When I decided do restore my 1954 Chevy truck I couldn’t find any material that could help me with all the details I had to go through. Today things are a little different and there is plenty of information available everywhere, especially on the Internet. But the best way to tackle a complete restoration is to have a book at hand that will let you restore your truck step by step. Let’s see what we are talking about.
How to Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup is a book by Tom Brownwell that will make things easy for you. Here you have over 200 pages full of detailed information about a restoration with chapters dealing with bodywork, engine, brakes, suspension, steering and a lot more. It even deals with the restoration of an original Chevrolet radio!
Another great thing about this book is that it starts with a complete history of Chevrolet pickup trucks. Even if you don’t want to restore your classic Chevrolet truck or don’t own one this book is a great source of information about Chevy classic trucks.
Read this material even before deciding on a restoration, because it will help you to find out exactly what you will need in terms of tools, space and time for the restoration and will help you to decide what kind of restoration you will do. And you’ll find plenty of black and white photos inside.
* * * The owners and lovers of classic Ford trucks should read How to Restore your Ford Pickup , also by Tom Brownell, who has written many books about restoration of classic cars and trucks. This volume has 225 pages with all the information you need to restore your classic Ford pickup.
The book deals with the restoration of the body, cargo box, engine, electrics, paint, bright metal, glass, chassis and driveline. Everything is arranged in such way that you will be able to use the book as a step by step restoration guide for Ford trucks made between 1946 and 1967. And you should read the book from cover to cover before starting to restore your classic truck. The abundant information it contains will help you to decide how to go about your restoration project.
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