1960 Cadillac Body Drop Fabrication, Rust Repair & Bracing
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- On this episode of Make It Kustom, I’m back on Kristina’s 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville working on the metal fabrication for the body drop. I’m stitching back together the bracing as well as fabricating fillers and connectors for the body. I’ll be hammer forming, spot welding and repairing rust.
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Karl, please stop making it look so easy 😀, always love the vids, keep 'em coming👍
Haha video magic
Happy wife happy life. Thank you for your time.
Thanks for taking time to share your work
Morning Karl, as I mentioned before, I am a drag race car type guy, I like vintage tin and how to repair panels...I learn something from every video I watch!! Be safe!! God Bless!!
Cant wait to see the caddy go down the road going to be so cool
Man I can't wait till you're finished with the caddy. Going to be a sweet ride.
Glad to see a new caddy video Karl. Nice work as usual. Thanks, stay safe.
1988 I was 17 and bought a 1960 cadillac sedan deville for 300 dollars. I miss that car so very much. I am so happy to see you doing this to the two door coupe version. That car was so fun to show up at high school with. Dang I miss it. This one you have is going to be Mint! Love your channel
My day is made, The Karl and Kristina show!!!! Love the work of magic hands and his lady.
So much to enjoy and learn in your videos. Thanks for all you do.
You’re so welcome and thanks for watching!
Cadi is moving right along! 👍🏼👍🏼
Having it ready to drive even when its not quite done is huge motivator for me, once I drive it I want to finish it.
I absolutely agree! It’s about having fun
Do it up buddy! CWM and HALF ASS CUSTOMS turned me on to what you do! I did see a thing with you some years ago going through a hoard of parts, and another when you started on that ground scraper! I'm a believer!
The basic compound in rust treatment is phosphoric acid. It usually sold in various levels of dilution. It interacts with iron oxide to form iron phosphate which is a black substance. I usually like to sand off the iron phosphate the best that I can. Some brands of metal prep are so dilute as to be worthless and ineffective at converting rust. Home Depot used to sell it in a very concentrated solution. The metal prep leaves raw steel with a greenish color. Too much metal prep on raw steel leaves a powder which should be wiped off. Excellent video as usual.
Love it when the experienced heads chime in with nuggets of wisdom. thanks 😀
thanks for the great video showing how to be patient and do meticulous work!
Hey Karl, amazing work on that beauty of a Caddy! I really like the way you made the inside rear quarter to wheel hub connection. Can't wait to see the custom floor with recessed seat mounting, that will be bad ass. Cheers Rob.
Karl, This is akin to 150 years ago, when friends came over and raised a barn!
Fast forward, to 2022, friends came over and lowered the front end of a Cadillac to slam it into the ground!
No axes, abs, hand drills for pegs, scarf joints, wooden folding rulers or post & mortar joints!
Parts and applications are things many forget to write down, organize and create a “Service Manual” for the vehicle build. Electrical repair can be an expensive adventure if someone with excellent skills is ask to diagnose, locate and repair the fault when they have different colored wires, random fuses & relays to find and test.
Just thinking out loud for the resto-mod builders as we all have cameras in our phones. Connector labeled C100 are front, C200 are firewall, C300 is dash and so forth. Grounds are “G” whatever. Each circuit shows one item from B+ at the top, device in the middle and ground at the bottom. End each chapter with connector location w/photo # 119 (Example) and place in the back of book, CD or thumb drive. This also increases resale value when that day comes!
Just saying…. Very sweet job!!!!
ASE Master Tech since 1978, retired.
37:09 that’s a true work of art! I love the way you hammer forged it with the wood. Great tips a long the way. I’m loving it!
My favorite model Cadillac...KOOL!
Always great content from Make It Kustom. Thank you Karl and Christina.
Those little panels were super satisfying to watch you make and fit. Love your work
Thanks for sharing, Karl! That was a very educational, and just plain FUN post to watch! The Caddy is going to be totally awesome!
Enjoy! Be safe!
I recently purchased a 59 watching you work on yoursInspiring
I was glad to see the missed weld @ 23:25 I am new to metal fabrication and find myself doing this a lot!!
Great to see a true talent working on these old cars. Even more intriguing is the talent comes from someone who doesn't even have gray hair yet. You are a true craftsman. Keep up the awesome work.
I absolutely love the color of that weldthrough primer.
