Getting Body Lines Just Right // TRAIN BRAIN

Getting Body Lines Just Right

Fine-tuning the fit until every body line flows perfectly.

Make It Kustom

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...

Stop Panel Warp with This Simple Welding Trick

Getting Body Lines Just Right

The Simple Trick to Understanding Stretching vs. Shrinking

10,000 Hours for a Perfect Body

Why Hotter Tack Welds Create Less Heat

The Rust Treatment You Shouldn't Skip

The Metal Shaping Trick That Feels Wrong (But Works)

The Tack Welding Mistake That Ruins Panel Alignment

Last Chance to Join This Weekend's Chop Class

Finally Closing Up the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Door

DOOR Bottom "HOW-TO" Prep Paint & Folding The SEAM - 1939 Zephyr Conversion

The Best Grinding Discs I've Ever Used (Not Sponsored)

Stop Making Boring Panels

This TIG Tip Changes Everything

Stop Wasting Time Sharpening Tungsten

The #1 TIG Welding Mistake: Dirty Metal

The Secret to Removing an Oil Can

Shrink Metal with Precision

How Small Heat Shrinks Make a Big Difference

The Science Behind Heat Shrinking Metal

1st Annual DOGWOOD DUST-UP Weekend

Why Silicon Bronze Is Worth Trying

3 SPOTS LEFT in our July 17 - 19 Chop Class

NEW VIDEO OUT NOW ?

First EVER Dogwood Drag Race in Cache Creek, BC

EXCLUSIVE! FLATHEAD Drag Racing Event in CANADA! 1st Annual DOGWOOD DUST-UP

Your Thursday TIG Welding Tip

The Story Behind Japhands Kustoms

A Simple Trick for Cleaner Welds

⏰ LAST CHANCE to shop our 10% OFF Summer Sale at japhandskustoms.com/shop

Putting the Original Battery Where it Belongs

Stop paying. Start learning.

Turning a Survivor into the Perfect Cruiser!

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.

Pre-Order Your Planishing Hammer Set TODAY

TIG welding allows precise heat control.

Stop your bead roller kinks

Pre-Order Your Planishing Hammer Set TODAY at japhandskustoms.com

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.