Parts Used In This Episode
EBC Brakes
Sport Rotors & Blue Stuff brake pads
Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric is the official welding supplier to Detroit Muscle
Matco Tools
CORDLESS INFINIUM 3/8" DRIVE RATCHET - MCK1638RK2
Original Parts Group
1965 Chevelle Side Of Body Moldings
Sonax USA
CutMax & Perfect Finish
The Industrial Depot
Tools, Hardware, And Shop Supplies
Valvoline Modern Engine Oil
Your engine deserves the ultimate in protection, and Valvoline has a motor oil formulated specifically for your make, model, year and mileage. Valvoline Modern Engine Full Synthetic fights carbon build-up in GDI, Turbo, and other newer engines.
Episode Transcript
(NARRATOR)>> TODAY ON DETROIT MUSCLE WE KICK OFF AN ALL NEW GIVEAWAY PROJECT THAT YOU CAN SIGN UP TO WIN. ALSO WE'LL TAKE A SPIN IN ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE FIRST GEN CAMAROS.
(TOMMY)>> HEY Y'ALL, WELCOME TO DETROIT MUSCLE. WE'RE KICKING OFF A NEW PROJECT. WELL IT'S NOT BRAND NEW BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
(MARC)>> THAT'S RIGHT, IT WAS TIME FOR A BOW TIE. SO WE PICKED US UP A 2017 CAMARO SS.
(TOMMY)>> NOW WITH THIS CAR GM DID THEIR HOMEWORK AND TURNED OUT QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE VEHICLE. THIS THING'S PRETTY COOL RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.
(MARC)>> YEAH, IT'S LIGHTER THAN THE PREVIOUS MODEL BY ABOUT 200 POUNDS BUT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT ENGINE. IT'S GOT THAT DIRECT INJECTED LTONE. SIX POINT TWO LITERS, 455 HORSEPOWER, 455 POUND FEET OF TORQUE.
(TOMMY)>> NOW AS FOR A TRANSMISSION YOU CAN GET A MANUAL OR YOU CAN GET AN EIGHT SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH PADDLE SHIFTERS, LIKE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
(MARC)>> YEAH AND I THINK BECAUSE THAT AUTOMATIC SHIFTS SO QUICK, IT'S GOT ALL THOSE GEARS, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT QUICKER THAN THE MANUAL. IN FACT, WITH THIS SETUP YOU CAN GET ZERO TO 60 IN FOUR POINT ZERO SECONDS FLAT.
(TOMMY)>> NOW THIS CAR ISN'T JUST DESIGNED TO GO FAST STRAIGHT. IT'S GOT SOME OTHER FEATURES TO IT, LIKE SOME HUGE BREMBO BRAKES UNDER IT.
(MARC)>> WITH COOLING DUCTS, AS WELL AS RADIATORS. IT'S GOT THREE RADIATORS UP FRONT TO KEEP IT COOL, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND A REAR DIFF COOLER.
(TOMMY)>> SO THIS THING'S A PRETTY SERIOUS MACHINE.
[ engine revving ]
(TOMMY)>> NOW WITH ALL THOSE BELLS AND WHISTLES IT ALSO HAS ALL THOSE COMFORTS THAT EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR. YOU KNOW LIKE ABS, A/C, POWER EVERYTHING. THIS IS A PRETTY SWEET RIDE.
(MARC)>> SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY IN A NUTSHELL IS THAT THIS CAR IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE. IT'S AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR. IT'S GOT SOUND, IT'S GOT THE POWER, PERFORMANCE, HANDLING, AND STYLING TO GO WITH IT.
(TOMMY)>> BUT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW WE ARE. WE CAN'T LEAVE STUFF WELL ENOUGH ALONE. SO IT'S TIME FOR THE FUN TO START.
(MARC)>> AND THAT FUN IS GOING TO INVOLVE US MAKING THIS CAMARO ACCELERATE HARDER, STOP QUICKER, STEER BETTER, AND LOOK MEANER.
(TOMMY)>> WE'VE TEAMED WITH VALVOLINE TO BUILD THIS GROOVY RIDE, AND WHENEVER WE'RE ALL SAID AND DONE WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING THIS THING AWAY, AND ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO TO WIN IS GO TO POWERNATION TV DOT. BUT DON'T DO IT RIGHT THIS SECOND. IT'S TIME TO TEAR INTO THIS THING.
(MARC)>> NOW TO KICK THIS THING OFF WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE HANDLING, NAMELY THE SUSPENSION. NOW WE GOT THIS SET OF LOWERING SPRINGS FROM SUMMIT RACING. THIS IS FOR THE FRONT AND THE REAR. IT'S GONNA LOWER THE CAR JUST A BIT TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO HELP THE HANDLING. THEY'VE GOT A PROGRESSIVE RATE AND THEY'RE BLACK POWDER COATED, AND WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA STOP THERE. WE'RE GONNA DO THE SWAY BARS AS WELL. WE WENT WITH A LARGER DIAMETER SET THAT WE ALSO GOT FROM SUMMIT RACING. THESE ARE ACTUALLY AN INCH AND A QUARTER IN DIAMETER. NOW THEY'VE GOT THIS HAMMERED POWDER COATING. SO THEY'RE GONNA LOOK GOOD, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO IMPROVE THE HANDLING AS WELL. THE KIT ALSO CAME WITH THESE SWAY BAR MOUNT BRACKETS AND BUSHINGS. THESE ARE POLYURETHANE AND COME WITH THE ZIRK FITTINGS, BUT BEFORE WE GET ALL THIS STUFF IN WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT OLD STUFF OUT. WE'LL GET THE WHEEL AND TIRE OUT OF THE WAY FIRST TO REVEAL THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. THEN WE'LL DISCONNECT SOME STUFF BOLTED TO THE STRUT LIKE THE SWAY BAR LINK, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR...
