The more we learn about cars and safety, the more we realize the importance of a three point shoulder harness seat belts. If you travel with family members or other loved ones, it is a real good idea to make sure everyone is strapped in. This article shows exactly how you would go about installing… Continue reading Juliano’s ’40 Ford 3 Point Seat Belt “How-to”: By Jeff: Photos by Ed Kania

Installing bow-hung headliners.Note:  This article is intended to give you an idea of what is involved in installing a headliner with bows.  Instructions may vary depending on the kit and the car so follow directions that come with your kit.    Prepare the car by carefully removing the old headliner and all the tacks and… Continue reading Installing Bow Hung Headliners

Carpet installation for molded carpet. 1.Remove the seats form the car by unbolting them from the floor and lifting carefully out the door. If there are electrical connections to the seats, detach them before removing the seats. 2.Remove the seat belts that are bolted through the carpet. 3.Remove the sill plates from the door openings 4.Remove… Continue reading Carpet Installation for Molded Carpet

Making Headliner Bows.   Begin with several sections of 3/16” mild steel rod. Make a 90 degree bend ¾” from the end in one end of each rod. Take one rod and insert the bent end into one of the holes in the roof side rail. Push up on the rod about six inches from… Continue reading Making Headliner Bows from Ron Fryer

By Mr. Al Knack, Cotter, Arkansas         These are the HushMat products and suggested tools needed to install Hushmat in any type vehicle. A tape measure, scissors, utility knife, straight edge, and small hard roller are essential, but the gloves are optional. The edges of the foil can cut your hands so… Continue reading HushMat Installation in a ’32 Ford coupe: Cool, Quiet, Comfortable

1.)   Placement is a key factor for installing this product. Please follow along while Dave Bennett of Bennett’s Upholstery of LaMoille, IL installs our product.  Dave was also responsible for the fine upholstery work.  The first step to take is to place the arm rest on the door card while sitting in the car.  Move it… Continue reading Installation of Retro Arm Rest/Door Handle Product: Aticle from J&B Microfinish

High-compression engines in muscle cars or those transplanted into early hot rods need to use a fuel of a higher-octane rating to avoid pre-detonation (pinging, knocking).  Just selecting the highest-octane fuel available is not the best solution to the pre-detonation problem. However, choosing the fuel with the correct octane rating requires some knowledge of how… Continue reading Choosing Gasoline for Early Engines: by Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD)

As a shade tree mechanic I assumed that when tightening nuts or bolts that “tight is right, too-tight is even better, even tighter is broken.”  This works for fasteners in non-critical areas like sheet metal attachment but not for more critical fasteners like head bolts or nuts on studs.  For these you need a more… Continue reading Selecting and Torquing Nuts and Bolts: Story and photos by Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD)

Early engines were adequately supplied with a fuel/air mixture by simple one-barrel carburetors.  As displacement increased and cylinders were added the addition of a second barrel to the carburetor met the increased demand.  At idle and lower RPM operation a one two-barrel carburetor supplied sufficient fuel/air input for everyday driving operations.  However, extra fuel/air was… Continue reading Tri-Power Carburetor Conversion and Linkage Installation: by Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD)