1938 Kustom Cadillac: Symmetry. It's Not Right AT ALL 😖 Part 22

[@fullcustomIan]

Happy Sunday! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to watch our latest drop! Watch till the end! Please remember to LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE and be sure to set your notifications so you don't miss any new content. We are busy these days cooking these up for our beloved community! We have merch! roussels-custom-fabrication.myshopify.com/ Be sure to get your orders in to beat the holiday rush! As always have a great week and we will see you soon! The Roussel's

[@gvet47]

When you are working that sheet metal on the English wheel it seems like you need to protect your hands. Seems so easy to slice your hands on the edges.

[@ROBByJONEs-2]

its a pleasure to watch wizardry at work. 5 star sir and Madam . love it

[@duaneayers6117]

Jamie, you have been doing an excellent job with recording Ian working in the shop. Great channel to watch. Thanks 👍🏼 🛸

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you. We finding our flow. Moving was really hard on us, but we are getting that balance back.

[@yztankless]

I really enjoy watching Ian create and design on the fly, He is a master

[@fullcustomIan]

We appreciate you!

[@troygoggans5495]

When I was really young we had a saying “ Beat to fit, Paint to match “ and somehow your work today reminded me of that little folk saying.

[@michaelarrington6320]

Ian, I really enjoy your channel and the back-and-forth narration with Jamie. Your voice is very soothing and calming much like the watching the painter Bob Ross. I'll keep watching you create on UTUBE even through the demise of the Motortrend channel! Thank you for sharing your gifts!

[@fullcustomIan]

That's high praise, thanks for watching! We'll be here!

[@robfreer-f8q]

This has been an excellent journey on this build . Don’t know what happens to the other garages who fade away but I do hope your projects keep coming . You are so down to earth and have an amazing talent . Thanks from Canada

[@TonyGliatta]

Love this content! Seeing the challenges of duplicating one side to the other is something we rarely ever saw on the TV show!…. Thanks for letting us see your “process” 😊

[@fullcustomIan]

We're glad you are enjoying it!

[@WaxedMerkin]

I just love how simple you make this stuff look. Its tick tick tick i can do that, then its i didnt think of that or that. It takes a master of his craft to make it look as simple as you do

[@SchmokesShop]

Yaaay another morning upload! This project is a perfect example of Ian's amazing talent, I love watching it evolve and get dialed in. THANK YOU!

[@fullcustomIan]

We are enjoying the process and trying to get it out the door to Victor to work his magic.

[@studio-iy7ov]

It's amazing how Ian does things .love the banter between you two.

[@ericfallis6202]

Love watching you work and explain how it works plus the zainy story's you 2 are entertaining

[@1954shadow]

It takes a trained eye and a natural talent for balance, to get symmetry, Ian you have all of that.

[@OrSomething.04]

Especially without laser levels. 🤪

[@1954shadow]

@@OrSomething.04 He has a well-calibrated, “eye-chrometer,” lol.

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you. It was a bit off this episode, but we will get it.

[@davemcreynolds6012]

You have the the plan & we all know that Ian !

[@SuperMickey57]

You got this! Cut a few tack welds, do the smacky smack thing with the hammers, tack weld it back and you're right there!

[@eikodunn]

Excellent. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@abelardocastillo6683]

Me again, the great thing about watching u is u make us think what's possible. Thanks

[@stevensacks6869]

I love your yutorube channel. I am 72 and my musical tastes are more modern. Thank both of you for many, many hours of blood, sweat, and tears. Long time viewer

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying it!

[@tommysparkman1160]

Lol funny moments and work done...the new shop looks good on you guys..love it

[@fullcustomIan]

We are glad you like the new shop!

