How I Built My Shop Rod ON A BUDGET!! | FULL STORY + TOUR | 1938 Dodge RAT ROD Truck!!

On this episode of Make It Kustom, I’m giving you a full tour of my Japhands Kustoms 1938 Dodge rat rod shop truck!! It has been an ongoing project for 10 years and I even fully re-built it a long the way. Check out all the parts and features that went in to building this truck ON A BUDGET! Hydraulic suspension, flamethrowers, bead rolled interior, unique hardware, hand made brass details, and parts I’ve collected from friends over the years!

Thanks to Rad Iron Photography for many of the wicked stills you see in this video!!

1938 Dodge cab
1937 Chevy box
1961 Corvette 283 motor
4 speed Saginaw transmission
Salvaged box tubing chassis
Chopped and channeled
Custom flamethrowers
Modified 324 Oldsmobile speed boat exhaust manifolds
Cantilever hydraulic suspension
Watts link
Tunnel ram intake
Straight axle
Magneto distributor
Custom bead rolled bomber seats and door panels
P51 Mustang air craft seatbelts
Safari windshield
Bare metal patina
Astro van spare tire wheels
36” Bedford rear wide white wall tires
32” Lester front tires

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[DudesWithWrenches]

Could look at thing for hours and still miss something beautiful amazing details

[argee]

The engineering that went into this vehicle is amazing!

[jakespeed]

This ain’t no Rat Rod. This is a well engineered, pride in workmanship Hot Rod. Bravo on each and every detail. As the President of our car club, I hand out the Engineering Excellence Award, at each year’s Groundhog Gala.
Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work 😎👍🏆

[dirtydeanis]

Just found this channel, never knew we had so many talented car builders in Canada!!!…..can’t wait to see more!

[simon]

I fuckin love how this thing works around the rules, coolest build

[jeffreylevin]

Brent said you were amazing. He didn’t lie! I love your work. You are very talented. Please keep the videos coming 👍😎.

[chuckster]

The brass work and details on this truck are simply Amazing !

[munched]

Thanks for the panel beating instruction on previous vids. I'm learning a lot.

[mermaiddreams]

Awesome build!!! Love all the little unique pieces and parts!! Very well thought out suspension, pretty sure I have the same pumps with the build in slow downs that I had on a body dropped S-10 back about 15 years ago, gave me some good ideas for my upcoming build!!!

[TheCloser]

As someone also going on 10yrs with my own personal build, I understand the struggles. Now my chassis is drivable and all I lack is the sheet metal work, but struggle staying on it.

I come here for inspiration to keep pushing myself. Thank you for being genuine.

[scotthay]

A real showcase of your metalworking talent Karl. The rat-rod is simple and superb. I can easily see why it wins awards.

[SirMo]

This has to be one of the coolest rat rods I've seen. Love the brass and bare metal combo. It's awesome. And I really dig how unique and full of mementos it is. It give me the inspiration for the build I am planning.

[scalecustomworkz]

Seeing the minute details of a dream creates ART !!!! Never stop painting the canvas of reality.

[VinnyMartello]

I absolutely love the sheet metal work. I want to incorporate some wild stuff in my 36 Plymouth and I love your build.

[leofrac]

I have almost 30 years as a frame and body technician Heating beating and welding metal I’ve built numerous muscle cars custom Harley’s but I’ve never seen such beautiful raw metal work your frame and suspension are one of a kind . I love the hand built not bought machines like yours . 👍

[floridian]

That's a Kickass Hot Rod!! Beautiful work, very detail oriented. You do beautiful kustom work. I can tell your a Class Act from your work and the way you present yourself. Keep up the great you!
Thanks for sharing

[bradpage]

Wow!!!! The detail put in to each part is incredible!!! Love the sneaky brass rods! Fooling folks while steel runs through them!!

[rogermontee]

Karl this build is so I love old 30’s pickups.Your such an amazing metal craftsman.

[johnmcclain]

I've been building chopped Harleys for almost fifty years, came out of Chicago, now in N.C. and am really impressed with the quality of your work and your ideas. I really like the "distressed metal look", I've run a few chops over the years, ratty, distressed. I've watched you for a while, learned a lot about body work I've never done, always been wrenching on drive elements and the frame work. I really enjoyed your rod, after watching your bead roller build and several others. I hope to run into you at a show sometime, it's great to see younger guys doing what we did, so long ago, and carrying on the tradition. Thanks for sharing with us.

[unclehornet]

Love that you built it with a lot of scrap parts. I love the challenge of making things from scrapyard parts too.