Going to the Church of Rusted Souls

Up at 4:00 am and on the road by 5:00 am to go 4 1/2 hours (each way) to the Missouri / Arkansas border. Jack Walker, Jason Rock and myself hit a nice little junk yard, with 10,000 cars! Mostly late 60's & 70's stuff but a few cool 50's cars that we all like. I thought I'd post a few pics, as we all love a good rusting hulk with a tree growing out of the engine bay photo. Being July, the tics were out and the weeds and trees made it hard to get a good photo of the over all landscape but I snapped a few for your viewing pleasure. Most of the stuff is kinda picked over, but we all did manage to get a few things to make it a fun trip. Jack and I always say "Going to a junkyard is like going to church for a car guy". I am sure we'll make it back in the winter when it's not 106 degrees and you can see the junk past the trees. What did we get? Jack got what was left of a 59' Impala roof trim, I got an oil can for a 51 chevy 6 cyl for my friend Greaser Mike, and a 56' Olds dash with A/C vents for me, Jason got some back window trim for a customers car.
Enjoy the pics.
Fritz

Movin' on up like George and Weezy . . .

Well I parted ways with the body shop I was working at and its just fine by me. Doing body work with a drop light and having no torches to work with? What the Hell man? I've seen people care more about building a shit house! I moved on over to the best Restoration, Hot Rod & Custom shop in the area and was working full time in 45 minutes, I didn't even skip a beat! The work these guys put out is top notch, and no one in the area can touch them!

I was in full swing finishing a floor pan job in a 1969 Camaro and hanging a full quarter panel with wheel tubs. After getting just so far on the Camaro's time card I was moved on over to a 1941 Ford pick up truck that was an old show rod at some time in the 70's. I'll be putting in a lot of time on the passenger side door and moving steel around so I can get a nice door gap.

It's a breath of fresh air to work in this place, I have much respect for the guys running it, and hope that this old dog will pick up a few new tricks.

Stay tuned for some quality work & pics here in the future
Fritz

Driving the Roswell Rod

So ya wanna see the "Roswell Rod" run & drive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yah, That's right, not bad for a kid from Long Island, Huh.

Model A Chop Top update and New at SBF!

I know I missed a week and wanted to keep you cats in the loop so I'll post a little somethin' somethin' for ya.
Been doing a lot of "not in the garage" work these days but I have gotten back into the model A and have been doing mud work on the roof. Not to much to tell other then ya put plastic on, and sand it off, then repeat! It's coming along.

Also check out my web site! Ol Greaser Mike has updated my online store with lots of new Spritz by Fritz stuff and a new much easier to use check out and shopping cart!





By popular demand we now put out the first Spritz By Fritz printed catalog full of all the groovy new stuff.
Send a $3 money order for your copy and get yer $3 back on your first order from the catalog.
Send to: Spritz By Fritz PO BOX 1306, Belton, MO 64012

Hey gang, check out my new merch for sale!

There are a few new items in my online webstore, and even more to come in the following days. Click HERE to visit the store!

New Men's Spritz By Fritz T-shirts

New Stickers

New Resin Shift Knobs

A little off the top!

Since English Don's "Babylon Taxi" is all done and he's having fun at Laconia NH. I am back to work on the 1930 Model A Ford top chop. I got all the welding done on the top, the door tops are back in place with new door hinge pins etc. I am in the process of cutting the interior garnish moldings and will move onto the windshield frame after that. I'll have to remember to take my camera to the day job and snap pics of the progress of the '63 Chevy station wagon for you guys also. I am dying to get back to work on the "Baja Bandeeto" but i will have to finish up a few paying gigs in my home garage first. I have been filming this top chop from the start and will make a DVD set on how it is all done and every thing I did so you guys at home can see it all from start to finish! Keep an eye out for that new DVD trailer here on my blog. Thanks for stopping by, now get back out in the garage and build something!

1969 Chevelle Convertible is on its way Home.

The 1969 Chevelle Rag Top is all done and on its way home. The Customer of the shop I work at only wanted the rear clip done so that's why it looks like I only did half the car, inner & outer wheel tubs, quarter's, trunk floor and all the braces. I have been bouncing around between this car a '72 Chevelle SS big block and the '63 Chevy station wagon. The SS was just about ready for the paint booth till we ran into a problem hanging the front end sheet metal and found the right side frame horn was bent down an inch. I didn't take the car apart so I had to find that out all by my lonesome. Lucky me! I'll snap some more pics If i remember to bring the camera to work. Now get back out to your garage and start working!!!!!