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The step-by-step process of replacing a car trunk, from cutting to welding to painting the final finish, is discussed in this free auto-repair video series on car trunk restoration and auto maintenance.
There are 36 videos in this series:
There are symptoms that let you know when to replace a car trunk; learn how to spot the signs in this free car-maintenance video restoration and trunk replacement.
Learn what pieces to use and where to drill holes in a new car trunk floor with expert tips in this free car-maintenance video on trunk replacement.
Line up the new car trunk with the old car trunk for measurement purposes, and then remove or cut the old car trunk with a plasma cutter; learn how in this free car-maintenance video.
Plasma cutters use an electric current and air blower to remove molten steel when you're replacing a car trunk; learn how to use a plasma cutter in this free car-maintenance video.
Pry up an old car trunk floor after cutting it, simply using a screw driver, hammer and elbow grease, as our expert explains in this free car-maintenance video on trunk replacement.
Remove gas tank support braces, or brackets, that are welded to the bottom of a car trunk when replacing the trunk; learn how in this free car-maintenance video.
The trunk floor body mount is fastened to the bottom of the car, and need to be replaced along with the body bushing when changing out a car trunk; learn how in this free car-maintenance video.
When replacing a car trunk, you have to remove the car trunk body mount, as our expert explains in this free car-maintenance video.
To remove it, peel away the old trunk body mount flange from the body mount when replacing a car trunk; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Use an air grinder to clean up the edges and custom mold the fittings when replacing a car trunk, as our expert explains in this free auto-repair video.
Clean the cut area to remove rust and older series to create a smooth edge when installing a new car trunk; this free auto-repair video explains how.
Use a patch piece, primed with a weld-through primer, to patch a car fender when replacing a car trunk; this free auto-repair video explains how.
Use a mig, or wire-feed welder to tack and stitch when welding a new car truck in place; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Grind the rough edges off of a new weld on the car trunk to provide a nice finish, making the trunk look as original as possible, as our expert explains in this free auto-repair video.
Installing the trunk floor can be a pain, but from testing to trimming, our expert explains how to fit a new car trunk in this free auto-repair video.
Purchased trunk floors will almost fit, but the angle and length might need to be modified in a new car trunk so it will fit, as our expert explains in this free auto-repair video.
Sometimes a small gap has to be made to fit the trunk floor, but to fill the trunk, a custom-made piece has to be inserted, as our expert explains in this free auto-repair video.
Tack a filler piece in place while you patch a new car trunk; learn how with our expert's advice in this free auto-repair video.
Remove the trunk floor so that you can clean off the edges of the electrocoat or e-coat primer when replacing a car trunk; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Clean all of the edges of everything that needs to be welded on a trunk floor to get it down to bare steel when replacing a car trunk; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Put the weld-thru primer on whenever you have bare metal so that rust-proof properties aren't lost in welding, as our expert explains in this free auto-repair video.
Install a new car trunk floor once the fitted pieces are prepared to ready it for welding when replacing a car trunk; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Weld a new car trunk floor in place, tacking it in as you go, when replacing a car trunk; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Install a car fuel tank brace, or bracket, which means the floor support needs to be modified to fit the modified trunk floor; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
Prepare the underside of the car for welding the fuel tank brace by grinding down a good welding surface only in the places where it needs to attach; learn how in this free auto-repair video.
The automobile—a machine that means so much to so many—is a complex system built on the designs and ideas of men and women who are long gone from the world. And while we’ve enjoyed traveling the back roads of childhood, the streets of adolescence, and the highways of adulthood, the car has remained a reliable means of transportation, as well as a vehicle that embodies the hopes and dreams of reaching exciting new destinations, or returning home.
Cars, as with everything else in this world, deteriorate with use or non-use over time. In this free video clip series our expert, Doug Jenkins, will not only show you how to maintain your car but also how to completely restore and renew an old trunk. You'll learn how to weld, grind and patch as an old trunk becomes new before your eyes.
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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