WHAT DO YOU THINK? Mounting Headlights, Tail lights, Shocks, & MORE! Model A Roadster 

Dont know where you get the energy to do this jewelry like work and make documentaries atvthe same time. Just glad you do 👍🇬🇧

The car looks absolutely fabulous. I have learned countless tips and tricks from this build for my own project and I’m so grateful for all the amazing content. You rock.

For a small shop/home shop Drill Doctor does a decent job on split points. The split grill surround is the most unique part of the A.

The Model A is looking great Karl. Thanks for sharing your great work! 💯👍👊

Drill Doctor is excellent. Take the first cut with the bench grinder , then finish with the Doctor!

I appreciate the words of wisdom you add to these videos. Like the drill bits! I learned you get what you pay for after so much frustration like you say. Hopefully that will save the new guys some trouble.

Man, it's really sweet how this car is coming together. Love it.

Love the headlights

Beautiful ... I want one !!

Once again, a very clean and attractive build.

Karl! Can't wait to see this on the road! 🙌 Keep the progress videos coming!

This rod is simply beautiful !!!!

The lights and shock mounts look absolutely perfect… the car exudes class and simply gets better and better.

Nice work! I thought it was my HF air saw was the only one that jammed up hehe. Great job love the Roadster and the work put into it.

This is the type of videos I like to watch. More of this please.

The rig is looking great, here in Australia they have to have Mud guards, but it's looking great, all the best to you and your loved ones

That Car ist awesome I love it.....❤

A glimpse into why there are so many unfinished projects out there. Dreams require time, money and an incredible amout of skill. Just staying after it take a certain amount of dedication that most underestimate. Admirable workmanship.

Very nicely thought out.

Cool Roadster you are doing a nice job :)

Love the fabrication, just brilliant to see your skills. Thank you

Very nice upgrades and work. I'm glad I found and subscribed to your channel a while ago. Thank you.

I love the look of the roadster in bare metal with those bronzish wheels. Gentleman's ride indeed.

Can't wait to see her done. Looks great, a classic roadster.

Looks freaking awesome!!! It’s coming together, so much little small things to button up at this stage. The one in the background is a “Gentleman’s Truck”!

Patience is key - a great tutorial on it 👍

I use a drill Dr. For my drills, it gets em sharpe every time !!! Man that model A is turning out Rad!!!!

Absolute class act!!, roadster looks amazing!!.great job as usual!

Karl, I take a size15 boot, ain't no way I could press the brake without pressing the gas! But at 6'4", I probably wouldn't fit in it anyway haha!

Love the look of the car. Another great video. Thanks

It's aircraft themed I feel . Love it. My father was a pilot in WW2 and built a car similar he used bomber seats form a B24 . Very cool.

Looking Good Karl ! Like the theme of the lighting holes/speed holes in different places around the car makes it interesting ! It's nice you have the So Cal shop in your province help the hot rod community get their rides on the road easer !

Super cool!

So fun to watch a youtuber that doesnt mess Up because he plans and has so much talents. Tank you Kevin, keep it up! And make it custom ahah

Like the way it is coming together, thank you

Awesome, Making this Hot Rod into a Klean Kustom for sure!

Sheet metal bits from McMaster/Carr are the bomb. Often called "Split Point" or "Stubby Bits".

Love the model A I would leave it in the metal and I live in Mandurah Western Australia

Love it

You do sculpture,not just custom cars. I appreciate your talent.

when you cut the shock bracket after bending, i was like 'haha you fancy lazer cuttin sum beach" It's good to see that you are human... after seeing the magic you did on the dash, i thought you must be a machine ive been following for over a year. your skills are amazing

I'm very impressed Karl that you cut both of the shock brackets out without bending one and test fitting it first. You're very skilled! Always enjoy your vids!

Things can be accomplished with such ease …. I envy your skills 👍👍

The roadster really looks good. Excellent work.

Drill doc. Yes I have one on the shelf, haven’t used it in years, I learned how to do it on the bench grinder, haven’t looked back.

Great looking build Karl! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

Fun to watch! I’ve been fabricating for a few years and learned some good tips. I agree good drill bits! And the roadster looks awesome!

Always a treat to watch you work Karl. That Model A is going to be killer. Yeah, a "gentleman's car" that is drop dead handsome and commands respect. Thanks as always and we'll see you next time.

I see a lot of people just grab their drill and go at it with no cutting oil. It doesnt take a lot but just a few drops every now amd then while drilling will make the bit cut smoother and faster and it will extend the life of the bit. Get a good center punch also. I like the spring loaded center punches. It will save you a lot of frustration trying to keep the bit centered. Around here Grainger is a good place to get quality bits.

Pretty cool ride. Can’t wait to see it with some paint.

I love the gentleman's roadster.

The project is shaping up nicely. Great work!

Nice work as always Karl!! Maybe a class up in the Northeast if possible and enough interest, lot of cars up here that could use metal work lol

Looks absolutely amazing!

I use a Drill Doctor to sharpen my bits . Simple to use ,and accurate. Not expensive too.

Split point drills (two facets on cutting edge) Yes you can grind them on a machine. Even my $100 drill doctor will do it fairly well. Yellow "titanium" bits are titanium nitride coated. This is a barrel plating process and not indicative of quality of the material or the grind of the drill. I'd take a quality bright (uncoated) or black oxide HSS drill over anything they sell at home depot any day. Precision twist drill, dorner, cle-line, YG1 all make good and affordable drills. I also use stub drills most of the time. The shorter drills are both cheaper and stiffer. I buy common sizes by the dozen (1/8", 3/16", 1/4", common tap drills) and i always pilot drill with a good sharp drill, which helps maintain the life of your bigger drills.

