10 Mistakes Classic Car Owners Make

What are muscle car build requirements? Some people get it wrong. Wheels, tires, brakes, roll bars, weight, suspension settings are all areas where many people are making mistakes. This video will help you avoid these common mistakes.

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0:00 Introduction
0:13 - 1) Using Dynamat
1:42 - 2) Not upgrading anti-roll bars
2:19 - 3&4) Small Wheels & Narrow Wheels
3:56 - 5) Low Performance Tires
5:12 - 6) Steel Wheels
7:44 - 7) Drum Brakes & Vintage Disc Brakes
10:09 - 8) Huge Throttle Body
12:04 - 9) Not Enough Positive Caster
13:11 - 10) Racing Brake Pads

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[The_R-n-I_Guy]

If you're not trying to sell your car. Then do whatever makes you happy. If you're enjoying your car, that's all that matters.

[captainlandyacht]

I thought I was going to like, nope. By this persons logic, if your car isn't an autocross donk. You have built your car wrong. Here's the best piece of car builder advice. Get it running, drive it a year, decide if you wanna keep or sell, make a list of improvements after said year, tackle list one at a time from least to most important. Drive your car! Don't leave it in pieces.

[sandyhancock]

WTF?!! I'm not drag racing! Don't care about weight!...and 20" wheels look stupid on an old car!!😂

[jacobusgt]

After watching this video I immediately took off the 17" wheels ordered some steel rallye wheels, and some dynomat. The number one mistake of classic car owners is doing what everyone else tells you.

[mr.pigeon]

Well there’s this thing it’s called having a stock style classic car.

[bremCZ]

These aren't mistakes. My car is all original. I would decrease it's value by modifying such things.
It's a cruiser not a racer.

[richardturk]

Thats your opinion.
Dyna mat helps in places where heat is a problem so I can see using it.
50 lbs is nothing really and if its an issue for you tell your 250 lb wife to stay home on cruise night.

[johnhipp]

Sounds like this guy wants everyone to build cars to his specifications. His way is the only way.

[halogod]

I’m not quite sure this dude understands what a restoration is

[railroad]

"Sucking the fun out of your car"

By whose definition? Trying to squeeze 21st century boy racer performance from a 20th century classic isn't the only way to enjoy it. For adults, anyway.

So I guess I can infer from your video that you are not a judge at Pebble Beach.

[skylaneavr]

While he makes a couple of legitimate points relating to performance in a general sense, this guy has little or no awareness of classic car culture.
I’ll keep my 15” wheels, 60 series white letters, lumpy cam, and big double pumper thank
My ‘07 GT Mustang is light years ahead of my ‘69 Mach1 428CJ in terms of handling, safety, and overall performance. But it hasn’t 1/10th the style or personality. Guess which one draws the most interest?
Stick to your lowered imports and chartreuse 22” wheels and leave the real cars to the grown ups kid.

[beetlebuilder]

I didn't realize that the steel wheels and skinny tires were making my LS swapped 66 Beetle no fun. It seemed plenty fun to drive to me. I had a blast driving it and letting it slide. The fact that that I could find used tires that size for free made it all the more fun.

[duals]

Oversize diameter wheels ruins the look of the car, and look too modern in my eye.

[disfunctionalmorons]

If I want to drive something that sticks to the road I will drive my newer car. The best part of the old cars is how they ride, the way they float down the road and over bumps

[scottchamberlain]

Your classic car doesn't have a throttle body. It has a carburetor.

[jedidethfreak]

This video - don't use dynamat cuz heavy
Also this video - run massive, heavier wheels cuz wheels

[bremCZ]

There are thousands of high performance tires in 15" Even the BFG G Force Sport comp 2 comes in 15" sizes.

[ReigningUp]

Well it sounds like my 300 pound wife is going to have to walk home after watching this, gotta lighten up for that fun ride.

[RandomGuyDan]

50 pounds is not going to have a material negative impact on the handling of a 3, 000lb car. It might however have a material positive impact on general enjoyment on long trips in terms of a quieter and cooler interior. And I find it ironic that you would say adding 30 lbs of sound and temp insulation is bad, but then recommend replacing the original skinny tires and 14-15" rims with much wider tires on 17"-19", which is going to increase unsprung weight (and overall weight) by far more than 50lbs, and unlike the Dynamat, have an impact that can be felt.