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How to Properly Clean and Look After Your Car Tools

11/22/2017

 
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How to Restore a Car: 50 Step Car Restoration Guide for Beginners

7/17/2017

 
Car Restoration Guide

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4 Decisions You Need to Make Before Restoring a Classic Car

3/31/2017

 
classic car restoration
​So, you’ve decided to live the dream and restore a classic car or are, at the very least, tempted by the idea of it. Great! But first things first- you need to make some decisions. 

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Stop the Rot: 6 Ways to Keep the Rust at Bay on Your Car

2/2/2017

 
car rustproofing method
​As a welding shop, we know that rust proofing a car is an important but often overlooked step in vehicle maintenance.

From experience, we know: the cars that are prone for rust, where it usually starts and- very importantly- how it can be prevented.

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3 Ways to Know You're Looking at an Awesome Engine Conversion

1/18/2017

 
engine conversion

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Car Diagnostics: VCDS How-To Guide

11/8/2016

 
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Winter Car Preparation Checklist: A Guide

10/4/2016

 
Winter cars

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Car DIY: Replacing VW T25 Front Cab Headlining

8/17/2016

 
VW T25 Headlining
As part of the resto work on our VW T25 I needed to make a new front cab headlining. The old one was a bit dried out, battered and yellowed with age so I decided a replacement was in order.

The only problem was I had a job to find anyone selling them, so that meant getting the sewing machine out and doing it myself which I've turned into another Car DIY tutorial.

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How to Change the Front Brake Pads on VW T25 in 10 Simple Steps

8/17/2016

 
VW T25 Brake Pads
Our work van passed its MOT on Monday (yay!)- but the test showed it was in serious need of some new brake pads (not so yay). So here's a quick photo demo of Matt showing you how to change the front brake pads on a Volkswagen T25 van.

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Workshop Life: VW T3 Resto- Replacing the Heater Fan

8/2/2016

 
VW T25 heater fan replacement
I've hardly had time to write through July as we've been busy trying to balance customer projects with working on our own vehicles.

As usual (because we never know when to stop- on our own stuff, that is) a small job has turned into something waaay bigger than originally planned, consuming all our free time (not to mention cash) for the last month and a half.

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