To prepare to attach the skin on a classic car door, Craig Hopkins shows how to create holes 6 inches apart in the skin with a hole punch. He demonstrates how to stop the door skin and inner structure from racking, and discusses why you should not weld the two until it fits back on the car. Then he adds weld to the primer and carefully folds the flange onto the inner structure.
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2:13Craig Hopkins gives you some final classic car restoration tips to finish sanding, buffing, and polishing. You will learn how to run some tape along the edge of the quarter panel (and deck lid) to avoid cutting the paint. Also, all good paint jobs start with a good block. Craig recommends John Wheeler’s Adjustable Flexible
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1:28A sheet metal shrinker/stretcher is perfect for any type of metal fabrication you need for your classic car, and it keeps the metal completely flat (without crimps). Mark Oja gives a brief demonstration on how the stretcher works and then shows you an example of a finished product.
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6:36Craig Hopkins teaches you how to fit and weld the wheel panel on your project car in the wheelhouse. He uses a spot welder even though a plug weld works just as well for this type of job.
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3:34Craig Hopkins introduces the car tools you will need to install front sheet metal to your classic car. Some of the equipment you will need includes a ratcheting strap, screw driver, wrench, ratchet, sockets, hammer and pick bar. New hinges will also help make the hood fall in the same place every time.
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