Custom grill and bumper treatment for the 49 Chevy
2024 ж. 16 Нау.
24 252 Рет қаралды
Taking a grill from a 48 Buick and bumper from a 51 Oldsmobile and cutting it up to fit on the front of the Chopped 49 Chevy Fleetline. Its all in the little details that make it work
Gather around guys. Picasso is teaching class again. Thanks.
LOL!!!
Picasso would have put both headlights on the same side.
My mind = 🤯 Working with parts where there are potentially very difficult to find if something get messed up is nothing for Tony. I would’ve had an anxiety filled fit and probably would’ve walked away. Outstanding work Tony! You never cease to impress
We are all used to seeing your amazing technical skills at fabrication and welding, but your work on this Chevy is pure sculpture too, and you are doing a truly beautiful job. And your explanations and tips are as good as ever; the 3" wide card trick for seeing how a cut piece will match up is brilliant. Thank you Tony
Absolutely fantastic I always enjoy your thought process and the fact you explain so well great craftsmanship as usual looking forward to seeing the next chapter
Tony, I have no words. As far as im concerned your could go head to head with people like Chip Foose and Boyd Coddington when he was alive. Your an amazing craftsman. This video to me blew my mind. That car is going to be incredible. It deserves to be a featured Sema car.
Not for nothing…..those guys you mention, in my opinion …..they couldn’t keep up with Fitzee.
They just designed it, Tony designed and engineered and built what is required.
Basically, Tony's condensed probably a decades' worth of 'little mags' 'how to' articles into one episode. I knew several years ago, when I first came across this channel that if anyone could simply show me, simply, how those masters of metal craftsmanship achieved what they did 'back in the day', Fitzee was to be that man. He's fulfilled that quest many times over in the intervening years and in this single episode, I believe, he's earnt his status of honour, along side those masters from the '20's-'60s, who transformed the mundane into visual and tactile wonders of automotive sensuality. The very top, of top quality craftsmanship and tutorage, Sir. Sir, very-very, well done. Thank you.
What could be better than awesome metal working, design AND cats? Nothing compares
WOW just WOW Tony! I think this is one of your best creative fabrication episode , a craftsman's master piece design art ... 👍🏼💎👍🏼
Wow! Your experience is really coming out in this video. You are definitely a master of metal. It would be a shame if this bumper didn't get chromed but I understand why it wouldn't. Great job Fritzee and thank you so much for showing us your process, it's such a cool process to see how you take your imagination to real metal finish work. There is a lot of work there that you do that we don't see but we all know what you were doing. Amazing work!!!!!
Your one of those guys that just keeps surprising us with your talents...great video...
You are a friggin genius Tony! Man I love your videos and how you simplify things. I’m an over thinker by default, and your tutorials really keep me grounded. Thank you very much for that. Keep up the good work, as I always look forward to your next video. Cheers!
Dang! What an ability to visualize and put these pieces harmoniously together. I was thinking at the start how is this going to work out but man. Very nice indeed. Loved this one fitzee!!
You're eye is only second to the talent you have for putting it all together, or maybe its the other way around but your definitely one of the best builders on utube, beautiful work as always Tony
Your vision and skil is top shelf. No matter what the project is, it's always interesting and informative even if it's something I ll never do because parts of the video can be transfered to something similar. A couple of weeks ago I saw a video of a guy down in the states. It caught my eye because of the car the was being rebuilt. I watched a couple of episode's and the project was looking real good but something was not right. Every little piece that wasn't perfect was replaced with a new replacement panel. There were a bunch of every tool you could think of. The shop was huge and spotless but therewas no challenge and instead of how you explain everything, he was telling how good it was goingto look. You style is real and your the man!
It's looking incredible! Your eye for design is great. It will deserve a real chrome job, but we understand the issues there. I'm just amazed at the way you refit and modified the old chrome.
When time in the chair is not rest and relaxation...nice design decisions!
Now it looks like a lead sled! That absolutely MAKES this car
Awesome! One of the best videos you’ve ever done. I wasn’t sure about the grill until you sank it behind the bumper. Love it.
Thanks For Letting Us Inside Your Process Off Modifying This Machine... It's Worth a Lot to Me To See What's Involved.
You never cease to amaze the heck out of me. You've got huge balls to take something that's not really replaceable , and cut it apart in hopes you can make it work . The time you spend on concept, visualizing, contemplating is astronomical . I used to watch another guy in the next province over from you, there's no comparison between you two guys . Thanks for pumping out these videos .
We try to forget he is from our province. B C the metal butcher.
