Our Story
Built from real projects.
CNA Fabrication started the same way a lot of good ideas do: in the shop, trying to solve a real problem.
Before it was a product line, CNA was built around the kind of work we were already doing — cutting, welding, designing, testing, and figuring out how to make parts work better on real vehicles. What began with simple welding practice kits eventually grew into something bigger: a fabrication brand focused on practical, well-designed components for off-road builders.
The early goal was simple: help people get straight to welding. Our first products were created to make welding practice easier, more approachable, and less frustrating. Instead of spending more time cutting and prepping scrap than actually welding, we wanted to give new builders clean, ready-to-weld projects that helped them develop real skills.
That same mindset still drives CNA today.
We look at a problem, design a better solution, build it, test it, and refine it. The difference now is that many of those solutions come directly from our own vehicle builds.
From practice kits to proven parts.
As our own projects became more involved, so did the products.
The Junkyard Jeepster became the turning point. What started as a personal off-road build pushed us to rethink nearly every major system on the vehicle — chassis design, suspension geometry, steering, armor, drivetrain packaging, and how all of those pieces work together.
There wasn’t a huge aftermarket catalog for what we wanted to build, so many of the parts had to be designed from scratch. Those one-off solutions became the foundation for much of the CNA Fabrication product line.
Today, our catalog includes Jeepster chassis components, suspension mounts, steering solutions, axle parts, armor, bumpers, fabrication tools, and welding kits. Some products are built for a specific platform. Others are designed for builders working on custom projects of their own. But the goal is always the same: create parts that are strong, functional, and designed to be used.
Designed, built, tested, refined.
CNA Fabrication is not built around theory alone. Every product starts with a real need.
Sometimes that need comes from a build in our own shop. Sometimes it comes from a customer trying to solve a packaging, strength, clearance, or fabrication problem. Either way, the process is the same: design the part, build it, test it, improve it, and make it repeatable.
We care about clean fitment, thoughtful packaging, trail durability, and parts that make sense as part of a complete system. A bracket should not just look good on a table. It should work on the vehicle, be reasonable to install, and hold up when the trail gets ugly.
That is the standard we keep chasing.
CNA Fabrication is based in Reno, Nevada and built around a simple belief: the best parts come from real experience.
We are not trying to be the biggest parts company. We are focused on building better components for people who care about the details — builders who want strength, function, and products developed by someone who has actually used them.
From welding kits to complete chassis components, everything we make comes back to the same idea:
Built. Tested. Proven.
Designed to be used.
