Part 2 of our 2026 Detroit Autorama Series.

This episode is full of great metal shaping aspects from history, tooling and technical to car building, understanding car building from a clients perspective and building a great 8 contender.

Guest 1

Fay Butler

Fay is the owner of Fay Butler Fab/Metal Shaping established since 1977. Teaching through his seminars and books, Fays classes cover fundamentals of metal shaping from understanding shape, metal shaping tools and usage, and the science behind metal shaping.

@Faybutler visit www.faybutler.com

Trent Lewis and Mike Markin

Trent is the owner of Midwest Metal Works. His second appearance on the podcast featured on episode 43. Joining us is Mike Markin. Mike is a customer who became a friend and together they built a great 8 contender. A great episode that give perspective from the car builder and client.

@midwestmetalworks

Episode Host

Thank you to BASF Refinish for Hosting our show at the 2026 Detroit Autorama

Visit www.refinish.basf.us for more information on Automotive paints.

@basfrefinish

Episode sponsor

Dynabrade

An industry leader in tools and equipment covering metal fabrication, automotive refinish and more!

Visit www.dynabrade.com

@dynabrade_auto @dynabrade_inc