[@53Peterbilt]

Love the new shop space! Much brighter too! Here's what I'd do, were I in your shoes... I'd paint a full grid on the floor with a very clearly marked centerline (maybe in a different color). Then dial your car in over the grid so that the centerlines on the floor and the car both line up, thereby giving you complete reference points wherever you look. Just a glance from one side to the other tells you if you've got things proportioned. What's more, is when you had the trailer wire stretched from the nose to the rear of the car, you should have drawn it directly onto the car giving you reference points to measure from for side to side accuracy. I'd have done that from the onset of this entire project. (I'd do it to all of them when customizing on the fly to this extent.) When you are measuring the existing fender's gap from that centerline, then I'd make hash marks all the way down the opposite side, giving you marks to easily follow to line the new fender up to. Makes all this alignment stuff so much easier. Great episode! Keep 'em coming! 😎👍

[@fullcustomIan]

Thanks for the tips!

[@ZonDog]

As a fan, I'm stoked on the Kustom Caddy. Great work guys!😊

[@kennethewertz9313]

What a difficult task. Great job! Your positive attitude is your strength.

[@fullcustomIan]

Thanks, it takes a lot of work to stay positive!

[@robertbelote5273]

I don't care what else happens in this video, that was the goodest sign I've ever seen. Made my day for sure.

[@paulsasso1650]

Ian, the string lines are good. I’ve used them for years, but when I was doing construction, I ended up buying a carpenter or construction laser, which has a spinning, horizontal and vertical laser. You could sit it on of a tripod in the middle of the shop and turn on the top laser and put a horizontal line all the way around your shop or the side, laser and have a line vertical from Florida ceiling. Mine is even visible without turning out lights if nothing else there are a lot of fun. I discovered my floor at the time was 3 inches off from one side of 100 foot building to the other.

[@julioaguirre553]

I love this build too! I started following because of the VeeDubz you create, I think if you get a seamstress tape ruler that'll make life a lil easier. Because you can measure accurately due to the contour it grabs along the panels, I like to use it for doing automotive graphics. Helps get everything symmetrical.. Thanks for the videos guys, yall rock!

[@eziotaddeo1726]

Hey Ian, Jamie hello!!! , nother gr8 tute love it. I for one love your teachings WARTS and ALL!! Brings the whole journey into play. Yeh sometimes it doesn't work ist time round. Cheers, give me more. that beast is gonna shine when it's done!

[@fullcustomIan]

Thanks! We're glad you enjoy the process

[@RebeccaMorgan-k7x]

Great skillsmanship by the way!

[@TheDom-v8vett]

Hey guys love your content keep up the great work can't wait to see the finished Cadi... PS. Would love to see Ian show how he dresses a welded Pannell completely😊 I can't seem to get It right..

[@jessehermosillo8116]

Mr ian good job doing all kinds of mods, your talent in medal magic shows your skills. I THINK you need knee pads, walking and flexibility are very important in your line of work. Good stuff Jamie both of you be safe.

[@donlandenberg8126]

Awesome time hanging out with y'all. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@GinoTassoni-fg1wg]

Greetings from South Carolina...goodmorning. I just want to make an observation. Ian your vision is Otta this world. But the real attraction is your common sense approach to each problem solving. It's very relatable to me & your ability of fabrication with mostly basic tools. This is a EVERY man kind of vib. Which is inspiring to ALL. Nice!👍✌️

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you kindly.

[@darleneprodeahl1255]

Just an idea Ian? Have you watched bellos Kratos? The same metal work you are doing mike does on bellows. You are both so talented. I myself ha e watched alot and used applications with hubby working g on our merc. Thanks for all your dedication to the channel and thanks Jamie for all what you call silly questions..some of us don't have all the shop k owledge but hey.. we will get there ❤❤

[@fullcustomIan]

We appreciate you! Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@nathanraine7462]

Lovin' This Build, Knowing That Victor Will Be Making Enhancements. U.K

[@robjohnson1073]

Great episode guys 👍

[@fullcustomIan]

Many thanks!

[@RAKINAUS]

I'm not good with symmetry, I can't even spell it., my eye started to twitch, there must be 42 different angles there. I'm confident Ian will work it out. Love your work you two.

