Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Dec 6, 2009, 10:13 pm
The bumper is now coated with the first layer of copper. The copper plating is comparable to the primer used in painting. It can be sanded or polished to prepare the part for more coats of copper, or ...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Dec 2, 2009, 11:37 pm
The body work is all finished on the car. We now have the car sprayed with primer so that we can start the block sanding process to get the body painted. We sprayed on three coats of filler primer. ...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 23, 2009, 10:23 pm
The work continues on fitting the front sheet metal. Here the body work is almost completed on the right fender. It’s about ready for primer. The hood on this car is in excellent shape. It h...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 18, 2009, 9:42 pm
After much work and 320 / 400 grit he wipes the bumper down using wax and grease remover to give it a shine thereby allowing him to visually inspect for any ripples he may want to continue working out...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 12, 2009, 10:02 pm
A bull nose file reaches those hard to get corners of which are dipped in and unsightly from the factory. The nice thing about bumpers is the gauge of the metal is 4 times that of sheet metal so you h...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 10, 2009, 11:50 pm
I bought the plans for this tool several months ago and I am finally about done, with the exception of purchasing the dies. The frame is almost all welded together now, I still have a few areas to fi...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 8, 2009, 7:06 pm
Quality chrome plating is an expensive part of any restoration or street rod project. Prepping the parts for the nickel and chrome is a lot of hard work, hence the high cost. These are some steps th...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 3, 2009, 10:12 pm
Here are some pictures of the ‘48 Tucker convertible that was just recently restored. To see pictures of the restoration progress visit the official site of the Tucker Convertible For more Tuck...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Nov 2, 2009, 8:52 pm
The top three, in order, were Decatur FFA (Decatur, TX), El Campo FFA (El Campo, TX) and Hudson FFA (Lufkin, TX). The national event, which has become the World Series of tractor restoration, took...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 28, 2009, 11:30 pm
We are now on the process of fitting the front sheet metal….fenders, hood, etc. We want to make sure everything fits like it should. Most classic cars need some extra attention when it comes...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 27, 2009, 11:21 pm
The original ad claims owners were getting 20, 21, 22 miles per gallon and up! Plus the owners can’t get over the road hugging, whirlwind “Get-up-and-go” !
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 25, 2009, 12:31 pm
Here are some more build tips for your restoration or hot rod project. Build tips are courtesy of Hot Rods When mocking up components such as this A/C box cover the inlets and outlets with tape to ke...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 21, 2009, 10:38 pm
The rust repairs and fabrication continue on the ‘46 Ford. Here are some of the rust repairs on the right rear upper quarter panel and trunk jamb.
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 18, 2009, 10:47 pm
From http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com An innovative pilot program that matches adult mentors with high school students interested in the automotive arts is the newest educational step being taken b...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 14, 2009, 10:09 pm
I never had heard of this competition until Chip from Cohn & Wolfe sent me an email about it. I watched videos that were submitted for each restoration and I was truly impressed with what these kids ...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 13, 2009, 11:14 pm
Here’s a new series of articles to give you some ideas and tips for building your car. These tips will come in handy whether your restoring your car back to original or building a hot rod or a m...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 11, 2009, 9:40 pm
Here’s some more pictures of Jim’s Mercury convertible restoration. This shows the left side of the trunk floor. Using a parts car as Jim did for sheet metal works great because you know...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Oct 6, 2009, 9:30 pm
The work continues fitting the replacement back half to the original body. This shows some of the work going on inside the trunk. The outer wheelhouse braces are a two piece design, so we were a...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 30, 2009, 9:38 pm
A story of inspiration for those who are struggling with the everyday problems of life. From the Anderson Valley Post comes this story about a young man who overcame a rough start in life. Joey was ...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 27, 2009, 10:38 pm
Jim and I have something in common. We are both working on 1949 Mercury Convertibles. Jim was nice enough to send some pictures of his project and a great short story about how he purchased the car....
