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Ultimate Garage Handbook

Author : Richard Newton

Publisher : Motorbooks

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 42,77 MB

Release : 2004-11-20

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 9780760316405

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Book Description

Every gearhead dreams of having a great garage-a clean, well-lit, functional place to work on cars, motorcycles, etc. And whether your garage is a simple workspace or a shrine to your toys, there's always something to improve. Inside Ultimate Garage Handbook you'll find tips on best utilizing your space and 16 step-by-step projects that will take your garage from average to ultimate and make you the envy of the neighborhood. Author Richard Newton-an ASE Master Technician and author of 101 Projects for Your Corvette 1984-1996, Corvette Restoration Guide 1963-1967, and How to Restore and Modify Your Corvette 1968-82-takes a real-world approach to each project, including cost, time, tools, skill level, and more. From lighting upgrades, flooring upgrades, and storage solutions to ways to incorporate special equipment like air compressors, heaters, blasting cabinets, and workbenches, Ultimate Garage Handbook is the perfect addition to the hands-on car aficionado's library.About the AuthorCorvette expert, Richard Newton is an ASE Master Technician who spent 15 years in the auto service industry before becoming a magazine editor and freelance automotive writer. He resides in Lakeland, Florida.



Garage and Workshop Gear Guide

Author : Tom Benford

Publisher :

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 19,88 MB

Release :

Category : Automobiles

ISBN : 9781610609395

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Book Description

The Garage and Workshop Gear Guide is a one-stop resource for garage gear know-how--one book that amateur and expert alike can go to for the facts, as well as a good helping of expert advice, on selecting tools without breaking the bank or wasting time. The book also offers straightforward, honest advice about how to evaluate and select tools according to particular needs. As entertaining as it is informative, Benford's handbook imparts practical wisdom on safety and tool care, making and testing tools, and assembling "tool kits" to perform various tasks such as restoration, motorcycle maintenance, body work fabrication, and mechanical repair. The Guide covers everything from safety gear and the "caste system" of tool quality to fasteners and "the tools that love them," such as screwdrivers, wrenches, and ratchets; clamps and vises; hammers, mallets, and "other persuaders"; cutting tools; electrical tools; air tools; measuring tools; welding equipment; lifts; workbenches and storage. This book is an essential resource for setting up an efficient, cost-effective, and enjoyable workspace for the amateur and professional mechanic or restorer.



The Complete Trailer Handbook

Author : Richard Newton

Publisher :

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 34,2 MB

Release :

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9781616730819

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Virtually everyone needs to move something--a car, a lawnmower, straw bales, or boxes--and a trailer is generally the preferred method. This book gives homeowners and mechanics, farmers and modern-day nomads all the information they need to get moving via trailer. From building a chassis to outfitting it to meet your specific needs, The Complete Trailer Handbook provides clearly illustrated step-by-step instructions for putting a trailer of any sort to work: constructing it, using it, finding parts and maintaining it, and, finally, hauling it. The handbook includes useful information on everything from weights to wheels to lighting, making this the ultimate resource on any kind of conveyance, from utility trailers to one-car haulers.



Autocross Performance Handbook

Author : Richard Newton

Publisher :

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 16,23 MB

Release :

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781616730567

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Autocross is open to just about anyone with a helmet and a car. Aimed at all those autocross drivers who race the cars they drive every day, this thorough and easy-to-follow handbook covers everything from choosing the best class and car for competing to tuning, modifying, and racing that car. Richard Newton, an ASE-certified Master Technician, talks in a reader-friendly fashion about what can be done, why it should be done, and what might need to be altered when conditions change. He discusses the rule book and driving techniques used in autocross events. Featuring helpful full-color illustrations, this guide covers all engine/drivetrain combinations, and focuses on car subsystems, including engine, suspension, wheels and tires, and brakes, among others. The book includes drawings of course set-ups, as well as a complete reference appendix.



