Gospel of Fitziee! Amen brother!

STOP with the racists crap. I am a Mexican and I do not like low riders. Just because you say something nice doesn't make it "less racist." If we don't all stop talking about race we will go back to idiots calling everyone who looks like me a "wet back" and crap like that. You could leave out the race and make everyone look better. You probably have some killer skills. I wish you could post pictures but describing your art would be enough. Live Long and Prosper.

@@smarternu I have not heard that term in a very long time, and I am glad I haven't! I should hope this means that people are more accepting of people that look like myself, and do not judge based on color, nation of origin, language, cultural difference or what may you. I hope they judge me as an individual, unique as they themselves may be, and not allow musunderstandings or our differences to disallow peaceable relations. Your emphasis on race hints at a tough and lamentable experience as a Mexican in a foreign land, which has left you with a trauma. But your gripe is ill-applied when addressing it to me. Had you read my missive attentively, you would have understood that I described myself as an American first, one still proud of his antecedent's national upbringing and uniqueness (Mexican), who is praising a man from another country (Canada) by thanking him for his contribution to what I personally value as a Chicano, which is the art of Lowriding! How is that racist? It should be read, I would hope, as a statement made by a creature that accepts the reality of who one is, what others are, and decides to reach out to make a connection. It is racial, not racist, only in the sense that now you and others know what I may be in a world outside of the network, and the 20 or so likes from people seem to accept me and approve of that. I thank them for it. (I do not want to point this out here, as this is a venue for car restoration and work, but Mexico has its own issues with discrimination, namely colorism and classism. I have experienced that when I have traveled to the lands of my forebears and the Aztecs. You must know terms like "pocho" and "norteño") I know you are Mexican and that you do not like Lowriders. But I am a Chicano, and I do. I didn't expect that we would be the same or share the same appreciation. Similar blood, different cultures. And, yes, not everyone is the same. I probably have much more in common with some of the Japanese- as they are deeply into Lowriding- than I do with Mexicans, because we share affinities! But I do not disapprove of their artistic expression through Lowriding; I encourage it! Different, but the same- through culture. I welcome all to it. A post-racial, post-color, post-language world would make it all easier for everyone involved, would it not? Until then, I will let others know that I am a tan-colored, multilingual, physically-fit, video game-playing, lowriding former boxer who loves working on old cars like my brethren of all colors and from all parts of the world. They will NOT be hated or discriminated by me. Now, to the important and valid reason we congregate here at the Church of Fitzee: I have fabricated metal pieces and patches using methods learned by Fitzee to restore a 1960 El camino that was in a state of decrepitude. I did the welding, shaping of metal, and body work; one brother did the painting (first car ever) to paint it rose gold with 3 different grits of gold flakes, and multi-colored scallops on the pearl white roof; my youngest sibling, owner of the vessel, used his money to buy all the products and equipment to update it with a 5.3 Vertec engine, fancy air bags, a powder coated frame in pearl white, and assembled it. We have to install the engine atop the frame, the body atop it all, then drive it nice and slow. I have a 1970 Impala Custom, a 1967 Impala Super Sport and a 1968 El Camino. The sibling who painted has a 1964 Volvo PV544, which is close to being painted. I also now take in some others' cars for restoration, on my time, for scratch. I hope this missive does not bore you (some call my postings "dissertations" as a joke), but I hope you now have a better understanding of what my intentions were with my original posting. 🖖

​@@warpedspeed4517 you guys need to get a room

Lighten up,the guy was just describing a genre. Y are people so damned touchy these days??

I can attest to that. Fitzee’s has been my tutor for my XA restoration. It’s coming up mint!

@@g6et_wrx177 guess you've checked out xacoupeguy also then, be lots of specific stuff on his channel for the XA, recently showed how to fit a whole roof to one ;)

That was the culmination of a lot of work. Really looks good. Can't wait to see what you do with the quarter panel.

Good work big buddy.. love to see your work!! .. now off to the the shop for me .. been putting off this last inner wheel well waaaay too long... ill share on fb after my 30 ban is up

@A Mercer I like to fill right over the metal. It a good practice to prime it first but I have run into problems in the pass with fillers not sticking or rolling back the the edges.

I seen that video nice job on that.