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Teaches you how to select the proper tools, preparing and cleaning sheet metal, section fabrications and patches, welding options, forming fitting and smoothing, cutting metal, final metal finishing and more.

Topics covered are the tools required to perform welding tasks, the types of welders available, basic welding techniques, various forms of sheetmetal work, frame repair and reinforcement, filling body holes and rust repair, tube steel, and more.

The perfect book for modifying muscle car electrical circuits for cooling fans and or power windows, wiring a hot rod from scratch, or adding a big stereo and other conveniences to modern performance cars.

Proven methods for increasing horsepower in any engine. Explains the latest and most effective engine building techniques and strategies. Vizard's unique and entertaining style of writing clearly explains the key principles and provides extreme detail.

Renowned engine builder and technical writer David Vizard turns his attention to extracting serious horsepower from small-block Chevy engines while doing it on a budget. This book is an all-new color edition of a previous best seller.

Engineer and industry veteran Greg Banish, author of the best selling title Engine Management tackles this complex subject and explains it in an easy-to-read manner. Learn useful formulas, VE equation and airflow estimation, and more.

Takes engine-tuning techniques to the next level. It is a must-have for tuners and calibrators and a valuable resource for anyone who wants to make horsepower with a fuel-injected, electronically controlled engine.

With the influx of aftermarket parts, especially excellent cylinder heads, the 351 Cleveland as well as the 351M and 400M cousins are now seen as great engines to build. This book will walk you through everything you need to know to build a great street or competition engine based on the 351 Cleveland platform.

This Workbench book provides detailed step-by-step information for rebuilding the Ford 8.8- and 9-inch rear differentials, two of the most popular and best performing differentials on the market.

Covers everything you need to know about selecting the most desirable gear ratio, rebuilding differentials and other driveline components, and most importantly, matching the correct driveline components to engine power output.

Essential for the enthusiast who wants to get the most performance out of the LS engine design. Covered is engine removal and installation, bolt-ons, electronic controls, detailed engine builds and LS design history.

If you're considering building a traditional Pontiac V-8 engine for increased power and performance or even competitive racing, How to Build Max Performance Pontiac V-8s is a critical component to achieving your goals.

The Ford FE engine is one of the most popular engines Ford ever produced. While high-performance build up principles and techniques will be discussed for all engines, author Barry Robotnick will focus on the most popular engines, the 390 and 428.

Author Pat Ganahl unveils dozens of secrets that will help anyone paint their own car. From simple scuff-and-squirt jobs to full-on, door-jambs-and-everything jobs, Ganahl covers everything you need to know.

Drawing on his vast experience, Pontiac expert Rotella uses detailed captions and photos to show each crucial step of the disassembly, inspection, machine work, parts selection, assembly, and break-in process of a complete engine rebuild.

Walks you, step-by-step, through a rebuild with detailed color photos along the entire way. Whether you're a first-time engine builder or a seasoned professional, this is the essential guide to rebuilding your small-block Ford.

Provides in-depth information and photography for restoring these popular cars. It covers all aspects of restoration, including drivelines, bodywork, interior and trim, suspension, brakes, chassis, steering and more.

This unique guide will cover the restoration process for every major component group and also provide detailed step-by-step restoration information for the most important procedures. All crucial aspects of restoration are covered in full color.

How to Restore Your Pontiac GTO covers all aspects of restoration-engines and drivelines, bodywork, interior and trim, suspension, brakes, chassis, and steering. The book provides guidance to completely restore your GTO, step-by-step.

Shows you how to fit LS engines into older GM F-Body cars, but also how to install these powerplants into non-GM muscle cars, sports cars, trucks, and of course, hot rods.

In this Workbench series title, the focus is on the disassembly, inspection and step-by-step rebuild of the most popular Jeep, Dana and Chrysler high-performance differentials.

A quality, step-by-step Workbench Book and DVD combination that shows you how to build a street or racing small-block. The book includes more than 650 photos and a 2 hour DVD.

All important preparation techniques are clearly illustrated and explained in this easy-to-read text. Shows the reader how to use precision measuring tools, calculate compression ratios, degree a camshaft, and much more!

Learn how to select, install, tune and modify all popular Holley performance carburetors. This guide provides a view of carburetor function, modifying for performance, custom-tuning for street, racing, off-road, turbocharging, economy, and more.

Author Jay Miller uses more than 300 photos and the perfect blend of technical and common-sense information to help you build boost fast and make more horsepower and torque. Includes failure analysis and complete rebuild techniques.

Author Ruggles presents identification guidelines, and walks through the complete disassembly, repair and upgrade, and assembly processes. Readers will learn how to test their transmission for proper operation before installing it in the car.

Includes history, an explanation of how the carb works, a guide to selecting the right carb, how to rebuild the carb, and extensive descriptions of high-performance modifications that will help anyone with a Q-Jet carb crush the competition.

A guidebook for supercharging fans for years. As technology marches on, updates are required to keep things current, and that's exactly what this revised of street supercharging does.

With Advanced Automotive Welding, beginner to intermediate skill-level welders will be able to improve and complete more advanced projects. Using the techniques revealed in this book, you will be able to fabricate body panels, frames, and any number of structural and functional automotive components, and perform structural repair. Take your welding skills to the next level with this new Pro Series title.