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 23, 2009, 7:57 am
As a kid I remember my mom saying “You better stay out of trouble or you’ll end up making license plates” I now know for a fact that she wasn’t lying. I read this post on Hem...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 22, 2009, 6:35 am
Before going on with fitting the lower quarter panels we decided to go ahead and fit the front fenders while we had the doors on the car. The front fenders are really in good shape for their age. Th...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 22, 2009, 12:15 am
The Ohio Technical College (OTC) just celebrated it’s 40th anniversary. It started in 1969 as a diesel mechanics school and has been growing ever since. It now features training for high perf...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 20, 2009, 7:14 pm
The next step was to pre-fit the lower rear quarter panels. First they were cleaned with 5717S DuPont Metal Conditioner and then the edges and the insides of the panels were carefully sandblasted. T...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 17, 2009, 12:07 am
I was installing some new glass in a 1969 Camaro and when I started on the door glass it had these special nuts attaching the hardware to the glass. Now this wouldn’t be a problem if you were r...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 13, 2009, 8:58 pm
I often get asked “How do remember how everything goes back together?” And my usual answer is “We take lots of pictures”. Most times I don’t have a problem putting thin...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 10, 2009, 12:46 pm
In Chester County, a Rolls and Bentley repair team By Art Carey Inquirer Staff Writer philly.com They met at the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. Judith Skillings was a Mount Holyoke student...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 8, 2009, 8:35 am
Here is an ebook that will help you keep your restoration project organized. We all know that a restoration can be overwhelming. Especially when the car is in a million pieces scattered all over the ...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Sep 2, 2009, 10:17 pm
It’s great to read stories about the younger generation getting involved with classic cars and auto restoration. Both of my two sons really like old cars. Both of them grew up around classic ca...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 31, 2009, 10:31 pm
The Direct Sheetmetal firewall fit decent. We had to do some fit work around the upper corners to get them to fit good. While we were fitting and welding in the firewall we decided to go ahead and w...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 25, 2009, 10:46 pm
If you need to rebuild your door hinges you might need this handy tool for removing and installing the springs. This is a 1969 Camaro door hinge with the spring that needs installed. This is the to...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 20, 2009, 10:37 pm
The Mercury finally gets some sunlight! It has been quite a while since the car has been able to roll around. The last time it rolled on four tires was when we rolled it into the shop to disassemble...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 18, 2009, 10:07 pm
Here are more pictures of the rear clip fit work. It took several days of trimming to get it close to fitting correctly. There is really no way for me to explain how we did this other than sliding th...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 14, 2009, 10:05 am
Dan was born in 1949 in Raleigh, N.C. As early as age 5, he was attending races and becoming fascinated with automobiles in general. He attended East Carolina University and worked for several years a...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 13, 2009, 10:05 pm
This is the last post in this series for the disc brake work. Before we installed the newly painted calipers back onto the car, the hubs needed some attention. We sanded and prepped the hubs for some...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 12, 2009, 10:27 pm
More progress pictures of the 1956 Olds Ninety Eight restoration. Driver side floor rust. The front sheet metal has been removed, exposing the engine. The body is stripped down for repairs.
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 10, 2009, 11:39 pm
This article of Readers Rides comes Bret who lives in Calgary, Alberta. It’s a 1956 Olds Ninety Eight four door post. Here is a quote from Bret’s email “It’s a 4 door post so...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 7, 2009, 5:19 am
It’s time to repair the rust on the right side lower quarter panel. Since the lower quarter panels unbolt it made the sheet metal repairs a lot easier. At first we thought about just patching ...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 7, 2009, 12:05 am
August 5, 10:28 AMSF Classic Cars Examiner Owen Ray I do not want any of the big three to fail. Auto manufacturing is a part of American culture and we would be a shell of a country without it—in a...
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Steve N. posted an article on Auto Restoration 101 - Aug 5, 2009, 5:58 am
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