...AND THE BRAKE HOSE. UP TOP THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT TO THE STRUT TOWER NEED TO BE REMOVED, FOLLOWED BY THE TWO BIG BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STRUT TO THE SPINDLE.
A FEW TAPS AND THE BOLTS SLIDE RIGHT OUT.
THE STRUT ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND CAN BE TAKEN OUTS. THERE YOU GO!
(TOMMY)>> THANK YOU SIR. NOW WITH THIS THING OUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DISASSEMBLE IT AND SWAP OUT THOSE SPRINGS. IT'S NECESSARY TO USE A SPRING COMPRESSOR TO REMOVE THE SPRING FROM THE STRUT CAUSE IT'S UNDER TENSION. PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THE SPRING. THE NUT HOLDING THE UPPER MOUNT TO THE STRUT CAN BE REMOVED AND SET ASIDE.
THEN THE BOOT AND STRUT SLIDE OUT. THE SPRING CAN BE REMOVED AND THE NEW SPRING INSTALLED USING THE SAME STEPS, BUT IN REVERSE.
(TOMMY)>> NOW A FEW OF YOU GUYS MAY HAVE CROSSED THIS BRIDGE BEFORE. YOU'RE OUT SCOURING AROUND IN THE JUNKYARDS TRYING TO FIND YOURSELF A TILT COLUMN FOR YOUR RIDE AND GUESS WHAT? YOU FIND ONE BUT THE KEYS ARE MISSING. I'M GONNA SHOW YOU TODAY HOW TO SWAP OUT THAT LOCK CYLINDER. NOW THIS OLE JUNKERS ALREADY GOT THE HORN BUTTON AND THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE WAY. SO THE NEXT STEP THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS GETTING A PULLER INSTALLED TO PULL THIS WHEEL. NOW THIS LITTLE SETUP ISN'T ALL THAT COMPLEX. YOU JUST NEED YOUR LITTLE BOLTS AND THE PULLER SETUP, PUT THIS THING IN PLACE.
THEN A LITTLE BIT OF WD 40 CAN ALWAYS MAKE THIS BETTER.
NO THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S DOING MUCH BUT THAT PULLER'S THE WAY TO GO. NOW BE CAREFUL AND DON'T YANK THAT WIRE OUT CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT. THAT GOES TO THE HORN BUTTON. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TWIST THIS THING OUT AND REMOVE ALL THAT.
NOW IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND YOU GET A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT HOW IT GOES BACK TOGETHER JUST MAKE SURE TO LAY IT OUT IN THE WAY IT CAME APART. THAT'LL HELP YOU WHENEVER YOU GO TO REINSTALL EVERYTHING, AND JUST REVERSE THE ORDER. NOW DOWN OFF IN HERE IS A LITTLE BITY SNAP RING WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT. THIS COOL TOOL WE GOT CAN HELP US DO THAT.
(TOMMY)>> JUST HOLD UP THAT ONE SIDE AND DON'T LET IT FALL. [ ratchet twisting ]
(TOMMY)>> NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS CAM OUT OF THE WAY. YOU CAN TAKE A LITTLE SCREW OUT HERE ON THE BOTTOM. THEN TAKE OFF YOUR TURN SIGNAL LEVER. I'VE GOT TO TAKE THESE THREE SCREWS OUT.
NEXT THING IS WE'VE GOT TO PULL OUT THIS LITTLE CONTACT HERE.
RIGHT IN HERE IS A LITTLE BITY CLIP. YOU'VE GOT TO PUSH IT DOWN.
IT'S THAT EASY.
(NARRATOR)>> COMING UP, WE'LL GET THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THIS CHEVY BUTTONED UP. THEN MOVE TO THE REAR.
(MARC)>> HEY FOLKS, WELCOME BACK. WELL WE'VE GOT OUR FRONT STRUTS REASSEMBLED WITH THE NEW SPRINGS ON THEM AND WE COULD GO AHEAD AND REINSTALL THOSE, BUT WE WANT TO GET THIS FRONT SWAY BAR SWAPPED OUT FIRST WHILE WE'VE GOT IT APART.
(TOMMY)>> NOW AT FIRST GLANCE, TO DO THIS SWAP, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE PRETTY INVOLVED BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE ALL THAT DIFFICULT. THIS CAR HAS WHAT I'M GONNA CALL AN UPPER AND LOWER KMEMBER. THIS LITTLE PIECE OF ALUMINUM, WELL LET'S CALL IT A BIG PIECE OF ALUMINUM, IS ACTUALLY JUST A REMOVABLE BRACE. SO WE'VE GOT TO TAKE OUT A FEW BOLTS AND THEN WE CAN DROP THE SWAY BAR OUT. [ drill spinning ]
(TOMMY)>> NOW WE'VE GOT TWO NUTS ON THIS SIDE AND TWO ON THE OTHER SIDE TO DROP OUT THIS SWAY BAR, AND HOPEFULLY WITH THOSE REMOVED WE CAN SNAKE THAT THING OUT, BUT I'M NOT REAL SURE. WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE THIS LITTLE END LINK OFF AND THE TIE RODS, BUT WE'LL SEE. WE'LL JUST ZIP THOSE FOUR NUTS OUT THAT HOLD THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS IN PLACE, AND THEN WE CAN START WORKING THE SWAY BAR OUT, WHICH IS A LOT EASIER THAN IT LOOKED.
HERE YOU GO BOSS.
(MARC)>> ALL RIGHT, GET THE LINKS SWAPPED OUT.
WE CAN GET THE NEW SWAY BAR MOUNTS AND BUSHINGS INSTALLED ONTO THE NEW BAR, AND THEN WE'LL REMOVE THE SWAY BAR LINKS FROM THE STOCK BAR, AND INSTALL THEM ONTO THE NEW ONE.
[ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> THEN WE CAN JUST SLIP IT INTO PLACE, INSTALL THE HARDWARE, AND REFASTEN THAT BRACE.
[ drill spinning ]
(TOMMY)>> DONE, GO TO THE HOUSE!
[ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> NOW IT'S DONE.
(TOMMY)>> WE'LL LOWER THE CAR BACK DOWN SO WE CAN REINSTALL THE STRUTS.
WE PUT A LITTLE BIT OF PERMATEX HIGH STRENGTH THREAD LOCKER ON THE BOLTS AND GET THEM INSTALLED. [ drill spinning ]
(TOMMY)>> THEN THE STRUTS GET REATTACHED TO THE SPINDLE ALONG WITH THE BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND THE SWAY BAR LINK.
WELL THAT DOES IT ON THE FRONT END.
(MARC)>> ALL THE BODY WORK AND SHINY PAINT IN THE WORLD AREN'T GONNA DO THE TRICK IF YOUR BRIGHT WORK IS SCRATCHED, DINGED, OR MISSING. WITH ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP'S RESTO PARTS LINE YOU CAN FIND ALL THE TRIM AND MOLDINGS YOU NEED. EVEN FOR HARD TO FIND PARTS LIKE THESE WHEEL OPENING MOLDINGS FOR A '65 CHEVELLE. THESE ARE PRECISELY FORMED, POLISHED, AND BRIGHT DIP ANODIZED, MAKING THEM TOP OF THE LINE REPRODUCTIONS WITH A FACTORY FIT AND FINISH. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A FREE CATALOG GO TO OPGI DOT COM.
(NARRATOR)>> STILL AHEAD, HOW TO GET RID OF A SCRATCH IN YOUR PAINT.
(MARC)>> YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE KNEE DEEP IN CAMARO COUNTRY WITH OUR GIVEAWAY CAR OVER THERE, WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK FROM THAT FOR A MINUTE AND TAKE A LOOK AT A CLASSIC VERSION OF CHEVY'S ICONIC PONY CAR.
THE '67 AND '68 MODELS SOLD WELL, BUT IT WAS THE '69 CAMARO THAT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST POPULAR CAMARO OF ALL TIME, AND THE '69 RS SS 396 DELIVERED IT ALL. POWER AND SEX APPEAL, THIS CAMARO IS A PERFECT COMBINATION OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PERFORMANCE MEETS STYLE AND SWAGGER.
IF YOU ORDERED ONE OF THESE CHANCES ARE YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE PRICE.
(KEN)>> THE GUY WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT PRICE. THEN A $100 DOLLAR OPTION WAS LIKE A $1,000 DOLLAR OPTION TODAY. SO HE REALLY DIDN'T CARE. HE WANTED WHAT HE WANTED, AND WANTED THE BEST LOOKING SS 396 YOU COULD BUY.
(MARC)>> THE SUPER SPORT, OR SS, PACKAGE IS A STEP UP FROM STOCK, BUT TO UPGRADE TO THE L-78 396 OPTION YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY READY TO OPEN YOUR WALLET. THIS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONTENDER IS 396 CUBIC INCHES OF PURE STREET MUSCLE. RATED AT 375 HORSES AND 410 POUND FEET OF TORQUE, IT'S LIKELY YOU'D BE READY FOR ANY GRUDGE MATCH. THERE ARE PLENTY WHO PREFER THE SS PACKAGE STRICTLY BECAUSE IN A STREET FIGHT NOBODY CARES HOW MUCH FANCY CHROME YOU'VE GOT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF BLING IS YOUR THING THE RALLY SPORT, OR RS, TRIM PACKAGE INCLUDES ALL THE EYE CANDY. SPECIAL BLACK PAINTED GRILL WITH CONCEALED HEADLIGHTS, HOCKEY STICK FENDER STRIPPING, SIMULATED REAR FENDER LOUVRES, FRONT AND REAR WHEEL MOLDINGS, BADGING, AND PLENTY OF BRIGHT WORK. THE RALLY SPORT TRIM PACKAGE PUTS YOU IN THE HIGH ROLLER CATEGORY.
(KEN)>> YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS REALLY COOL OF CHEVROLET IS THE AMOUNT OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO A CUSTOMER. THEY REALLY BLANKETED THE WHOLE SEGMENT OF BUYERS. IF YOU WANTED A BASE CAR WITH A STRAIGHT SIX IN IT TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK YOU COULD DO THAT, ALL THE WAY UP TO A COPO YOU KNOW. THEY REALLY COVERED THE WHOLE SPECTRUM FOR EVERYBODY.
(MARC)>> FINDING A '69 CAMARO 396 WITH BOTH THE RS AND SS PACKAGES IS LIKE A UNICORN. YOU GET A RARE COMBINATION OF THE MOST LAVISHLY EQUIPPED CAMARO WITH THE BIG BLOCK PERFORMANCE OF A DRAG CAR COMBINED. IT'S ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST PONY CARS THAT CONTINUES TO BE CELEBRATED. ICONIC BECAUSE IT'S REAR, BUT ALSO BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE THEM.
(TOMMY)>> A LOT OF TIMES, WHENEVER YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR PROJECTS IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GRAB AN IMPACT AND EITHER ZIP THAT BOLT IN OUR OUT, BUT A PROBLEM YOU MAY RUN INTO IS FITTING THAT THING IN TO THOSE TIGHT SPOTS. THANKFULLY MATCO OFFERS THIS THREEEIGHTHS INCH CORDLESS RATCHET TO FIT INTO ALL THOSE TIGHT SPOTS LIKE INSIDE OF AN ENGINE BAY. IT RUNS ON A 16 VOLT RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND DELIVERS UP TO 70 FOOT POUNDS OF TORQUE. THIS IS PART OF THEIR LITHIUM LINE, AND TO FIND OUT MORE GO TO MATCO TOOLS DOT COM.
