Gives you an appreciation of all the work that's involved to do clutch and brake pedal the right way make it strong Thanks for explaining all that somebody would look at the car and not know all the hours that go into that and that's just one thing hold a whole rebuild of a hot rod
Dear, I congratulate you for your excellent and educational program. Iron Trap Garage is for me the best of all the programs on mechanics and assembly of hot rod bodies on You Tube, a true technical school that I enjoy and it teaches me infinite techniques that I apply when assembling my hot rod. I hope one day to be able to personally visit your workshop. Thank you very much for continuing to transmit your long-awaited and appreciated videos.
Well I enjoy what you do I like your show I like seeing the old antique cars better than I do these new garbage boxes I call them I do not like these newer cars with fuel injection and all that garbage but you have a great day and enjoy your show man thank you
Nice job Matt 👍 looks sturdy 😂 I’m concerned about the single master deal but I guess everything is going to be new and it is a fair weather car with an e brake.
Great idea to make the removable pedal assembly and not weld in the mounting bracket to the body. Can't wait to see the push rods and what they will mount to on the pedal. He.. for stout and the pedals look more like OEM, not after market. Outstanding work as usual good content.
I’ve got 2 Australian 34 roadster cowls and they both have a really neat set of brake and clutch holes in the firewalls,,,, it’s nice to see a traditionalist put pedal through a firewall again,,,, such a better system for brake efficiency,,, through the floor is cave man engineering
The biggest lesson I've learned in the past year watching your's and other channels on hotrod fabrication etc is,; complete mockup but, in stages is critical, (leaving the peddles as they were, knowing but not sure where they will eventually fit avoids double or even triple the work is an excellent example) - it's all about trial, test and repeat. I built four Harleys for myself over the past 12 years and there was a lot of 'do-over' until it was right but, the best bike I built was the last one, where the build was complete in every way as a mock-up to ensure everything was just 'so'. The final product was superb (it fit Me properly in every way) and it was a blast to ride! Now, working on my '35 ford Coupe - the mock-up and trials are that much more extensive and requires infinitely more patience with every failure to anticipate. If I can learn just one little lesson from each video I watch, it's all worthwhile. Enjoy your content.
Yep it’s still a process I have to learn myself! It’s sometimes so hard to just leave something looking “wrong” or not totally finished to avoid double work. Every project is a chance to learn more! Thanks for watching!
Cool man I think you're doing a great job on that car now when you get it done let's see how fast you can go with it what a great car man have a great day man
I’m really liking that portable handheld straight line plasma cutter 😂 I’m gonna have to look into getting myself one. Nice video, always informative 👍
Another excellent job , those pedals aren't going anywhere but where designed to travel . Very solid , no chance of fatiguing the sheet metal out in the firewall . This car is turning out beautifully . It also shows how custom builds require a lot more than "bolt-in" components from other manufacturers & years . Sometimes you can use a part or two , but even those will require fabrications to their original design to make it all work in their new place of existence . Bottom line is , it's a lot of work , thinking , fabricating , replacing , & calculating . Especially on dropped , chopped , & channeled vehicles . Those require a complete rethink of fit , form , & function , on basically every aspect but the most basic of things . The clutch & brake assemblies will be standard , but everything else will be custom to get there . That is going to be a "bad-ass" ride ! Thanks again , Iron Trap Garage , for an awesome update on this beauty ! Happy New Year , Folks !
Absolutely amazing how much work it's taking to get this one on the road. Steve was definitely a great addition to the Iron Trap Garage team. Especially now that Mike spenis most of his time at the parts wharehouse sorting, cataloging, and shipping parts to help others with theit projects.selling
Prefect timing ,I just got swinging pedals hung in my '55 Jeep CJ5 very similar set up I haven't hooked up all the linkage either good to see and compare the 2 thanks again.
Matt, Really liked this segment. Have pedal fabrication in my future. As always love to hear your thought processes. I share your almost never mentioned concern over firewall flex. Dealt with it on my racecars. Good solutions.
Before you shorten the pedals what about a small dish into the floor to give you a better angle and more leg room under the steering wheel? Just a thought, happy new year, good content as always.
Matt: "Steve, grab the ends of this steel bar. I'm going to heat it up to the temperature of the sun's corona; then, you bend it into a pretzel shape." Steve: "Okay." Best to all the ITG crowd for the New Year!
The top part of the firewall could look good with a piece of polished stainless or aluminum. Would cover all the extra holes and reflect the back of the engine. That way you would only need to fabricate the bottom portion to fit around the engine and bellhousing.
