The Classic Chevy Truck Handbook HP 1534 - How to Rod, Rebuild, Restore, Repair and Upgrade Classic Chevy Trucks

Informationen zum Autor Jim Richardson Klappentext This essential guide for owners of Chevy trucks built from 1955 through 1960 provides step-by-step instruction on frame and chassis cleaning! suspension rebuilding and upgrades! rebuilding steering! upgrading brakes to front discs! rebuilding the engine! cooling system upgrades! transmission choices! electrical rewiring! and much more. Leseprobe Table of Contents   Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgements Introduction   Chapter 1 - Small-Block Chevy 101 Chapter 2 - Cooking with (Pump) Gas Chapter 3 - Working with a Machine Shop Chapter 4 - Headwork Chapter 5 - Intake, Exhaust & Cam Combos for Sixes Chapter 6 - Bottom-End Prep Chapter 7 - Top-End Tricks for Sixes Chapter 8 - Clutch Play Chapter 9 - Rebuilding a Saginaw Tranny Chapter 10 - Mopar Tranny Swap Chapter 11 - Replacing Worn Kingpins and Bushings Chapter 12 - Stop-Dead Brakes for Vintage Haulers Chapter 13 - Adding Sway Bars Chapter 14 - Replacing Worn U-Joints Chapter 15 - Slamming a Straight-Axle Truck Chapter 16 - Bearing the Load Chapter 17 - Fuel Tank Swap Chapter 18 - Cold Patching Chapter 19 - Rust Patching Chapter 20 - Paint Stripping Chapter 21 - Color Sanding Chapter 22 - Tail Spin Chapter 23 - Remaking the Bed Chapter 24 - Going Digital Chapter 25 - Painless Glass Replacement Chapter 26 - Cool Tips for Hot-Running Trucks Chapter 27 - Aftermarket A/C   SOURCES ABOUT THE AUTHOR HPBooks Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Group Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd.) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty. Ltd.) Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd., 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi—110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa   Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England   While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet addresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors, or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.   THE CLASSIC CHEVY TRUCK HANDBOOK   Copyright © 2009 by Jim Richardson   All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions. HPBooks is a trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.   eISBN : 978-1-101-01491-2         NOTICE: The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowledge. All recommendations on parts and procedures are made without any guarantees on the part of the author or the publisher. Tampering with, altering, modifying, or removing any emissions-control device is a violati...

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• Authors: Jim Richardson
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2009
• EAN: 9781557885340
• ISBN: 978-1-55788-534-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 218 mm x 278 mm x 10 mm
• Subject: Guides > Sport