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Learn how to paint and install a custom high performance brake system on your car, including new calipers and a new master cylinder in this free auto-restoration video series from our expert custom-car mechanic.
There are 44 videos in this series:
Remove an old brake line from the brake backing during high-performance brake installation; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Remove the brake backing plate after removing the brake line when installing high performance brakes in a custom car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Replace the wheel seal--the rubber seal that wraps around the axle on your car--when installing high-performance brakes on a custom car; learn how in this free auto-restoration video.
Clean the surface on car brakes when you mount new brake parts during high-performance brake installation; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mount a universal adapter in order to install high performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from an expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mount the brackets for brake calipers when installing high-performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Replace ball joint dust boots when installing new high performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install a new spindle when installing new high performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install the dust shield when installing or replacing high-performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Clean gasket surface of the differential of your car when installing high-performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install axles on a car when installing or replacing high-performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install the retaining pin in the differential of your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how in this free auto-restoration video.
Apply silicon on the differential opening of your car when installing high-performance brakes on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install the differential cover on the differential on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Grease wheel bearings on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install the front rotor on a your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Clean shipping grease off a new rotor to be installed on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install front brake calipers on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install the brake hose on a new brake caliper during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install the brake hose to the frame during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install new rear rotors and high performance brake calipers during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Remove an old brake line on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Remove a rubber brake hose on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Install rear brake hose brackets on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Weld brake hose brackets on your car during high-performance brake installation on a classic muscle car; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Sometimes brakes just stop working even if they initially worked well. And sometimes the brakes were just the wrong type in the first place. Whichever the case you can always upgrade those old or insufficient brakes with high performance brakes. Many classic cars have incredible amounts of horse power but brakes too weak to tame those horses. If you would like to learn how to remove your old worn out brakes and how to install new high performance brakes, you can learn for free from our expert mechanic and classic car restoration specialist.
In this second part of a two part video series on upgrading brakes, learn how to install custom high performance brakes on your car from custom car restoration expert Doug Jenkins. Doug and his crew of mechanics and car restoration experts will demonstrate how to replace worn out and insufficient brakes with new high performance brakes. They will demonstrate how to remove the brake line from the brake backing, how to remove the brake backing plate, how to replace the wheel seal on a car, how to clean the surface of car brakes, how to replace ball joint dust boots, how to install a new spindle, how to clean the gasket surface of a differential, how to install axles on a car, how to install the retaining pin in the differential, how to apply silicon on the differential opening, how to install the differential cover, how to grease car wheel bearings, how to install the front rotor on a car, how to install brake calipers, how to install the brake hose on new calipers, how to remove an old brake line, how to replace a brake master cylinder, how to weld brake hose brackets, how to install a safety feature for your brakes, and how to refill the differential on your car.
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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