(NARRATOR)>> UP AHEAD, OUR CAMARO NEEDS SOME BETTER BRAKES.
(MARC)>> HEY EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK. WELL WE'RE PLUGGING AWAY ON OUR VALVOLINE CAMARO HERE, AND EARLIER IN THE SHOW WE UPGRADED THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH SOME SPRINGS AND A SWAY BAR, AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME THING HERE IN THE REAR. THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS GET SOME PRESSURE ON THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM.
WE DON'T NEED TO APPLY MUCH PRESSURE. JUST ENOUGH TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE THAT'S ON THE CONTROL ARM BOLTS. [ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> REMOVE THE SHOCK FROM THE LOWER ARM, AND THEN REMOVE THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CONTROL ARM TO THE SPINDLE.
WE CAN THEN RELIEVE THE PRESSURE. THE ISOLATOR PAD NEEDS TO BE MOVED OVER TO THE NEW SPRING, AND THE SPRING CAN GO BACK INTO THE CAR. THE CONTROL ARM GETS MANIPULATED INTO PLACE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE POLE JACK, AND ALL THE BOLTS CAN GO BACK ON IN THE REVERSE ORDER THEY WERE REMOVED.
[ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> WE'VE GOT OUR REAR SPRINGS ALL SWAPPED OUT AND EVERYTHING'S BACK TOGETHER, AND IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON TO GETTING THAT REAR SWAY BAR SWAPPED OUT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LOT EASIER TO GET THAT THING OUT OF THERE IF THIS EXHAUST WAS MOVED. WELL IT JUST SO HAPPENS WE'VE GOT BIG PLANS FOR THIS THING LATER ON AS FAR AS ADDING POWER, AND UPGRADING THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS IS ONE OF THINGS ON THE LIST. SO I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND MAKE A COUPLE OF CUTS HERE, GET THE MUFFLER OUT OF THE WAY, SWAP THAT SWAY BAR OUT. SINCE THIS ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS ONE PIECE OUR EXHAUST UPGRADES WILL REQUIRE US TO CUT UP THE FACTORY SYSTEM ANYWAY. SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE THESE CUTS CLOSER TO THE REAR. JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE MUFFLER REMOVED AND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SWAY BAR.
NOW THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SWAY BAR IN CAN BE REMOVED, AND THE BAR JUST SLIDES RIGHT OUT.
WELL WE'VE GOT OUR SWAY BAR LINKS SWAPPED OUT ONTO THE NEW SWAY AND INSTALLED OUR BUSHINGS AND BRACKETS. SO WE JUST NEED TO GET THIS THING BOLTED IN AND WE CAN MOVE ON. [ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE BRAKES. NOW SINCE THIS CAR HAS BREMBO BRAKES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT'S GOT A REALLY GOOD BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT IT COULD USE SOME UPGRADED PADS AND ROTORS, WHICH WE WENT TO EBC FOR. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE SPORT ROTORS FOR THE FRONT AND REAR. THEY'VE GOT A BLACK THERMIC COATING AND THEY ARE DIMPLED AND SLOTTED, AND WE ALSO DECIDED TO GO WITH THEIR BLUE STUFF PADS. NOW IN EUROPE THESE ARE ACTUALLY RACE PADS ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT LEGAL FOR THE STREET, BUT THEY ARE HERE IN THE US. SO EBC CALLS THESE THEIR RACE AND SPORT PAD. FIRST WE'LL GET THE PADS REMOVED. THEN THOSE CALIPER BOLTS CAN GET MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AND THE CALIPER CAN BE SET ASIDE. ONE BOLT HOLDS THE FACTORY ROTOR TO THE HUB, AND THE ROTOR SLIPS OFF. THE NEW ROTOR JUST SLIDES BACK ONTO THE HUB AND THE BOLT GETS REINSTALLED. CALIPER GOES BACK ON. THEN THE NEW PADS SLIP INTO PLACE AND GET HELD ON WITH THE FACTORY HARDWARE.
THAT PRETTY MUCH DOES IT FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON OUR CAMARO BUT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ELSE WE WANT TO ADDRESS.
(TOMMY)>> THERE'S SOMETHING ON THIS FENDER THAT'S BEEN BUGGING ME SINCE WE DRUG THIS CAMARO IN HERE. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT'S THIS GNARLY SCRATCH RIGHT THROUGH HERE. WELL IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THERE WITH SOME CUT MAX FROM SONAX, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THAT UP WITH SOME PERFECT FINISH. THIS CUT MAX IS THE SAME STUFF WE USED ON OUR '69 CHARGER A WHILE BACK. IT GAS DEGRADING ABRASIVES. SO ONE STEP BRINGS OUT THE SCRATCH AND POLISHES IT TO A SHINE. THEN WE CAN USE SOME SONAX POLISH ON A FOAM PAD TO REMOVE ANY SWIRL MARKS THAT CUT MAX LEFT BEHIND. WELL THAT TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT, AND IT DIDN'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF ELBOW GREASE TO GET IT THERE.
(MARC)>> NOT ALL SPRAY PAINT IS CREATED EQUAL, AND WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH QUALITY PAINT THAT'S IN A RATTLE CAN, WELL THERE'S DUPLICOLOR'S PREMIUM ACRYLIC ENAMEL. THIS IS A DURABLE PAINT AND PRIMER ALL IN ONE WITH EXCELLENT ADHESION TO PLASTIC AS WELL AS METAL, WOOD, AND FIBERGLASS WITHOUT ANY SANDING REQUIRED. IT EVEN STOPS EXISTING RUST AND PREVENTS FUTURE RUST FROM FORMING. IT'S AVAILABLE IN AN ASSORTMENT OF COLORS, INCLUDING BLACK AND CHERRY RED, AND ALSO SOME REALLY COOL COLORS LIKE SCHOOL BUS YELLOW AND THE HOT ROD INSPIRED CHROME YELLOW. WELL THAT'S ALL THE TIME FOR TODAY FOLKS. SO UNTIL NEXT TIME MAKE SURE YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK IT OUT, POWERNATION TV DOT COM.
