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Turning a Survivor into the Perfect Cruiser

This '51 Pontiac is getting all the 'tudes ?

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Welcome to Make It Kustom, the channel where we upload weekly tips and tricks, build updates and how to videos showcasing various metal working techniques. Follow along as Karl Fisher, owner of Japhands Kustoms shares his life's experience building custom...

Turning a Survivor into the Perfect Cruiser

Turning a Survivor into the Perfect Cruiser! | 1951 Pontiac

For sheet metal, TIG welding is hard to beat.

Precision before the spark.

TIG Welding Tips That ACTUALLY Make a Difference

Aluminum doesn't weld like steel, and here's why.

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TIG welding allows precise heat control.

Stop your bead roller kinks

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A few extra minutes fitting can save hours fixing warp

The Bondo Era

2 SPOTS LEFT for our JUNE Metal Shaping Class

Fender is STILL Detachable!

Let's Grind the Gobbledygoop

Progress on the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr

WHAT?! Does THAT Work? Forming & Shaping Beads By HAND- 1939 Zephyr Conversion

Metal Repairs Made Easy

A precise template makes all the difference ?

Metal Shaping Class & Chop Class OPEN for sign up

Every test fit counts

Hammering Sheet Metal to Shrink It

Steering a curve flattens the metal

1939 Zephyr Conversion Continues

THIS MUST be done for SUICIDE DOORS - 1939 Zephyr 3W Conversion

CHOP CLASS happening JULY 17 - 19, 2026

A few hammer-on-dolly hits and the low spot came up immediately

Fixing bubbles in car panels

A good template is your measuring tool

1939 Lincoln Zephyr Conversion Progress

More RUST!? - Making a Panel & PLAN - 1939 Lincoln Zephyr 3W Conversion

Slow and steady shaping

Metal Shrinking Progress Paper Hack

Fixing the Low Spots

Stop Fighting with Paper Patterns

Go slow when checking your work

Metal wrinkles tell you where to shrink

1939 Lincoln Zephyr Running Boards Restoration

Crazy Shape Made With CHEAP TOOLS Running Board Covers - 1939 Lincoln Zephyr 3W Conversion

Making Mistakes So You Don't Have To

Making Hand Tools in the Shop

Making Progress on the Lincoln Zephyr

English Wheel Metal Shaping Tip

1939 Lincoln Zephyr 3-Window Conversion

Shaping & Forming THE LAST of the Door Bottoms! - 1939 Lincoln Zephyr 3W Conversion

1972 Ford Cab Crew Repair with LG Kustoms

Salvage Your Tools. Save Your Cash.

Say No to Grinding Discs on Sheet Metal

Rust Repair 1972 Ford Crew Cab Truck

Ford Cummins Rust Repairs

How-To FIX Layered Rust - MIG WELDING - Cummins Swapped 1972 Ford CREW Cab

Don't Take This as Gospel

Welding a classic car with LGKustoms

Putting the Planishing Hammer to use

The Shrinking Disc: An equalizer

Nothing teaches faster than what not to do.

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW ? Ready to spark up the MIG and tackle rust repair

Restoring a 1972 Ford Crew cab truck

No Patch Panel? - NO PROBLEM! RUSTY TRUCKS & How-To FIX IT!

Shrinking Disc Magic

Controversial Welding Technique

Perfect Penetration Every Time!

Shrinking Disc Makes Metalwork Easy

Cast Iron Repair with Stick Welding

Mixing and Matching

English Wheel Hack

Comet Wash BEFORE & AFTER

Paint Stripping a 1951 Pontiac

Can Oven Cleaner Really Remove Paint?

CHEAP Household Products Remove Paint & Rust REVEAL Perfect PATINA! 1951 Pontiac

Simple Tools for Metal Shaping

Old School vs New School Heat Shrinking

Wild A-Team Van

Hammer Forming secrets for beginners

Roadtrip for a 1958 Anglia Gasser

Metal Shaping in One Shot

Adventure for a 1958 Anglia GASSER

You BE THE JUDGE... 1958 GASSER Found LOCAL! - SPOILER "I MADE him BUY it"

DIY Dimple Die How To

Shrink the high, knock it flat. Simple as that.