Adjusting and balancing the hood on your classic car can be a tricky part of restoring a classic car. Craig Hopkins understands that, and so he explains how a hood should move and operate and teaches you how to get the perfect fit. He helps you determine if you need to move the hinges up or down, and then shows you how to move the hinges to get the right fit.
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2:13Final Classic Car Restoration Tips
Craig 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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17:29How to Fix Small Dents on Your Classic Car
Do you hate that little dent on your classic car that you have no idea how it got there? Mark Oja teaches you how to fix small dents on your classic car in this video. Also, find out about the techniques and materials you’ll need to remove those unsightly dings from your classic car for…
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3:34Essential Car Tools
Craig 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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12:05Classic Car Restoration: Cut-Down Techniques
Craig Hopkins gives you different tips and tricks to help cut down the metal on a classic car panel without damaging the base. You must make sure to push the metal over weld, rather than attacking it, to avoid tearing the base metal. You will also learn how to get spot welds out. Use this…
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