Hi Karl: I just want to tell you that I am so impressed with your steering colum set-up and all of your fabrication and tool building skills. I see you as Canada's best young car builder and you have an incredable carreer head of you. Also your Utube skills and filming is outsanding. Dont slow down you are going to be seen as another Chip Foose, Bobby Walden and Gene Windfield. You have my support all the way.

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Well, thank you so much! I love what I do and I’m lucky to be doing it

His attention to detail is on another level.

Joy even when things go wrong, this is what makes you special, even more than the crazy skills! 👍🇬🇧

If you look at many pro builds . . . The steering wheel is pushed in same with pedals so taller people fit Rat rods cheat by making longer doors or worst moving engines forward Sir K Fisher has the true gift of searching for sexy line and no compromise

Just a tip on two things! The hole saw, I just turn the drill bit around and just do the lock screw up on the twist. Saves the saw walking around on any sheet, Second is if you buy a 180deg 2 1/4 mandrel stainless bend, cut it in half and then cut the flange off the block huggers weld the cut 2 1/4 on there you can extend the exhaust joint back out of the way of everything and gives a much cleaner look there

Steering wheel looks great, and I really love the look of the art deco waterfall. It all looks soooooo coooooool!

Hi there Karl I think your ability to think an idea through is amazing. Absolutely loved the end result and finish of the column setup. A+ work as always in my opinion. Can't wait to see the next steps. 💪😊

We enjoy your presentations and especially the fact it is family friendly with no foul language or temper tantrums. Thank you for the video on the VAVAVOOM garage, we have been looking all over for older vehicle parts. We have a collection on 1954 Chev trucks from 1/2 to 3 ton and a 1933 Chev sedan delivery. All are in the process of restoration. Thanks Again for your channel, keep up the good work.

Karl one of the neat things I learn from you is how you take difficult ,for me, and a make it a simple job. 1000 thanks by now

I love the steering wheel, its give ya the perfect classic look! which is exactly what you want !!! The Roadster is looking good.

I love the 40 steering wheel Limeworks makes good looking tradition parts

Great work on the column install. Great ingenuity. Simple yet elegant. The steering box install went great. Love the steering wheel and turn signal choice. Looks very strong. Look forward to more on the ramp truck. Be safe and stay well.

That rod with the 1/4 inch hole idea is really smart!!!

I think it looks perfect... You are a true craftsman!

Its been good to see all of 35:58 you skills over the time iv enjoyed your custom tweeks seeyou soon with you no who 👍✌🇬🇧

Everything about this car is beautiful. Nice work Karl!

The smaller diameter '40 wheel is terrific! Nice detail on your mounting pieces.

Wow, that is great. I just love how the roadster is turning out. Keep up the good work.

Yay! Model A content! Yay! Ramp truck content!

The love you put in your work shows 😀👍

Nicely done Karl, every aspect of that car is very custom and very well thought out. I watch you and Jordan all the time and I appreciate your skills and your explanations how you do things and you both are willing to share what you’ve learned, thank you for that! Sounds like your Australian trip will be a blast!

Great work as usual Karl. Kind of a cool experience to see your car built step by step. Not many people get to experience that so having detailed documentation of build has been super cool. See you next month.

Steering column & steering wheel look awesome!! Great job as usual!!

Once again, amazing work and great job explaining and showing how you did things.

great job again, I can't wait when it's finished

You're more than a mechanic you're an artist my friend

Hi Karl, I'm an electrician and drill a lot of holes in metal. From sheet metal to half inch wall thickness steel beams . We use good quality drill bits and holesaws then tap a lot of the holes. We use the Drill Doctor to sharpen the split point bits and that really helps. But the one thing that really helps most is to lubricate the bits . The product we use that really makes the biggest difference is Hougen Slick Stick. I don't get kickbacks or anything. This really works wonders. Having to resharpen the drill bit every hole or throw them out, the same with the taps was expensive and killed a lot of time. Give it a try. It was a God send for us.

loving it , love the Art Deco turn signal stalk and the brass work. Gives the car a steam-punk look but with class. The Duval Windscreen, the whole nine yards. killer job Karl.

For the column clamp: machine a block with the bottom being the OD curve of the clamp tube. Drill and tap for the bolt longways through the center. Center over where you will split the clamp and pipe. Braze block to clamp pipe. Machine slot through block and pipe. Drill out bolt shoulder side of block for socket head cap screw. This way, the clamp block can match the look of the dash. If you want to get super slick you could also fillet the block where it meets the tube so it flows into the clamp. Brazing should be plenty strong for this.

Awesome job Karl love watching your progress.

