Terrific build so far. Love the look of those hinges. Very unique chevy. So many do all the same tricks, not yours.

You really know how to turn scrap into useful stuff for your air-ride system

Steampunk-like hood hinges...A great solution to the problem to hinging a 2-part bonnet/hood. Cool man!

INSPIRING! The more I watch you the more I want to get out in my shop and do something with oll my latent projects. I am unfortunately stuck in the city in Alberta but I hide out and pretend. Thank you.

I'm catching up on some past videos that I missed. I don't want to miss any. Keep them coming. Rich/NJ-USA

Your Great my friend! Love the way the HOOD / BONNET came to be. Can't wait to see the finish Part. I like what you do to Rat Rod world!

I'm from Gaffney South Carolina USA I'm enjoying watching all your videos love the common man work shop videos

Good Job! Its going to be a nice Rat Rod truck, can't wait to see the front dog house HOOD when it's finished Keep up the good ideas.

Loving the way that turned out, those hinges are perfect.

👍👌👏 Very well done again. Especially the modified screws/bolts look nice and way better than the original ones. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

She's looking real good.

The hood (bonnet) looks just great, like the look! 👀

Nice job on the hinges I like that you went that extra mile and made the other pieces

Ohhh yeah, I like the straps and hinges way better than any scoops, that looks awesome, nice work 👍

Going with hinges like this. Have you considered leather and buckle latches too hold the hood down ?

Butterfly bonnet is brilliant

well done 👏 love the hinges and the modified bolts 🔩

Love that bonnet! That's quite a way down the road from thinking out of the box😉

Great workmanship, you have more tools than some and less than others! But you see visions working with metal too save old treasures to make newborn for years to come.

Diff you are really handy the hinges turned out awesomely lekka. Going to be one off a kind ratrod when you rumble down the hi-way.

Some really good stuff. 😮

The Gull wing bonnet is looking lekka 👌 👍 👍

Great job on the hood & hinges, I like the "gull wing" hood (bonnet) opening. Like to see a stock hood modified to open like that...🤔 "the 🐍"

Love it!! Shows you don't need all the mod cons. A bit of imagination you can achieve anything! Keep the videos coming 👍👍

Div, Those hinges came out great. when you started I was thinking surely those are meant to be at the bottom...But when you fitted them on I could see where you where going with it. Awesome...mad max, middle evil style braces as well. looks cool. ANXIOUSLY WAITING NEXT EPISODE!!! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING.

Great work mate, The rounding of the bolt heads was a great idea. Very lekka.

Hood and hinges look great!👍🇨🇦

greetings from the US.. just found your channel today and watched all the rat truck vids non stop.. i have a 51 GMC and im really digging what you are doing so far

I love those old Chevy's I've had a 53 and a 55 1st series looks like the 54 that was my favorite I should never have absolve it but I needed the money damn you've got some cool hinges I really like him a lot that's awesome for a rat rub that's perfect nice job thanks for the videos we're really enjoying

I found a bunch of old square head 1/4" bolts for my 50 Studebaker Rat truck. they look awesome. As far as being old school and using a manual ratchet, I'd say you and I went to the same school!

That hood is cool. The hinges look great. Now to see what you dream up for the front. I will be watching.👍

That hood has style love it

Love it when a plan comes together!!! Lekka Div!!!!!

Love the strap hinge design !!!!!!!!!!!! Hey ! nice little lathe !!!!!! wish I had one in my home shop ! this build just keeps getting better !!!!

Cool.... Nice work Young Fella!

That looks fantastic Diffy!

Clicked on the chop top video and was hooked… Love the way you think 🤔 about what your gonna do before just diving in. Subscribed , keep on trucking.

That is awesome! Fantastic hinges!

Very nice fabrication montage!

Looking great . Tuning in from Australia.

Looking great ! Love your "Gate hinges" 👍👌

Love the hinges man , very nice work.

I really think your truck is cool I like the way it is turning out so far

Nice!! Very Creative. Keep up the good work!

look very nice custom hood ...

Ya I like that two

The hood looks great , liking the hinges 👍

Truly a good custom bonnet for the Chev ute. Love the custom hinges, I had this idea it was going to be like a hidden piano hinge, but like you said the industrial look suits the theme. The Chev pick up is getting very hard to find in Australia, what is it like in Africa.

The hinges look good the also came out good it something different.

Very cool , love those hinges and you know what to do ... lol

Very unique approach to filling a void. Definitely a leader, not a follower. Love the industrial look.

Nice job on those hood hinges its coming along nicely. 👍 from New Mexico USA

Nice job

Excellent I love the Butterfly Bonnet, that's some heavy gauge stuff to be able to tap a thread in it

OH yeah, the hood and hinges are really nice! Great job!

Looks great, laaayter

Looks great!!!

Hood looks great Div. I really like the hinges and straps.

Very cool

I find impact and air ratchets good for removal, but feel better with hand tools for positioning and tighten, it's looking great, all the best to you and your loved ones

Ha ha. First view. English man living in Sweden. But I lived in South Africa in 1989/90. Cool place. Cool build. Good luck. Leeca man. Lol

Another crackin fabrication episode diffy. Those exposed hinges look gr8. Lovin the look of the bonnet

You got two Texas thumbs up!!!! You are spot on with those hinges. Love the way you angled them and made the bolts look like rivets. I’ve seen some $40k-$50k ratrods built on tv, and they weren’t half as good as yours. You really have a great mind for this. Or maybe it’s that thinking chair. Lol! You ever thought about giving out an address so fans can maybe send you some supplies? Keep up the great work. I’m on the edge of my seat to see what you come up with next. I wish you had more of the grill pieces to go up higher in the middle. I think that would be sharp.

Excellent work man! I watch your videos for inspiration on my own truck. Love how you think outside of the box and your methods to the craft are great.

Coming along…..looking good! 👍 Suicide doors would be sick. 💣

Are you sure those hinges will handle the weight of the hood halves , you might have to reinforce them a bit more! 😆👍 What an awesome truck! 😎

Nice!

Very very tidy and different, it be nice to use a bit of brass on the ends of the bullet hinges adds a bit of colour 👍

dig it Dif...

She's getting there mate it's going to be one sexy rat rod..

Naaaaaas man!!! Vary naaas!

I'm going to fix my thinking chair, it's works very good i think.

Love it

Great job.

Hi Diff , danki vir nog n goei episode, lyk vir my jy tell so bieki spoed op ne... Nou moet ek maar sekerlik wag vir daai neus om gemaak teword. Her jy al gekyk hoe lyk n 57 GMC se neus bo die radiator, dit het so n inham met die GMC logo in, dink dit kan nogal n goeie plan wees vir daai gaaping wat jy nou volgende moet toe toor .

Man they are some badass hinge's Diff

Gud gud

I'm waiting to see if that 1 is a right hand drive or left hand drive

I bet we brake less bolts diff not having impact drivers lol

Hey man that's an awesome job how are you planning on securing it so it doesn't flop around when you're driving....thanks for your time.....Dan

Gud man

👍🏻🍺AC/DC 🤣

Have you ever had to resort to using Bondo 🤔

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Bonnet looks leakka Div

Rule number 1 when building a RAT ROD = there are no rules Rule number 2 when building a RAT ROD = refer to rule number 1 ☺

Hey Viv. Have you got a postal address as I would like to send you something from here in Australia?

its lakka m8

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