[@fullcustomIan]

Right?! LOL

[@ellertorresiii1081]

Good morning Ian and Jamie 🤩☀️🌞

[@fullcustomIan]

Good morning to you!

[@James-qr6rp]

you eventually get there you always do it's going to look sick when it's done love your work .. 🤘🏻🇭🇲

[@fullcustomIan]

Facts.

[@davidwood6910]

Love your work..NOW I WANT A SHOP INSPECTOR TEE SHIRT. LOL.

[@retired815]

Hi Jamie n Ian, love your very cool channel , excellent work and keep em coming! 👍Montreal Quebec Canada 🇨🇦

[@fullcustomIan]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@JimFowler-zk2zi]

Killing it with the music!!

[@fullcustomIan]

I love picking it out. Thank you~ Jamie

[@jameswaite6496]

Music is good.

[@nateabel5548]

What you need is a laser and do you can center it on the center of the car and mark the floor would make your world a lot easier

[@severinappleton3438]

Ian ‘s a very gifted craftsman . Very good couple working together creating their dream !

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you. We are blessed.

[@MichaelMaxim-ft5sv]

I see the new shop is working out nicely for you..the caddy is looking bad ass

[@OfficialHARTKAER]

Always loving the Ian'd Rousselt😉💪

[@DuaneSchouw]

Good Morning to you both. Just wanted to let you know that I renewed my youtube just to subscribe to your channel. I've been a big fan for awhile. keep it coming.

[@wesleycarr2928]

The Cadillac is going to be outta this world ! Great job Ian

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you!

[@krispetersen9595]

Another great video, you guys make a great pair for your channel

[@fullcustomIan]

We are glad you think so!

[@garymcdonald1990]

You're right , other show was getting formulaeic . Do miss Victor popping his head in . But maybe I missed it. Since I just found you . Thankfully.

[@jimmyjam813]

It's cool seeing Ian use skills he learned from Gene like the shrinker.

[@WalterWeber-k7t]

Hi Ian , I'm wondering if you still do any projects for Bill (48 international) guy. I liked the oldsmobile too.

[@fullcustomIan]

We're not working on a project with him at the moment.

[@nikob829]

Dang brotha you nailed sweet job my friend you have some mad skillz

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you!

[@nikob829]

@@fullcustomIan anytime Ian love your show id like to ask I want to do a unique valance for my pathfinder was wondering if I brought it to you how much you charge to do it I'm in Arizona...

[@DonzTattoozGarage]

Always enjoyable watching Ian doing Ian things!

[@SteveBohannon-s5t]

Jamie , Ian, and coffee. A great morning! I've grown to like Jamie and Ian with my coffee as much as milk with it. Ask Ian: Is Beverly Shears related to Billy Shears?

[@fullcustomIan]

Good morning! Great dad joke! 😂

[@WarDogs_Dad]

Awesome enhancement on the fender

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you

[@carlhansen5807]

Ian, you can get additional action from your English Wheel by adding a rubber band made from an innertube to the top wheel. You'd be surprised at the additional action you get from a thin layer of rubber...

[@Ian_Roussel]

…. That’s what She said 😂

[@janmiller3020]

I love that every shape he works with is the shape of his skull.

[@fullcustomIan]

Isn't everyones skull shaped the same?

[@janmiller3020]

I think the human body is weird. Anyway, I like this concept. I have learned a lot!

[@copperaudio9664]

Yes please Jamie - more Rockabilly.

[@fullcustomIan]

Glad you enjoyed it. I try to keep it fresh.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.🛸👽👍

[@fullcustomIan]

And thank you for continuing to support us! Have a great day!

