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Sheet Metal Fab How To: Simple Tools And Techniques Can Help You Recreate Some Pretty Complicated Body Panels
Replacing a piece of a rocker, lower fender, cab corner, or floor pan is pretty standard when you are talking about building old cars, but what about the other stuff that’s more complicated?...
1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms Buttons Up The Suspension On This T-5 Swapped Old School Hot Rod
In this installment on the 1936 Ford project, Bello and the gang get their suspension on, but in a different way than you might expect. To recap, this is a traditional hot rod that was mostly stock...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: If Only The Steering Was As Easy As Bolting This Column In
We do it nice, cause we do it twice is the mantra for the Fab Rats and this might be the best example of that yet. Because they ordered the wrong length steering column they are going to cut up and...
DIY Roll Bender: Bend A Radius In Round, Square, And Rectangular Tubing At Home.
I’ve always wanted a roll bender to add to my selection of tools but to get one that will really bend a lot of different materials you’ll have to spend some money. A cheap one just for...
1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms T-5 Swap, C-Notch, And More!
I love watch them do work at Bello’s Kustoms because they build ultra-cool stuff that has all the right looks but that is still driveable. This particular 1936 Ford is a great hot rod but the...
Making Sheet Metal Into Suspension! – Road Race Chassis For A Hot Rod Rebuild
Building complicated shapes and structures at home can be a challenge sometimes, but if you use the methods in this video you’ll see just what is possible without anything but simple cutting...
Turning A Railroad Track Into An Anvil! Simple & Easy DIY – Homemade Anvil
It is surprisingly easy to find pieces of railroad track to use for anvils and the like, and it has been a common use for them for a very long time. A railroad track anvil is a great DIY tool and one...
Spray Paint Shootout: Which Spray Paint Really Is The Best? Or Are They All About The Same?
If you are like me then when you go to the store and buy spray paint you are always wondering why you are paying so much more for a name brand paint, and wondering if there really is a difference....
Iron Trap Sweetheart Roadster: Garage Building A Door From Scratch, A Year After Building The First One. Can He Do It Again?
Most people who needed to build a pair of something for a car project would probably build them both at, or around, the same time especially if they need to match. In fact, the longer you wait to do...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: The FJ45 Ultimate Rock Crawler Gets A New Homemade Bumper!
On this episode of the FJ45 Rock Crawler project the custom rear bumper comes together, along with tail lights, and more! Check it out. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40...
Metal Shaping Tech: How To Make A Tucking Hammer For Shrinking Sheet Metal!!
Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom just keeps coming with DIY tools and techniques for shaping metal with professional results. I love what he does, his enthusiasm, and his way of conveying these lessons...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Trans Tunnel Fab Work And More! Plus, Breaking New Tools.
Like most of the Fab Rats videos there is way more to this one than the description might suggest. What starts out with a trans tunnel as the goal quickly becomes more than that as tools break, funny...
How to Make a Dimple Die Punch Tool!! Countersink Screws in Sheet Metal + Flatten Bead Rolled Panels
I love dimple dies, and the selection of them that exist now is crazy, but some of them are pretty pricey. The countersunk “finish washer” style dimple die that Karl makes in this video...
