Repairing and Restoring Classic Car Components - Hardcover

Wallage, Peter; Wallage, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859606946 ISBN 13: 9781859606940

Publisher: Haynes Manuals Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Learn how to rescue, repair and restore old components - the knowledge you need to keep a restored car on the road, or to undertake a full rebuild. Unlike with modern cars, classic car hobbyists cannot simply throw away and replace parts when they break. This book will show you basic workshop techniques, such as welding, grinding, riveting and soldering.

You will also learn how to adapt new parts to fit old components, and perform repairs on door locks, fuel pumps, distributors, speedometers, and many other complex parts of your collector car. The authors tell you what jobs can be done with basic hand tools, what specialized equipment might be needed, and which jobs need to be sent out to a professional.

About this title

Synopsis

On modern cars, damaged components are regarded as items to be thrown away and replaced. Spares are readily available, and the high cost of labour makes repair uneconomic for commercial garages. But for a classic car the story is quite different. This book - expertly written and clearly illustrated - shows the enthusiast how to rescue, repair and restore old components. It will be indispensable to people wanting to keep a restored car on the road as well as those undertaking a full rebuild.

About the Author

Peter Wallage, author of Rebuilding and Tuning Ford's CVH Engine and co-author with Valerie Wallage of Rebuilding and Tuning Ford's Kent Crossflow Engine, has spent all his working life in the motor industry. A freelance journalist, he works with his photographer son John. They live at Ashford, Kent.

Edition details

• Publisher: Haynes Manuals Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859606946
• ISBN 13: 9781859606940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176