[@brucewrandol]

38 Caddy does the limbo!

[@tommyjackson6216]

As an pro collision teck our jobs are so different either way it's very complicated u put people's lives in our repair and modification. Modification. Your talents are as extreme as your creations I love your work and family and pets can't wait to see the final miny trike build. hats off to u and yours. Ps love the new shop I want miss a single episode 😊

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you! Working on it today! Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

[@larrysorenson4789]

There is a famous Cobra story relevant to this situation. After the Soviet Union fell there were lots of high tech factories that shut down because there was no money for more military equipment like jets. So the computers. Scanners, C&C machines were mothballed. Meanwhile, in America, some car enthusiast wanted a brand new Cobra but hand hammering a body was really expensive. Somehow he found out about state of the art metal fabrication plants sitting idle and before you can say “dos vidanyo” a deal was cut. A real Cobra was procured, stuffed in a box and sent overseas to the aerospace factory. A week or two passed and then a message showed up in America. It said: “Which one do you want?” Confused a conference call took place. The fabricators explained that they had laser scanned the Cobra only to find that the two halves, right and left, were quite different in EVERY aspect including the rocker panel edges, one of which was 3/4” closer to the ground than the other. A command decision was made and a whole run of shiny new Cobra bodies were soon on the way to America.

[@fullcustomIan]

That is a fascinating story

[@larrysorenson4789]

@ oh my goodness. I apologize to you personally for causing you to get all excited and worked up. I wish I had the article to share with you so that that date could be more accurately provided to you. Regardless the article stated that was how the symmetrical variations were discovered.

[@larrysorenson4789]

@ a quick internet search reveals the following. The Kirkham company commissioned the Polish Cobra replica bodies to be made starting in 1994. The high tech factory had been making Soviet MIG’s but orders stopped in 1991, shuttering the factory. The MIG factory took delivery of several of the first commercially available laser scanners also in 1991.

[@avdkmusic]

I already know this car is going to be awesome.

[@ArchieKnuckles-i4p]

I was wondering where you went, You were lost but now found. Now I can continue my welding education.

[@markhansen8253]

When you sad you handnt ever used the shop dog dolly, I was saying you just did. Jamie then says same thing. Love the channel!

[@angelgarcia4328]

THE CRUSHER !!!

[@erasethepatterns1]

You are an amazing artist and I like watching your process. You do what I dreamt about since a young age. Much respect. That said, this is not a critique but, as my instructor I wanted to pass the test on knowing where the dis symmetry was. Is it the fender meeting the rear roll pan intersection needed to move an inch out from the center on driver side? I would say what screwed you up was the distraction on the other side of the camera. Your usual shop companion doesn't usually converse so much. Anyway, very cool project man.

[@kevs6402]

It should say, ROUSEL'S OUTTA HIS WORLD.

[@fullcustomIan]

LOL

[@ronbunker5778]

Appears to be daunting at times. It does look really cool though!

[@javman03]

You should go watch a few of Karl's English wheel tutorials on his KZbin channel Make It Kustom. He's really good at explaining the how and why of what your are really doing and how to achieve your desired effect.

[@40momba]

👽👽👽Happy Sunday Jamie & Ian! George The GlassMan.👽👽👽 Love Dagmars too !

[@fullcustomIan]

Hello! Good morning to you! Have a great day!

[@edcianfarra7890]

See my Sunday afternoon rest time is well spent hanging with you guys. Thanks for what you do.

[@fullcustomIan]

We're glad you're here!

[@randywest8324]

have you ever thought of lazer levels they are cheap now love your channel

[@bjhough3925]

I would like more live content from the shop. Just an idea.

[@fullcustomIan]

We are working towards that

[@timmarkham1728]

Like the new shop. 👍

[@fullcustomIan]

We are really loving it.

[@bentamati2671]

What was the first car that inspired you to build custom cars

[@trevormccarthy4175]

Bloody amazing. Another fascinating episode.

[@briansmith1279]

You need to get Ian a sheet metal nibbler for his birthday.. pay for itself in cutoff discs

[@stevensacks6869]

Okay. I really have begun like this music. I don`t know why. It is new to me. Alien , pulp fiction, and a taste of Mojave.

