Working on the suspension of your vehicle can be a daunting task and is quite dangerous if you don’t have the right tools. We decided to show the process for changing the springs on a Macpherson Strut assembly. This process is common if you need to replace a worn out strut, broken spring, or you’re upgrading to stiffer lowering springs for better looks and handling. Follow the simple steps below once you’ve removed the strut and spring assembly from your vehicle.
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How to Repair Rust Pin Holes Without Welding
Rust pin holes can happen on vehicles as new as a few years old in some cases. You might not have the money to pay an auto body shop to perform the repair or the tools to cut and weld a new patch panel in. But there are solutions that will give you a simple repair that can be done in your driveway. Below we show you the process for repairing rust pinholes and sealing the area up for a permanent repair.
How to Motorize Your Bead Roller
One of the best ways you can add good looks and strength to sheet metal is using a bead roller to add beads or joggles to metal. Most standard and entry level bead rollers are operated by using a hand crank. While this works fine on small pieces or when you have a helper, it doesn’t produce the best results. Adding a motor to your bead roller will help free up a hand and also allow you to work larger pieces alone. Below we show how to adapt a motor to a standard bead roller using the Eastwood Bead Roller Drive System in a few easy steps.
How to Repair Rust on Your Car Without Welding
Rust repair is probably one of the most daunting tasks there is in the automotive world. Most of the world would rather do the ice bucket challenge everyday for a year before fixing rust on their old jalopy. There’s definitely a time and place to repair an area to a concours level but that work isn’t always justified or maybe talent just runs out and you’re stuck with how to repair the rust as simple as possible. If you aren’t doing a 100 point restoration and just want to do an easy repair that WILL last follow the steps below.
How to make Flexible Brake Line Mounts using the Eastwood Vise Press Brake
When building a custom classic car you may want to upgrade or customize your brake system and this may require starting from scratch with how you mount and run your brake lines. There are a lot of options for off the shelf kits and parts but I’ve found that they still need modification or you need to make all new parts anyways. One such simple part are tabs for where your hard brake line meets your soft or flexible brake line. I build a lot of older Fords that never came with hydraulic brakes from the factory. This means I need to design and figure out the entire braking system when upgrading to hydraulic brakes. Something as simple as brake line tabs need to be considered. I decided to show my simple solution for brake line tabs front flexible lines on a hot rod or street rod.
4 Great Metal Fab Tools Under 55 bucks!!!
Every great automotive restoration or even patch panel work will inevitably require some basic metal fab tools. Today I have complied a list of 5 basic tools to help get the process started which all cost under 55 bucks. I’ll start off with the Electric Sheet Metal Shears as no […]
Internal Frame Coating destroys hidden rust!!!
The Eastwood Internal Frame coating may sound like it can only be applied inside frames but rest assured, this product is perfect to use anywhere you cannot get any tools into to prep. Think of ribbing inside a hood, behind a dash, and […]
Amazing 110v plasma cutter!!
Getting into plasma cutting never got easier. The Eastwood Versa cut 20 cuts like a hot knife through butter without any confusing settings or dials. Best of all you don’t need a huge compressor or 220v power. This unit simply plugs into any 110 volt outlet with a 20 amp […]
Versa Cut 60, the powerhouse plasma cutter!!
If you’re like me and generally want to purchase the biggest and best of everything look no further than the Eastwood Versa Cut 60 when in the market for a plasma cutter. You’ll be able to power through metals as thick as 7/8 of an inch with this unit. […]