You are the very best, alot better than bad chad. Thank you for your help.

U da man Karl lol 😊 Looks like you found those flexovit disks.used to use those all the time 👍

Another great Idea from Karl! Thanks for showing you are human! We all screw up! It then just becomes a matter of how fast you can recover! Great video!

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Larry! Cheers!

Love the Art Deco style!

I think the wheel fits nicely

Really dig that steering wheel!

Nice job Karl

Enjoying AND learning, thanks.

I think what impresses me most is that I believe I can do or get done a lot of the individual processes, but it is how you can picture the finished product, formulate a plan in a heartbeat, and execute. I know more thinking goes into it off camera, but it is your ability to streamline your work till it looks as easy as a mellow country song. Anyone who knows anything will tell you to do simple well, is probably the hardest as every imperfection will be exaggerated. You do it the best I've ever seen.

@wrstew1272

3 ай бұрын

Practice! 😂. And being an artist at heart that beats and bends metal?😊. My conclusion long ago…….

Karl love the detail and care to make this look special ! Should try to get it all done and take it to the Deuce Days in Victoria in 2025 ! On the ramp truck ,show case your work and let others see it in person !

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea I’ll definitely be there!

Loved the hole saw then the metal snips to make it mo betta.

Good stuff Karl. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.

Braddah Karl, I’m so impressed with your skills. You make these awesome looking projects and make it so relatable to the average car guy or welder. Not saying that I could make the same thing in one try but I know it’s doable if had the courage to do it. Mostly time and money stops me from a project build. One day though. You inspire me so keep the videos coming! Aloha🤙🏼 35:58

Neat trick guiding the hole saw, I'll have to remember that! Great stuff as always Karl ✌

I wasn't loving the dash until this vid, now it looks great with the wheel in place

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Right on! Glad you came around on it

Looking real good!!! Thanks for sharing!

Always makes the day better when I see a video from Karl drop!

Great stuff Karl you make it look so easy

Steering column and dash looks killer! Really like the 40 steering wheel. Take care and enjoy the trip to Australia!

I love your idea about using a tube with a 1/4" hole as a guide for the hole saw, shame about using the wrong size. I've used a piece of plywood in the past to give me a center for the hole saw when enlarging the holes in the strut towers on our race MINI.

I learn more each video. how to do things and work habits. very nice dash, column, gauges, stg wheel and turn signal besides the rest of the hotrod.

I learn that I’ll never have the skill you do- but that’s ok- I can’t do it every day , and with the other stuff I learn watching guys like you , I manage

Once again you did a fantastic job.

All is spot on karl like the way the transition of motor mount and steering box came together and steering mount also steering wheel is perfect super neat work too 💯.... I'm heading over to the other channel....🙂👍🙏

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!!! Cya over there!

Karl thank you for another 🙏 awesome 👌 video 📹 love your CRAFTSMANSHIP AND VERY DETAILED.....I LEARN A LOT EVERYTIME AND ENJOY WATCHING 👀 THE VIDEO

Very nice work Karl ! Once again you make it look so easy but as we all know it ain’t so. I love the steering wheel , it’s perfect. Keep the sparks flying buddy 👍🏻.

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot man appreciate it!

Love it!

Great show to watch

It is so enjoyable to watch your videos, I'm always waiting for the next one.

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that! Thanks, Paul!

I just read a lot of your comments you have gotten before me and I have nothing to add that as not already been said so thank you for your videos and attention to detail it all keeps me very entertained. Me I like the banjo steering wheels Not sure I care what car they go in cause I really like the wheel, you asked for it I gave it

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Really cool that you still commented to help me out it really does help and I appreciate you and I’m happy that you are enjoying the videos! Cheers

Your medal work is beautiful. Keep up the good work

Hi Karl. I'm a new sub. I watched you install the center post dash. I had to sub immediately. I'm and old guy, retired Tool Maker and fabricator. I am amazed at what you do for a young guy. Your' creativity is awesome. Makes me feel proud. I love what you did with the steering column. Looking forward to researching more of your' awesome work. You help bring back some of my confidence in the human race. 👍 I build from scratch, in the 70s, the full sized aircraft pictured in my profile pic. Seven year project on weekends. In that pic. I'm flying it over the everglades in Florida. As a teenager I also built Rods in the 50s. Cheers John.

Those 40 Ford steering wheels are the best.

Looks great, very sweet ride

Should have made this extremely unique and gone with RIGHT hand drive! Would have been so cool!

Very technical experience you are the best

Whatever you design and make seems so simple, sleek and beautifully functional. It’s mighty impressive.

