thatgurl asked:


i have been restoring a car in my garage and the fumes from the chemicals and such have seaped into my house. i have already changed the filters and cleaned the carpet what eles can i do ? this smell is sticking to everything!! even me.

Hugh

Mr.Creeper asked:


I have a 1969 VW Beetle that has been a restoration project for about 5 years. Now that i need to move it out of the garage the brakes are locked up. I even pulled it with my truck and the car drags along. How can I unlock the brakes to be able to push it by hand? Oh and yes the e brake is released!

Ramon

Aaron B asked:


I want to start by thanking everyone thats helped me along the way with the restoration of my fathers first car a 1971 Ford Ranchero. After he recently passed away nobody wanted to keep it but I couldn’t let it go.
It’s now running great for the most part, except. About a week ago a cable came loose under the car that was connected to the power steering, the fluid all leaked out and the steering tightened up so I drove it home, which was far away. I re-connected the line and re filled it with power steering fluid, the steering loosened right up again, except now when I turn the wheel it make a really loud whining sound. Did I blow the pump or something by driving it home with a dry pump? I figured if the pump was blown the steering wouldn’t have loosened up. Does anyone know what this may be, whats causing that terrible sound? Thank you all so much, I really couldn’t have done half the mechanical repairs I’ve done so far without your help and guidance.

Ira

scanner_programmer asked:


I am looking at a ‘66 Ford Mustang, a automatic 289 coupe. I really need a pricing guide like a checklist. I would like to know what makes it more valuable and what makes it less valuable. It would be great if someone could provide a checklist for all options of the car, for example if it’s a V6 or a V8, because I’m not sure, or if there are certain aspects which need restoration, like rust, or cosmetic issues. The owner is reluctant to take the time to do the research, so I gave up on asking hopelessly for 6 months – and go ahead and do it for him. It does not run, and he says it needs to be restored. It will definitely need a new paint job, and likely some cosmetic work if not a lot. I dont know anything more than you know at this point. I’m not even 100% positive it is a 1966, but anything you can tell me helps, thanks.
What I know at this point is it hasn’t been run in 20 years, I don’t know why yet. It has been sitting in a garage under boxes, so we’ll see about any rust. It should have all original parts but I will confirm that too. I’m not sure, but isn’t rust supposed to be less of a problem here in California? Unfortunately, my pockets are anything but deep, so I’m not sure how well this will go but… I will find out and update later today hopefully about everything, like original parts, miles, reason for not running 20 years ago, rust and body condition, AC, make sure it is a V8, and a 1966 model for that matter, and get the VIN number, or other ID numbers I can find. Thanks for your help so far!

Maurice

Jamie N asked:


I want to repaint my 02 nissan maxima se, love the car but its been driven alot on boston area highways meaning, the front end is chipped, almost like it was sandblasted, the doors have a few minor dings on them not a problem, and just a few other scratches.. I didnt mind it much till today someone ran into the side of my car in a parking lot and dragged their bumper along the entire length of the car, I buffed most of it out and luckily there is no dent.. just the surface looks worn, this finally got me thinking that its a good idea to repaint the entire car, keeping in mind there are minor rust patches (im talking 1-2MM’s in diameter) in the front end chips, would these be a problem? I just want the cars surface to be like new again.. some basic service to restore its original beauty. I heard Maaco can do this for me.. any other suggestions for a reasonable price?

Clay

mzjeanine asked:


Thought that if I put a small amount on bleach on the stain it would lighten up the spot. Well, the bleach soaked through the whole floor space and now a handsized stain is a puddle of yellow.
Is it repairable? Is there a place I can take it to have the carpet fixed?

Buster

aircops asked:


Why most of women dont understand or appreciate the value of vintage and classic cars, like if you want to restore one at home and your wife is daily complaining abut it beaing around and asking you to get rid of it and telling you instead of wasting money on your project buy a new car? why they dont understand for example the diffrence between an old great classic pontiac 1970 firebird and a new 2007 Toyota Yaris? my wife openion is the Yaris worth the money you pay and is the real car and the Firebird is a piece of junk, I wonder ???

Henry

Fender asked:


Okay, now I am a total car fanatic and love ot make them shine, but to get that shine it seems you have to go to a car wash. My question is, that kind of greasy shiner the car washes apply to your car is what? I thought it was amorall so I bought some from checkers, but I didn’t get that glorious shine and that restored color of the plastics. So, what is it?

Morton

mike k asked:


doing this for my make -a -wish, but i need to find the car buy it, also make-a-wish does not do any mechanical work so i would like a mechanical components to work

Zachery

victor r asked:


For example, the driver/passenger side windows (bottom side) have a horizontal lining on the exterior of my 2002 Rsx Type-s. It was black and is now fading into an ugly grey color. Anyone know what I could do?

Kurt