Your are incredible Tony. I am already on my second viewing of this. !!! Thank you again. Joe
Tony....you're the master. Initially, I couldn't see it ever working but you did it. Fantastic!
Are you sure that your real name isn’t George Barris ……or Thom Daniel? WOW! It’s like watching a time capsule from the Klassic Kustom period of ‘49 Mercs and Lead-Sled Buicks. Absolutely gorgeous and beautiful! BEST how-to channel on You Tube. Great job Fitzee!
This is by far one of my favourite builds on the youtubes. You are inspiring me to try more kustom mods on my 49 Pontiac. Thanks for the incredible content Tony. Cheers.
Thanks so much Fitzee. I am very happy to see that you are working on a custom. Iam working a '56 ford f100 custom and I like your perspective on this project. It is very hard to find a good video on a true custom car. Thanks again, Jim
Always enjoyable to watch. Amazing workmanship
Love the look Fitzee, 'if it ain't broke keep fixing it until it is' lol, Hi from Australia...
That Kustom is looking BADASS!! Like that grille treatment too!!!
A great video after St Patrick's day ☘ lots of classics vehicals on display in the parades around ireland today
Tony you never cease to amaze me, nice work my friend. Stay safe and by the way watch throwing grinder sparks on Crusty. (ouch) ha-ha 👍👍👍
Another amazing video! That front end is a piece of art!
WOW! I've watched you for a long time and I have learned so much. Brother you are the man !!! 💪🏼 Luv from Florida !
Always hate when an episode ends love this channel.
Totally awesome! Very enjoyable video! You are the ultimate metal craftsman! Thank you for sharing this with us.
You are a true artist, I can see the transformation taking place with every episode
Michelangelo would approve. Great work.
Wow, real creative artistry in metal, great work!
Watching you and using your tips gives me the confidence to tackle almost any welding project. You inspire me Thanks!
Excellent step by step grille/bumper design !
Bumper looks great 👍! Bumper tight to the body just tights up the look!
Another gem added to the collection!!👌👌👌
That's some stellar dental work, right there 👍👍
Nice work my friend, I love watching your work, keep it up 👍
Tony you're an ARTIST, super job my man, you're nailing it!!
Now that's a cool look ... the whole car is a work of art ...
Another really good video Keeping us entertained all the way to Perth Australia cheers T
We’re gonna have to start calling you Fitz Foose with all these custom body mods! That is going to be a badass looking front end 👍
The Master at work! Makes me feel like a beginner! Thanks for the time and tips,tricks Tony!
There's a paint process that spays on, and wash it and it turns into chrome. I've seen them advertise the process many times on KZhead, but I never paid attention because I don't do much with chrome. Maybe you can find it and try it out.
awesome work as usual, cant wait to see it metal finished.
Serious talent on show in every video. The bumper turned out superb!
You never cease to impress the heck out of me. You are truly amazing. The balls to cut into something to see if you can make it work . WOW . You must spend tons of time on contemplating , figuring, and concept . I used to watch another guy from the next province over from you. I stopped sometime ago. there's no comparison in you guys, in my opinion.
That looks soooo right like that!! If everything was totally painted gloss black, Darth Vader would want to own it 😉
Chrome paint is the answer if you have to send stuff to Ontario for chrome. There is chrome paint out there that looks almost as good as chrome. This is next level car crafting, and you ain't too bad at it!
Very nice Tony! 👍😎
Amazing work as always. Thank you, Fitzee!
Great creativity. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
At the beginning I thought that setup was gonna be an ugly duckling. But damn that looks good. It's fun to see how an few little cuts, and a few little tweaks can change so much. Looks good. Thanks for the tips
Well FITZEE ! You could turn a pile of rubble into ART ! But the way you envision your rubble 😂 is the same way I think my back stairs have a rut an a butt indent 😂 so ya your vision is SPOT ON ! I did see you use Templates ! didn't I ? 🤔 😂 Keep Em Coming !
It's always a risk when you start cutting up parts, hopefully your customer loves the end result, I know I do. Good job Tony!
Depending on the colour he paint's the car the grill bumper should be chromed. All the work gone into the car the owner should go the extra mile and do the job properly it will be stunning.like the videos well done
Cutting off that mustache really changed the front end. Nice!
Wow, Fitzee! This was on another level of awesomeness! I tried my hand at making my own grill and bumper combo for my fathers 1965 Volvo PV544, and it DID NOT look as cool! Oh, I must remind you, I learned most everything about fabrication and restoration from your techniques. What I learned on my own came from cuts and scrapes and being humbled by error. 🖖🏽
You can spray Chrome Finish nowadays
Looking great I love the look.Super job.Keep up the good work.A pleasure to watch.