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(TOMMY)>> HEY Y'ALL, WELCOME TO DETROIT MUSCLE. WE'RE KICKING OFF A NEW PROJECT. WELL IT'S NOT BRAND NEW BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
(MARC)>> THAT'S RIGHT, IT WAS TIME FOR A BOW TIE. SO WE PICKED US UP A 2017 CAMARO SS.
(TOMMY)>> NOW WITH THIS CAR GM DID THEIR HOMEWORK AND TURNED OUT QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE VEHICLE. THIS THING'S PRETTY COOL RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.
(MARC)>> YEAH, IT'S LIGHTER THAN THE PREVIOUS MODEL BY ABOUT 200 POUNDS BUT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT ENGINE. IT'S GOT THAT DIRECT INJECTED LTONE. SIX POINT TWO LITERS, 455 HORSEPOWER, 455 POUND FEET OF TORQUE.
(TOMMY)>> NOW AS FOR A TRANSMISSION YOU CAN GET A MANUAL OR YOU CAN GET AN EIGHT SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH PADDLE SHIFTERS, LIKE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
(MARC)>> YEAH AND I THINK BECAUSE THAT AUTOMATIC SHIFTS SO QUICK, IT'S GOT ALL THOSE GEARS, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT QUICKER THAN THE MANUAL. IN FACT, WITH THIS SETUP YOU CAN GET ZERO TO 60 IN FOUR POINT ZERO SECONDS FLAT.
(TOMMY)>> NOW THIS CAR ISN'T JUST DESIGNED TO GO FAST STRAIGHT. IT'S GOT SOME OTHER FEATURES TO IT, LIKE SOME HUGE BREMBO BRAKES UNDER IT.
(MARC)>> WITH COOLING DUCTS, AS WELL AS RADIATORS. IT'S GOT THREE RADIATORS UP FRONT TO KEEP IT COOL, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND A REAR DIFF COOLER.
(TOMMY)>> SO THIS THING'S A PRETTY SERIOUS MACHINE.
[ engine revving ]
(TOMMY)>> NOW WITH ALL THOSE BELLS AND WHISTLES IT ALSO HAS ALL THOSE COMFORTS THAT EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR. YOU KNOW LIKE ABS, A/C, POWER EVERYTHING. THIS IS A PRETTY SWEET RIDE.
(MARC)>> SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY IN A NUTSHELL IS THAT THIS CAR IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE. IT'S AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR. IT'S GOT SOUND, IT'S GOT THE POWER, PERFORMANCE, HANDLING, AND STYLING TO GO WITH IT.
(TOMMY)>> BUT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW WE ARE. WE CAN'T LEAVE STUFF WELL ENOUGH ALONE. SO IT'S TIME FOR THE FUN TO START.
(MARC)>> AND THAT FUN IS GOING TO INVOLVE US MAKING THIS CAMARO ACCELERATE HARDER, STOP QUICKER, STEER BETTER, AND LOOK MEANER.
(TOMMY)>> WE'VE TEAMED WITH VALVOLINE TO BUILD THIS GROOVY RIDE, AND WHENEVER WE'RE ALL SAID AND DONE WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING THIS THING AWAY, AND ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO TO WIN IS GO TO POWERNATION TV DOT. BUT DON'T DO IT RIGHT THIS SECOND. IT'S TIME TO TEAR INTO THIS THING.
(MARC)>> NOW TO KICK THIS THING OFF WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE HANDLING, NAMELY THE SUSPENSION. NOW WE GOT THIS SET OF LOWERING SPRINGS FROM SUMMIT RACING. THIS IS FOR THE FRONT AND THE REAR. IT'S GONNA LOWER THE CAR JUST A BIT TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO HELP THE HANDLING. THEY'VE GOT A PROGRESSIVE RATE AND THEY'RE BLACK POWDER COATED, AND WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA STOP THERE. WE'RE GONNA DO THE SWAY BARS AS WELL. WE WENT WITH A LARGER DIAMETER SET THAT WE ALSO GOT FROM SUMMIT RACING. THESE ARE ACTUALLY AN INCH AND A QUARTER IN DIAMETER. NOW THEY'VE GOT THIS HAMMERED POWDER COATING. SO THEY'RE GONNA LOOK GOOD, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO IMPROVE THE HANDLING AS WELL. THE KIT ALSO CAME WITH THESE SWAY BAR MOUNT BRACKETS AND BUSHINGS. THESE ARE POLYURETHANE AND COME WITH THE ZIRK FITTINGS, BUT BEFORE WE GET ALL THIS STUFF IN WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT OLD STUFF OUT. WE'LL GET THE WHEEL AND TIRE OUT OF THE WAY FIRST TO REVEAL THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. THEN WE'LL DISCONNECT SOME STUFF BOLTED TO THE STRUT LIKE THE SWAY BAR LINK, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR...
...AND THE BRAKE HOSE. UP TOP THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT TO THE STRUT TOWER NEED TO BE REMOVED, FOLLOWED BY THE TWO BIG BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STRUT TO THE SPINDLE.
A FEW TAPS AND THE BOLTS SLIDE RIGHT OUT.
THE STRUT ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND CAN BE TAKEN OUTS. THERE YOU GO!
