How To Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup: 1928-1991

List Price: $25.95 Our Price: $18.22 You Save: $7.73 (30%)

Item # MB-16341  ISBN: 0760316341




Availability: Usually ships the next business day.

Anyone who's ever owned or borrowed one knows that the pickup truck is one of modern times' handiest possessions. And Chevy trucks are among the most prevalent and best loved. Consider, too, collector vehicles' rising values and it's no wonder more people than ever before are restoring Chevy pickups—or giving it some serious thought!

But what does restoration involve? And what does it cost? Is every pickup worth restoring—and can you improve the truck's performance as you restore it? In this revised edition of How To Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup, restoration expert Tom Brownell provides even more advice, insight, and detail, along with plenty of photographs, to inspire and guide you through the restoration process—whether you're improving a good truck, or bringing back a derelict one.

This book will help you choose a truck, repair damaged panels, rebuild the engine, suspension and steering, repair the bed and cab, restore the interior and trim, make any desired improvements to the steering, brakes and other systems, and paint the interior and exterior. The author includes many additional tips and tricks for getting the job done.

The result is a truck you can be proud of, and one that will serve you well for many, many more years to come.

Table of Contents

• History of Chevrolet pickups
• Rebuilding versus restoring: one step at a time
• Shop and tools
• Cleaning, sanding, and derusting
• Gas welding techniques
• Front-end overhaul
• Steering overhaul and adjustment
• Engine and mechanical rebuild
• Transmission and driveline rebuild and upgrade
• Brake overhaul and upgrade
• Body sheet metal restoration
• Priming and painting
• Powder coating: a different kind of paint
• Wiring harness installation
• Interior restoration
• Rubber and glass replacement
• Pickup box restoration
• Plating trim
• Storage and care
• Big iron (with assistance from John Milliman)

How To Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup: 1928-1991