SCG Classic Car Restoration Beginners Corner

With Beginner's Corner we teach very basic skills of car restoration to those who've never attempted to work on cars. Every one of us, regardless of how skilled we may be now, started out knowing nothing. We had no tools, no knowledge of car restoration and no expertise, just a willingness to try...

Maintenance Made Easy: Bench Grinder Wire Wheel Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell When it comes to cleaning up parts for your classic car, your bench-mounted wire wheel is indispensable. . . .keep reading Simple Car Care: Avoiding a Sticky Choke Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell The automatic choke found on most American collector cars is a simple flapper valve in the throat of the carburetor. When you close the flap, less air enters the engine. More gas goes in, which is what you want for cold starting. It's important to keep your choke working properly . . .keep reading Rebuilding Your Classic Car's Master Cylinder Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell A soft or spongy brake pedal indicates it's time to rebuild your master cylinder. Here's how. . . .keep reading How to Correctly Use a Hammer Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell We're not talking about body hammers here... We're talking about hammers used for "coaxing" things along. . . .keep reading Maintenance Made Easy: Replacing Wheel Bearings Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell Back in 1932, Chevrolet recommended "front wheel lubrication" every 2,000 miles. Fortunately, the technology has improved, but wheel bearings still cannot be ignored. . . .keep reading Punching Out Your Headlights Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell On the surface, this seems a bit basic, but if you intend to keep and restore all the parts to your headlight assembly, you need to probe a bit rather than just ripping off the pieces . . .keep reading 10-Minute Turn Signal Tidy Up Can Save You a Ticket Beginners Corner - By John Gunnell Clean, rust-free electrical contacts are critical requirements when it comes to the electrical system of a classic car. When corrosion builds up on a turn signal socket, it can cause burned out bulbs, blown fuses and electrical shorts...not to mention a traffic ticket . . .keep reading Bowtie Water Pump Prep, Paint & Installation Beginners Corner - By Tom Benford The chromed waterpump on my '76 Corvette was about to croak. Time to replace it with something better. . . .keep reading Classic Car Sill Mount Hole Repair Beginners Corner - By Tom Benford Anything from stripped threads to rust can cause holes designed to accept screws to be a problem. Here's a fix. . . .keep reading Removing a Body From a Frame Isn't All That Hard Beginners Corner To do a frame off restoration you need to take the body off. Huh? . . .keep reading