Custom Car Body Part 11: Making Aluminum Door Openings

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Love your talents and teaching. I'm 67. I love making things, wood, metal, welding, etc.. I feel I wasted a lot of years not pursuing what I'm gifted at. Keep following your passions while you have your youth, it slips away quickly my friend.

[@Henrik.Yngvesson]

I'm only 38 and feel that life is way to short for all I want to do.

Wise words Jeff! Appreciate that👊🏻

[@bibcustom]

Totally agree Im 38 and im from China, i also like making things, currently im an airline pilot but i found its not my ideal job, so im building my small workshop in my backyard now, hopefully in the near future i can do what i like and make living on it😊

[@RonCovell]

You're making fantastic progress, Chris. I can't wait to see the next installment!

[@dougstenger4085]

Please show how you attach the body to the chassis. As a mechanic (aircraft), I love the detail stuff and it's never covered in books. I appreciate the series. I've learned a lot.

Great suggestion, I will cover this in a future video! Thanks for watching!

[@berticusmaximus8381]

I was shocked when you just bent it with your knee. Nice work.

[@OwenFromOhio]

Man, that's beautiful work!!

[@TheCarlhungness]

Fabulous series. Would like to see a close up and explanation of your radius bender along with how you make and bend the aluminum tubing you use for under-structures. We really appreciate the extra effort you put forth in teaching/videoing for us.

Thanks for the feedback! I will do a video specifically on this in the future.

[@bullmarkskarosseri1471]

Amazing, entertaining and educational to see how a handmade body is born. Thanks! 🙂 / Anders

[@BeAMetalFabricator]

Love your work man! I am working towards a similar dream! The metal shaping is also a true passion of mine! 🙏 Keep it up

[@JeremyCRunge]

Great cars even better name!!!

[@lunkydog]

These are great. Really appreciate you doing this.

[@ODIS-bp1ks]

As always, totally impressed! Thanks for your great work!

[@maya00795]

Awesome buddy. .... Too good........ Greetings from india 🙌🏻

[@bdpgarage]

Really neat work.

[@DrydeeMetalWerks]

Longing for episode 12!

[@joseph317]

Thanks for your detail..

[@skyfreakwi]

Love just freaking all of it! I can't wait to start new my own car!!! Are we going to see a chassis making set of videos I wonder?

[@faroironandcustoms6577]

Nice!!! Thank you for posting.

[@tomthompson7400]

looking great , interesting to see how many tig guys are lefties ,,, now Ive mentioned it you will start to notice .

[@DrydeeMetalWerks]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, making a body of a buck is a life long goal of mine. You are really inspiring! Will you do a series on the chassis fabrication in the future?

[@thomaslove1285]

all from a drawing? i guess first i gotta learn how to draw. i used to like watching those chip foose renderings. runge is a combo of all my favs . morgan pembleton roush zagato shelby icon hennesy and thornley kellam with the lancia aurilia b20gt!

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Great video, enjoyed watching. -Spanky

[@ibast1]

Hey mate, did you slip off the earth? I've been learning a lot and am keen to see the rest of this series.

[@VivreMieuxIci]

Great job, What is the thickness of the metal?

[@bullrush1725]

Fabulous work mate. Question, did you find it easier to build over an existing car like your Veleno or over your own chassis?

[@andyvitale6071]

Did you ever wish you had more then two arms?

[@georgeallen2124]

What made you go from a metal buck to wood? Thanks Chris!

Great question- I have had several orders for the RS and at the same time I have extended the wheelbase since the first two were built. With the extended wheelbase I was shaping the tube bucks on the fly to accommodate. I decided to scan the buck and have it really dialed in digitally, then CNC cut out of wood. This gives me a more precise buck to work off of for making multiples. Traditionally, a tube or wire buck would be used for more one-off competition cars. After working both with the original wood bucks for my builds and then doing the Superleicht Tube buck I've found that the wood is in fact more efficient and easier to build off of. Both have their place but right now the wood is working excellent.

[@georgeallen2124]

Thanks Chris!

[@stuartkorte1642]

I assume all the cleco holes get welded.

The bulkhead cleco points get riveted👍🏻

[@MyBlueZed]

21 December 2023 - where are you? 😢

[@DowneastBeast]

More ovaltine, please!

[@tazanteflight8670]

You will get more views if you create a reddit account, and post links to your videos in all the car subs. Dont rely on youtube or the the algorithm.

[@andrewmcallister9250]

Nice work as Always Chris 👍 From Down Under 🦘 Cheers Andy