(TOMMY)>> THANK YOU SIR. NOW WITH THIS THING OUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DISASSEMBLE IT AND SWAP OUT THOSE SPRINGS. IT'S NECESSARY TO USE A SPRING COMPRESSOR TO REMOVE THE SPRING FROM THE STRUT CAUSE IT'S UNDER TENSION. PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THE SPRING. THE NUT HOLDING THE UPPER MOUNT TO THE STRUT CAN BE REMOVED AND SET ASIDE.
THEN THE BOOT AND STRUT SLIDE OUT. THE SPRING CAN BE REMOVED AND THE NEW SPRING INSTALLED USING THE SAME STEPS, BUT IN REVERSE.
(TOMMY)>> NOW A FEW OF YOU GUYS MAY HAVE CROSSED THIS BRIDGE BEFORE. YOU'RE OUT SCOURING AROUND IN THE JUNKYARDS TRYING TO FIND YOURSELF A TILT COLUMN FOR YOUR RIDE AND GUESS WHAT? YOU FIND ONE BUT THE KEYS ARE MISSING. I'M GONNA SHOW YOU TODAY HOW TO SWAP OUT THAT LOCK CYLINDER. NOW THIS OLE JUNKERS ALREADY GOT THE HORN BUTTON AND THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE WAY. SO THE NEXT STEP THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS GETTING A PULLER INSTALLED TO PULL THIS WHEEL. NOW THIS LITTLE SETUP ISN'T ALL THAT COMPLEX. YOU JUST NEED YOUR LITTLE BOLTS AND THE PULLER SETUP, PUT THIS THING IN PLACE.
THEN A LITTLE BIT OF WD 40 CAN ALWAYS MAKE THIS BETTER.
NO THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S DOING MUCH BUT THAT PULLER'S THE WAY TO GO. NOW BE CAREFUL AND DON'T YANK THAT WIRE OUT CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT. THAT GOES TO THE HORN BUTTON. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TWIST THIS THING OUT AND REMOVE ALL THAT.
NOW IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND YOU GET A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT HOW IT GOES BACK TOGETHER JUST MAKE SURE TO LAY IT OUT IN THE WAY IT CAME APART. THAT'LL HELP YOU WHENEVER YOU GO TO REINSTALL EVERYTHING, AND JUST REVERSE THE ORDER. NOW DOWN OFF IN HERE IS A LITTLE BITY SNAP RING WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT. THIS COOL TOOL WE GOT CAN HELP US DO THAT.
(TOMMY)>> JUST HOLD UP THAT ONE SIDE AND DON'T LET IT FALL. [ ratchet twisting ]
(TOMMY)>> NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS CAM OUT OF THE WAY. YOU CAN TAKE A LITTLE SCREW OUT HERE ON THE BOTTOM. THEN TAKE OFF YOUR TURN SIGNAL LEVER. I'VE GOT TO TAKE THESE THREE SCREWS OUT.
NEXT THING IS WE'VE GOT TO PULL OUT THIS LITTLE CONTACT HERE.
RIGHT IN HERE IS A LITTLE BITY CLIP. YOU'VE GOT TO PUSH IT DOWN.
IT'S THAT EASY.
(NARRATOR)>> COMING UP, WE'LL GET THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THIS CHEVY BUTTONED UP. THEN MOVE TO THE REAR.
(MARC)>> HEY FOLKS, WELCOME BACK. WELL WE'VE GOT OUR FRONT STRUTS REASSEMBLED WITH THE NEW SPRINGS ON THEM AND WE COULD GO AHEAD AND REINSTALL THOSE, BUT WE WANT TO GET THIS FRONT SWAY BAR SWAPPED OUT FIRST WHILE WE'VE GOT IT APART.
(TOMMY)>> NOW AT FIRST GLANCE, TO DO THIS SWAP, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE PRETTY INVOLVED BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE ALL THAT DIFFICULT. THIS CAR HAS WHAT I'M GONNA CALL AN UPPER AND LOWER KMEMBER. THIS LITTLE PIECE OF ALUMINUM, WELL LET'S CALL IT A BIG PIECE OF ALUMINUM, IS ACTUALLY JUST A REMOVABLE BRACE. SO WE'VE GOT TO TAKE OUT A FEW BOLTS AND THEN WE CAN DROP THE SWAY BAR OUT. [ drill spinning ]
(TOMMY)>> NOW WE'VE GOT TWO NUTS ON THIS SIDE AND TWO ON THE OTHER SIDE TO DROP OUT THIS SWAY BAR, AND HOPEFULLY WITH THOSE REMOVED WE CAN SNAKE THAT THING OUT, BUT I'M NOT REAL SURE. WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE THIS LITTLE END LINK OFF AND THE TIE RODS, BUT WE'LL SEE. WE'LL JUST ZIP THOSE FOUR NUTS OUT THAT HOLD THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS IN PLACE, AND THEN WE CAN START WORKING THE SWAY BAR OUT, WHICH IS A LOT EASIER THAN IT LOOKED.
HERE YOU GO BOSS.
(MARC)>> ALL RIGHT, GET THE LINKS SWAPPED OUT.
WE CAN GET THE NEW SWAY BAR MOUNTS AND BUSHINGS INSTALLED ONTO THE NEW BAR, AND THEN WE'LL REMOVE THE SWAY BAR LINKS FROM THE STOCK BAR, AND INSTALL THEM ONTO THE NEW ONE.
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(MARC)>> THEN WE CAN JUST SLIP IT INTO PLACE, INSTALL THE HARDWARE, AND REFASTEN THAT BRACE.
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(TOMMY)>> DONE, GO TO THE HOUSE!
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(MARC)>> NOW IT'S DONE.
(TOMMY)>> WE'LL LOWER THE CAR BACK DOWN SO WE CAN REINSTALL THE STRUTS.
