Metal Shaping Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]

Hand Forming Model T Door Patch Panels

April 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With a little practice and careful hammering, even the most rotten doors can be saved on the cheap with patch panels in a few hours. [More…]

Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

April 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

It doesn’t take laser-guided machines or years of practice. With just a marker and press this hot rod rookie turns steel into a work of art. [More…]

DIY Hot Rod Chop Top and Lake Pipes

March 25, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With the Model T on a rolling chassis, the build duo is shows how to do a chop top and scratch build a set of lake pipes. [More…]

Plywood Fixture for Hand Shaping a Sheet Metal Dome

February 28, 2020 Roadkill Customs

via The Garage Vlog ~ A wooden fixture is created to shape 20 gauge sheet metal into a dome by hand. [More…]

How To Shape, Gas Weld and Polish Aluminum

April 19, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Chris Runge demonstrates the process in shaping, gas welding and polishing aluminum beginning with pattern making. [More…]

How To Make a Beater Bag ~ Poor Man’s Shot Bag

January 17, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Jere Kirkpatrick shows you how to easily make a Beater Bag (or shot bag, sand bag) for shaping sheet metal for cheap. [More…]

How To Make Tools To Stretch Sheet Metal

January 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Kyle Voss of The Fab Forums demonstrates a tool he made to help stretch sheet metal. [More…]

How To Make a Radius Bending Fixture for Sheet Metal

January 3, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Ron Covell shows how easy it is to build a radius bending attachment that mounts to a workbench. [More…]

How To Roll a Fender Bead with Wire Edge

December 13, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Metal Shaping Guru Lazze demonstrates how to make a bead with a wire edge for fenders or other parts that you can easily duplicate, repair a fender or panel, or make a whole new one from scratch on a bead roller. [More…]

How To Make a Cab Corner Patch Panel

December 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Lazze demonstrates metal shaping techniques to create a cab corner using his Shrinker / Stretcher and English Wheel… [More…]

How To Make Curved Flanges On Sheet Metal Panels

December 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Learn the technique used to create curved bends on sheet metal panels, a very simple process… [More…]

How To Shape a Motorcycle Gas Tank with Ron Covell

December 3, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Legendary metal shaper and fabricator Ron Covell shapes a motorcycle gas tank and explains the metal fabrication tips and tricks he uses. [More…]

Hot Rod Fabrication with an English Wheel

November 29, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Kyle Voss of The Fab Forums makes some transmission panels for the “Bibbster” project using an english wheel. [More…]

Tools That Don’t Suck ~ Homemade Pipe Anvil

November 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This homemade Pipe Anvil put together with metal scrap helps you to make radius bends in sheet metal and helps to quickly create parts like transmission tunnels, hot rod hoods, and more. [More…]

Metal Working Tips and Tricks with Matt

November 14, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Matt covers the basic steps for finishing out welds and addressing low spots on the side panels on the Model T project. He discusses hammer and dolly use, the bulls-eye pick, hand-held planishing hammer, stud gun and slide hammer, and finally the shrinking disc… [More…]