The 24 people who gave this a thumbs down probably cant tie their own shoes. Great work!

I wish I lived next door to this cat. A treasure trove of knowledge that I would love to learn.

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.

Best KZfaq video quote ever while restoring a Toyota.. "Well it's not exactly a Daytona Charger now is it?"

Your “butt and cut” technique is a game changer!

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!

The most likeable guy on the internet

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!

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!

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!!!!!

I am going to watch this a few times to wrap my brain around those corners. Thanks Fitee!

My uncle had 5 of these cars. He passed. Miss this stuff so much.

Exellent teaching,making out of 3 pieces of metal, cut and but. Appreciate your teaching very much.

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.

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's Fabrications , if I had a Daytona Charger I would be OVERJOYED, knowing that you would work your Metal Magic on it!

Incredible. That car would have been scrapped a long time ago and I couldn't imagine a turn around like that. Amazing!

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.

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...

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!

Thanks for the tips, I'm fixing an 78 Fj40 in Venezuela, and your videos are making it happen.

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.

The fanciest tool in Fitzee's tool box is his mind. Thanks for another great video.

Another fantastic class at the university of Fitzee!

Brilliant. Your honesty with all the problem areas is greatly appreciated. Your easy to understand explanation of how you problem solve tricky areas to fit well help us newbies very much.

Hi Fitzee you have a lot of patients just love watching you do your magic

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*)

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

damn fitzee you never cease to amaze me with your metal skills

Your videos are very educational for some one looking to do some rust repairs. Thanks for sharing and helping out others. 👍😎

Fitzee is the goat of metal work

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 ❤❤

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.

it's simple as that" it's only metal...thank you Sir Tony for sharing your knowledge...

I am addicted to coffee and your videos!

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

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 KZfaq! 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 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!

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.

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!

I enjoy and get so much knowledge from Mr. Fitzee. Thank you so much.

Absolutely priceless tips and excellent explanations of the work method. Huge THANK YOU! for your time to make these videos! 👍🏻👏🏻

Looks original ! You make this look easy an your motion is fluid Tony your are a Master !

I just love it , no fancy machines and it's a great job. Thanks for the video mate.

I have learned so much from this guy, Fitze is the king of bodywork.

Fitzy you are the master of explaining stuff I love your videos

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’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.

how to make something complicated easily, your tips aren't just helpful Tony, they're priceless

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.

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.

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 !

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.

Awesome! I found my new rust repair master!

Fitzee time: 3 hrs. Keith time:. 3 days.

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

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....

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.

Enjoyed the 38 minutes class session fitzee....👍

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.

Very good watch & informative, best technique & very realistic to viewers , keep it up & keep em coming , thanks

You are a champion and and a number 1 instructor!

If school was this interesting I might have paid more attention. Thanks for the lesson.

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

You Sir are a great teacher.

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

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!

I wonder if this guy ever worked for Rolls Royce he sure makes it look ez with hand tools new sub:-) :-)

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

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.

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!

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!

"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!!

Very impressive workmanship. I think the original condition of that trunk piece would have scared most people away.

As always excellent tips and tricks, you make it look so easy.

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.

Very nice work right there! I learn so much from these videos, thank you very much!!

yes the cut and butt,cut my teeth last week on that technique and I sucked, BUT it works,Awesome Vid Tony thankyou

Your tips are amazing mate you really know what you are doing love your work. 🇦🇺

Fitzee, what I love about your instructional videos is the fact that you don't depend on "proper" and expensive shop tools to accomplish your tasks. You give those of us who don't have those so called "proper tools" a way of accomplishing what's needed. I currently have the same issues around the trunk area of my 67 Mustang, now I'm ready to tackle the project with a bit of confidence. Thanks for sharing your expertise, you leave me stymied with your sheer genius.

Tony the "metal whisperer". Always great stuff!

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.

Thanks for the videos. Very helpful. Keep up the good work. Been learning a lot from your videos

You are awesome. Your videos helps me alot with my swift gti, thnks for sharing your knowledge!

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!

Thanks for doing these videos Fritzee... Very informative...very well done

Learning so much, excellent video, thanks for sharing and demystify rust repair.

Another great video! Thank you for all the tips!

No BS just great metalwork.

Beautiful work as always. Thanks for all this!

Nice work Tony! Great tips, thank you!

Fitzee you are a great mentor and demonstrator. Your work motivates and inspires one to greater heights!

Haha, I'm watching the vid then looking around my compressor pipe for a leak. Top job.

Fitz makin it look easy again!.... Thanks so much for all the tips!! Yes they are good!!!

Great walk-trough, just what I needed 👍👍

Great stuff! Such a simple way to this stuff.

Amazing tips and result! Really like the method

I watch covell and you and learn so much more. Lakeside too. Thanks so much for sharing. Godbless

Tony ... you are wonderful