IS THIS RIGHT? Designing/Fabricating DUAL SHOCKS COE RAMP TRUCK EP-15
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- On this Episode of Make It Kustom, I'm building a dual shock set up for the front of the COE project.
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Never noticed if projects got finished or not. I'm here to see the process.
You and Elio are true machinist as well as fabricators. Lost arts among young people
Thanks for bringing us along👍👏🏁🇨🇦
Great to see the two crew back a the truck. I'm also delighted to hear that Brent will be calling and making his effort. I just admire the guy. Introduced to his channel through yourself Karl, when he had the unfortunate fire issues. I now look forward to his video's the guy is just so down to earth, if something goes wrong he just shrugs if off. Also laughing, smiles and often doesn't know what he is doing or if it doesn't work out. Great channels guys thank you all for the efforts. Come Back Soon.
Hey Karl,
So excited to see the ramp truck getting completed!👍🙌
Looking forward to it running around M.R.
Great video. Spectacular job on the shocks and mounts. Love the attitude and laughs. Look forward to seeing this project evolve. Been watching you and Brent, with Esther, working on this truck before. Excited to see Brent and Esther back in your shop again. And then see you with the truck at Halfass Kustoms. Gonna be great. Be safe and stay well.
Watching you how you attack any problems, made me want to try at metal sheeting a project of mine. I'm recreating the 1:5 scale of the truck used for a real truck used in a cartoon. It was supposed to be a certain weight but since I wanted it to be fully functional, I have 2 set of shocks in the rear.
Learned a lot from you. Kudos my friend.
I'll probably never do any actual metal fab work... But, this is by far one of my favorite channels to watch! I love seeing the progress more than just the finshed product.
As to the haters... Sometimes you have to float from project to project, because your waiting on parts or other projects need something done with a different deadline or you have the ability to do something difficult on a certain project because you have extra help coming in unexpectedly.
Yes, sir like all skill sets it takes practice to get efficient with a cutting torch. And I will say this, many people go straight to mig welding for example in learning how to weld, but the first step should be oxy-acetylene gas welding and brazing in order to understand the basic welding process, and of course learning to use a cutting torch is a handy skill. But like all skills if one does not use those skills then one gets rusty. Like others I have graduated from using a cutting torch and when I do my coordination is off and I find it difficult to cut straight. But your assessment about a torch is correct and it is still a basic tool to have. The best investment in tools that I have ever made is when I bought an oxy-acetylene set-up.
While I appreciate the enthusiasm about finishing a project, I’m here to enjoy the journey and learn along the way. Great video and I always like watching how you work through problems and figure it out. Great torch tutorial as well. Safe travels down under.
Thanks very much I’m glad to hear it!
Think the lower mount is a weak point. I also bolt stuff to frames on heavytruck, not weld. Thanks for all the great content.
The original brackets were welded on.
Agree. Maybe need a gusset back to the chassis rail somehow to transmit the load from the shocks into the chassis, otherwise might bend the square tube over time. Other than that, great work Karl!
It's a shock mount, not a spring mount. Not carrying the load, just eliminating the rebound.
This is the problem with current day manufacturers. You spend YOUR money to buy a product from them, you plug it in... nope! First you have to log into the manufacturers servers and download some "update" before it will work that will periodically require you to "update" it some more and will refuse to work otherwise.
That means, YOU don't own the product that YOU PAID MONEY to OWN.
It's you that's receiving the "up date". They don't even kiss you first.
Hi there - i think it is very commendable that you manage budget properly. It is too easy to buy the expensive stuff but i rather see you repurpose stuff (brent is a master in that).
Ha. I've wondered whether we'd get to see a finished project eventually too - but honestly that's not why I'm here. I want to learn to do stuff!👍
Truth. Here to learn.
The same people that complain about finishing anything are the same ones who do not start anything !!!
Funny how that works hey?
Yep , I looked and you are doing nothing !!@@gpw203
and lots of people don't know how much work it takes to build stuff and the cost
The fun part is just giving the process some time to manifest ideas if you stop and that does'nt happen.I have numerous gigs on the go.If your a economist builder like myself the goodies and gizzmos have to be sought after for a spell so you can move on to the next adddition of the project.
Just a quick note on your parts tumbler, throw all your consumed cutting discs, flap wheels, rolocks, and other abrasives in there with the parts. It will give a nicer finish and give more life to your consumables, saves time, money and produces better results. I enjoy watching what you do and how you do it!
That lower mount seems to be the week link. You should make sone bushings and weld them in solid. This will help keep the downward force and hammering of the suspension from compressing those large holes you cut in for socket clearance. This will allow the lower face to be in compression to resist the tension loads of the upper face. Either that or weld an angle brace to the side.
Great that your getting back into the build on the the ramp truck . It's been a little while . I'm sure a lot of others will say that with these builds it's a balance of time and finance , not everyone has a bottomless pit or bank account to pay for it all and I guess in the interim time that we don't see anything off it your running the business .looking forwards to more builds Karl
Always GREAT CONTENT. I do as most enthusiast enjoy seeing finished projects. But I enjoy the journey getting there. You have helped me in understanding metal and its movement. Thanks, to you and Elio. Keep moving on.
