CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION ONE: RESTORATION TIPS
Getting Your Restoration Under Way: Rules and Tips
SECTION TWO: PAINT AND BODY
Painless Dent Removal for the Novice
A Primer on Spraying Primers
Paint Tips and Tricks From a Pro
One Restorer’s Sanding Methold for Perfect Paint
Selecting and Using a Paint Gun for Automotive Refinishing
Passivation, Anodizing and More
Electroplating
Veneering Chrysler Town and Country Panels
Finned Floors: New Pans in a 1960 Chrysler 300-F
Finishing Floors: How to Produce a Factory Finish
SECTION THREE: MECHANICAL
Ignition Timing
Lapping The Model A
Tips For Working With a Wiring Harness
Testing and Understanding Compression Readings
Breaker Points For Beginners
Two-Cylinder Teardown
Engine Rebuild Step 1: Disassembling an Overhead-Valve Cadillac V-
Engine Rebuild Step 2: Machining
Wrapping Up an Engine Rebuild
Crate Engines That Rock Out of the Box
Glen-ray: The ‘Go-To’ shop for Authentic Mopar Radiators
The First ‘Stop’ in Restoration: Brakes
Front End Overhaul
Installing a New Exhaust System at Home