Very nice job. Nice to b able to tig weld everything but for us in the Canadian rust belt it’s not always so. Real world 👍
Look forward to seeing this car get finished, but more than that look forward to the process
Incredible work!! I saw your hotrod a couple years ago and nearly drove off the road trying to get a picture! So glad I recently stumbled across your channel. Best on RUclips!
Karl excellent job with Christina‘s Caddillac Keep up the good work Definitely keep the van on the back burner and I love the Lincoln zephyr and the roadster is beautiful metal work
Thanks for talkin away Brother! I was diggin the sunkin seat idea which I would have never thought of and thank you. By the way when you mentioned lunch with Dad I was disappointed when it never happened. It would have been nice to see the Dad behind the Genius. Thanks and take care
Donnie
Very nice Karl, 8mm is standard here if you want to pass cert, if you get sick of that clamp in the middle of your hammer form put it in the press and use that as the middle clamp, your welcome, rock on with the awesome work
LOL thank you!
Looking good Karl 👍😁
Love when you work on the cars 😁
Genius at work. Another great build video! Thank you. This was awesome. Keep moving forward!
You inspire me to want to learn more and start on my ‘54 Ford Customline. Thanks for all you share!
Way to go Karl I love the work and pride you take in your work on these car projects ⚒️keep these videos coming please
I love an old black oxidized patina paint job like that caddy has, I wouldn’t even paint it. It’ll only look like that once. It just gives it that kind of an evil sinister look that just works with a car like that. Great vid 👍
I love, LOVE the 60 Caddy and what you are doing to it. More Caddy content please. You are truly an artist.
Great video, Karl! The caddy is going to be Cool. Amazing metal work, as usual.
I love your plan - on both Kristina's Caddy and your upcoming videos. Around 100 high level fabrication (highly educational) videos planned in the next year - love it!!
Amazing work! I like the way the panels came together for the inside rear quarter.
Great content in this video, nice way to reinforce the body. Great video. Take care you two, thanks 😊
Love the videos… You really do, make it look easy.
Awesome work man. This gives me motivation to keep plugging away on the 72 c10 👊🤘
I have been busy with work brother glad to see that you're moving on with the caddy tryn to catch up with all your videos !!!!Truly thank u 4 all the videos u make an show me how to build !!!!! Thank you!!
Glad you're back!
I've always enjoyed watching your metal forming skills. Learned a lot.
Thanks for your videos.
Nice to see someone else using metal prep.
Thanks for taking time to teach others Karl & Kristina! I am fixing up an old british sports car and this video just convinced me to get a little 130 amp welder and give welding a shot! I really hope you both come out to the Okanagan this summer as it's looking like the car shows are back in the picture! I would love to see one of your cars and to be able to thank you in person for all the wonderful videos.
It’s so great to hear William! Absolutely anybody can get started in this hobby! I’m sure will be out that way for cactus jalopy this year
I just got done with the wheel tubs and back half sheet metal work on my 62 nova SS using your clamp and hammer technique and it turned out nice. If it wasn’t for you and your videos I wouldn’t have even attempted it. I just want to thanks you brother!
That’s awesome man thanks for sharing that! You’re most welcome!
Karl I can't wait to see what you create with the Caddy. So glad to see this video in my notifications. I have owned a Roper Whitney punch for years as a Tin Knocker. I love it for flanges and I used it for hanging straps too. Keep us updated on all your builds.
Wonderful Work, I've been doing this stuff all my life(50+) and I definitely can't wait to get out in my shop and apply a few tricks I've just seen here Thanks Dude!
Right on mike thanks!
Another awesome lesson ! Thanks Karl ! 👊
Another great video !...I love how Cadillac did those heat ducts over the trans hump..Cheers!
I like my jigsaws for the fine cutting, one is on a mount,upside down and its like a tablesaw. Hammer forming is pretty cool!
Cleaning with wire wheel on grinder,ya, in cheek, nipple and well, lower. Dont notice til later. Always use caution.
Rust chek rust convertor is another one.
Hey! Like the weld trhrough primer!
Cool beans Karl , top notch as always
love that little 120 volt welder its so handy and i use it a lot good on ya for the caddy
Best channel on the internet!
13:14 that’s some old school tool right there! I’ve got that in a modern day air tool. I’ve never seen one like that. Very cool tool.
Thank you so much for the great info and teaching!!
