In GM LS-Series Engines: The Complete Swap Manual 2nd Edition, expert technician Joseph Potak walks you through all the steps involved in installing an LS engine into any project vehicle, from concept to completion.
Variants of GMs groundbreaking family of LS engines are installed in everything from mundane ......
Build and modify your 1967-1972 Chevrolet or GMC truck utilizing todays greatest parts.
The 1967-1972 GM pickups are American icons. Theyve been popular for decades due to their simple nature, stout engine options, crisp styling, and fantastic reliability. However, you can make a classic pickup drive, stop, and look better than it ......
Restore and rebuild your Jeep 134-ci 4-cylinder Go Devil and Hurricane engines with help from the foremost expert in the industry!
The famous Willys Go Devil flathead engine was developed in the 1920s, saved a car company in the 1930s, and helped win a war in the 1940s. Along with its cousin, the Hurricane F-head engine introduced in the ......
Everyone wants a great-looking paint job on his or her car, but its not cheap. Since most of the expense of a custom paint job is labor, learning to do the work yourself using tips from the pros can save you money.
Veteran author Dennis W. Parks joined body shop owner and TV personality Rick Bacon with Custom Car Painting on a ......
Understand the "magic" of how optimized camshafts extract the most performance from every engine component, eliminating valvetrain guesswork.
Camshafts are the coach and conductor of any four-stroke engine from early flatheads to modern Formula 1. Performance engines are amazingly sensitive to how and when the valves to the combustion ......
"The Future is Electric" is the ultimate beginners guide to understanding and embracing the future of sustainable transportation. This book will answer all your questions about range anxiety, charging infrastructure, battery life, durability, cost, and performance. Packed with expert insights and practical tips, this comprehensive guide covers ......
Designed to help you make the most of your classroom learning (while supporting a successful transition to the auto shop), the Classroom Manual for this unique two-volume text details the theory and application of electricity, electronics and circuitry in modern automobiles. Known for its comprehensive coverage, accurate and up-to-date ......
Learn about the entire history of Americas best-selling vehicle: The Ford F-Series truck.
When Henry Ford first started manufacturing Model Ts more than 100 years ago, he didnt really have any sort of pickup or truck configuration in mind. However, enterprising people and businesses were modifying those early chassis for commercial use, ......
Install and modify your truck bed floor with guidance from certified auto-body repair man and television personality Kevin Tetz.
A simple internet search of the words "truck bed floor" provides almost a hundred million results. The possibilities are limitless for personalizing your hauler for work or play. The bed floor shows the ......
Onboard diagnostics (OBD) have been an integral part of vehicle design for decades, as OBD-II became mandatory in 1996 for all cars manufactured in the United States. Almost every aspect of the diagnostics system evolved from emissions requirements placed on the automotive industry over the years. Manufacturers responded with ......
Have you made plans for a new Hemi swap into your classic car? Maybe youre just curious about the process and want to know how much work is involved. Either way, New Hemi Engine Swaps: How to Swap 5.7L, 6.1L, 6.4L, and Hellcat Engines into Almost Anything has you covered!
Even casual enthusiasts are aware of how many people are ......
Gain the technical expertise, practical skills and industry knowledge you need for career success! AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES: DIAGNOSIS, REPAIR, AND REBUILDING, Ninth Edition, features comprehensive coverage of the theory of operation, diagnosis, repair and rebuilding of automotive engines. Written by veteran instructors with firsthand experience as ......
This text will help readers in gaining knowledge in designing power electronic converters and its control for electric vehicles. It discusses the ways in which power from electric vehicle batteries is transferred to an electric motor, the technology used for charging electric vehicle batteries, and the energy storage. The text covers case ......
174 pages with 145 illustrations, diagrams and charts, size 6-5/8 x 10-1/4 inches. This is a publication for those Ferrari enthusiasts that are tired of oversized and often overpriced coffee table books filled with page after page of photos of red Ferraris and not much else.
This book contains all the technical data and ......
The commercial life of traction engines and steam wagons largely came to an end in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was also at this time that preservation and display in the form of rallies came into being. It is generally acknowledged that the traction engine rally scene has its origins in a race between two engine-owning farmers at Appleford, ......
