I spotted that gardener's kneeling pad. I do the same thing. My old knees can't take the asphalt and concrete any more. That sinister appearance looks pretty good!
Makes you think how they've gone backwards with modern cars when you look at this beauty. I just can't handle the computers and crap when they die. I love the old carburetor.
The old girl looks great in Blackwalls Running out of gas reminds me ... I ran out of gas once and friend came from the shop with a gas can and "gas" .... found out it was kerosene... boy o boy dud she smoke on the wayvto gas station Great video .... thanks for posting
Fitzee - plain and simple, ditch the Cokers, better ride like you say and if you ever need new ones just shoot down to a local guy and buy them. Most will probably disagree with this but I'd instantly go with white lettered tires. I'm old school at 62 and that's what we had on all our cars. I remember when it turned to black walls and we all thought it sucked and didn't look right. Get that ls in there they'd fit the bill and it just goes with smokin the tires. Really like your channel, showing people that they can accomplish alot without the big dollar tools. Then all they gotta do is get their ass out in the garage.
Nice to see you enjoying your down time Tony. I have spent the last few weeks repairing the rust on my mgb roadster and modifying the front end, all In steel and all thanks to your brilliant videos and advice. You are a true inspiration and have come to be my friend across the pond, take care thank you and God bless, Joe
Back in the fifties we had a '51 straight stock, business coupe. We had an upholstery shop source a rear seat from a Chevy and make new matching seat covers etc. for it. It was fun and reliable for what it was, but those cars were good up to about 50 MPH. After that they really needed overdrive. But then, when it was built, most highways were two-lane with a 50 or 55 MPH speed limit.
Yeah mason jars and copper pipe. Down here in the Appalachians it was common just a few years back. The good ole days. Really nice scenery on your cruise there at the end.
I love the stance that chevy has. I would never take that to my local walmart, I would be too worried about it being gone when I come back out. Nice car! Nice work!
Love that 51. Also love the idea of the 4.8 in It. Everyone always wants the 6.2 or 6.0 but 4.8's are plentiful and cheap. Plus with that 6 speed trans and 3.73s in the back it will haul that camper with no trouble.
This looks sharp! I've got a '52 Deluxe I'm restoring over on my channel. Staying as original as possible, but man those whitewalls are certainly on my list.
Nice car, too bad they don't make em like that anymore. They should bring back some of those old styles, reminds me of my childhood. Look at all that room !
Hey Fitzee, When I was a young buck we had porta walls. These were white sidewalls that would get pinched under the bead when mounting the tires. Walla, instant white walls.
That is one awesome ride! Blackwell and baby moons...my 65 Impala Convertible I had in high school rode on those - had 3 of those over the last 45 years and wish I had any one or all 3 back!!!! Fitzee - do not paint your camper black!!!!! It will be a human Easy Bake oven man!!!! Believe me on that one...it would look cool but be hotter than crap! Thanks for the video! Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
You should order a tyrepliers bead breaker from Extreme Outback. I just did and I don't regret it! It'll be a tool that Ill pass on to my family. I love the Chevy! I wish I had a rat rod of my own. Id love to getta hold of a 80's monte carlo.
Just found your channel. Love the 51! Beautiful country up there. My Wife’s Mother and family are from St John’s. We hope to make it up there for a visit some day.
Like the plans for the old Chev. Keep Her dependable and not a trailer queen. I love trailer queen cars when they belong to someone else. But I like driving mine Drive them to walmart, Church or the drive in , just enjoy these wonderful years of cars of the fifties
Ha ha damn fuel guage ! Very good fitzy. I would suggest doin thr wheels off white or even match the blue for now .might brighten her up a touch? Nice motor you got for it.Lookin forward to seeing what you do with her.👍
'51 was always one of my favorite Chevys. Back in the 60's I had a '52 fastback.that I put a 300HP 327 and a Muncie 4 banger in. Sadly I never got to finish it. '52's had crappy chrome, and I liked the '51 grille better .
Old cars do what they wanna do. Part of the fun! Beautiful place you live in. My 62 Cadillac loves my scenery too! I like your videos buddy. My Cadillac bodywork was all handmade by me.... so i get where your coming from. Cheers from Indiana!... Mike
Smart move. My father-in-law had finished his 66 nova and while driving down the road the front tire blew out. He had only had it a month but the tire was 20 years old. It did a lot of damage and he had just finished building it. He as the first person to register it. It was a drag car it’s whole life.
Love the looks of the black walls. Looks like a fun cruiser. Can’t wait to see it with the camper in tow! Definitely sucks taking a driver apart to make it better, I’m done with big projects from here on out.
