Cartech Books

Ford veteran Jim Smart covers all techniques of restoration for body and paint, interior, climate controls, chassis and suspension, engine, driveline, electrical, and more. If you are considering a...

By: Robert Genat .  Throughout American culture, there have been people – and sometimes objects – famous enough to be recognized by a single name. In the automotive world, such words...

Author: Colin Kleer, ISBN: 9781613253274, paperback, published in 2017, 192 pages Ford's full-size model change from 1959 to 1960 was seen as a big departure from the swerving lines of the...

By: David W. Temple . Ford Models Covered Galaxie 500 / XL LTD Crown Victoria Starliner Skyliner other models. Book Higlights Detailed History of Full-Size...

By: Steve Reyes . There wasn't always a class c ' s for these "funny looking" cars. In the mid 1960s, many of drag racing's fastest drivers were outgrowing the Super Stock and Factory Experimental...

Learn how to rebuild and modify the GM 4L80E transmission! As the successor to the venerable and popular Turbo Hydra-matic 400 (TH400), the 4L80E was the next flag bearer in GM’s line of...

Finally, a rebuild and performance guide for GM 6.2 and 6.5L diesel engines! In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was considerable pressure on the Detroit automakers to increase the fuel...

By: Cliff Ruggles . There's an important component standing between your engine and your drive wheels: the transmission. Inside that metal case is a bewildering array of gears, bearings, seals,...

Author: Joe Hinds, ISBN: 9781613250327 All the best suspension, brake and chassis upgrades. Includes a complete LS engine swap procedure. 1978-82 CHEVY MALIBU 1982-88 CHEVY MONTE CARLO 1982-87 CHEVY...

Author: Cliff Ruggles, Softbound, 144 Pages, CT-SA326, ISBN: 9781613251898 1st Edition, 2015 • Complete Step-by-Step Rebuild Guide • Performance Modifications • Shift Kit...

By: Doug Boyce . Book Description The growth of drag racing from the late 1950s through the 1980s was nothing short of spectacular, and Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins was there through all of it. He...

When the Pontiac GTO debuted in the fall of 1963, few people could have predicted that the landscape of the performance car would be changed forever. With the new GTO, a genre of automobiles was born...