[@fullcustomIan]

It is a little of everything and how I might be feeling that day of filming or when I edit. Glad you are liking it! ~ Jamie

[@rickywhite7578]

Excellent another video.

[@kevinlucas8437]

Fabulous work !!!

[@abelardocastillo6683]

This may sound stupid but I think that caddy would look cool with a boatail where it comes up behind the drive and passenger as headrests. Ur mind is rubbing off on me. However u do it I know its gonna be amazing.

[@laurensmith1828]

A lot of very useful info. Thanks Ian and Jamie!

[@oldfatbiker]

Cool

[@davesnothere8859]

how do you make it symmetrical? Get it as close as you can and remember they can only look at one side at a time.

[@shanewright6958]

Another good one. It’s looking good 👍👍

[@robtroborty9729]

Good format Jamie 😊 except for the music 😂

[@fullcustomIan]

You win some you lose some

[@robtroborty9729]

@@fullcustomIan i like the spacey techno type notes, I dunno what its called 🤪🤔😊 keep up the good work, you two 🙏👍😊

[@billm6774]

Hey 1st! Thanks for sharing all your builds. Love the new shop. I've got one dumb question ,How the heck do you change the back tires on this? Back in the early 70's I used to cut up a bunch of wrecked 54' Porshes ( My buddy had a James Dean thing) and bugs of all ages, Had a 72'bug with a 36 ford end (fiberglass) and a 65' Austin Healy 3000. Again thanks

[@larryreece1403]

I got a small acorn plate that bolts to a wooden bench. once installed, I use it all the time.

[@ssimons]

When you guys are watching KZbin videos you should check out Invision Prototypes. The guy is a wizard on the English Wheel and gives plenty of tips. His style is different than Ian’s, but he makes some cool hand built cars.

[@steveanderson6691]

I have the same welder as you. But I have never done body work with mine. Now I'm building some squarebodys and need to do some bodywork. What do you run your volts and wire speed at and what size wire are you using. Thanx

[@Ian_Roussel]

230 and 17 with .030 wire

[@alanrubin6121]

Wouldn’t adding a fender skirt on the left side bring the fender out from the frame

[@dr.zacharysmith1207]

Ian’s patience is phenomenal and has a way of keeping His stress levels under control and never lose control of his ego! wow a real Standup man’s man .👍👍👍👍

[@MichaelMitchell-vk9lk]

Nice tuneage

[@henryallisonsr8318]

Ian just want to say hi to you all and keep up the good work. I like watching you do your thing with cars and trucks and the 3 wheeler. God bless and have a blessed day

[@fullcustomIan]

Thank you!

[@henryallisonsr8318]

@fullcustomIan no thanks needed for I love watching and I wish I was able todo half of what you do but at almost being 80 I can't do things like I did when I was younger. God bless and enjoy yourselves doing what you love todo Pete Allison Sr from Louisville KY

[@larryreece1403]

BTW The music is ON POINT! Love it!

[@fullcustomIan]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MichaelKrakow]

It appears to me...its a bit off in symmetry. If you took the circular trunk piece and went top to bottom and and measured where the center is then drew a line side to side...and at that point measure from the outside circle to the fender...it appears wider on the passenger side by about an inch.

[@johng7521]

what is the gage of sheet metal thatyou use ? love the music Jamie !

[@Ian_Roussel]

20

[@papabatsquatch]

It's all good brother, you need to take care of you first. We will be waiting, your content is great.

[@fullcustomIan]

Appreciate you! I am trying to get better at life/work balance.

[@jb9218]

Can't unsee a tortilla! :)

[@humptydumpty3802]

Eastwood 37 Inch Curve Template Contour Body Shape Gauge. Mark

[@mattsquires9925]

#askIan I’m new to welding and was wondering what your process is to go from tack welds to smooth metal?

[@tomasmorgan3195]

If you use a little marble mystery oil, it'll help move your metal easier

[@fullcustomIan]

Good advice, Thanks for the tip!