of welding repair, and watching you work gives me the confidence to give it a shot myself. Will let you know how it goes! Thanks!
My car need for more tinkering work
Im sri lanka but i looking for you vedeoes
Its great
We get more ideas for your vedeoes
Thank you and stay safe ❤❤
how to make something complicated easily, your tips aren't just helpful Tony, they're priceless
Fitzee your butt and cut technique makes a lot of sense. I have to make a similar trunk repair on my Chevelle, this video will be my reference. Thank You !
Hey Fitzie, just wanted to say thanks bud. I’ve watched your videos for awhile now and This video in particular gave me the nerve to fix the trunk driprail in my 59 Belair. It’s amazing what a man can do if he’ll just dive in and do it. It turned out better than I could have imagined. Forever thanks Fitz. I had put that job off since 1987, just sorta hid it but she’s looking good now. Glad I “stuck around “ haha
Bonjour je regarde toutes vos vidéos de restauration et très franchement je vous félicite vous aussi vous avez de l'or dans vos œuvre sont très belle et j'aime tout ce que vous faites c'est très instructif on voit très bien que vous ne faites pas ça n'importe comment parce que c'est réfléchis bon courage à vous je voulais aussi vous dire que je suis abonné à vos chaînes encore bravo
The project I have been waiting for. Come on Fitzzy. I can't wait to see the beast with all the chevy fury. Lol
10.38 pm here in Australia. About to hit the fart sack and booommm Fitzee drops a new vid... Bed waits for another 38 mins....
Lol Same here, great timing
Haha same here
5:45 AM here in Arizona so I get Fitzee with my morning coffee!
@@mattthescrapwhisperer It's 6:45 pm in Finland. Small snowstorm here, so ut is time for some coffee and brandy!
6:00 pm in the UK
Fitzee before tea 👍
The tips are great! It's thinking you need all this mega buck kit that holds you back. I'm really impressed with those repairs. I particularly liked the stretch part, I think I have the tools to do that too. They complex front boot lip panel was was really broken down to simple parts. You are a very skilled man!
Great to be able to kick back and watch a genius at work, great job 👍🏻 keep the videos coming 🤟🏻
As always excellent tips and tricks, you make it look so easy.
Fitzee all the best for the new year.man that good work. I’m picking up a lot of stuff from you keep the good work up.hope to meet you one day
Very impressive workmanship. I think the original condition of that trunk piece would have scared most people away.
What I love most about your channel, Fitzee, is that you have a very logical and straight-forward way of explaining things. As you say "there's nothing fancy about it", but I tell you now that I would be so proud if my work gets to be two-thirds as good as yours. I have NEVER seen someone fill a gap with a MIG before - in fact, I was actually told that "filling a gap using a MIG is a near impossibility" by a bloke with 20 years experience welding with them! Your 'lump of brass' trick puts that to shame in a big way. I could do it with oxy/acetylene, but I'd end up with a ball of slag when trying it with a MIG.
Your tips and tricks are so simple and effective and having me scratching my head wondering why they hadn't occurred to me before....and then I heard something else you said that rang true with me too - "Don't over-think it" and "Don't be in a hurry, just take your time and don't rush it". I think those words were meant for me, so thanks, mate 😉 I will from now on!
Watching you is like watching an artist at work, so it is a pity that the welding gets hidden behind a coat of paint. However, the finished vehicle would not look half as good if the work wasn't to the standard you produce. This little Corolla is going to look fantastic when she's done. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks for all the kind words and glad you enjoy and learn from them.
Awesome! The Galaxie trunk gutter is gone. Been waiting on this hahah!
I could watch this all day long. Another masterpiece. Thank you sir!
Enjoyed the 38 minutes class session fitzee....👍
I have done a lot of panel repair in my 55 years of life. I started with cutting rusty metal out, then overlaying the repair piece. Used the flange tool to make a flush overlay. and then shaping it with a skim coat of filler. Did it that way for years. Then I tried Fitzee's cut and butt. Wow. Thank you Fitzee, You took me to the next level. It has added a new enjoyment of metal working. I look forward to each new video.
