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Learn how to restore your classic car, from getting rid of rust to creating new metal parts to welding them in place, in this free series of diy car restoration videos from our expert mechanic, body shop owner and professional hot rod designer, builder and racer.
There are 42 videos in this series:
Learn about rust repair when restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic, body shop owner and professional hot rod designer, builder and racer.
Learn about body filler problems when restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic, body shop owner and professional hot rod designer, builder and racer.
Learn about using jacks to raise your can when restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic, body shop owner and professional hot rod designer, builder and racer.
Learn how to remove the wheels when restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic, body shop owner and professional hot rod designer, builder and racer.
Learn about weld and spark protection when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to expose rust when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to hammer dents out of the body when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to treat cutaway rust when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to deal with rusty body structure when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to repair cutaway structure when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to grind away surface rust when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to grind and pinch weld when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how and when to use sand blaster when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to apply weld-thru primer when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to clear work area when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn about metal design when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn about using a plasma cutter when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to shape metal when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to use metal shrinking tool when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to grind metal clean when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to weld metal pieces when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to grind metal parts smooth when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to recreate a metal piece when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to shape new metal piece when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
Learn how to fit new metal piece when doing body work and restoring a car in this free DIY car-restoration video from our expert mechanic and body shop owner.
You consider yourself a car aficionado, but the windtunnel designs these days just plain don’t give you the thrill of a ’57 Thunderbird or a classic Corvette. Even the manufacturer redesigns of old standbys such as the Charger and the Mustang can’t compare to the originals. What you need is your own classic, but unless you’re ready to spend a fortune for one which has already been making the rounds at auto shows and race tracks, you will have to do some work yourself. The first thing to do is find the body of a car you consider worth the extensive work involved to restore it. Then you let Expert Village show you exactly how to bang, grind, sand, and patch it back into showroom shape.
In this series of car restoration videos, our body shop owner and hot rod designer shows you how to restore the exterior of that old classic car back into like-new condition. He demonstrates ways to expose rust, grind it away and then repair the body section which rusted. You may find that you will have to replace a whole piece or panel of the body if the rust has really gotten out of control. Expert Village can help you do that too. Our expert will show you how to use a plasma cutter, welder and metal shrinking tool to design, shape, smooth and weld a new part to cover up the old rusty one. Of course, we want to stay safe on your remodeling adventures, so we include a video clip on keeping your work space safe and clean as well as one that focuses on welding safety.
Doug Jenkins Doug Jenkins runs Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods in St. Louis, where he restores classic cars and creates mild to wild custom street rods. He races a 1972 Corvette in the SCCA performance rally series, and drives a Ducati Monster to work every day. Doug got his start in fixing, customizing, racing, selling, restoring when he was in the fourth grade, fixing bicycles for anyone who would pay. By sixth grade Doug had bought non-running motorcycles and fixed them (and wrecked them as well). He had purchased his first broken down car by fourteen, which he fixed and sold for a profit. Now he runs his own body shop.dkdk
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