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How to Make Custom Dies for Simple Body Lines | Fabricating Hemi Coupe Door Reveals Using A Technique That Will Work For Lots Of Stuff!
We humans are some pretty interesting creatures. We can screw some stuff up, that’s for sure, but we’re also pretty smart when it comes to figuring out creative ways to fabricate stuff....
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 3 – Making Big Changes To The Rear Roof Of The 1939 Mangled Mercury To Make The Roof Flow
We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project a couple of weeks ago and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. It’s time to continue the chop, and the third episode in...
Beginner Metal Shaping: How To Make Compound Curves EASY With No Power Tools. Shrinking Stump, Sand Bag, English Wheel Only!
Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom does some awesome metal shaping, and often with cool machines. But he also does a lot of hand shaping, and even teaches classes on the subject at metal shops around the...
Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Continues This Epic Project By Rebuilding The Front Roof Section Before Giving It A Chop!
The Khaos Design Stout build is something truly special because literally every piece of sheet metal is being customized in some way, shape, or form. The talent being shown in this series is also...
How To Build A Custom: 1957 Packard Tail Lights On A Chopped 1953 Chevrolet For A Complete Transformation To Full Custom
Tail light swaps are common on 1940s and 1950s cars that are being built into customs. And in fact, some of the tail light swaps are common enough that they aren’t even considered extreme when...
English Wheel Tooling EXPERT Shares Top Polishing Techniques – Smooth Wheels Make For Smooth Parts!
An English Wheel is a magical tool that can do amazing things to sheet metal. Often considered one of the most important metal shaping tools, the English Wheel can shape sheet metal in multiple...
Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Continues This Epic Project By Finishing The Interior Sheet Metal After Stretching The Back Of The Cab On The 1964 Toyota Stout Build.
The Khaos Design Stout build is something truly special because literally every piece of sheet metal is being customized in some way, shape, or form. The talent being shown in this series is...
Are These Lost Fabrication Skills That Nobody Uses Anymore? Does Anyone Care? Heat, Metal, And Force Make Some Cool Stuff.
In this day and age of welders that tell you what settings to use, and cnc everything, I think that some folks forget to use the basics sometimes. Shaping metal can be done with complicated,...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: This Super Simple Rear Gravel Pan Cleans Up The Custom Rear Of The 1938 Ford Convertible
In this update on the Iron Trap Garage 1938 Ford Convertible project, Matt and the crew are cleaning up the rear. They’ve already leaded in some custom tail lights at the tips of the rear...
Metal Fab Video: Bello’s Kustoms Is Making A 1951 Chevrolet Post Car Into A Hard Top AND Chopping The Top!
You know we dig Michael Bello’s around here, and it isn’t just because he’s funny and likes to talk about lunch all the time. Nope, it’s because he has a great attitude, is...
Metal Shaping? Linear Stretching A Transmission Tunnel Transition. Math, Measuring, And Shaping Explained
There are several ways to shrink and stretch sheet metal but regardless of the methods the principles are the same with regards to what you need to do in order to get the metal to move in the...
How To: Section The Hood On The Top Chop 1953 Chevy Truck Project. Radical Change In Looks On This Cool Project
If you missed Part 1, 2, or 3 of this 1953 Chevrolet truck chop, we’ve got a link below to make sure you see them too. But now that the top is chopped, it is time to section the hood as well. Some...
Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Is Roof Chopping, Customizing, And Stretching The Back Of The Cab On The 1964 Toyota Stout Build.
The Khaos Design Stout build is something special. Not only because it is a fairly rare, but also because it is being done very custom. And when I say custom, I don’t mean paint or bolt-ons. I...
Brandon Gerringer Added A Wing To A 1962 Impala SS After Jeff Allison Designed It In Clay! The Entire Fabrication Process In The Video Right Here!
The 1962 Chevrolet Impala is one iconic classic ride, and this one here is going to be something truly special. Because they are so well known, anything custom that you do to them is often a point of...