Nice car. Sorry if this sounds negative but unless things have changed I was told back when I used to do it, that you were never supposed to put 3 different weights on the wheel. 2 across from each other was stretching it, but if you had to put more on they told us to start over.
Looks like a nice area where you live, like a quiet fishing village. Only issue for me would be the cold weather, as I can't stand the cold. It's even too cold for me in winter here in Queensland Australia at latitude 25.46° South!
@@peterscott7384 Sure thing. It's way better than where we used to live near Wollongong in NSW, but I feel the cold really badly and the cold nights and cold mornings here near Hervey Bay are not to my liking. We might have to move to Townsville.
What???? No "Stick Around" Intro? Wats up wit dat? That has to be in there, that's the signature!!!! I agree with lot of what you say bro, you have two choices, a daily summer driver or a sunny day garage queen / free to go where and whenever you want or become a babysitter. The great thing about the 51 as it sits, you can enjoy it, care for it but not have to worry about it. You have the best of both worlds. We already know you can do car show quality work and your own time is your own, I say go after it, take advantage of the free body work. It will be done right the next time. Throw in the motor and trans, body work and paint, paint the trailer, lots of good content videos there... I need to get out of the house and go for a drive, I forget how beautiful this place is...., Thanks for sharing Fitz
Sweet ride, you know some tire shops have the machine to turn those radials into wide White's, I'd never sacrifice ride quality and safety just for a look
Nice of you to share your plans, mods to come and a great cruise.(the fossil fuel fiasco just added a realistic note to the symphony we all experience day to day). Best to You and Yours.
Hey Fitzee! Love seeing that Chev, mate. She's an absolute beaut and the camera does a good job of hiding the imperfections you're talking about, because I haven't seen them yet! Like me, you live in a beautiful country with lots of trees and plenty of seaside. It's lovely to see that beautiful and peaceful spots can be found all over the world. I had a wee thought just now - have you heard of - or thought of maybe using - something like whitewall flappers (aka: whitewall flaps, whitewall tyre inserts, portawall inserts - depending on your spot on the globe)? That way you could use radial tyres, get the good ride and still have that whitewall look. The inserts are also removable / reusable on the next set of tyres as well, so no need to wait forever for the right tyre to come in. Alternately, I have seen people mask up and spray whitewalls on....with varying degrees of success I might add, though. Once you had a template, it would be a piece of cake to replicate (presuming you can find a rubber paint that will stay on). Just a thought, mate - that's all. Have enjoyed the different avenues and advice you have been filming recently too - much appreciative for the tips. All the best
I have a set of those on my garage wall. We call them port-a-walls. They can be nightmares on radials. As they tend to flap in the wind at high speed. I seen them come off cars even damage the car.
@@fitzeesfabrications I wasn't aware of that potential. That's not the desired result at all, is it? Hmmmm...... The ones I've seen on cars over here didn't flap or let go in the couple of years I was following cars on rallies with them on, but I guess they didn't get their nickname of "flappers" from nowhere, did they? Mind you, "high speed" in the case of a Triumph Herald is about 55mph / 90km/h, so not what you would usually call ''rapid' by any stretch of the imagination. I can see why you would not want to use them, for sure. I certainly would not want damage to my car from a dress-piece if I could avoid it. I'll keep my eye out and if I see a safer solution, I'll be in touch. Thanks for letting me know though.....and I still enjoyed being out in the Chev! I will take any chance to be out for a drive in a 51 or 52 that I can get! Beautiful cars....
It looks so much better with the black walls! They go with the look of the satin black paint much better. Coker’s stuff is overpriced junk if you ask me. Keep the black walls on it and enjoy the car. With the 4.8 that will be a fun little hot rod!
Nothing worse than driving an under-powered vehicle. I had this issue with my 1982 Mitsubishi L300 van. So I swapped out the old 1.6 liter engine and four speed manual column shift for a later 2.0 liter engine and five speed manual floor shift. It's so much better now than it was, but still a little under-powered. But it was a case of what engine would fit with the least amount of issues, as there's not much room under the seat for the engine. I'm sure you'll be very happy with the extra power with your new engine and transmission. Hope to see you doing the work, always interesting with engine swaps and how you overcome any issues. All the best from Queensland Australia.
I spotted that gardener's kneeling pad. I do the same thing. My old knees can't take the asphalt and concrete any more. That sinister appearance looks pretty good!
LOVE Those StoveBolt Chevys, Thanks & My Cat VinnY Says HI To YOUR LITTLE CUTIE!!!
That tire says alignment issue wouldn't you think? Love your work Fitzee. Natural talent.
