Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Fixing a beat-up front valance on a 1970 Ford Torino GT? This video walks you through it step-by-step so you can get your classic back on the road without a full shop or fancy tools.
In this episode we cover: stripping paint with the Harbor Freight conditioning tool, hammer & dolly metal shaping, and a test-fit on The Lizard.
Driven by Passion, not the YouTube Algorithm.
The Torino came with a used front valance… and it’s a little rough. Before spending money on replacement parts, we strip the paint, work the dents out, and get it close enough to see if it’s actually usable. If it fits, we save time and cash. If it doesn’t — at least we’ll know before paint.
Full test of Surface Conditioner
How to Remove Surface Rust From Car Episode 311
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Episode 316
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#FordTorino #TorinoGT #ClassicCarRestoration #AutoBody #HammerAndDolly #MetalWork #HarborFreightTools #DIYBodywork #TheLizard #GarageBuild #VintageFord #RestorationProject
Fixing a beat-up front valance on a 1970 Ford Torino GT? This video walks you through it step-by-step so you can get your classic back on the road without a full shop or fancy tools.
In this episode we cover: stripping paint with the Harbor Freight conditioning tool, hammer & dolly metal shaping, and a test-fit on The Lizard.
Driven by Passion, not the YouTube Algorithm.
The Torino came with a used front valance… and it’s a little rough. Before spending money on replacement parts, we strip the paint, work the dents out, and get it close enough to see if it’s actually usable. If it fits, we save time and cash. If it doesn’t — at least we’ll know before paint.
Full test of Surface Conditioner
How to Remove Surface Rust From Car Episode 311
youtu.be/jUonlWczaSk
Subscribe and Join the Rebellion
Episode 316
Sponsors:
autokrafters.com
Jford@autorestomod.com
Insta: @autorestomod
patreon.com/gasolinemedia
#FordTorino #TorinoGT #ClassicCarRestoration #AutoBody #HammerAndDolly #MetalWork #HarborFreightTools #DIYBodywork #TheLizard #GarageBuild #VintageFord #RestorationProject






![Bad Gauge? Bad Sender? Bad Ground? How To Tell The Difference
Running out of gas in a classic car is embarrassing. Running out of gas because your fuel gauge quit working is fixable — and on any Ford from about 1960 through 1973, that gauge is a perennial troublemaker.
In this one, Jeff walks through the full diagnostic chain on the 72 Mach 1 (Lazarus) without ever pulling the instrument cluster out of the dash. First, the embarrassing one: check that the sender is actually plugged in. Then the real testing begins.
What we cover:
• Why a test light beats a multimeter for checking gauge feed (youre looking for that pulse at roughly 5 to 5.5 volts, and a meter wont show it)
• Where to ground your test light when youre flat on hot asphalt
• Jumping the two posts to confirm the gauge itself has good mechanical function — it should sweep past empty and peg past full
• Identifying the ground post on the sender (furthest from the front of the car), and how 71 strap-in tanks differ from bolt-in tanks
• Running an ohms test on the sender: roughly 72–75 ohms empty, around 10 ohms full on a Ford
• What an OL reading means versus a steady 73 ohms — one says the rheostat is toast, the other points at a fuel-logged float
Spoiler: this sender is dead. The good news is National Parts Depot now produces their own sending unit, so the fix is a phone call and four gallons of gas siphoned out of the tank.
Parts for this build come from National Parts Depot: https://www.npdlink.com
T-shirts help pay Joseph, our teenage production assistant whos putting every dollar into his XJ Jeep. Grab one and youre funding a kids first build.
Patreon at the $10 level gets you monthly Zoom meetings with Jeff plus Trivia Night, where the prize is a one-off t-shirt with YOUR car on it.
Its not a problem, its a project.
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Autorestomod Episode: 750
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#ClassicFord #MustangMach1 #FuelGauge #ClassicCarRepair #Autorestomod Bad Gauge? Bad Sender? Bad Ground? How To Tell The Difference](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZDUY9O_qZoc/mqdefault.jpg)

![1967 Mustang & Cougar Steering Box Removal — Do It the RIGHT Way
The 1967 Mustang is back on the lift, and what started as a quick alignment turned into a complete power steering teardown. In this episode, Jeff Ford walks you through removing the steering box and the entire slave-cylinder (control valve) power steering system from a 1967 Mustang — the same setup youll find on the 1967 Mercury Cougar.
Before we could rebuild anything, we had to deal with some world-class Fabricobble: a 19mm socket booger-welded to both ends of the steering shaft. Jeff shows you how to save the factory 1-inch double-D steering column, cut the butchered shaft out without wrecking it, and get the control valve, power ram, Pitman arm, and steering box out of the car cleanly.
In this video youll learn:
• The two different 1967 Mustang steering shaft setups (long solid shaft vs. two-piece with rag joint) and why it changes how you pull the box
• Why Fords slave-cylinder / control valve power steering feels skatey — and the caster trick that fixes it
• How to crack loose finicky fittings with a line wrench without goring them
• Which Pitman arm and tie rod pullers actually fit these systems (hint: 3/4 jaw)
• The one ball stud that, if it fails, takes your steering with it
☕ Want to support the show? Grab a t-shirt or jump on Patreon at the $10/month level for monthly Zoom hangouts and Trivia Night, where we give away custom shirts featuring YOUR car. Every shirt and pledge goes straight to Joseph and the editor who make these videos happen — not to Jeff.
T-shirts help pay Joseph, our teenage production assistant whos putting every dollar into his XJ Jeep. Grab one and youre funding a kids first build.
Patreon at the $10 level gets you monthly Zoom meetings with Jeff plus Trivia Night, where the prize is a one-off t-shirt with YOUR car on it.
Its not a problem, its a project.
—
▶ Autorestomod is proudly sponsored by National Parts Depot — [https://www.npdlink.com]
SUPPORT THE SHOW
▶ Patreon — $10/month gets you monthly Zoom meetings with me: [https://www.patreon.com/c/gasolinemedia]
▶ Merch — Needs More Classic Cars shirts, hats & mugs at Fourth Wall: [https://autorestomod-shop.fourthwall.com/]
Autorestomod Episode: 756
https://autorestomod-shop.fourthwall.com/
Sponsors:
https://www.nationalpartsdepot.com
https://www.eatondetroitspring.com
Contact: Jford@autorestomod.com
Insta: @autorestomod
www.patreon.com/gasolinemedia.
#ClassicCars #Mustang #FordMustang #AutoRestoMod #NPD 1967 Mustang & Cougar Steering Box Removal — Do It the RIGHT Way](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZjjfsqPBLBA/mqdefault.jpg)

