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 (255)
In our mechanized day of mass production, the craft of hand-forming sheet metal into compound curves and dashing fins and fenders is fast becoming a lost art. Eddie Paul is...
Engine, Drivetrain and Suspension How many times have you heard it? AMC used manufacturer's parts they didn't use their own. The 360-ci was built by Mopar and the 390-ci was...
The venerable Jeep 4.0-liter inline-six engine has powered millions of Jeeps, including CJs, Wranglers, Cherokees, and Wagoneers. The 4.0 delivers adequate horsepower from the factory, but many off-road drivers want...
Sheet Metal Shaping demystifies this seemingly black art with information on tools and basic skills and 14 customizable projects, fully illustrated with step-by-step color photography. Whether you want to create...
From 2001 to 2009, General Motors Corporation produced the powerful 8.1L Vortec/496 CID engine for trucks, boats, and more. From factory engines to aftermarket manufacture, Larry Hofer and Don Taylor...
This new book reviews the history and variations of the 351 Cleveland and Ford's related engines, the 351M and 400M. Basic dimensions and specifications of each engine, along with tips...
Frustrations from installing an aftermarket kit interior are now over with this easy-to-follow, illustrated, step-bystep book that shows you how to achieve professional results. We have all heard that premade...
Learn to fully repair and restore Chevrolet's most popular truck in this long-awaited new restoration guide. When Chevy released its second-generation C/K pickup trucks, dubbed the "Action Line," it was...
Chevrolet's inline 6-cylinder, affectionately known as the Stovebolt, was produced and applied to Chevrolet-powered automobiles from 1929 through 1962. Its effectiveness and simplicity greatly contributed to the lengthy duration of...
The Ford 8.8- and 9-inch rear differentials are two of the most popular and best performing differentials on the market. While the 8.8-inch differential is commonly used in late-model Mustangs,...
How To Rebuild & Modify Gm Turbo 400 Transmissions (S-A Design Workbench Series) Over the last 50 years, literally millions of GM cars and trucks have been built with Turbo...
Directed at young adults, the expert advice in Welding makes it easy to get started safely and with confidence, whether you want to fabricate your own designs or repair vehicles,...
Ford Small-Block Engine Parts Interchange If there is one thing Ford enthusiasts have learned over the years, it’s that deciphering which Ford parts work with which Ford engines is a...
Small-block Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge V-8 engines came in a variety of vehicles since 1964. These powerful, durable engines powered everything from high-performance Cudas and Chargers to torquey Dakotas and...
The Corvette is in a league of its own. As the all-American V-8 sports car, no other high-performance American car can match it for enthusiast interest, collectability, and, in many...
Learn everything there is to know about how to install aversatile and capable air ride system. Air suspension used to be expensive, difficult to install, andcomplex to understand. However, that...
In this revised edition, learn to make and install complete interiors in your car, truck or van. The author teaches you how to sew like an expert, and avoid costly...
All too often, when an enthusiast builds a high-performance engine, swaps a more powerful engine into a car, or mounts sticky tires, the driveline components simply can't handle the added...
A key component, often overlooked, in automotive restoration is metal preparation. In essence, all the best bodywork, primer, and fancy paint won’t do you any good if the metal surface...
During the muscle car wars of the 1960s, Holley carburetors emerged as the carbs to have because of their easy-to-tune design, abundance of parts, and wide range of sizes. The...
Porting heads is an art and science. It takes a craftsman?s touch to shape the surfaces of the head for the optimal flow characteristics and the best performance. Porting demands...
Skylarks, GSXs, Grand Nationals, Rivieras, Gran Sports; the list of formidable performance Buicks is impressive. From the torque monsters of the 1960s to the high-flying Turbo models of the '80s,...
The Rochester Quadrajet carburetor was found perched atop the engine of many a classic GM performance vehicle. The Q-Jet is a very capable but often misunderstood carb. This book, How...
Introduced in 2006, the 6L80 has become the most popularGeneral Motors transmission in production today. Millions areon roads around the world, and the 6L series of transmissionshas overtaken the 4L60E...
