Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Top Chop Timelapse: Chopping 3 Inches Out Of A 1937 Ford’s Roof One Step At A Time, All Done In Timelapse
I’ve always wanted to chop the top on something, but have always been afraid of ruining something good. But since I can’t afford anything too good, I figure I’m going to get myself...
Sheet Metal Fabrication: How To Make Complex Shapes With Simple Tools At Home
When Fitzee shows us how to do sheet metal repair and fabrication we come out as better people. Not only does he show great techniques, but he does so without the use of fancy tools and while also...
Sheet Metal Tech: How To Spot Weld In Bead Rolled Floor Pans With Your TIG Welder
Hereis the latest video from Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom and, as usual, this kid impresses us. Not only does he make rad bead rolled floor pans for this Model A Project, but he shares the methods...
DIY Tool Tech: Check Out This Great Pivoting Base For Your Vice That You Can Make At Home!
Making your own tools is one of the coolest things you can do in your garage or shop. I say this because there is a satisfaction that you get each and every time you use that tool, knowing that you...
Rust Repair: Learn How To Make A Rolled Quarter Panel Or Rocker At Home Part 1
Making sheetmetal panels can be so daunting, but thanks to guys like Karl at Make It Kustom we can all be inspired and learn how to do this kind of fabrication ourselves. In this video Karl is going...
Sheet Metal Fabrication How To: Filling Holes in Sheet Metal EASY with This Simple Tool YOU Can Make At Home!!
There are several ways to fill holes in sheet metal, and several ways to make the patches themselves. When the holes are perfectly round, filling them is certainly easier than if they are a weird...
Metal Fabrication Tech: Shaving the Windshield Posts And Filling Holes On The 1931 Model A Roadster Build
The 1931 Model A Roadster that is being built on Make It Kustom is going to be an ultra cool ride, and luckily we’ve been able to watch a ton of the fabrication happening so that we can all be...
Sheet Metal Tech: Fitzee Shows Us How To Make Truck Bed Floor Panels With Simple Tools You Have
Fitzee is awesome to watch, not only because he has great sheet metal reproduction skills, but also because he is willing to share all his tips and tricks in his great how-to videos. And while he...
$3,500 Build: Bags, Body Fitment, And Turbos. Wait…Turbos? Oh Yeah
Casey is making big things happen on the $3,500 build and that means getting the suspension finished up, mounting the body where it needs to go, and adding turbos. Wait, turbos? Yeah, apparently...
Metal Fab In Minutes: How to Use a Shrinker & Stretcher, Panel Beater Bag & MORE
A motorcycle fender may not be what you need to make for your project, but it is a great part to make in order to show just what each of these sheet metal tools can do. Starting off with a Panel...
DIY Intake Manifold Testing: Can You Build Your Own Intake And Actually Make Power?
Everyone knows Richard Holdener for his dyno testing and engine tech stories. He’s tested more LS combos than anyone else on earth and done a lot of stuff nobody even realizes. But one of his...
Metal Fab At Home: Twisting Square Bar Like Indian Larry Is Awesome And Would Be Rad For A Project
As you well know, we dig the Make It Kustom YouTube channels that Karl Fisher has started, not only because he’s a cool dude that has good taste in hot rods, but mostly because he’s so...
Army Truck Trailer Build Finale: Storage, Registration, Build Costs, More Mods, And More!
In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is some added storage going in, the build costs will be covered, more mods are being made, and the process of registering and titling this thing...
The Crawler Hauler Project Is Getting All Kinds Of Updates! Second Story Deck, Covered Porch, Fire Pit, And More!
We’ve shared a couple updates on this cool crawler hauler build, and really dig the way this thing is coming along. It started out pretty basic, but there is nothing basic about it now....