Car Techbooks

By: Ron Fournier, Sue Fournier . Master metal craftsman Ron Fournier shares the tips, techniques and secrets necessary for fabricating metal components for race, custom or restoration use. Winner of the prestigious Moto Award for "Best Technical...

By: Ron Fournier, Sue Fournier . Imagine transforming a flat sheet of aluminum alloy into an attractive hood scoop. Or designing and making your own aluminum wheel tubs, floorpan and dash-board for your street machine. How about learning to design and...

By: Eddie Paul . The craft of hand-forming sheet metal is fast becoming a lost art. Author Eddie Paul is a master at sheet metal fabrication and in this book shares with readers the techniques to shape their own sheet metal creations. Sheet Metal...

By: Richard Finch . Ready to build your own dream machine? Is it time to stop watching the latest customization show on TV and get in the garage to build your ultimate custom race car, airplane, or motorcycle? If you answered yes to either question...

By: Jay Storer . Welding Manual - The definitive DIY manual on welding. Covers gas, arc, MIG, TIG and plasma welding and cutting techniques. Includes theory, practical techniques, safety procedures and advice on choosing equipment. A practical project...

By: Andrew Noakes . The Classic Car Book is the essential guide to buying, maintaining, restoring, repairing and enjoying a classic car. It's packed with insider information and practical hints and tips to help you avoid the pitfalls and enjoy your...

By: Josh B. Malks . So you own a collector car. It's your most prized possession, your own piece of automotive history. You want to enjoy it on the open road. After all, you didn't just buy it to lock it away in your garage. But how do you take...

By: Jason Scott . Powerful, solid, exciting, and stylish, muscle cars are great fun to restore and drive. But as cool as they already are, you can improve your classic muscle car by adding even more power, style, and handling. Automotive technology has...

By: Greg Donahue, Paul Zazarine . 12 Classic Muscle Car Restorations, Covers Chevy, Ford, Mopar, GM and AMC 1300 Technical Photographs Step-by-Step How to Instructions Detailed Captions Charts and Diagrams This second edition of How to Restore Your...

By: Timothy Remus . Nothing defines a hot rod like a chopped top. How To Chop Tops takes a photo-intensive look at the best way to lower the roof on the project car in your garage. Over 300 images document the start-to-finish chopping of six cars, from a...

By: Timothy Remus, Rob Roehl . Sheet Metal Fabrication Basics is based on the idea that bending sheet metal for your motorcycle shouldn't require large and expensive power tools. The book is made up primarily of shop projects, both simple and complex...

By: Timothy Remus . In an age when most products come off an assembly line at the rate of hundreds or thousands per hour an increasing number of individuals yearn to build a fender, hood or side cover by hand. Whether you're restoring an old Packard,...