classic car restoration
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4:21Sometimes there are few options when purchasing reproduction rubber parts for your classic car, and nothing is more frustrating than when they don’t fit right. Dennis Gage is joined in the shop by Matt Agosta of Steele Rubber, to review one of their newest offerings, factory correct door weather striping for early Camaros. Agosta goes
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4:48Dennis Gage finishes up his time in Manti, UT, at the Rat Fink Reunion Car show by checking out Myron Tolf’s awesome ’41 Chevrolet pickup rat rod. Tolf’s creativity is evident everywhere on this great ride, from the unique vintage fuel can gas tank to the 1953 Orbinhaus blower atop the 454-cubic-inch engine. Keeping with
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10:06Join Dennis Gage as he heads to Manti, UT, home of the Late Custom Car legend “Big Daddy” Ed Roth. Once a year Ed’s wife Eileen, opens up their home for an inside look at the stuff Ed collected and the workshop he created many inspirational cars in. Then Dennis travels to the local car
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4:10Adding modern sound to classic cars used to involve cutting up pristine factory dashboards to get everything to fit. But thanks to manufacturers like Custom AutoSound upgrades have become a lot easier. Dennis Gage is joined by Ryan McDonald of Custom Autosound as they discuss the many audio solutions including hidden audio systems that can
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8:42While visiting New Jersey Dennis Gage takes a moment to enjoy Andy Wickenheisser’s latest gasser creation dubbed “Gas Bubble”. Andy’s 60s flavored custom borrows styling themes from gasser drag cars of the period as well as the bubble roof design popular on the 60s show car circuit with famous rides by Big Daddy Ed Roth
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3:53Join Dennis Gage and Benny Lecompte of MMLJ Dustless Blasting as they examine the history of media blasting and the processes that have been created to remove rust yet avoid warping metal. They’ll discuss the advantages and disadvantages of soda blasting and the current best practices to achieve a “perfect surface.” They’ll also examine new
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15:06Automotive horns are notorious for not working after sitting unused for extended periods of time. Mark Simpson disassembles a non-functioning classic car horn and explains the various components, how they work and how to bring it back to life.
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5:04Working on classic cars almost always involves dealing with rusty fasteners. The three most common methods to free up rusted fasteners are brute force, heat or penetrating oil. We’ll take a look at some commercially available penetrating oils and how to make your own penetrating oil that “Machinist Workshop Magazine” claims to outperform them all
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5:29Hose clamps have remained largely unchanged in design since nearly the dawn of the automobile. However, the Power Grip hose clamps provide a new twist on hose clamps, using a heavy gauge heat shrinkable material these clamps get the job done. Not only do they clamp well they adjust their tightness every time the engine
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