Aftermarket Audio Upgrades for the S197 Mustang
There has always been a feud between the automakers and the aftermarket, particularly when it comes to audio. The OEMs want the customers to buy their upgraded audio systems. [...]
January 2023
How to Remove Rounded Bolts
We have all had it happen- You are turning a wrench and then bam, the head of the bolt rounds off, the wrench slip and you bust your knuckles on the edge of something sharp. [...]
Hot Suede Roof- How to Recover a Hardboard Headliner
Freshening up the interior of your ride is one of the key components of making it your own. Stereo systems, wheels, tires, and paint are all things that are common mods. One [...]
A Lost Art: Coker Tire Conquers the Daunting Task of Wooden Wheel Manufacturing
By Tommy Lee Byrd While Coker Tire Company is known for its full line of bias ply and radial tires for collector vehicles, it has also entered the wheel market. Coker Tire [...]
The Sky’s the Limit: Headliner Install
Headliners are tricky. Most pre-1980s cars had vinyl headliners held in place with steel rods (bows) and were glued in place to the sides of the roof, and sometimes even [...]
Hot Pants: Installing Massaging Seat Heaters
There are all kinds of new gadgets you can get as options on a new car these days. Mirror de-fog, tire pressure monitors, you almost don’t even have to work at it anymore. [...]
Before you junk it, read this!
Engine blocks are tough. They deal with thousands of pounds of force pulling in every which way thousands of times a minute for hundreds of thousands of miles. Add to that [...]
Installing a Phantom Pump System
Until recently, installing an in-tank fuel pump meant buying a custom tank or doing a lot of dangerous cutting and welding on your tank. Thanks to some ingenuity from [...]
How to Adjust Universal Joints on a Rack and Pinion for a C2-C3 Corvette
We recently produced a video for our friends at Speed Direct, the makes of Steeroids rack and pinion conversions. One of the most common issues that installers face on the [...]
On a Roll- How to Use a Bead Roller to Make Patch Panels
Do the groceries fall through the trunk floor on the way from the store? Can you stop your classic using the Flintstone method because the floorboards are shot? Are [...]