We recently got a DVD with our Hot Rod magazine...It was a film of a guy from GOODMARK working on a 70 Chevelle Convertable.They are going to build the whole car.It started with a complete tear down and It ended with the floorpans being welded in. Pretty cool DVD anyone else see it?

ya can you upload it?

Don't know how...I will see if I can figure it out tonight when I get home.

As far as I know there are 8 in this series. I have seen them all. Very good stuff. The work is all done on a 1970 Chevelle convertible. I don't own them though, a friend does. Here are the contents.
Dvd #1 65003D


Assessment: exterior interior
Assessment: chassis
Proper jacking procedure
Front end disassembly
Door and seat removal
Dash and firewall removal
Rear disassembly and fuel tank removal
Floor removal
Braces and pans
Rear structure and trunk floor removal
Rear section welding
Floor pan installation




Dvd #2 65004D


Quarter panel Removal
Installing New Wheelhouses
Trunk Extensions & Rear Panel Removal
Rear Panel & Trunk Floor Fitting
Trunk Floor Assembly
Trunk Floor Welding
Trunk Floor Installation




Dvd #3 65005D


Making and installing a patch
Installing the interior brace
Door installation & alignment
Installing the Wheelhouse
Fitting the quarter panel
Welding the quarter panel
Trunk alignment


Dvd #4 65008D


Door skin removal preparation
Door skin removal
Metal patch
Door skin installation
Proper techniques of hammer and dolly work



Dvd #5 65012D


Front end installation
Fitting adjustments
Fitting the head lamp
Front bumper installation
Filing & sanding techniques
Working with plastic
Priming & painting tips
Blocking the car



Dvd #6 65013D


Transmission installation
Dash board build out
Hardware assembly
Rear & front end assembly
Emergency brake assembly
Dash board install
Fender well & gas tank install
Water pump & front runner system install


Dvd #7 65014D


Metal, color, paint
Drive shaft, emergency brake
Wiring, brakes, steering column
Light harness, horn, battery
Wiring harness
Led lights
Torque-converter, A/C, radiator, fan
Dynamat
Carpet
Wiper motor
Shifter, starter



DVD #8 65015D


Seat assembly
Convertible top rebuild
Installing the windows
Side panel installation
Installing the seats
Hood pins and thermostat
Head lights
Heater control valve installation
Steering wheel and horn procedures
Master cylinder preparation
Fuel line installation
Seat belt tips

I like this series but my friend has told me that after he accepted the first DVD, the others started coming in the mail one by one. That was fine, he wanted them. However, Overhauling DVD's started showing up too. All being charged to his credit card. So just watch your credit card statement and put a stop to the extra DVD's when you have had enough. I really do like the Hot Rod Dream Build Drive Series and think is was worth my friends money.:D

Paul

They don't have any credit card info...paid with a check. But I will watch.I actually hope they keep sending them cause I want all of them. I like in the first one the guy mentions several times about the dude repairing the rust holes by just welding bead after bead over and over until the hole was patched. :D Whenever he would run into a spot the guy had "fixed" he would be like "Again...with the weld. This had to take him 5 times longer than it would have to replaced the pan....I just can't believe it.:sad: "

If you didn't order the DVD, you don't have to pay for it or send it back according to USPS laws. If you don't pay for it they will stop sending them to you.

How can I get these dvd's? I looked on hot rod's website, but they didn't say anything about it.

I have the series of DVD's called the Dream, Build, Drive series. I am a subscriber to Hot Rod magazine and they sent me an offer to start receiving them about a year ago. Each one is like 26.10 with shipping and you can send the ones back that you don't want. I actually sent one back that was loaded with a bunch of Ford specific stuff. Anyway, the chevelle rebuild series is complete and now they are sending things out about "Building the High Performance Engine" which is aimed at the brand new engine builder. I guess they will continue until I tell them to stop. The chevelle rebuild series was actually pretty good and considering that I have a 1970 2 door hardtop I am rebuilding, it does offer some pretty good advice especially for a novice like me.

One thing I found funy in the first one...Every single bolt just came right out no problem at all...BUT it did look like someone had already started to fix it up and may have had it off the frame before.

You can buy them here $19.95 each. Worth it in my opinion, but I have only seen the first one.It is pretty long too....hour to hour and a half just guessing.

http://www.howtoasap.com/hotrod.html

i got the first one a few years ago. and then i let my friend have it and hot rod called me for a week saying that i have to pay for it. i never did then they stopped calling, but i still get the mag in the mail and when they call me to see if the mags come alright i say i havent payed you guys in 5 years and they still send them every month????????

There was some good info on the first DVD. I only got the one I never ordered...didn't pay for it either.