Love the channel
Great information, you are a great teacher.
Thats going to be a sweet looking sled when it's finished. Love your work man.
I just watched all the caddies videos and it is going to be an awesome car. I envy her you are doing a great job. I so enjoy listening to you , I am surprised that a cable show has not picked you up yet. Great job hope for more videos on her car, Finish it soon she is lucky
Thanks chuck ! I’m glad you are enjoying it! Yea I dunno about TV stuff lol been in talks for years with a few productions. Nothing has stuck
Those little cubby’s in front of the arch would make a nice little compartment for incidentals. 😎
Such a cluey guy maye so knowledgeable Madame's my brain hurt ..best viewing on RUclips by far 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Awesome stuff. Always like the tips/advice you have on your builds. Thanks for sharing.
Nice work!! Can’t wait to see the progress on this. More more more!!
Looking great Karl!
You are droping body down and Im bodylifting. 😉
Cheers Karl. 🥃🍷🍺
Excellent update on the ‘Caddy’…
Love hate relationship here Karl..
Love the skills abs knowledge given over..
Hate that I lack so much of the ability that oozes out from Make It Kustom
Ha ha ha funny comment man! You got plenty of time to get after it!
More great work! It is nice to see a RUclips creator showing detailed small tasks of a large scale build.
You get some Brownie points Karl for getting back on Wifeys car , good lad 😁😁😂😂🤘🤘
Christina is gonna have one bad cad. Last time I made a panel for my 62 falcon I used your hammer form technique. Came out nicely. Clean work. Thanks Karl
Karl, I've got two more tips for you! On that rusty metal after you are finished forming it and before you are ready to put an edge prime or epoxy primer on it or POR 15 or whatever your choice of colorful elixir, I mix up a little bit of hold tight 102 and spray on there or apply to a rag and wipe it down. I know you already know about that product but it's weird some people don't ever use it except when blasting surfaces but of course it works fine unclean Metal too. That is tip number one. Tip number two is to grab your door skin Hammer when you are doing that hammer forming and putting a flange in I use mine and it has a little crook on one side (it's double headed) and it gets right in there close to the folding edge perfectly.👍
Man it’s comments like this that I love! Actually learn a lot from the comments LOL
That was an awesome video. What people don't realize is the boatload of work that just got done in this one video.
Great video. That handheld shear looks like a really handy tool.
It's good to see you back creating and enjoying gets a bit tedious on the one thing I used to work on a production line in Bridgestone Australia doing the same thing day after day It's good to have a change all the best to you and your loved ones
fantastic! your getting er done..... lots done and movin forward, great video, like to see more of the caddy build.......
I never knew about the Cadillac trunk motor. Way cool!
Been missing this build.
Big big job... Very Nice. Bruno from France
Love that era caddy
Very cool nice job love your work Thanks for the videos I'll keep watching
Awesome work Karl I love your videos thanks
Really fine work
I just found your channel, I'm working on a 1965 Cadillac Coupe Deville right now. Good Luck!
I ve beer followings your channel for someone time now , VERY impressive work itself justice boggles my mind at how your techniques makes it look sooooooo easy fantastic works a really pleasure to watch your work
Your videos always helpful for me
Nice one!! Hope to cut the floor out of my Shoebox Ford tomorrow night. Might throw in a few more braces first. It is rewarding to see bad metal go and be replaced with good metal. Rock on!!!
Been hanging to see more of this car😃
Such well made precision pieces!
West coast watching from the east coast again..lol .. great work Karl... thanks for sharing. BTW, great work on the hammers. You shipped them in style! 👍
Thanks very much!
Outstanding work as always!
You do an amazing job on that old caddilac
Caddy is coming along nicely!
I've been waiting for this video for a while!🤘
Yeah you’re right about that but I got one of those wires that went in my forearm, I suspected so but didn’t find it until I migrated three inches from the entry.
G'day mate "STILL LOVING THE CHANNEL MATE" you are AWESOME digging the work on the Cadillac buddy you are the real deal not shit 👍 thanks heaps mate learning sooo much man thanks all the best thanks GAZ 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Glad to hear it man thanks for watching!
Thank you. You are an excellent teacher. Nice way to do the bracing.
Lovin the Caddy build!
Great video. I use klean strip metal prep and or ospho. Both I get from big box hardware stores for much then Eastwood