Automotive Electrical Handbook

Covers every aspect of automotive electrical repair. From electrical theory to designing your own system to wiring a race car. Chapter on making a harness is worth the price alone. Filled with illustrations, schematics, and plenty of ideas. Includes tips on using electrical test equipment and troubleshooting electrical circuits. Over 350 photos; softbound, 160 pages. By Jim Horner.

Steering Wheel Restoration Book

The Steering Wheel Restoration Book, with dozens of picures, guides you through all phases of steering wheel restoration - with a few tricks thrown in besides!

How to Cast Small Metal and Rubber Parts

Paperback: 168 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.50 x 8.25 x 5.25 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2nd edition (February 1986)

Excellent or non-commercial molding of rubberlike compounds. While this 1986 edition does not address possible new developments in this area (Loctite now sells material which appears to be the same as the Devcon product highlighted in the book), it is excellent on creating rubber parts for the home hobbyist and restorer. The metal casting section is primarily focused on sand casting of aluminum.

Repairing and Restoring Classic Car Components Peter Wallage, John Wallage. Hardcover: 160 pages (31 August, 2001) Publisher: Haynes Group;

On modern cars, damaged components are regarded as items to be thrown away and replaced. Spares are readily available, and the high cost of labour makes repair uneconomic for commercial garages. But for a classic car the story is quite different. This book - expertly written and clearly illustrated - shows the enthusiast how to rescue, repair and restore old components. It will be indispensable to people wanting to keep a restored car on the road as well as those undertaking a full rebuild.

Classic Car Restoration Guide: Lindsay Porter; Hardcover: 256 pages (21 February, 1994) Publisher: Haynes Group;

This guide to the restoration of classic cars shows readers what to look for when buying a car as well as "tricks of the trade" and practical advice on tools, equipment, bodywork repairs and electrical component overhaul, as well as interior trim renewal. All aspects of car restoration are described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs, with guidelines on tools and equipment: what to buy, how to use them and the safety precautions to be observed. Six chapters, divided into nearly 60 separate sections, cover every aspect of classic car ownership, from buying, getting through the MOT, welding, panel beating, chassis repairs, paintwork, rust proofing, engine removal and stripdown, suspension overhaul, braking systems, tyres, interiors, dashboard and headlamps.

Classic Car Restorer's Handbook: Restoration Tips and Techniques for Owners and Restorers of Classic and Collectible Automobiles Jim Richardson; Paperback: 166 pages (November 1994) Publisher: HP Books.

This handbook is designed to help avoid problems and mistakes encountered by the car restorer, and contains information from first-hand experience. Sections offer advice and step-by-step techniques on all areas from engine rebuilding to detailing, as well as applying paint and overhauling brakes.

This book contains a lot of information about auto upholstery. I had never touched a machine before reading the book, and I have succesfully covered several seats. My only complaint would be that I would have liked more coverage of making door panels, center consoles, and other custom items, but that is only because that is my main interest. There is enough basic information on those subjects to get me going though. Overall a great book.
[a reviewer]

Key To Metal Bumping Book

Clear information on tools, techniques, and terminology. Softbound 126 pages. Frank T. Sargent.

How to Repair & Restore Bodywork Paperback: 160 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.42 x 10.67 x 8.29 Publisher: Motorbooks International;

Your complete hands-on guide to repairing the metal, fiberglass and plastic bodywork on your car. Chapters explain bodyworking tools and materials, assessing damage, disassembly, finding parts, straightening and cutting metal, welding, applying filler, and preparation for paint. More than 200 photos show how to do it all yourself.

Haynes Car Bodywork Repair Manual: The... Lindsay Porter; Hardcover: 280 pages (18 September, 2000) Publisher: Haynes Publishing.

An updated edition of this practical guide to bodywork repair and renovation for the amateur repairer, which contains step-by-step instructions for bodywork repairs, from fixing a scratch to fitting a new body panel.

Chilton's Auto Body Repair (Chilton's... Paperback: 368 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.10 x 11.04 x 8.24 Publisher: Chilton/Haynes

Covers all minor and major damage repair.

SOLDERING, BRAZING AND WELDING Derek Pritchard; Paperback: 160 pages (26 February, 2001) Publisher: The Crowood Press

Welding Essentials: Questions & Answers... 480 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.89 x 9.90 x 7.00 Publisher: Industrial Pr;

As a concise yet thorough introduction to the topic, Welding Essentials makes welding easy for beginners and is a handy reference for professionals. Its unique, comprehensive question-and-answer format will allow readers to quickly find what they are looking for and fully understand it. Eliminating non-essential items to prevent overloading readers, Welding Essentials addresses safety hazards and required precautions in detail and provides solutions to common problems for each process..

The Haynes Welding Manual (Haynes... by Jay Storer, John Harold Haynes

This book provides a general overview of the various welding processes and gives the novice welder an excellent foundation of information and instruction.
[a reviewer]

Welder's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Mig, Tig, Arc & Oxyacetylene Welding

Richard Finch; Paperback: 170 pages (February 1997) Publisher: HP Books

Finch has updated and revised his classic handbook with the latest information available on welding, brazing, and cutting; equipment and safety; fitting and jigging; gas welding, cutting, brazing, and soldering; arc, MIG and TIG welding; plasma cutting; and more.

Basic Oxyacetylene Welding ; I H Griffin, E M Roden, C W Briggs; Paperback: 99 pages (31 December, 1984) Publisher: Delmar.

Metal Fabricator's Handbook Ron Fournier ; Paperback: 176 pages (August 1990) Publisher: HP Books

I used to panelbeat for a living in a busy commercial panel shop, but now its a hobby. This is a great book to get you started with shaping and forming metal and shows how it should be done. Wish I had bought it years ago. Thoroughly recommended. [a reviewer]

Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication

* Paperback: 144 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.38 x 10.94 x 8.44 * Publisher: Motorbooks International; (April 1, 1999) * ISBN: 0964135892

Metal Shaping As An Art Form - Learn advanced sheet metal fabrication techniques from noted experts: Bob Monroe, Ron Covell, and Steve Davis as well as how to lay out a project, stretch and shrink, build simple tooling, use the English Wheel, weld aluminum and steel and much more. This 143 page sftbnd. book is supplimented with hundreds of clear B&W photos to clearly present each step.

Engine Builder's Handbook: Inspection, Machine Reconditioning, Valvetrain Assembly, Blueprinting, degreeing Cams, Tools, Engine Assembly Tom Monroe; Paperback: 169 pages (August 1996) Publisher: HP Books

An illustrated guide to all types of engine building, the techniques and procedures in this book cover: machining, reconditioning short blocks, degreeing camshafts, engine assembly, measuring tools, cylinder heads, valvetrain assembly, and blueprinting.