Hot Wheels: Garage of Legends

Author : Weldon Owen

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 27,89 MB

Release : 2021-08-10

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 1681887053

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Book Description

A virtual galley of beautiful, exotic, and unique concept car entries created by Hot Wheels fans in contests to add to the hugely popular Hot Wheels collection. Every year, the legendary Hot Wheels toy company holds its “Garage of Legends” contest, in which fans around America compete to have their unique concept car be the next added to the collection. The contest winners and other unique full-size scale models tour the country. This book collects never-before-seen images and descriptions of these one-of-a-kind cars and the people who design them.



The Garage Girl's Guide to Everything You Need to Know about Your Car

Author : Courtney Hansen

Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 15,26 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9781581825190

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Book Description

A guide to automobile ownership and maintenance discusses what kind of car to buy, safety, inspection, fuel efficiency, avoiding theft, emergency supplies, basic tools, important car parts, and how to deal with mechanics.



Honda CRF Performance Handbook

Author : Eric Gorr

Publisher :

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 12,95 MB

Release :

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9781610609579

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The Honda high-performance four-stroke motorcycle is one of the most popular off-road motorcycles in the country. In this book, widely known and highly respected tuner and journalist Eric Gorr, Dirt Rider's Dr. Dirt and owner of Forward Motion, takes off-road enthusiasts through the paces of performance projects for their Honda CRFs. Whether it's a CRF450F, CRF250F, CRF450X, or CRF250X, your high-performance four-stroke Honda comes under Gorr's purview as he details the ins and outs of buying, maintaining, and upgrading the CRF-and doing the best off-road bike one better.



The Small-Engine Handbook

Author : Peter Hunn

Publisher :

Page : 150 pages

File Size : 35,54 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Spark ignition engines

ISBN : 9781610592178

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Peter Hunn. It's common for homeowners to have 2- or 4-cycle small engines in their lawn and garden equipment, utility vehicles, recreational vehicles, generators and other machines. With this easy-to-follow, richly illustrated handbook, homeowners will be able to understanding small engines, troubleshooting them and working on them. The book has a brief history of significant and popular small engines and a guide to setting up a home workshop in which to work on them. It also includes case studies on the disassembly, maintenance, repair and/or rebuilding of: a 2-stroke lawnmower engine, a 4-stroke utility motor, a 2-stroke chainsaw engine, and a curbside junker. The writing is lively and entertaining and the color photos clearly show how to work on these useful engines.



Wheel and Tire Performance Handbook

Author : Richard Newton

Publisher :

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 38,43 MB

Release :

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9781610592512

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Book Description

Drivers buy more wheels and tires for their cars and trucks than any other aftermarket accessory. This book is a comprehensive source for wheel and tire information. Whether you want to know how your wheels and tires actually work and how they affect vehicle performance, or whether you just need advice as to what best suits your vehicle, this book provides the information you are looking for. This book covers daily use and competition cars and trucks, including off-road, circle track, drag, autocross, rally, and show vehicles. Beginning with a chapter on vehicle dynamics, with explanations of center of gravity, slip angle, yaw, roll, and pitch. Author Richard Newton then moves on to general information about tires and wheels--from materials and construction to use and maintenance. He also explores how this general information applies to specific types of vehicles, using pertinent examples throughout.



Billy Lane’s How To Build Old School Choppers, Bobbers and Customs

Author : Billy Lane

Publisher :

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 14,53 MB

Release :

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9781610608244

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Billy Lane is the fastest-rising star among the high-profile custom chopper builders, and in this book he offers many of his secrets for building a chopper that will stand out in a crowd. This is the ultimate resource for any chopper builder-a book designed as a step-by-step guide to building any type of custom motorcycle. This book also covers custom-building beyond the chopper genre, including the building of "bobbers," an old-school style of custom that has been revived as a hot trend. Predating choppers, they are on the cutting edge of current biker "cool", for real riding, and are much safer and more functional than choppers. Billy Lane has been featured several times on the Discovery Channel's top rated series Biker Build-Off and the Monster Garage premiere episode. Plus, He was Easyriders Builder of the Year, and winner of numerous national Best in Show awards. This book shows Billy's inside secrets of constructing a complete motorcycle, from hand fabricating metalwork to adding the detail parts that will make your bike your own creation and stand out from the crowd. Hundreds of color photographs will lead the builder through the construction process.