How to Restore Your Collector Car: Disassembly, Welding, Electrics, Rebuilding, Wiring, Painting...

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Restoring your collector car is now easier than ever before! First published in 1984, the best-selling How to Restore Your Collector Car has been helping restoration experts and novices perform everything from simple repair work to complete restorations for more than 15 years. This tried-and-true classic has now been completely revised to include 300 color photographs, coverage of classic domestic and import models through the 1970s, and new techniques, products, and laws governing modifications and environmental considerations.

Using his automotive knowledge and restoration expertise, author Tom Brownell removes the mystery from auto restoration and gives you the confidence to successfully tackle projects from the most difficult to the most rewarding. Brownell goes to great lengths to describe the materials, tools, and parts needed to get the job done correctly and on a budget.

Table of Contents:

• Why Restore a Collector Car?
• How to Select a Collector Car
• Restoration: What Does it Mean?
• Research: Uncovering a Car's "Life Story"
• Setting up Shop and Working Safely
• Disassembly: Taking the Car Apart
• Restoring the Car's Brightmetal Trim
• Cleaning, Stripping, and Derusting
• Abrasive Blasting
• Metal Repair
• Smoothing Dents and Repairing Metal
• Applying the Primer Coatings
• Applying the Finish Coat
• Inspecting and Overhauling Car Brakes
• Restoring Mechanical Assemblies
• Renewing the Car's Wiring
• Restoring Your Collector's Car Interior
• Replacing a Convertible Top and Renewing Weather Seal
• Care and Preservation of Your Collector Car
• Showing and Enjoying Your Collector Car
• Concept 1957 Corvette: Yesterday's Sports Car for Today's Highways
• Training in Restoration Techniques
• Resources

Excellent step-by-step instructions cover all the major areas of restoration in an easy-to-understand format. No step is left uncovered in this wealth of collector car restoration knowledge. With How to Restore Your Collector Car at your side, your restoration is sure to be complete.

How to Restore Your Collector Car: Disassembly, Welding, Electrics, Rebuilding, Wiring, Painting...