WE PUT A LITTLE BIT OF PERMATEX HIGH STRENGTH THREAD LOCKER ON THE BOLTS AND GET THEM INSTALLED. [ drill spinning ]
(TOMMY)>> THEN THE STRUTS GET REATTACHED TO THE SPINDLE ALONG WITH THE BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND THE SWAY BAR LINK.
WELL THAT DOES IT ON THE FRONT END.
(MARC)>> ALL THE BODY WORK AND SHINY PAINT IN THE WORLD AREN'T GONNA DO THE TRICK IF YOUR BRIGHT WORK IS SCRATCHED, DINGED, OR MISSING. WITH ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP'S RESTO PARTS LINE YOU CAN FIND ALL THE TRIM AND MOLDINGS YOU NEED. EVEN FOR HARD TO FIND PARTS LIKE THESE WHEEL OPENING MOLDINGS FOR A '65 CHEVELLE. THESE ARE PRECISELY FORMED, POLISHED, AND BRIGHT DIP ANODIZED, MAKING THEM TOP OF THE LINE REPRODUCTIONS WITH A FACTORY FIT AND FINISH. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A FREE CATALOG GO TO OPGI DOT COM.
(NARRATOR)>> STILL AHEAD, HOW TO GET RID OF A SCRATCH IN YOUR PAINT.
(MARC)>> YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE KNEE DEEP IN CAMARO COUNTRY WITH OUR GIVEAWAY CAR OVER THERE, WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK FROM THAT FOR A MINUTE AND TAKE A LOOK AT A CLASSIC VERSION OF CHEVY'S ICONIC PONY CAR.
THE '67 AND '68 MODELS SOLD WELL, BUT IT WAS THE '69 CAMARO THAT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST POPULAR CAMARO OF ALL TIME, AND THE '69 RS SS 396 DELIVERED IT ALL. POWER AND SEX APPEAL, THIS CAMARO IS A PERFECT COMBINATION OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PERFORMANCE MEETS STYLE AND SWAGGER.
IF YOU ORDERED ONE OF THESE CHANCES ARE YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE PRICE.
(KEN)>> THE GUY WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT PRICE. THEN A $100 DOLLAR OPTION WAS LIKE A $1,000 DOLLAR OPTION TODAY. SO HE REALLY DIDN'T CARE. HE WANTED WHAT HE WANTED, AND WANTED THE BEST LOOKING SS 396 YOU COULD BUY.
(MARC)>> THE SUPER SPORT, OR SS, PACKAGE IS A STEP UP FROM STOCK, BUT TO UPGRADE TO THE L-78 396 OPTION YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY READY TO OPEN YOUR WALLET. THIS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONTENDER IS 396 CUBIC INCHES OF PURE STREET MUSCLE. RATED AT 375 HORSES AND 410 POUND FEET OF TORQUE, IT'S LIKELY YOU'D BE READY FOR ANY GRUDGE MATCH. THERE ARE PLENTY WHO PREFER THE SS PACKAGE STRICTLY BECAUSE IN A STREET FIGHT NOBODY CARES HOW MUCH FANCY CHROME YOU'VE GOT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF BLING IS YOUR THING THE RALLY SPORT, OR RS, TRIM PACKAGE INCLUDES ALL THE EYE CANDY. SPECIAL BLACK PAINTED GRILL WITH CONCEALED HEADLIGHTS, HOCKEY STICK FENDER STRIPPING, SIMULATED REAR FENDER LOUVRES, FRONT AND REAR WHEEL MOLDINGS, BADGING, AND PLENTY OF BRIGHT WORK. THE RALLY SPORT TRIM PACKAGE PUTS YOU IN THE HIGH ROLLER CATEGORY.
(KEN)>> YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS REALLY COOL OF CHEVROLET IS THE AMOUNT OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO A CUSTOMER. THEY REALLY BLANKETED THE WHOLE SEGMENT OF BUYERS. IF YOU WANTED A BASE CAR WITH A STRAIGHT SIX IN IT TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK YOU COULD DO THAT, ALL THE WAY UP TO A COPO YOU KNOW. THEY REALLY COVERED THE WHOLE SPECTRUM FOR EVERYBODY.
(MARC)>> FINDING A '69 CAMARO 396 WITH BOTH THE RS AND SS PACKAGES IS LIKE A UNICORN. YOU GET A RARE COMBINATION OF THE MOST LAVISHLY EQUIPPED CAMARO WITH THE BIG BLOCK PERFORMANCE OF A DRAG CAR COMBINED. IT'S ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST PONY CARS THAT CONTINUES TO BE CELEBRATED. ICONIC BECAUSE IT'S REAR, BUT ALSO BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE THEM.
(TOMMY)>> A LOT OF TIMES, WHENEVER YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR PROJECTS IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GRAB AN IMPACT AND EITHER ZIP THAT BOLT IN OUR OUT, BUT A PROBLEM YOU MAY RUN INTO IS FITTING THAT THING IN TO THOSE TIGHT SPOTS. THANKFULLY MATCO OFFERS THIS THREEEIGHTHS INCH CORDLESS RATCHET TO FIT INTO ALL THOSE TIGHT SPOTS LIKE INSIDE OF AN ENGINE BAY. IT RUNS ON A 16 VOLT RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND DELIVERS UP TO 70 FOOT POUNDS OF TORQUE. THIS IS PART OF THEIR LITHIUM LINE, AND TO FIND OUT MORE GO TO MATCO TOOLS DOT COM.
(NARRATOR)>> UP AHEAD, OUR CAMARO NEEDS SOME BETTER BRAKES.
(MARC)>> HEY EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK. WELL WE'RE PLUGGING AWAY ON OUR VALVOLINE CAMARO HERE, AND EARLIER IN THE SHOW WE UPGRADED THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH SOME SPRINGS AND A SWAY BAR, AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME THING HERE IN THE REAR. THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS GET SOME PRESSURE ON THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM.
