Car Techbooks

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,...

By: Eddie Paul . You've seen his work in films like The Fast and The Furious, xXx, Cobra and Grease, and on TV in Monster Garage, Monster Games and Monster House. Now you can learn from master movie car customizer, Eddie Paul, in Eddie Paul's Custom...

By: Lionel Baxter . Classic car restoration can be a very expensive proposition, but much of the work required can be carried out by the DIY car enthusiast. Although such a prospect may at first seem quite daunting, this book, aimed at the novice...

By: Philip H. Smith . - Reprint of the 3rd Edition of the original classic ! Dr. John C. Morrison is one of the foremost authorities on the analysis of the induction and exhaust dynamics of high-speed engines. Together with Philip Smith, he gives a...

By: Car Mechanics . As well as being what we humans need to breathe, air is an enormous asset to us in our struggles with motor cars – and, come to that, machinery of all kinds. It has many advantages over other forms – it's far more...

By: Dennis W. Parks . Whether your ride is scarred by a hailstorm, parking lot, or a full-on collision, every car owner needs to know how to repair automotive bodywork at some point. From tools and materials to tips and techniques, The Complete Guide to...

By: David H. Jacobs . Drive your car and sooner or later it's sure to suffer some degree of body damage. Parking lot dents, collisions and the effects of time, all combine to mar the smooth perfection of your car's bodywork and, if not repaired properly...