Morning Matt, if I remember correctly, that's your nephew? I've been fortunate thru the years to be employed by job shops that had full machine shops which I used, I now know why back in the day cars looked so crude, they did everything with a hammer & drill press, can't wait to see the 33 completed...
I cannot get one thing out of my mind!!! Those old rusty chrome wire wheels would match perfectly one the 5 window. An old over the top hot rod!!! Because if you had the money for the motor and blower why not the wheels too?
Good idea to make that stronger. There is so many holes in that fire wall that was needed and maybe that part is just not heavy enough gage metal to begin with. It all good now. I wonder where someone found those extra long peddles at. Long peddles must have come off some big ole truck?
348 I’m trying to build one😊 also want to run a Hydra-matic. Got a fresh Olds hydro-stick from Iron Trap Garage. I need a bellhousing. I know 55-59 Chevy trucks had hydro-matic bolted to SBC. Can’t find one got any ideas? I know the Chevy used Pontiac transmission but bellhousing of Olds should be same
With that bracket for the pedals you could do some serious drag racing. Uber sturdy. Have you given any thought to putting the seat in place and locating the pedals with that as a guide? I really like how this is coming along.
@@IronTrapGarage About 1958 or 59 there was a '32 three window sitting at a gas station For Sale in St. Paul. It had an Olds engine with 3-2s. It was chopped and channeled. The 'seat' was an old seat cushion from somebody's couch. Just sitting there loose. Not sure how that worked for driving.
No because they had to be heated and bent and would have wrecked the old chrome. Also the center mount on them would have required making a bracket or brace. So still a similar amount of work.
I noticed a couple videos back that you now have an Evolution mitering chop saw. Would you please do a short tools-that-don't-suck video comparing it to the first Evolution chop saw you got? I'm gonna get one of the two but the mitering one is a lot more $$. I want to be able to do accurate 45 degree cuts to miter square and rectangular box tubing. Thanks in advance! (The '33 is coming along great - can't wait to see the engine when it comes back.)
Good idea! Our tools videos seem to get terrible views so stopped doing them. I love the saw and it works really well. I’d definitely suggest getting the mitre saw as it allows you do so much more.
I know guys like chopping and channeling, but every inch sliced makes an already cramped car even smaller inside. Especially for the big guys. Probably the dumbest mod of all time ever is sectioning.
Hot Rods and Customs are about looking cool and going fast. Comfort wasn’t as important. Not to mention you didn’t see heavy set guys building these sorts of cars was usually lanky or short young guys that could fold in half to fit in the car.
W/ some of your cars parked upstairs, it looks like your garage is so much more spacious with more room to work comfortably. Great job!
Yep it is much less cluttered this winter! Mission accomplished!
That mount is really nice from a design and fabrication standpoint. Very practical, clean, effective, and not overcomplicated
It's never overkill , it just means it's done right and you won't have to worry about it anymore.
Gives you an appreciation of all the work that's involved to do clutch and brake pedal the right way make it strong Thanks for explaining all that somebody would look at the car and not know all the hours that go into that and that's just one thing hold a whole rebuild of a hot rod
Dear, I congratulate you for your excellent and educational program. Iron Trap Garage is for me the best of all the programs on mechanics and assembly of hot rod bodies on You Tube, a true technical school that I enjoy and it teaches me infinite techniques that I apply when assembling my hot rod.
I hope one day to be able to personally visit your workshop. Thank you very much for continuing to transmit your long-awaited and appreciated videos.
Marvelous! Fantastic video! You guys make UA-cam worth watching! Greatly appreciated!
Out of all the equipment in your shop, that Roto-punch is my all time favorite! Nice work ITG!!!
Me too! Such a neat old tool!
If I had Matt's setup I'd have to be single because I'd never want to leave.
@@IronTrapGarage one of my favorites too. do the punches ever wear out and if so where would you get new ones?
This is my favorite rod you guys are working on. It has that look. The Ardon engine and blower just complete the radical look. Well done 👬
Pretty partial to this one myself too! Thanks for watching!
Good to see your nephew helping out. Happy New Year to the Iron Trap crew.😊
Yep he comes by from time to time still!
Well I enjoy what you do I like your show I like seeing the old antique cars better than I do these new garbage boxes I call them I do not like these newer cars with fuel injection and all that garbage but you have a great day and enjoy your show man thank you
Nice job Matt 👍 looks sturdy 😂 I’m concerned about the single master deal but I guess everything is going to be new and it is a fair weather car with an e brake.
Great idea to make the removable pedal assembly and not weld in the mounting bracket to the body. Can't wait to see the push rods and what they will mount to on the pedal. He.. for stout and the pedals look more like OEM, not after market.
Outstanding work as usual good content.
