Car restoration & repair books for auto mechanics and beginners
Whether you're an auto mechanics or a beginner, these books cover everything from basic maintenance to advanced techniques in car restoration and repair.
Car Restoration & Repair Books for Auto Mechanics and Beginners (252)
The overnight success of the 'Hoodride' phenomenon inspired a generation of car fanatics, who couldn't afford to restore a car to show condition but still wanted a good looking cool...
C. E. Johnson reminisces about his days at r acing car makers Connaught where he was chief draughtsman. C onnaught was responsible for designing Britain''s first Grand Prix winning race...
Archibald Goodman Frazer Nash (30 June 1889 – 10 March 1965), was an early English motor car designer and engineer, who specialised in manufacturer of light ("cycle") and sports cars...
Applying to any car and covering all aspects, this text explains how to decide what modifications are necessary and why, and then how to plan the modifications and carry them...
A painstakingly detailed analysis of the year-to-year changes in body, chassis, trim and interior components. Hundreds of photos make this the perfect guide for identification, restoration, and determining authenticity. From...
Hot Rod? reports on Chevrolet?s big-block musclecar performance engines. Covering: race preparation, low-budget 550 hp 427, modifying heads, rat build-up, 650 hp 427, the mystery motor, 515 hp 396, aluminum...
With the aid of more than 1,000 detailed illustrations and text aimed at the do-it-yourselfer, Land Rover Series I, II & III Restoration Manual describes and illustrates: how to renovate bodywork...
Haynes: Filled with everything restorers are looking for including Mini history, buying information, specs, bodywork, mechanics, interiors, electrics, mods, tools, color schemes, clubs and more. Clear, step-by-step photographs and instructions...
Complete DIY guide for Series 1 models: engine, suspension, brakes, gearbox, carburetion, body removal & replacement, door & bulkhead repairs, electric, chassis, painting, buying second-hand. The vehicle covered in this...
Basing the GTO on the mid-sized Pontiac Tempest was good business sense for Pontiac. The sharing of sheet metal kept costs down, but to give the GTO it's own identity...
Do you know what parts from a Nova will fit your Firebird? You will with this guide. Packed with information this invaluable tool, lists all the interchangeable parts that on...
NEW UPDATED EDITION Features? Now covers all T1 to T5 buses, vans, campers & pick-ups 1950 to 2010!? The first book devoted to modifying VW Bus suspension, brakes and chassis...
Master MIG welding and the metal fabrication techniques you need to repair, create, and duplicate projects in your home welding studio. Learn to Weld starts with the basics: setting up...
Rebuilding the Small-Block Chevy: Step by Step Videobook is a quality, step-by-step Workbench Book and DVD combination that shows you how to build a street or racing small-block Chevy in...
When it comes to keeping a classic going you need parts, but finding parts for a decades-old classic truck can but nerve-racking. However, knowing that the same parts for a...
A lead title in our Restoration Series, How to Restore Your Camaro 1967-1969 will provide in-depth, hands-on information and photography for restoring these popular and historically significant cars. It covers...
The needs of a true competition engine are quite different than those of the engine under the hood of a typical commuter car. From the basic design needs, to the...
This Roger Huntington classic will help you understand how things were done in 1950. Engines discussed include the Cadillac OHV; Chevrolet 6; Chrysler; DeSoto; Dodge 6 & V-8; Ford Model...
Subtitled: The Essential Guide to Race Driving. Take pole position to learn the ground rules, techniques and procedures of driving perception and evaluation. Racing professional Carroll Smith delivers current state-of-the-art...
Countless collector car owners are skilled at performing mechanical work, but for many of them, electrical work seems like a mystery, too complicated and too confusing. However, electrical upgrades are...
The 1970–1974 Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Challengers are compact, lightweight, and extremely powerful pony cars; some are considered to be the greatest Mopar muscle cars of the era. The platform,...
Covers the development and tuning of race car by clearly explaining the basic principles of vehicle dynamics and relating these principles to the input and control functions of the racing...
