Custom grill and bumper treatment for the 49 Chevy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- 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
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!!!!!
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!!
WOW just WOW Tony! I think this is one of your best creative fabrication episode , a craftsman's master piece design art ... 👍🏼💎👍🏼
You are a true artist, I can see the transformation taking place with every episode
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.
Your are incredible Tony. I am already on my second viewing of this. !!! Thank you again. Joe
Nice work my friend, I love watching your work, keep it up 👍
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.
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
well holy mackerel, that was some fine tunin
Love the process of how you work things out. Having chromed wrapped my 2000 Honda Insight, wrapping the bumper is a viable option and the new chrome paint systems are very good, maybe you can get a sponsor from them. My suggestion for the grill would be lose the last tooth on the ends and come up vertical from the edge of the lower bumper detail, ditching that swoop around and fill in below the headlights like a "55 Chevy.
Thanks Tony, it's getting a shape of its own. 👍💪✌
Your right about the cost of chrome now. It is very expensive. BTW, If you cut the diecast you cannot aluminum weld it, if you want to chrome it. I found out the hard way. You need to have the diecast coppered then you can solder it together sand then buff and re copper before you nickel-plated then chrome. Try just paint (chrome color) or color match the car.
What your doing is increadable nice work.
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.
Amazing work! Loving the new look but agree with what you said about dropping half an inch or maybe even a bit more to move it down from the bonnet (sorry hood 😉).
definitely gonna look great
Placage GG Longueuil QC. Near Montreal. Your work deserves to be chrome plated, excellent.
Wow what a beautiful job ! Thanks for sharing !
Wow. What you can do! I think if it was me I would change the front sheet metal below the front of the hood so the top of the grill set back up under the front under under the hood. Maybe as much as 1.5 inches. So you could say the grill was frenched in up under the front. The the grill wouldn't set out so far in front of lower hood area. The grill would be welded to the front sheet metal. That would tuck the entire grill and bumper into the front of the car more. But the way it is is fine too.
Magic Tony Love the Buick gril !
Awesome fabrication every time: I am learning a lot from you: Thank you The tips were good
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 !
Damn Tony- that is definitely
Some of the best design work I ever seen you do
Wow what skills looking way good. My experience with chrome is do all your own prep. Find a shop that does top class work. You save money when the part is smooth straight and good enough to paint. But your payin big for chrome gotta get it right.
Chrome powder coat. Prismatic powders makes a powder called super chrome. Then clear powder coat over that .
Looks Cool ❤
love ur work
Customer should try a gun metal paint front bumper using the recent chrome paint application.
Hey Fitzee Milwaukee has come out with a new type of battery operated nibbler you may want to check it out seems like it would be perfect for what you do.
Beautiful
That was a lot of work figuring out how the front should look. One thing with those chrome parts, they were chromed correctly. The way chrome is done correctly is first copper plating, then nickel plating then chrome plating. Often these days, they just chrome plate the steel, so after a few years, the chrome goes rusty. They made things to last back then, now everything is throw away and often not repairable.
You should see how they do it in Cuba 😉
Really cool!!
hello fitzee's, i remember years ago on "counting cars" they used a chrome paint on one of there cars, it turn out great, would that work on this car ? love the grill
That stuff turns yellow over time. Great for interior trim. Not good for bumpers. Remember it still a paint
A different (and a little weird) take on the bumper would be to remove the teeth, move the bumper up to within 2 or so inches of the bottom of the headlights, then mount the teeth underneath the bumper so it looks like a baleen whale.
Lol. What you smoking?? Lol
The Barris brothers got nothing on you sir. Thanks Tony ....
chrome powdercoat?
Its a shame chroming is sch a pain in the ass that setup would look great chromed
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.
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
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!
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
Tony....you're the master. Initially, I couldn't see it ever working but you did it. Fantastic!
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 TH-cam, but I never paid attention because I don't do much with chrome. Maybe you can find it and try it out.
