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 (227)
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...
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...
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...
BEST SELLING BOOK IS NOW IN FULL COLOR Over the years, the small-block Ford has remained one of the most popular and widely used engines on the planet. From the...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
Finally, a rebuild and performance guide for GM 6.2 and 6.5L diesel engines! In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was considerable pressure on the Detroit automakers to increase...
STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO CUSTOM INTERIOR STREET HOT ROD Expert trimmers Don Taylor and Ron Mangus share two lifetimes of auto upholstery experience and secrets in this fantastic book....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Restore your Pontiac V-8 engine to original factory performance and specifications in this revised edition of a Pontiac best seller.Under the guidance of Semon "Bunkie" Knutson, John DeLorean, and a...
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...
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...
There was a time when a heavily weathered collector car or truck was considered a bit of an eyesore. In fact, if you brought one of these vehicles to a...
Chevrolet Inline-6 Engine 1929-1962: How to Rebuild 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...
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...
How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engine. Complete details for rebuilding air-cooled engines in all chassis from 1961 - 1983: Beetles & Karmann Ghias (Type 1) Bus & Transporters (Types...
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...