Yes it is but there is also a belt gone.
Your neck of the woods is very picturesque... and the cat too! Love it! PS and the car too! :)
Not often do we Fritzee without coveralls. The Chevy looks good 👍.
Beautiful place in the summer Fitzy. Love the sinister look.
Makes you think how they've gone backwards with modern cars when you look at this beauty. I just can't handle the computers and crap when they die. I love the old carburetor.
I don't mind this kind of vid with you out enjoying your ride (and a walk, as it were). As always, thanks for taking us along for the ride, Tony.
Walking back to the house. Beats pushing any day.
I had a two door 1951 back in 1986. Looked just like it except visor and mine was blue with Craiger SS wheels. 235 w/3spd in floor
I remember dad showing me pictures of his 51 Chevy Business Coupe, always loved this body style!
Good to see you out an about Fitzee...You nearly have as many cars on your drive way as me...yours are in better shape though...B-S
Terrific. Love that split front window .
Man after my own heart, walkin home thinking of the ol' girl
Love the videos and it’s always great to see Peanut!!!!
I definitely like the look of the black walls !
The old girl looks great in Blackwalls
Running out of gas reminds me ... I ran out of gas once and friend came from the shop with a gas can and "gas" .... found out it was kerosene... boy o boy dud she smoke on the wayvto gas station
Great video .... thanks for posting
I always want a 51 Chevy ever since trade school 72-73! I have a 52 Chevy truck I’m going to get started on maybe next year!
Fitzee - plain and simple, ditch the Cokers, better ride like you say and if you ever need new ones just shoot down to a local guy and buy them. Most will probably disagree with this but I'd instantly go with white lettered tires. I'm old school at 62 and that's what we had on all our cars. I remember when it turned to black walls and we all thought it sucked and didn't look right. Get that ls in there they'd fit the bill and it just goes with smokin the tires. Really like your channel, showing people that they can accomplish alot without the big dollar tools. Then all they gotta do is get their ass out in the garage.
Nice to see you enjoying your down time Tony. I have spent the last few weeks repairing the rust on my mgb roadster and modifying the front end, all In steel and all thanks to your brilliant videos and advice. You are a true inspiration and have come to be my friend across the pond, take care thank you and God bless, Joe
Tony, had to show my wife the scene with the calico cat. She (the cat) is a real talker.
love your vids.
Can't wait to see the modern drive train being put in. Cool project
Back in the fifties we had a '51 straight stock, business coupe. We had an upholstery shop source a rear seat from a Chevy and make new matching seat covers etc. for it. It was fun and reliable for what it was, but those cars were good up to about 50 MPH. After that they really needed overdrive. But then, when it was built, most highways were two-lane with a 50 or 55 MPH speed limit.
Yeah mason jars and copper pipe. Down here in the Appalachians it was common just a few years back. The good ole days. Really nice scenery on your cruise there at the end.
That is a sweet ride. Time to enjoy it.
I love the stance that chevy has. I would never take that to my local walmart, I would be too worried about it being gone when I come back out. Nice car! Nice work!
Newfoundlands not that kind of place I'd still be there when you came out of the Walmart p.s there's only so far you can go on the rock
Thanks for the show .
A Fun Little Video... Thanks for Sharing
Love that 51. Also love the idea of the 4.8 in It. Everyone always wants the 6.2 or 6.0 but 4.8's are plentiful and cheap. Plus with that 6 speed trans and 3.73s in the back it will haul that camper with no trouble.
That's a great car man! Thanks for the tour!
love the cat so happy to see Daddy
Nice shots of the car and the water and marina.
This looks sharp! I've got a '52 Deluxe I'm restoring over on my channel. Staying as original as possible, but man those whitewalls are certainly on my list.
Love the old girl. Awesome lines on it! Good content on all of your videos👍
Nice car, too bad they don't make em like that anymore. They should bring back some of those old styles, reminds me of my childhood. Look at all that room !
Sweet sound!!
Fun to see you having fun Fitzee!
Hey Fitzee, When I was a young buck we had porta walls. These were white sidewalls that would get pinched under the bead when mounting the tires. Walla, instant white walls.
Have a set hung on my shop wall. Lol
That is one awesome ride! Blackwell and baby moons...my 65 Impala Convertible I had in high school rode on those - had 3 of those over the last 45 years and wish I had any one or all 3 back!!!!
Fitzee - do not paint your camper black!!!!! It will be a human Easy Bake oven man!!!! Believe me on that one...it would look cool but be hotter than crap!
Thanks for the video!
Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
Lovely cruising car, satin black look's well on it 👍🏻
You should order a tyrepliers bead breaker from Extreme Outback. I just did and I don't regret it! It'll be a tool that Ill pass on to my family. I love the Chevy! I wish I had a rat rod of my own. Id love to getta hold of a 80's monte carlo.
I was just thinking of going off to bed, when Fitzee invites me out for a road trip. Joy.
Great upload. The car, the scenery...I miss the east coast!
Thanks for sharing.
you gotta love when the car starts, you can see her shake the moment it fires up. give'r
Nice car. Good video.
I like your style friend, and I hope to shake your hand one day.
I dig it Mr Fitzee. Like you said, it's sinister. Makes you focus on that great interior.
Your kitty is such a beautiful animal.
Love that scenery
Back in 61 had a 50 chev fastback . Black walls with Chinese Red rims stainless trim rings dog dish caps. Lol
Just found your channel. Love the 51! Beautiful country up there. My Wife’s Mother and family are from St John’s. We hope to make it up there for a visit some day.
Like the plans for the old Chev. Keep Her dependable and not a trailer queen. I love trailer queen cars when they belong to someone else. But I like driving mine Drive them to walmart, Church or the drive in , just enjoy these wonderful years of cars of the fifties
The old girl looks good with the black walls!
Ha ha damn fuel guage ! Very good fitzy. I would suggest doin thr wheels off white or even match the blue for now .might brighten her up a touch? Nice motor you got for it.Lookin forward to seeing what you do with her.👍
Time to put some power to her, great vid.
Beauty rings for the wheels.
'51 was always one of my favorite Chevys. Back in the 60's I had a '52 fastback.that I put a 300HP 327 and a Muncie 4 banger in. Sadly I never got to finish it. '52's had crappy chrome, and I liked the '51 grille better .
I do like the ride of radials, always a big improvement. Beautiful scenery up there!
I enjoy seeing your '51 Chevrolet. Please post more about it, sir.
That's a mighty good looking car.
Old cars do what they wanna do. Part of the fun! Beautiful place you live in. My 62 Cadillac loves my scenery too! I like your videos buddy. My Cadillac bodywork was all handmade by me.... so i get where your coming from. Cheers from Indiana!... Mike
beautiful fur kid , nice car too.
Smart move. My father-in-law had finished his 66 nova and while driving down the road the front tire blew out. He had only had it a month but the tire was 20 years old. It did a lot of damage and he had just finished building it. He as the first person to register it. It was a drag car it’s whole life.
What a beautiful car. Thank you for sharing with us.
Love the looks of the black walls. Looks like a fun cruiser. Can’t wait to see it with the camper in tow! Definitely sucks taking a driver apart to make it better, I’m done with big projects from here on out.
Love this vid. Watch everything you put up and enjoy the content while learning as well. Stretch from NZ down under.
You live in a beautiful area!
The '51 looks so right with the new "sneakers" on it. Thanks for the cruise.
Stay Real.
What an awesome car! Thanks for the ride along.
Nice car.
Sorry if this sounds negative but unless things have changed I was told back when I used to do it, that you were never supposed to put 3 different weights on the wheel. 2 across from each other was stretching it, but if you had to put more on they told us to start over.
White walls are dear to buy, looks real tough now. I don't know it looks real good now.
Looks like a nice area where you live, like a quiet fishing village. Only issue for me would be the cold weather, as I can't stand the cold. It's even too cold for me in winter here in Queensland Australia at latitude 25.46° South!
Brisbane has awesome weather 👍👍👍
@@peterscott7384 Sure thing. It's way better than where we used to live near Wollongong in NSW, but I feel the cold really badly and the cold nights and cold mornings here near Hervey Bay are not to my liking. We might have to move to Townsville.
Nice summertime scenery. Good time to be alive.
Too bad you couldn't find a set of white wall 'toppers'. Classic Chev, good look!
Great “driver” car... look forward to seeing the winter vidoes of the work on it...
Thank you sir.
Love that car! The late 40's/ early 50's Chevy's are my favorite body style, cars with curves! 👍
Smart mans long reach jack.
Nice
Love the car, it looks good with the black walls, and of course love Peanuts cameo
sweet car brother , looking good
She looks slick beautiful job buddy
What???? No "Stick Around" Intro? Wats up wit dat? That has to be in there, that's the signature!!!!
I agree with lot of what you say bro, you have two choices, a daily summer driver or a sunny day garage queen / free to go where and whenever you want or become a babysitter. The great thing about the 51 as it sits, you can enjoy it, care for it but not have to worry about it. You have the best of both worlds. We already know you can do car show quality work and your own time is your own, I say go after it, take advantage of the free body work. It will be done right the next time.