On construction we use a scarfing tip to cut welds off. It's curved so it doesn't dig into the parent metal.
From Mississauga, Ontario. When I need to create brackets I am forced to use cut off wheels and grinders. It is a task to make them in small batches and still have them be identical. I envy those men that have computer controlled cutting capability. Great video. When you drive the ramp truck to Saskatchewan, how about overshooting all the way to Mississauga. KBC Tools in Mississauga would be a great destination.
I was coming on here to invite him to VanFest in Aylmer Ontario June 6-9 but early in the video he said they were not going to finish the truck until June.
Glade to see you back on the COE project. I know I am old school, but I just can't understand why a saw would need a computer, software updates, and a password. I like the variable speed and constant torque drive, but I would want it to work with the flip of a switch whenever I need to use it.
Those Bilstein shocks are about as good as they get and will make a nice addition to your build and a noticeable difference to your ride.
So good to see you back on the Ramp Truck. Can't wait to see the end result. Fantastic work as usual Mate. Billy J..... Queensland, Australia.
Some fine looking welds. Good job!
Great Video, Your tutorial on oxy/acc torches was spot on.! Its nice to have an experienced craftsman describe the tools. You Tube is an excellent teaching tool that is under utilized Especially from someone that has knowledge.
G'day Karl, Been a follower of your work for a while now. Good to hear you are coming to Australia. Be great to see you on the East coast, Brisbane Queensland. I have gained so much from watching you at work and then applying some of your process to my own projects. Love the ramp truck too. Cheers Rich,
Super nice work karl... that extra help comes in handy when needed.... like the tip on the difference between using a touch and a plasma cutter to remove a bracket....🙂👍🙏
Hey Karl I really enjoy your channel. I have a little tip for you. Where you install bolts on a vehicle or aircraft vertical bolts go from top down with nut on bottom. Horizontal bolts go from front to back with nut to the rear.
Why do you do vertical bolt with nut down? On communication towers we
Put nut up, so if It come loose you see open hole and it’s obvious.
Yeah I'd call that right - your shock mounts are properly designed from an engineering perspective - everything is in double shear and more than stout enough. Hope you have a great time in Australia and thanks for the great content - its awesome
Good explanation on the torching, I'm always amazed to see how a torch can cut one plate and not torch the plate underneath, now I finally understand why. 👍
Interesting discussion on the torch. I will sometimes use a gouging tip on my plasma cutter to remove welds. If you are in a place that you can get your eyes on it, you can do a nice job. Slower but can be clean. Thanks for sharing the project.
Thanks for the video. As always I very much enjoy watching you build with all the cool toys that I wish I could afford and had room for but made my choices in life and having that stuff was not it at the time. So I do the next best thing and you are so great at it The talents that you have are your great building with metal , and metal with cars but your even better at explaining how you do it. Thank you again , I wish I could do one of your classes some day maybe you will do another in Vegas, I could get my wife to take her sister and I could loose a while bunch of money while I learn It would be worth it
Awesome work man. Having your talents and the cnc, its endless of what you can do. Really enjoy watching how you and Elliot make the ideas come to life.
Hey Karl!!! Pick up a Gouging/Scarfing tip for your torch. It is a game changer for making those cuts along the frame, axle, etc... Not to mention gouging out cracks to be rewelded.
And on rivets i like to heat them cherry red and shear them off air hammer goes really fast with 2 guys one heating and one shearing
I love this project and am SO glad you're back on it! Nice looking fab for the front shocks. Keep the great vids coming.
Yes! COE progress! And what Elio does custom stainless steel exhaust?! That’s pretty bad ass, nice video guys.
What was the spray lube you were using on the shock bushings?
Whoo hoo! Make it Kustom makin my morning better!
Great work and explanations of what you're doing as always Karl. I am curious though, why didn't you use a tab and slot style of design for the shock mount? Seemed like trying to keep all the plates in alignment was a bit finicky. Adding tabs and slots should make it easier to keep everything in place. Keep up the good work looking forward to the next installment.
Awesome vid! You can learn so much just from watching you work man! Cool to see this project getting some love! Can't wait to see more!
Wonderful work , Alberta
nice job as always
Awesome video 👍🏼🇨🇦
I'm glad to see you on the ramp truck again, awesome video. Cheers from Alberta
При зачистке металла я бы рекомендовал использовать противопылевые маски. У 3м есть неплохие.
Good stuff Karl. Love watching the whip and pause welding technique.
Great Job Brother.
That's some impressive engineering and welding skills! You guys make a great team! Take care
Nice Work
That is the best Project ever. I worship it. Greets from Germany
Karl you just have a bunch of cool projects going on and on-going. Personally I look forward to seeing them all. Eventually you'll finish them but have new ones started. I like the quick vid you did on the friend's little truck a few weeks back. Looking forward to more on the Baby Buick and maybe some more work on your gal's lowrider.
This truck is looking awesome! Great job, keep it up!