This car is killing me! A work of art, with an eye for restraint! Everything is gorgeous in its simplicity and complicated artistry! If this beauty was mine I would probably clear coat her and run her raw/natural for a spell before applying the make-up! I will keep saying it, AMBR contender here (artistry, design, fabrication and updating the traditional roadster build/style)! Go Japhands! Keep moving forward!

Great advice on measuring twice from different references. My motto: "Think thrice, measure twice, build once." I mean no offense, however, i am compelled to say, those carriage bolts on the headlight stanchions look out of place. A fellow engineer friend of mine uses the term "age the data" which in your tail light case means tape them on and then leave them a couple of days. Just walking around the shop and seeing the lights, and you will arrive at a good or bad feeling. Yeah, a couple of days seems like a long time, but better than living with something you know could have been better for the life of the car, or having to move them after mounted. A very traditional look for the tail lights. I might have put lights into the outer three holes in the flat part of the valance on each side. Traditionally a transverse leaf front end doesn't need or use a track bar. What's up with that?

Dude I love the look of this. You should put a brass mesh in the grill the same light tone as the windshield. Kinda like a Bentley mesh or a old British spots car. Karl you are a legend with a gentleman’s ride👍🏻

Loving the build so far !! Except for the headlights. Such a classy, upscale, build and then generic roadster headlights. Which in my opinion take away from that incredible grill shell ! That being said, you're an incredible craftsman !! Keep it up

Thank you! Your videos are grreat!

Yes a hi-boy is always a great gentleman's rod, it's one of the coolest I have seen. I'm 70 so I have see more than a few...

Love your work and looking forward to meeting you at the Australian Hotrod Nationals in Perth / Mandurah this weekend

What a cool and stylish Model A! Great job cool one 😎. Your work is appreciated 👍. Anyway, thanks for the video 📸.

Looks great Karl

Keep on the roadster, such a great project

I think it's fantastic 😍

Hii I Like your work and your video I am in uk I watch your video

Looking really good Karl

I'm liking that model A!! I'm really looking forward to seeing what the grille insert looks like going into that killer grille shell! Take care

Awesome content

Always good information on how to carry out quality work. Sure like your new "heavy hauler" cabover. Take Care.

Nice car,I think you should make the headlight mounts,your touch would be awesome, thanks for sharing your build!

I bought a drill doctor and it makes the double cut on drill bits. 1. Drilling steel and stainless steel, high downward pressure and slow speed especially small bits. 2. Use oil for lube and coolant. Or beez wax, candle wax. Aluminum is softer so you can use lighter pressure and higher speed. Still use wax or oil. Same with a cutting wheel use boe lube or Boeing lube, yes I'm a aircraft structures mechanic. You won't believe how much faster it cuts and less likely to cook the bits.

It takes eye to piece the car together and visualize how all the details come together when completed. It surely looks posh. And not in a bad way. Hope you choose a good colour for it. Looks so good in bare metal also!

That roadster is BADASS! I'm looking forward to more content on it and the Zepher. Also the ramp truck. And the Cadillac lol

Beautiful car. One of a kind.

A beadrolled panel incorporating the tailights might fancy the back end up a little. Loving the build so far .

Car looks so cool loved those headlights there in the perfect place and the angle of the shocks it all looks so good together..nice work dude ….enjoyed the vid 👍

Excellent!!

Needs a access panel for the Master cylinder so you can add or check fluid. Been there. I like the look. Has a dry lakes look.

the roadster is looking so sick! unbelievable craftsmanship and attention to detail. i really like the tip of measuring from two different sources.

Holy fuck is it ever sweet to see the headlight on this car! Looks amazing!

For future reference you could take a picture of the head lights and print them out full size in color and tape them from that back to see what look good. Nice job on the head light cool!

Good to see you back again. I love this project.

It is looking amazing

Superb craftsmanship and always a pleasure to watch

You've come so far obviously this 32 it's going to be sick when it's done keep up the great work 👍

Looks sharp😊

looks great. good job.

Your truck is the coolest.

It is possible to split a drill point by hand, but to get a real nice factory sharpen & split, you need a Drill Doctor or similar machine with the split point option.

Im not a real hotrodder...But i am so impressed what you are fabricating, so im addicted anyway😁😁😁

i like it a lot love to go to one of your shop class learnd a lot just watching you

Karl, we bend the bracket the wrong way(a little) in the center, then make the bends we need. Then we flip the part over and press the middle bend out to flat again. Might work on your bender.

Looks great

Well, the rear lights. Personally, I would have mounted them on the same type of stem/pedestal that the headlights are on. Standing them off the body leaves for a clean ontouched body shape and that offset adds a bit of extra character, but only in my opinion and that is how I would have done it. But, you are the man Karl so its your call. Top content as always!

Roadster is coming together very nicely Karl. Love the build videos dedicated to its progress. Being in Texas it’s just surreal to see things just sit in bare metal that long.. pretty awesome!

What you're calling a double point drill bit is a split point drill bit. Normal drill bits don't actually cut in the very center. Split points cut very nearly the entire thing though there is some rubbing. The drill doctor I bought years ago will not only sharpen bits but I can add the split point to bits that didn't have them.

That car is looking killer, love that look more so than the slammed rod look.