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§ 01

THE BRIEF

Not every project on the bench is ours. Shops and independent builders send work to Hammer Fab when a job needs a level of metal shaping, fit, and finish that's hard to source. This page is a running record of that outside work — bed floors raised, wheel tubs widened, firewalls and trans tunnels built from scratch, trim holes filled, and rust cut out and replaced properly. Owner credit stays with the shop that commissioned the job; the metal work is ours.

§ 02 — Note from the shop

"When other builders need the metal right, they send it to Hammer Fab."

§ 03 — Build journal

The updates.

A living log of every meaningful moment on this build — new photos, short notes, and the milestones worth marking.

3 UPDATES · 1 MILESTONES

Milestones

  1. SEP 1, 2018— KC's Paint Shop — 1967 Ford F-100 metal work

UPDATE 03 / 03

Sep 1, 2018

FABRICATION MILESTONE

KC's Paint Shop — 1967 Ford F-100 metal work

KC of KC's Paint Shop sent his 1967 F-100 to us for the metal side of the build. We built a fully custom firewall and transmission tunnel, widened the bed wheel tubs, raised the bed floor, filled the factory trim holes on the body, and cut out and replaced rust across the roof. Truck went back to KC in bare metal for paint and final assembly — the supercharged Coyote now lives under a hood that sits over a purpose-built engine bay.

Finished at KC's Paint Shop — filled trim holes and a straight roof after rust repair.J001
Finished at KC's Paint Shop — filled trim holes and a straight roof after rust repair.
Side profile — smooth body with the factory trim delete.J002
Side profile — smooth body with the factory trim delete.
Rear three-quarter showing the widened bed wheel tubs and stance.J003
Rear three-quarter showing the widened bed wheel tubs and stance.
Raised bed floor and widened wheel tubs, painted and installed.J004
Raised bed floor and widened wheel tubs, painted and installed.
Custom firewall and smoothed engine bay wrapping the supercharged Coyote.J005
Custom firewall and smoothed engine bay wrapping the supercharged Coyote.

UPDATE 02 / 03

Aug 1, 2019

FABRICATION

Walton's Customs — 1956 Ford hand-made aluminum hood

Walton's Customs sent us a 1956 Ford — already finished in perfect black paint — that needed a hood problem solved. The factory hood was steel, double skinned, loaded with body filler, and heavy enough that it wouldn't stay open. We hand made an entirely new hood out of aluminum: outer skin shaped by hand, a new lightweight inner structure with louvered venting, and a bare metal finish light enough that the hood holds itself up. No filler, no fighting the prop.

Hand-formed aluminum hood in bare metal on the finished black 1956 Ford.J006
Hand-formed aluminum hood in bare metal on the finished black 1956 Ford.
Front three-quarter — panel gaps and crown match the painted body.J007
Front three-quarter — panel gaps and crown match the painted body.
Hand-cut louvers set into the aluminum skin at the cowl.J008
Hand-cut louvers set into the aluminum skin at the cowl.
The finished hood stays open on its own — no prop, no struggle.J009
The finished hood stays open on its own — no prop, no struggle.
Underside: new lightweight inner structure replacing the filler-packed double-skinned steel.J010
Underside: new lightweight inner structure replacing the filler-packed double-skinned steel.

UPDATE 01 / 03

Apr 1, 2017

FABRICATION

Walton's Customs — 1961 Ford Starliner engine bay panels

A set of hand-built engine bay panels for Walton's Customs' 1961 Ford Starliner — a car that went on to take several top awards. Every panel is beaded and shaped in house, with our dimple dies worked into the details, and the whole set mounts with our Quick Lugs fastening system so it comes off in minutes without tools scattered across the shop floor.

Full-length inner fender panel fresh off the Pullmax.J011
Full-length inner fender panel fresh off the Pullmax.
Matched pair of inner panels with beadwork and dimple-died mounting points.J012
Matched pair of inner panels with beadwork and dimple-died mounting points.
The finished set laid out — beads rolled for rigidity, edges shaped by hand.J013
The finished set laid out — beads rolled for rigidity, edges shaped by hand.
Beaded core support panel, symmetrical left and right.J014
Beaded core support panel, symmetrical left and right.
Panels installed over the Ford power in the Starliner's engine bay.J015
Panels installed over the Ford power in the Starliner's engine bay.
Installed inner fender panel — Quick Lugs make the whole set removable.J016
Installed inner fender panel — Quick Lugs make the whole set removable.
Cowl-side fitment, tight to the body lines.J017
Cowl-side fitment, tight to the body lines.

§ 04 — Process

Chapter by chapter.

Every build is documented as it moves through the shop. Here's how this one came together.

KC's Paint Shop — 1967 F-100C018
FIREWALL, TRANS TUNNEL, WHEEL TUBS, BED FLOOR, ROOF RUST, TRIM DELETE
01CHAPTER

KC's Paint Shop — 1967 F-100

KC of KC's Paint Shop commissioned Hammer Fab for the metal side of his slammed green F-100: fully custom firewall and trans tunnel, widened bed wheel tubs, raised bed floor, filled trim holes, and rust repair across the roof. The truck went back to KC for paint and final assembly.

§ 05 — Gallery

Frame by frame.

6 FRAMES · SHOT IN-HOUSE

Outside Work — frame 1G019
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Outside Work — frame 2G020
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Outside Work — frame 3G021
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Outside Work — frame 4G022
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Outside Work — frame 5G023
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Outside Work — frame 6G024
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