Nice Karl!!!!

Good job as usual… I think you need a Art Deco wooden steering wheel, it’s will be more acurate.

Really liking this build!

Hey Carl, you nailed the steering shaft , way good. I agee with you if you did it again to put the pinch bolt on the top (more out of site ) but I think the 3/8 bolt is a little over kill ,don't you? 5/16 or 1/4 would look better, and still do the job. just saying. your build your way. I think this roadster is your best build. (so far) luv it.

I used a connecting rod from a 400 SBC engine to hang my column in my 38 ford. Always get people noticing it lol

Not only are you great at metalworking but you have an eye for what will look good. The dash, gauges, steering wheel and the turn signal switch all flow together nicely. One nice looking roadster.

@fishhuntadventure

3 ай бұрын

Imho the design skill supersedes and precedes the banal metalshaping aspect. If one can’t envision the design, one cannot “push” or highly develop the mundane skill to carry out the process of creating a shape that carry the emotional, “architecturally” pleasing characteristics. Form may follow function, but without the vision to anticipate the esthetics, the form is lacking or visually suffers, and you wind up with no visual, emotional continuity in the finished product.

Sick

That is super clean and functional, Karl! Man, you are an artisan, my friend.

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@kirkoglesby6175

4 ай бұрын

@@MakeItKustom most welcome

Like the simplicity of the clamp. I normally thread the tube vs a nut that sticks out.

Love it. We are on about the same step in the build. However, mine is more of a "Hoodlem's Roadster."

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Ha, ha ha! Hoodlem cars are fun

Body by Fisher 👍

I like the look that steering wheel very slick look

The thing I like about your channel is that I learn something every time. I really enjoyed seeing your thought process on the steering column install. Looking forward to more...

Been watching your builds for a while and am enjoying all the videos. When you said 133, 13 thou over, I questioned what I know as I believed that an 1/8th is .125 so you'd only be 8 thou over. And when you showed .120 as dead on 1/8th I had to double check. And yeah 1/8 is 0.125 so you weren't over as much as you thought, and under in some places. In any case keep up the great work!

4:36 you can use a piece of plywood or even steel clamped to stuff to center a hole saw for applications like this. For thin metal, a diamond-edged core bit (for concrete) will usually make a clean circumference with no grabbing. Nothing wrong with the steel bar and center bore but there’s more time involved, and sometimes the pilot bit can break off when the teeth grab and it cambers.

Looks very nice and clean 😊😊😊

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Man it’s just so clean! I did learn something. That hole saw trick could come in handy for tons of things. Thanks

I always enjoy watching this channel

Great content again Karl, Well done!

Nice work, have a great time down under.

More percussion fabrication Karl. This car is going to be a beauty. Can’t wait to see the Zephyr work again. Maybe after the trip. Thanks for sharing. 💯❤️👊👍

Nice work. Might mention in next vid that Speedway Motors sells a Vega power steering box that mounts exactly like the manual unit. Only need to change out the Pittman arm. Upgraded this on my 31 Ford Tudor. Works like a champ for around $300.

What I like best of this channel is him not being afraid to show his fuckups. I hate polished videos that show none of the real life fabrication. Kudos Karl. ☺

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Yea someone said the best thing you can do is screw something up because if you got everything right all the time, you wouldn’t learn anything new

Looks really sharp

Karl I have the same wheel. I got it from the early ford store. And without looking I think the horn button was a bob drake piece. I also have a 40s ford dash. And turn signal. Your top and bottom clamps look real neat. If I had cut the wrong hole in that dash my hart would have been pounding. But you just gave out a chuckle and then eyeballed it with snipers. Omg. Young and fearless and very talented is what you are. AMBR ? Cheers and loving both channels.

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Ha ha I’m not trying to win awards with this thing just build something cool. But thank you for thinking that it’s a contender. Once I finish the metal fabrication, my friend will take it back home and finish it.

Awesome work , looks great

@MakeItKustom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Clever stuff dude , I love watching you making stuff from scratch the thought process in the design and the end product always turns out simply amazing. Nice work that cars gonna be pretty damn special ! actually its already beautiful and you’ve not finished it yet lol

Awesome, work!

Great Stuff !!!

That clamp idea is next level,thanks for the lesson

The Zephyr shifter wood be very cool. Lots of classy touches in this Model A.

I really like the column mounts wish I had seen this before I did mine , great work .

Hey Karl, The Forty Ford steering wheel is one of the best designs ever made and this one in your roadster just looks great ! Keeping the dash simple and clean adds elegance to the Gentleman's roadster. Take Care