Whether you RV full-time, part-time, or sometimes, the RV lifestyle includes many benefits one might not otherwise experience. One of the biggest benefits of the RV lifestyle is the freedom and flexibility it offers. The RV lifestyle is full of adventure and excitement, as RVers can explore new places, try new things, and have new experiences ......
The VW Beetle (officially the Volkswagen Type 1) needs no introduction. Manufactured and marketed globally by Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003, more than 21 million were produced and sold around the world. Extremely popular in the US and Europe during the 1950s and 1960s, increasing competition from Japanese, American, and European manufacturers as ......
Realize your Ford Coyote engines full potential by using this detailed resource as a guide to select the right parts for the street or the strip.
Veteran Ford writer and historian, Jim Smart, explains and highlights all of the latest and greatest options to achieve more horsepower and torque, and of course, faster quarter-mile times ......
Most social science studies on automobility have focused on the production, usage, identity construction and aesthetic improvements of personal means of transportation. What happens if we shift the focus to the labour, knowledge and social relations that go into the unavoidable moments of maintenance and repair? Taking motorcycling in Romania ......
Delivering complete coverage of ASE Education Foundations Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, this accessible, practical resource features material spanning the entire MLR task list, as well as many supplemental tasks entry-level technicians need to master. In addition to being thoroughly updated to align to the ASE Education ......
The workbook is designed to help students both retain and apply chapter content. Each workbook chapter includes Review Questions, Activities and Lab Worksheets to add breadth to students learning experience.
Every manual is written from hands-on experience gained from stripping down and rebuilding each vehicle in the Haynes Project Workshop. The practical step-by-step instructions and clear photos are easy to follow and provide information on maintenance, servicing, fault finding, brakes, electrics and Haynes tips to make many tasks easier.
This manual provides information on routine maintenance and servicing, with tasks described and photographed in a step-by-step sequence so that even a novice can do the work.
Presents the basic electrical principles, physics, and chemistry involved in the manufacture of electric vehicles.
Discusses various battery types, energy efficiency, storage, and more.
Contents: 1. Electric Vehicles (EVs). 2. Electron Flow = Traffic Flow. 3. Basic Electricity. 4. Battery-Supplied ......
A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life.
Long-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under gruelling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, sharing a ......
The electric vehicle revival reflects negotiations between public policy, which promotes clean, fuel-efficient vehicles, and the auto industry, which promotes high-performance vehicles.
Electric cars were once as numerous as internal combustion engine cars before all but vanishing from American roads around World ......
Follow the history of hot rodding through this nostalgic look at vintage speed equipment.
When most people think of speed parts, they rewind a few decades and think back to the Ford flatheads that were so prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. However, did you know that the speed parts industry began way back in the Model T era? Its true. As ......
Long Hard Road: The Lithium-Ion Battery and the Electric Car provides an inside look at the birth of the lithium-ion battery, from its origins in academic labs around the world to its transition to its new role as the future of automotive power. It chronicles the piece-by-piece development of the battery, from its early years when it ......
This engaging, reader-friendly text provides a comprehensive introduction to the cutting-edge technology and trends that are revolutionizing todays automotive industry. HYBRID, ELECTRIC AND FUEL-CELL VEHICLES, Third Edition, combines coverage of basic theory and practical applications to help you gain a working understanding of the operation ......
Frustrations from installing an aftermarket interior kit are over with this easy-to-follow, illustrated, step-by-step book that shows how to achieve professional results.
We have all heard that premade seat covers and interior pieces are junk, but this is not true. The majority of the problems encountered is due to installer error. ......
This book tells the story of the modern car industry from the inside. What is it really like to work for the car-makers - the industrial giants that influence the daily lives of millions? How are mass-production cars really designed, engineered, and manufactured? What does it take to engineer a successful vehicle? The story is told through the ......
Lyle Cummins continues his series on the internal combustion engines heritage. Internal Fire, his introductory volume, is in its second edition . The author is uniquely qualified to tell the diesel story. Raised in the family of Americas automotive diesel pioneer, his career as a mechanical engineer includes the design, development and ......
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