When it comes to building or restoring a car or truck, it’s easy to focus on the big things like engine, interior, and body. But you can’t overlook smaller things like wiring, plumbing or weather-stripping, because they are just as important to a safe, reliable ride. This episode, the subject is weather-stripping. Yep….that black, rubbery stuff that goes around your windshield, windows, doors and trunk to keep the wind and rain out. Stacey goes through the in’s and out’s, where you’ll find it on a vehicle and how to deal with some of the issues and problems you may face in replacing it. He also covers the specific tools and techniques that you’ll need to replace the weather-stripping on virtually any vehicle.
The main reason most project fail or lie dormant in garages for years is due to the lack of planning and organization. Stacey lays out the proper way to plan and approach a project and goes in depth on the 5 levels of difficulty that a project can fall under.
It’s a fact that most things in life will collapse without a strong foundation. Restoring or building a car or truck follows the same principal. Stacey walks through how to assess the frame and chassis on a vehicle and also how to fix, repair or modify it to give you the foundation you need to ...
Nothing will make a difference in the drivability and handling of your car or truck like suspension upgrades or modifications. But do you keep it stock, or modify it... and how do you do that? Stacey covers not only the answers to those questions but also digs into what it takes to build a suspen...