Wow . Very brave to cut everything !!
The car is looking extremely nice. You have great vision on what the car will look like.
Just amazing, it was like someone dropped a pile of mismatch parts off and said go to it. And you could already see how that they would make one good looking front nose piece that complements The car perfectly. Nice job. Later.
It's good to know where you're at. It's even better to know..... where you're to, lol. That's looking really good so far.
Fascinating treatise, Tony. This is the work of a master!
Well sir..that's looking mighty good! Peanut doesn't look at home in the snow. ;)
Hey Tony, I was at the local lumber yard a couple days ago with my 64 F100. They were really amazed at such a nice survivor!😊 Problem is I've got hundreds of hours to make it look that way. My front bumper was from a newer model and was to wide and didn't fit the "chin" piece that fills the gap between the grill and bumper. I narrowed it 1 1/2" on each side and welded 3/4" wide 1/8" bar stock to the top edge and scribed and ground it to get the proper reveal / overlap to the filler. Looks factory!😊 All the work I did to make it look like I didn't touch it is like peeing yourself in a blue suit. It gives you a warm feeling but nobody notices!!😅 Thank for the great tips!
I hear you, on the cost of chroming... I have a place, within 20 miles of me... They have a relatively poor reputation, and charge an arm and a leg. I spoke with a fella who had the chrome replated, for his Classic Truck... It looked kinda "Meh" (you could see sanding marks, and lots of swirls) and it cost him over $10,000... He was "Pissed". They want $2000 each, to do my Nova bumpers, and I can buy new ones, for about $500 each... I have no idea how they stay in business. Anyway, I'm going to do Matte Black bumpers, for the time being... $1000 + shipping, would go a long ways towards other things of higher importance, on my build... I Love the way you designed the front end, bumper/grille set-up. Keep up the Awesome Work. ❤❤❤
Hi Tony. The grill and bumper are starting to match up really nice. I don't know how you can visualize the different pieces flowing together to form one unit. You hang the parts up, do a little nip and tuck here and there, and it all works together. It is a real talent. Too bad about chrome plating being so expensive. There are lots of other options though. Today's cars don't have hardly any chrome on them. Nice work!
Excellent work. An option to actual chrome is powder coat chrome. I've used it on quite a few parts. It does look like actual chrome. I did mine at home. 👍👍👍
Thanks Fitzee. Just made my first panel using your methods and approach. I am 70 you never stop learning. You are inspirational. Keep rockin Andy
That was an impressive lesson on styling and how different parts fit that were never meant to fit together. Really cool to watch.
Tony you have a great eye for detail!! Looks great...
Wow just discovered your channel, watching from the PHILIPPINES
They say great artists have the right instincts for what to do. You have the best instincts.
That was very cool to watch that come together Tony this is going to be one bad ass looking rod when it’s done
HY Tony you made the impossible possible nice job Tony
well holy mackerel, that was some fine tunin
I love to use those cheap little screw jacks that come in car trunks from the factory for mock up there cheap at pick a part I weld a square of scrape steel 1/8 ish on the top them u can tack them to Bumpers and parts when your done grind them flat
would love to come by one day tony and have a look at this. very clean job your doing but you are one of the best on the island doing this kind of stuff
Thanks ,your video was a big help in understanding the great art of body work . From the East Coast , thanks
Tony definitely learned a thing or two when you drilled the hole in the Bumper Excellent work And probably to Have that Chromed I say about $6000 Plus
Wow, that's looking really nice! I think the car would look great all blacked out. Great tips as always.
Looks like a baby roadmaster. I like it
u are simply one gifted man!
Great work yet again you just have a great eye for detail.
Hey, CALICO KITTY likes walking in the snow ! Better give her EXTRA FOOD so she can stay warm when going out side. Take care Fitzee !!
Very true traditional custom styling. Perfect look on the grille and surround!
Looks great I like your idea your work is awesome I love watching your work. LATER TONY
Wow what a beautiful job ! Thanks for sharing !
Your best work and creative eye to date, magnifico! I just finish a bike that had a lot of chrome the expense and time line was prohibitive. I choose chrome powder coat. Turned out great! 95% the look of chrome just a tinge bit less glossy, also on the satin side (might go with the paint scheme). Did all the pieces on the bike for $250 US. The chrome quote I got from Pittsburg was $2,000 and 6 weeks, You can see the bike on my channel CR Nuts Motorsports.
can't wait for the next episode on this 💎👍🏼
Great job at explaining your thought process. Thanks for sharing
What an incredible undertaking, and.... what an eye for details. You are truly an artist.
All that Faffing around paid off big time! Looks Awesome 👍💪