That bead in the lower corners was not there for strength. If you think about how that original trunk panel was stamped from a larger pieces of steel in original production I believe it was there to allow for metal shrinkage in the stamping die at Toyota. As that corner is formed in the stamping die the extra metal has to go somewhere. Making it in separate pieces like you did does not require the corner metal to shrink. So you were absolutely right to leave the bead out as its not necessary for your corner to be strong. Great video and love your process of thinking through the best way to make these small panel pieces.
I’ve watched this probably 6 or 8 times already. I’ve got to fabricate this very thing on my 59 Belair. This approach compared to the other methods is THE way to do this in my opinion. Appreciate you showing this.
Great job! Was so glad to see this pop up. Love how you do things. You keep it simple.👍.
Thank you Fitzee for taking all the extra time to show your techniques for fabrication. Everyone is learning time saving methods and you’re encouraging people to continue to hone their skills.
My uncle had 5 of these cars. He passed. Miss this stuff so much.
Thanks Fitzie I have just done the same trunk gutter repair on my Nissan I done it the exactly same way as you shown due to me watching this video you showed me how I could save loads of money
Thank you so much
Regards jasmine from Sydney Australia
Pop over to the Facebook page. Post some pictures. I like to see them
@@fitzeesfabrications hi there fitzie I'm going to do some more panel rust cut out on the 200sx I mentioned earlier about the boot gutter replacement I did I'm in the process of now doing the sunroof an roof repair on the 200sx I'll try an post all the pics of the finished work before paint on the roof that is as I already have painted that boot lid gutter repair but ill ad that as well on your FB page . thank you so kindly for your reply regards Jasmine
Hi there Fitzie I'm trying to put those pics I mentioned on your face book page to show other that even a woman can do what your teaching in sheet metal works on cars can you please assist me with my issue have a great day stay well now hope to hear from you soon Jasmine from Sydney Australia 😀
Very nicely done . Your are very good at what you do. I like watching your videos I'm a paint and body man for over 21 years and I still learn from watching you when it comes to rust repair because most of the time here in Florida we just find a good section of car or truck part from another donor vehicle and just replace it.but sometimes we can't find them so we repair it but we usually cut it out and replace it but I like the way you do it because it just seems to work better thanks for the great videos
Your tips are amazing mate you really know what you are doing love your work. 🇦🇺
Fizzy your my hero I'm strictly an hobby automotive and fabrication learning with 71 years I have a long Way to go go.
Good thing I'm an millwright and took all my welding tickets since the 1970 Iam still learning from you.
Thank you very much for your help and God bless you and your family.
I’ll say it again...Fitzee your videos are a worth their weight in gold. I’m extremely appreciative that you take the time to clearly illustrate, share, and instruct. Great job man, great job.
Outstanding craftsmanship.
I am enthralled with your videos. From a rusted out section to what becomes solid and possibly stronger than the factory intended, the time it takes and your calm attitude is a confidenc builder that makes me want to get busy with my project. You prove once again you do not have to mortgage your home to purchase stamped out reproduction parts to do restoration work. Besides, many of the repops don't fit without surgery. Please, keep the videos coming. There is always something to learn and you are a good teacher.
I really like how you explain exactly what you're doing and how to make everything fit , when I watch your videos I take a lot of notes oh thank you so much
Fitzee you are a great mentor and demonstrator. Your work motivates and inspires one to greater heights!
Very nice work right there! I learn so much from these videos, thank you very much!!
Thank you for sharing this video. I have a 1956 Dodge Custom Royal that i will be doing this on it. Now it looks doable. Nice work!
You make the process easy to follow. No Xtra B.S. A highly skilled tradesman. Thank You for sharing. You're instructional skills are spot on!
Good work as ever, it’s like watching a magic trick unfold! The most informative and interesting channel out there.
A piece of art right there, lovely job
Thanks for doing these videos Fritzee... Very informative...very well done
"Hope the tips were good"
LOL The tips are inexplicably priceless mate!!!
That is better than factory! You are such a perfectionist, you kept reiterating that little bubble on each side corner. I know it killed you not to impress that into your piece! You are amazing sir!!
Fitz makin it look easy again!.... Thanks so much for all the tips!! Yes they are good!!!
Top class work as usual Fitzee.
Very good watch & informative, best technique & very realistic to viewers , keep it up & keep em coming , thanks