WE DON'T NEED TO APPLY MUCH PRESSURE. JUST ENOUGH TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE THAT'S ON THE CONTROL ARM BOLTS. [ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> REMOVE THE SHOCK FROM THE LOWER ARM, AND THEN REMOVE THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CONTROL ARM TO THE SPINDLE.
WE CAN THEN RELIEVE THE PRESSURE. THE ISOLATOR PAD NEEDS TO BE MOVED OVER TO THE NEW SPRING, AND THE SPRING CAN GO BACK INTO THE CAR. THE CONTROL ARM GETS MANIPULATED INTO PLACE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE POLE JACK, AND ALL THE BOLTS CAN GO BACK ON IN THE REVERSE ORDER THEY WERE REMOVED.
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(MARC)>> WE'VE GOT OUR REAR SPRINGS ALL SWAPPED OUT AND EVERYTHING'S BACK TOGETHER, AND IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON TO GETTING THAT REAR SWAY BAR SWAPPED OUT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LOT EASIER TO GET THAT THING OUT OF THERE IF THIS EXHAUST WAS MOVED. WELL IT JUST SO HAPPENS WE'VE GOT BIG PLANS FOR THIS THING LATER ON AS FAR AS ADDING POWER, AND UPGRADING THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS IS ONE OF THINGS ON THE LIST. SO I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND MAKE A COUPLE OF CUTS HERE, GET THE MUFFLER OUT OF THE WAY, SWAP THAT SWAY BAR OUT. SINCE THIS ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS ONE PIECE OUR EXHAUST UPGRADES WILL REQUIRE US TO CUT UP THE FACTORY SYSTEM ANYWAY. SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE THESE CUTS CLOSER TO THE REAR. JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE MUFFLER REMOVED AND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SWAY BAR.
NOW THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SWAY BAR IN CAN BE REMOVED, AND THE BAR JUST SLIDES RIGHT OUT.
WELL WE'VE GOT OUR SWAY BAR LINKS SWAPPED OUT ONTO THE NEW SWAY AND INSTALLED OUR BUSHINGS AND BRACKETS. SO WE JUST NEED TO GET THIS THING BOLTED IN AND WE CAN MOVE ON. [ drill spinning ]
(MARC)>> NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE BRAKES. NOW SINCE THIS CAR HAS BREMBO BRAKES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT'S GOT A REALLY GOOD BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT IT COULD USE SOME UPGRADED PADS AND ROTORS, WHICH WE WENT TO EBC FOR. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE SPORT ROTORS FOR THE FRONT AND REAR. THEY'VE GOT A BLACK THERMIC COATING AND THEY ARE DIMPLED AND SLOTTED, AND WE ALSO DECIDED TO GO WITH THEIR BLUE STUFF PADS. NOW IN EUROPE THESE ARE ACTUALLY RACE PADS ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT LEGAL FOR THE STREET, BUT THEY ARE HERE IN THE US. SO EBC CALLS THESE THEIR RACE AND SPORT PAD. FIRST WE'LL GET THE PADS REMOVED. THEN THOSE CALIPER BOLTS CAN GET MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AND THE CALIPER CAN BE SET ASIDE. ONE BOLT HOLDS THE FACTORY ROTOR TO THE HUB, AND THE ROTOR SLIPS OFF. THE NEW ROTOR JUST SLIDES BACK ONTO THE HUB AND THE BOLT GETS REINSTALLED. CALIPER GOES BACK ON. THEN THE NEW PADS SLIP INTO PLACE AND GET HELD ON WITH THE FACTORY HARDWARE.
THAT PRETTY MUCH DOES IT FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON OUR CAMARO BUT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ELSE WE WANT TO ADDRESS.
(TOMMY)>> THERE'S SOMETHING ON THIS FENDER THAT'S BEEN BUGGING ME SINCE WE DRUG THIS CAMARO IN HERE. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT'S THIS GNARLY SCRATCH RIGHT THROUGH HERE. WELL IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THERE WITH SOME CUT MAX FROM SONAX, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THAT UP WITH SOME PERFECT FINISH. THIS CUT MAX IS THE SAME STUFF WE USED ON OUR '69 CHARGER A WHILE BACK. IT GAS DEGRADING ABRASIVES. SO ONE STEP BRINGS OUT THE SCRATCH AND POLISHES IT TO A SHINE. THEN WE CAN USE SOME SONAX POLISH ON A FOAM PAD TO REMOVE ANY SWIRL MARKS THAT CUT MAX LEFT BEHIND. WELL THAT TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT, AND IT DIDN'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF ELBOW GREASE TO GET IT THERE.
(MARC)>> NOT ALL SPRAY PAINT IS CREATED EQUAL, AND WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH QUALITY PAINT THAT'S IN A RATTLE CAN, WELL THERE'S DUPLICOLOR'S PREMIUM ACRYLIC ENAMEL. THIS IS A DURABLE PAINT AND PRIMER ALL IN ONE WITH EXCELLENT ADHESION TO PLASTIC AS WELL AS METAL, WOOD, AND FIBERGLASS WITHOUT ANY SANDING REQUIRED. IT EVEN STOPS EXISTING RUST AND PREVENTS FUTURE RUST FROM FORMING. IT'S AVAILABLE IN AN ASSORTMENT OF COLORS, INCLUDING BLACK AND CHERRY RED, AND ALSO SOME REALLY COOL COLORS LIKE SCHOOL BUS YELLOW AND THE HOT ROD INSPIRED CHROME YELLOW. WELL THAT'S ALL THE TIME FOR TODAY FOLKS. SO UNTIL NEXT TIME MAKE SURE YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK IT OUT, POWERNATION TV DOT COM.
