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Old Cars Restoration: Bedding your brakes

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Old Cars Restoration: Bedding your brakes

The key to a successful brake system restoration is to ensure that designed braking surface exists. That means the full extent of the brake shoes are in contact with the drum, and that brake pads fully contact the rotor when applied.

Preparations

For drum brakes, the inside dimension of the drum should be consistent with the factory-specified inside diameter after it is machined to provide a smooth surface free of grooves and … Read the rest

Old Cars Restoration: In with the good air

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Survival tips for automotive painting and the trick of painting the underside of vehicles. Keep yourself safe while completing a professional paint job.

Even tradition begins with a trend. Among hot rod painters today, there’s an unwritten rule of thumb: if we want our efforts to stay in style, we’d best adhere to a style that’s timeless. The early ’60s were good years for hot rods. Being just old enough to remember, I’ve been influenced by the trends of those … Read the rest

Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1966 Pontiac GTO

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Old Cars spotlights a reader’s 1966 Pontiac GTO.

David Bair considers his “Poncho” part of the family after 40+ years of ownership. This is what Dave had to say about his prized Pontiac.

“I purchased this GTO in Des Moines, Iowa in 1981. It was a local car that was originally sold at the local Pontiac dealer then known as Sumner Pontiac. The car was manufactured at the Kansas City assembly plant. It is an early 1966 car that came

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Women’s History Month Success Story: WyoTech Student receives Jessi Combs Foundation Scholarship

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Founded in 2019, the mission of The Jessi Combs Foundation is to educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of trailblazing and stereotype-breaking women. WyoTech’s Kate Martin was awarded a scholarship from The Jessi Combs Foundation to pursue a career in the automotive trades.

Jessi Combs, a renowned racecar driver and female powerhouse in the trades, was a WyoTech graduate who embodied the traits celebrated during Women’s History Month

LARAMIE, Wyo., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — After choosing to … Read the rest

What’s under the hood at the Savoy Automobile Museum

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Find out at the Savoy Automobile Museum April 1-3 as they will popping the hoods for visitors to explore the power plants of their vehicles.

Cartersville, GA – What’s under the hood? Find out on April 1, 2, and 3 as the Savoy Automobile Museum lifts the hoods on select vehicles in the museum to give guests an opportunity to peer under the hoods of some remarkable vehicles. Below is a list of the vehicles included in this event by gallery.

Gallery A

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Sixty years of car collecting up for sale online: The Jim Lewis Collection

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Jim Lewis never tossed a car that could someday be used. There is an online action that will offer up 60 years of car collecting. There are barn find and projects galore! The auction ends on March 31st.

Jim Lewis was in the car business for over 60 years until having a stroke in July 2021. Starting March 1st, bidding will begin on the first of two online auctions where over 130 Classic & Muscle Cars will be sold at … Read the rest