classic car repair
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14:54Properly restored gauges and lenses can be easily overlooked when doing a complete restoration but with a little time, effort and the right parts your gauges can be made like new. Mark Simpson visits Bob Wilson owner of RJ Restorations to see first-hand the processes Wilson uses to build award winning restored classic cars. Bob
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7:47Car designer Virgil Exner had a vision for the 50s Chrysler Corporation cars, that they should look like they were going fast even when sitting still. He named this styling the “Forward Look”. Dennis Gage travels to Connecticut to take a closer look at John Cote‘s stunning Exner designed Desert Rose and White 1956 Chrysler,
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3:51Replacing the inner fenders on any classic car often meant countless hours searching vintage salvage yards or attending numerous swap meets in hopes of discovering a part that was restorable. The folks at Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI) have made the restoration process a whole lot easier with great looking reproduction parts. Mark Simpson and
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3:35Knowing how to properly disassemble an electrical pins connector will avoid any unintended damage and allow you to quickly make changes. Mark Simpson demonstrates how to work on three popular electrical connectors and the terminal tools needed to get the job done.
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9:44Radiators are prone to being damaged, whether it’s road debris passing through the grille or interference or damage from the fan or even unintentional damage hole making radiator repair. However radiators can be expensive and even difficult to find the correct one. Mark Simpson demonstrates how to remove a single damaged tube from the radiator
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12:15Ever wonder what spare parts you should carry in your classic car? Many parts for your car are simply unavailable at a local auto parts store or they’ll need to be ordered special, which hardly gets your ride off the side of the road. Mark Simpson takes a look at what parts you should consider
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8:39Rodents just seem attracted to classic cars, perhaps it’s the all-natural materials used in older interiors, or the wealth of little areas to sneak in, or perhaps it’s just a nice enclosed area to spend the winter undisturbed. If you own classic cars long enough, sooner or later these pesky creatures will visit you too.
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13:37Proving that more can go wrong with a car sitting still than when it is driven regularly, components that are lubricated with 50 plus year old grease can often fail become inoperable. Mark Simpson digs into a vintage wiper motor to determine why it stopped working, then cleans, inspects and re-lubricates the windshield wiper motor
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1:12Creating square cuts on round tubing with hand tools can be challenging. Metal fabricator Gary Simpson demonstrates the process of laying out straight and square lines on round tubing and how to cut them.
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