I’ve spent years cutting, welding, measuring, and sometimes breaking things just to see what happens. What started as a need to solve my own fabrication problems grew into a mission: build smarter, faster, and share the tools so others can do the same.
SGSfab isn’t about flashy builds for show. It’s about practical engineering mixed with a bit of madness. I combine old-school workshop grit with modern CAD, math, and calculators to make sense of projects most people would call impossible.
The result? A place where you’ll find no-nonsense guides, engineering-grade calculators, and an honest look at what works (and what fails) when you’re pushing fabrication beyond the stock limits.
Every builder has the glossy “about me” pitch. This isn’t it. This is the rough-cut version – the quirks, the mistakes, and the midnight ideas that keep me chasing better ways to build. Take it with a pinch of humor, but know there’s truth welded in between the lines.
I’ll admit it – I’m an engineer of the unnecessary (but irresistible). If I believe something can work, I have to try it for myself, no matter how many people tell me not to. But I don’t just bolt things together and hope for the best. Every cut, weld, and CAD sketch has a purpose.
Most of my projects start simple, but they rarely stay that way. They grow, evolve, and usually end up as massive one-off builds. That’s part of the fun – I chase ideas others might call crazy, simply because I want to see them exist.
I love the mix of old-fashioned fabrication and modern design tools. One moment I’m grinding steel, the next I’m deep in CAD, tweaking geometry no one else will ever notice – but I will. And honestly? That’s the fun of it.
The result: builds that don’t just exist – they tell a story. Sometimes that story is about precision, sometimes about stubbornness, and sometimes about proving everyone else wrong. But for me, it’s never enough to just dream. I need to build.
Does this sound like the “official bio” you’d expect? Probably not. But if you’ve read this far, you already get it – this is who I am, and this is what SGSfab is all about.
How do you turn 18+ years of car building into a few sentences, well you can’t…
To keep it short, my fabrication obsession started with a crusty Opel from 1975 and a local racing car forum. The car was so rusty (almost as crispy as a certain Subaru) that it was practically not worth saving, but the 18 year old kid on the picture knew better. Since I had to do everything you might as well build something fun out of it…right?
What started as a daily driver project turned into a street legal race car. I Moved the engine behind the front crossmember, cut out the firewall, added a cage, upgraded transmission, bigger brakes, beefier rear axle, fiberglass body parts. It also had 4 engines in it, high revving 8v CIH engine with ITB:s, v6 (N/A, turbo and supercharged), another CIH engine with turbo and finally a turbo Saab b235R.
This car laid the foundation for my fabrication obsession. It was a canvas and test bench for all my ideas and over the 8 years I owned it, it only saw tarmac a few times.
I started SGSfabrication as my personal resource – a place to collect calculators, notes, and hard-earned lessons from the workshop. Over time, it became something bigger: a platform where I could share what I’ve learned, document my builds, and create tools that make life easier for anyone who loves cars and motorcycles.
Think of it as a mix between a workshop notebook, a fabrication reference, and a space to push back against the myths and half-truths that have been circling this hobby for years.
For me, fabrication has never been about polished highlight reels or expensive shops with every tool under the sun. It’s about creativity in small garages, persistence when things go wrong, and the satisfaction of making something that actually works. Mistakes happen – and I don’t shy away from them. They’re part of the process, and they’re often where the best lessons come from. If my transparency saves someone else a wasted weekend or gives them the courage to try, then it’s worth it.
At its heart, SGSfab is about building things the right way. Not the quickest, not the flashiest, but the kind of projects that last, get used, and have stories behind them.
This site exists to inspire newcomers who don’t know where to start, to give experienced builders shortcuts through calculators and guides, and to remind all of us that the fun is in the building, not just the finished product. At the end of the day, I want this place to feel like your buddy’s garage – where you can grab a calculator, pick up a few tips, and get inspired to make something of your own.
Quick, reliable tools like fuel injector sizing and pie-cut calculators. Built to save time, avoid mistakes, and take the guesswork out of fabrication.
From ongoing projects to off-the-wall experiments. Detailed walk-throughs of what worked, what failed, and what I learned along the way.
Straightforward explanations of fabrication techniques and engineering concepts. No fluff, no jargon - just practical knowledge you can actually use.
SGSfab is here to give you tools, inspiration, and a push to start – or keep going. Whether you’re crunching numbers, sketching a wild idea, or firing up the welder, this site is built to help you turn ideas into projects.
Or just drop me a comment – I read every single one.
Closing note
At the end of the day, I’m just a guy in a garage who loves to cut, weld, and maybe overengineer a little too much. SGSfab is where I share the ideas that keep me awake at night, the builds that test my patience, and the lessons that come from trying, failing, and trying again.
If you leave here with anything, I hope it’s this: you don’t need every tool in the world to create something amazing. You just need persistence, curiosity, and the guts to start.