Thanks man I appreciate ya!
Really excited to see this project come together!
Awesome
Love the ramp truck videos.
Nice job as usual. Can't wait for more fabricating on the truck.
I ❤ this build Karl! Looking forward to more on the Ramp Truck😎👍
If your doing fabrication a torch is a very must have tool. Period it comes in handy for so many jobs. its a must in your tool in your arsenal.
Can’t wait to see the final product.
You make things look so easy. Everything is over the top with quality and precision. As always, nice work.
I'm still watching. I can't wait to see this one done. I got faith in you, man!! Sorry I don't comment more, I just suck at it. :)
Keep up the good work Karl. It is so cool that you and Brent are going to be working together again. Thanks as always for sharing the video's and your knowledge!
Another great video Karl, thanx for your time.
Killing it as usual. Great work and beautiful welds. Always enjoy seeing progress
Another great video...also received my japhands Tee and stickers many thanks Karl keep on cranking👌
glad to see more work on the ramp truck! actually your MORE likely to collect dirt in the shock mount from having the tube open for the bolts if you cap off the ends leaving it open would let it get dirt washed out
Good point
The Ford F- series trucks used the same upper front mount for many years. You can buy them (or could) directly from Ford. Last ones I got were under $20 each.
They don't look as cool, but are perfect for that OEM look.
They are also wider at the bottom for lots of room for axle articulation.
Engineering and artistry! A-and that's why we're here watching! Just amazing work and the way you share your knowledge and expertise is fantastic/brilliant! Sosa seems to be stepping up his TH-cam game (maybe he's just teasing us!). Can't wait to see what you and Jordan get into! Go Karl and Elio (nice haircut), keep moving forward!
So many great ideas from your channel. Those mounts look great...
My favorite project to follow on TH-cam right now!
Keep killing it Karl
Nice work as always Karl , enjoy my country when you arrive , I wish I could be there but I’m in Melbourne on the east coast , you are a pro at what you do keep it up , Cheers
Its coming along great. Keep up the great work.
Coming along nicely.
Looking really good Karl! Just food for thought even though the tube is 1/4 wall maybe with both those shocks hammering up and down on it may lossen the bolts.Would it be advantaious to weld some spaces within the tube and install longer bolts through the works. Maybe not but keep an eye on it be simple fix later.
A deadline finishing date is always a great way to ditch the excuses and get nose down arse up into the dirty work that we all dread near the end of every build! Cheers Mate looking forward to seeing the progress 👍 👏
You should bring it to street machine weekend in Lethbridge! It’s the biggest and best car show in most of Alberta, and would fit your timeline
I've been waiting for you to finish this truck.
Im 😁. I can watch the video now
The lower shock mounts may stick out too much and flex too much. You may need to put a bolster plate there to support the lower mounts. Looks cool though
Yeah, I had the same thoughts. As it is now, all of the shock loads are going through those two bolts heads and whatever area they cover inside that tube.
The journey is the main attraction but the finish is necessary, especially if the doer is multi-talented
I wish I could give 20 thumbs up for explaining using a torch. Nothing better then getting skilled with a gas axe.
Such a handy tool
Great fabrication 👍 I’ve been waiting for this one. Looks awesome 😎
Karl, as always looking good. When you get blue actually done and on the road I will keep a look out and hopefully get a chance to give a waive when you roll into Fast Cuts in kamloops. 👍🇨🇦
💚🇬🇧🌱 awesome work as per usual🤙 shame we never got to see the new posh saw in action...
Good newbie advice on torches. I have cut nuts off bolts without damaging threads on bolt. Invaluable tool cant do without
Great build 🎉
Would have never thought of two shocks on each side. Good job.
I'm just loving it. This kind of fabrication is the stuff I really got into, it would have been even better with the Fast cut. I'm old...
super travail bravo !!
I probably won't ever do any of the fine body work and such that you're doing, but I sure enjoy watching the metal move to your hand. You make it look easy Karl, easy to watch. Thanks!
Looking forward to seeing more
Glad to see you back on the truck CARL,I watched every Prev....Video with you and BRENT
I gotta admit I was surprised at first how often you used a torch vs plasma or cutoff wheel. Not anymore. Your torch skills are with out a doubt excellent. Some of your cuts have looked cleaner and a whole lot straighter than anything i have done with wheel or cut off. I'm more used to using a torch on the farm to heat up stuck on hardware or cut up thicker metal. Its been a pleasure watching you work metal. Thank you.
Looking forward to seeing your process.
Beautiful work, you guys do good work together
Those look great! It's going to be so amazing to see this monster on the road.
Thanks Brian!!!
Really nice bracket design, and execution, there, Karl. Waiting to see this one on the road.
Good job on the shock mounts looks great!
Very nice work, Professional outcome for sure! ☺
Great fab work well done guys thank you for sharing
So stoked to see the ramp truck is at the top of the project list. That thing is gonna be maximum badassery and I can’t wait to see it loaded up and sacked out. 🤘
Hey ya Quinn!!! Will have to come out your way from some kinda visit!