Throw in the motor and trans, body work and paint, paint the trailer, lots of good content videos there...
I need to get out of the house and go for a drive, I forget how beautiful this place is...., Thanks for sharing Fitz
Thanks. You never heard stick around in that idle?? Lol
@@fitzeesfabrications yeah, come to think of it..., I did..., but it sounded like blum-blum-blum-blummm
Your car is the perfect cruiser! Love it when you do a video about it!
Sweet ride, you know some tire shops have the machine to turn those radials into wide White's, I'd never sacrifice ride quality and safety just for a look
That's a sweet idle, could listen to it all day. Different, but that car still looks absolutely awesome with those blackwalls..
nice looking car, good car to go cruise in.
Love the 51, but really love the kitty 🐱
Hey Tony I was thinking you need shine in the back seat just before you said it...car looks good even with the black tires!!
Nice of you to share your plans, mods to come and a great cruise.(the fossil fuel fiasco just added a realistic note to the symphony we all experience day to day). Best to You and Yours.
Awesome video sir!!!! Nice car!!! Keep er full of fuel!!!!
Hey Fitzee!
Love seeing that Chev, mate. She's an absolute beaut and the camera does a good job of hiding the imperfections you're talking about, because I haven't seen them yet! Like me, you live in a beautiful country with lots of trees and plenty of seaside. It's lovely to see that beautiful and peaceful spots can be found all over the world.
I had a wee thought just now - have you heard of - or thought of maybe using - something like whitewall flappers (aka: whitewall flaps, whitewall tyre inserts, portawall inserts - depending on your spot on the globe)? That way you could use radial tyres, get the good ride and still have that whitewall look. The inserts are also removable / reusable on the next set of tyres as well, so no need to wait forever for the right tyre to come in.
Alternately, I have seen people mask up and spray whitewalls on....with varying degrees of success I might add, though. Once you had a template, it would be a piece of cake to replicate (presuming you can find a rubber paint that will stay on).
Just a thought, mate - that's all. Have enjoyed the different avenues and advice you have been filming recently too - much appreciative for the tips. All the best
I have a set of those on my garage wall. We call them port-a-walls. They can be nightmares on radials. As they tend to flap in the wind at high speed. I seen them come off cars even damage the car.
@@fitzeesfabrications I wasn't aware of that potential. That's not the desired result at all, is it? Hmmmm......
The ones I've seen on cars over here didn't flap or let go in the couple of years I was following cars on rallies with them on, but I guess they didn't get their nickname of "flappers" from nowhere, did they? Mind you, "high speed" in the case of a Triumph Herald is about 55mph / 90km/h, so not what you would usually call ''rapid' by any stretch of the imagination.
I can see why you would not want to use them, for sure. I certainly would not want damage to my car from a dress-piece if I could avoid it. I'll keep my eye out and if I see a safer solution, I'll be in touch. Thanks for letting me know though.....and I still enjoyed being out in the Chev! I will take any chance to be out for a drive in a 51 or 52 that I can get! Beautiful cars....
Cool ride. If I had it here in Oklahoma AC would be necessary. I like your plans, and admire your great skills
Beautiful car , love the satin finish . It suits the car!
You are so cool ! Unbeliveble
I like the new look!
It looks so much better with the black walls! They go with the look of the satin black paint much better. Coker’s stuff is overpriced junk if you ask me. Keep the black walls on it and enjoy the car. With the 4.8 that will be a fun little hot rod!
That one bad tire did you a huge favor. Looks better rides better and saves you money 😀
Nice car i like it here in Germany very rare
Take care
Yours Frank Galetzka
I really like the blackwalls!
yea paint the trailer satin black but put some silver on the roof. so he sun doesnt make it so hot inside. and maybe a little stripe on the side.
with some wings like the hood ornament
Very nice ride.
Thank you for sharing.
The black walls look great! I also enjoy you music selection.
keeping it simple and looking nice makes it perfect for an every day drive. and the Ls will make it even more reliable ...
Love the car, I have a 52 coupe. 👍🏻
Nothing worse than driving an under-powered vehicle. I had this issue with my 1982 Mitsubishi L300 van. So I swapped out the old 1.6 liter engine and four speed manual column shift for a later 2.0 liter engine and five speed manual floor shift. It's so much better now than it was, but still a little under-powered. But it was a case of what engine would fit with the least amount of issues, as there's not much room under the seat for the engine. I'm sure you'll be very happy with the extra power with your new engine and transmission. Hope to see you doing the work, always interesting with engine swaps and how you overcome any issues. All the best from Queensland Australia.