Happy New Year to all at Irontrap. Thanks for a great year of vids 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Looks good! Steve is getting to be pretty handy to have around the shop. Lol
I’ve got 2 Australian 34 roadster cowls and they both have a really neat set of brake and clutch holes in the firewalls,,,, it’s nice to see a traditionalist put pedal through a firewall again,,,, such a better system for brake efficiency,,, through the floor is cave man engineering
Looks good
Nice job 👍
The biggest lesson I've learned in the past year watching your's and other channels on hotrod fabrication etc is,; complete mockup but, in stages is critical, (leaving the peddles as they were, knowing but not sure where they will eventually fit avoids double or even triple the work is an excellent example) - it's all about trial, test and repeat. I built four Harleys for myself over the past 12 years and there was a lot of 'do-over' until it was right but, the best bike I built was the last one, where the build was complete in every way as a mock-up to ensure everything was just 'so'. The final product was superb (it fit Me properly in every way) and it was a blast to ride! Now, working on my '35 ford Coupe - the mock-up and trials are that much more extensive and requires infinitely more patience with every failure to anticipate. If I can learn just one little lesson from each video I watch, it's all worthwhile. Enjoy your content.
Yep it’s still a process I have to learn myself! It’s sometimes so hard to just leave something looking “wrong” or not totally finished to avoid double work. Every project is a chance to learn more! Thanks for watching!
Happy New Year all
Thanks, and too you also .
Same to you Jim!
Another big piece of the puzzle off the list! Nice beefy fab!👍
Cool man I think you're doing a great job on that car now when you get it done let's see how fast you can go with it what a great car man have a great day man
Pedal ratio 🧐 those were good words to hear 😎
I’ve been down that road before.
I am so glad you guys are working on this car. It’s my favorite. My Lamborghini poster on the wall. Thank you very much.
Haha awesome! Thanks for watching!
@@IronTrapGarage always! I’m probably just call it my car from now on. If that’s ok lol.
Alot of work in that video..huge step
Thank you.
I’m really liking that portable handheld straight line plasma cutter 😂 I’m gonna have to look into getting myself one. Nice video, always informative 👍
Great video guys...quality! Coming along nicely
Excellent work.
Happy New Year to you ,your crew and your family oh…and Moon !
Man, I wish I was putting one together.
Another excellent job , those pedals aren't going anywhere but where designed to travel . Very solid , no chance of fatiguing the sheet metal out in the firewall . This car is turning out beautifully . It also shows how custom builds require a lot more than "bolt-in" components from other manufacturers & years . Sometimes you can use a part or two , but even those will require fabrications to their original design to make it all work in their new place of existence . Bottom line is , it's a lot of work , thinking , fabricating , replacing , & calculating . Especially on dropped , chopped , & channeled vehicles . Those require a complete rethink of fit , form , & function , on basically every aspect but the most basic of things . The clutch & brake assemblies will be standard , but everything else will be custom to get there . That is going to be a "bad-ass" ride ! Thanks again , Iron Trap Garage , for an awesome update on this beauty ! Happy New Year , Folks !
Thanks for watching! It really is a LOT of work!
Absolutely amazing how much work it's taking to get this one on the road.
Steve was definitely a great addition to the Iron Trap Garage team.
Especially now that Mike spenis most of his time at the parts wharehouse sorting, cataloging, and shipping parts to help others with theit projects.selling
It’s coming along quickly. Hope you don’t run out of work this winter.
Never!
You do some amazing work!
Thanks for watching!
Happy holidays Matt to you and family as well as to Mike, Steve, pops and others.
Real nice job on the pedals mount Matt and Steve & Mike Happy New Year All
Prefect timing ,I just got swinging pedals hung in my '55 Jeep CJ5 very similar set up I haven't hooked up all the linkage either good to see and compare the 2 thanks again.
Matt thank you for some tips on installing pedals ! May everyone there have a great New Year !
🤘😎 Nice fab work on that mount setup.
Some neat and tidy work. Happy New Year to you, Steve, Mike and Kate.🥂
Have a great new year thanks for watching
You could countersink your seat into the floor. More legroom that way.
good job
Happy New Years to ITG..Another gr8 video with another step down with neat quality work. Yalls projects are so cool. Have a gr8 weekend🙂🙂
love this content
thanks for sharing
Matt,
Really liked this segment. Have pedal fabrication in my future. As always love to hear your thought processes. I share your almost never mentioned concern over firewall flex. Dealt with it on my racecars. Good solutions.
Thanks for watching Michael!
Before you shorten the pedals what about a small dish into the floor to give you a better angle and more leg room under the steering wheel? Just a thought, happy new year, good content as always.