What could be better than awesome metal working, design AND cats? Nothing compares
You can spray Chrome Finish nowadays
Love the look Fitzee, 'if it ain't broke keep fixing it until it is' lol, Hi from Australia...
Always enjoyable to watch. Amazing workmanship
Your one of those guys that just keeps surprising us with your talents...great video...
Another really good video Keeping us entertained all the way to Perth Australia cheers T
Bumper looks great 👍!
Bumper tight to the body just tights up the look!
Tony you're an ARTIST, super job my man, you're nailing it!!
Michelangelo would approve. Great work.
Always hate when an episode ends love this channel.
That's some stellar dental work, right there 👍👍
The Master at work! Makes me feel like a beginner! Thanks for the time and tips,tricks Tony!
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!
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. ❤❤❤
Serious talent on show in every video. The bumper turned out superb!
Thanks For Letting Us Inside Your Process Off Modifying This Machine... It's Worth a Lot to Me To See What's Involved.
Looking great I love the look.Super job.Keep up the good work.A pleasure to watch.
I am disgusted with many of today's chrome plating companies, big and small. I know that since the late 80's, sending a bumper out to be rechromed, the chroming facility gives full attention to the exterior and nothing on the back side. If the back side is rusted, that is what you get back. Why? I was told it is due to labor costs. Please tell me how when all the rust is removed from acid dipping does the back of the bumper come out looking so badly. I doubt that all the rust is removed and each successive dipping just makes the bare metal rust more. They believe quality is superficial only. If you see it, fix it. I do not work like this as it goes against how I was brought up - do your best. If anyone else feels the same way for what it costs nowadays, we are in tune. BTW, stay away from any Bumper Boys bumpers. They are sent to Mexico for rechroming and my best friend purchased a pair of bumpers for his 64 Corvette and they were full of belt sander marks that were not sanded out. Lots of money for garbage. I used to work in the chrome dept. at Harley in York before they used only parts that came in chromed from vendors. Harley used what was called appliance chrome. It was prepared bare steel that was plated with nickel for 30 minutes, rinsed clean in several baths and solution then chrome plated for less than 4 minutes. It was then rinsed and put on the bikes. Many do not understand that triple chrome plating first applies copper to aid in smoothing the surface. Today there is duplex chrome with is actually done with a dull nickle for filling minor scratches and bright nickel (99% pure) then chromed. The chrome is very, very thin. The shine comes from the bright nickel. Chrome can be a serious health issue and the vats of chrome are not disposed of but set aside to literally eat up any contaminants, filtered and put back in service with the addition of more chrome. It can cause cancer. A guy at Harley fell into the chrome vat while servicing it before I worked there and he died a few days later due to his skin coming off. That was hushed. I would paint the car the 1953 Oldsmobile dark blue. Olds painted the hardtops this color and with a white top, not suggesting the white top. Olds was ahead of the times in 1953. The car is looking fantastic. Great work.
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
WOW! I've watched you for a long time and I have learned so much. Brother you are the man !!! 💪🏼 Luv from Florida !
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 👍👍👍
Totally awesome! Very enjoyable video! You are the ultimate metal craftsman! Thank you for sharing this with us.
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.
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 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!
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.
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
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
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
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.
Amazing work as always. Thank you, Fitzee!
Now it looks like a lead sled! That absolutely MAKES this car
Now that's a cool look ... the whole car is a work of art ...
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!
Wow . Very brave to cut everything !!
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. 🖖🏽
Another amazing video! That front end is a piece of art!
Very nice Tony! 👍😎
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.
When time in the chair is not rest and relaxation...nice design decisions!
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 👍
Excellent step by step grille/bumper design !
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. 👍👍👍
awesome work as usual, cant wait to see it metal finished.
Wow, real creative artistry in metal, great work!
u are simply one gifted man!
Watching you and using your tips gives me the confidence to tackle almost any welding project.
You inspire me
Thanks!
Fascinating treatise, Tony. This is the work of a master!
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Another gem added to the collection!!👌👌👌
can't wait for the next episode on this 💎👍🏼
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!