Definitely a neat idea!
Once again nice work. Have a Happy New Year
Great video. I’m interested in the linkages for the master cylinder and clutch. Is that available in another video?
Matt: "Steve, grab the ends of this steel bar. I'm going to heat it up to the temperature of the sun's corona; then, you bend it into a pretzel shape."
Steve: "Okay."
Best to all the ITG crowd for the New Year!
Haha everyday job for us!
Bob Bela!?! "This Old Iron Trap Garage" ??!!
The top part of the firewall could look good with a piece of polished stainless or aluminum. Would cover all the extra holes and reflect the back of the engine. That way you would only need to fabricate the bottom portion to fit around the engine and bellhousing.
I’ll build an entire new firewall when the time comes. 🤘
Even though it’s a year ago! . What I would have done is cut the length of the pedals or or drop the area around the pedals I inch on a slant??
Man she looking good Matt
Morning Matt, if I remember correctly, that's your nephew? I've been fortunate thru the years to be employed by job shops that had full machine shops which I used, I now know why back in the day cars looked so crude, they did everything with a hammer & drill press, can't wait to see the 33 completed...
Yep that’s my nephew. He comes to hang out from Time to time and help.
I cannot get one thing out of my mind!!! Those old rusty chrome wire wheels would match perfectly one the 5 window. An old over the top hot rod!!! Because if you had the money for the motor and blower why not the wheels too?
Good idea to make that stronger. There is so many holes in that fire wall that was needed and maybe that part is just not heavy enough gage metal to begin with. It all good now. I wonder where someone found those extra long peddles at. Long peddles must have come off some big ole truck?
The firewall will get redone and will be replaced so much less holes eventually
348 I’m trying to build one😊 also want to run a Hydra-matic. Got a fresh Olds hydro-stick from Iron Trap Garage. I need a bellhousing. I know 55-59 Chevy trucks had hydro-matic bolted to SBC. Can’t find one got any ideas? I know the Chevy used Pontiac transmission but bellhousing of Olds should be same
Nice Video.
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Happy New Year Guys. Stromberg Steve looks like he needs a haircut there! he he .Will you be fitting a brake booster ?
No brake booster.
With that bracket for the pedals you could do some serious drag racing. Uber sturdy. Have you given any thought to putting the seat in place and locating the pedals with that as a guide? I really like how this is coming along.
The 2” piece of foam I’m sitting on in the video is roughly what the seat will be. Not much height in the seat on this car!
@@IronTrapGarage About 1958 or 59 there was a '32 three window sitting at a gas station For Sale in St. Paul. It had an Olds engine with 3-2s. It was chopped and channeled. The 'seat' was an old seat cushion from somebody's couch. Just sitting there loose. Not sure how that worked for driving.
So that first set of pedals that you thought were to short, might have worked?
No because they had to be heated and bent and would have wrecked the old chrome. Also the center mount on them would have required making a bracket or brace. So still a similar amount of work.
I noticed a couple videos back that you now have an Evolution mitering chop saw. Would you please do a short tools-that-don't-suck video comparing it to the first Evolution chop saw you got? I'm gonna get one of the two but the mitering one is a lot more $$. I want to be able to do accurate 45 degree cuts to miter square and rectangular box tubing. Thanks in advance! (The '33 is coming along great - can't wait to see the engine when it comes back.)
Good idea! Our tools videos seem to get terrible views so stopped doing them. I love the saw and it works really well. I’d definitely suggest getting the mitre saw as it allows you do so much more.
Thanks!
When you use you stationary hole punch,is manual or power assisted?
My rotary punch is Manual
is that engine just a mockup one that you use...for building or is it a worker
That is a mock-up.
Looks like you need to raise your steering column.
when are going to put your milling machine in a video??? (Just because you have it!!)
It’s been in videos. I think? I use it all the time!
I know guys like chopping and channeling, but every inch sliced makes an already cramped car even smaller inside. Especially for the big guys.
Probably the dumbest mod of all time ever is sectioning.
Hot Rods and Customs are about looking cool and going fast. Comfort wasn’t as important. Not to mention you didn’t see heavy set guys building these sorts of cars was usually lanky or short young guys that could fold in half to fit in the car.
The pedal looks secure but the body seems flimsy. Enjoy
Body seems flimsy? Lol.
What ever happened to the 1928 model A truck
Sold.
Hire a good camera man so we don't have to watch the back of your head half of the video.
We can’t afford one with the shoestring budget and small amount of money we make. Don’t like it? Don’t watch. We don’t give a fuck.
I don't like channel cars
I don’t care.
Go watch something else then..
That's awesome great video ty Steve