Among the classic English motorcycles, the Triumph twins stand at the top. Many enthusiasts consider the Triumphs to be the fastest, the best looking, and the most popular then and now. Triumph Motorcycle Restoration Pre-Unit, takes a thorough look at what is required to restore a Triumph 650cc Twin built before 1963. The book includes two-start to finish restorations: one done on a 1959 and the other a 1962. The book provides additional information on the restoration of a 1948 Triumph. Hands-on sequences make up the heart of this book. Abundant color photographs show the complete assembly of both bikes, from installation of the swingarm and chassis parts to the attachment of the fenders and gas tank. Author and experienced Triumph mechanic, Garry Chitwood, explains the right and wrong way to assemble these bikes, and the little things that separate an amateur restoration from a proper and award winning Triumph restoration. More than just a motorcycle assembly manual, Triumph Motorcycle Restoration Pre-Unit, includes the overhaul and assembly of a 650cc twin engine, and the four-speed transmission. Both operations are explained in detail complete with photos and torque specifications. Rather than try and explain the minute differences that separate different models and years, the new Triumph Motorcycle Restoration Pre-Unit book offers a series of color plates in the middle of the book that provide left and right side view of most of the significant models sold in the 1950s and early 1960s. Triumph Motorcycle Restoration: Pre-Unit offers the Triumph motorcycle enthusiast 144 pages and over 450 photos explaining how to buy, build and restore a Triumph 650cc twin manufactured before 1963.

Chopping a top is an essential part of building a hot rod. The planning, the preparation, the actual cutting, and then the reassembly, each step must be completed correctly or the entire project will be in jeopardy.This book gives the reader six, start-to-finish, top chops that show each step in the process, from paper sketches to the final welding. Readers can use the examples shown in the book to perform their own chop - while avoiding the mistakes that first-time builders often make. This book contains more than photo sequences, and also includes interviews with professional hot rod builders who help to explain the fine points of cutting and welding. As they explain, careful planning, followed by cautious execution, can reduce the amount of work enormously, and ensure a positive outcome - a very cool hot rod with a chopped top.

Every hot rod starts with a good chassis, be it a traditional Ford Model T track roadster, a Pro/Street fat-fendered Chevy, or something in between. In this book, the professional builders at SO-CAL bring more than sixty years of experience into play, and show how to build a chassis that will last and do the job.

Sheet Metal Bible is a compendium of sheet metal fabrication projects, everything from simple shaping operations to multi-piece creations like fenders and motorcycle gas tanks. Each of these operations is photographed in detail, including the building of a buck when necessary. Meaty captions help the reader to understand what's really happening as a flat sheet of steel slowly morphs into the convex side of a gas tank. The book is filled with work by legendary fabricators like Ron Covell, Rob Roehl and Bruce Terry. Side bars scattered throughout the book include interviews that help explain how each of these master metal men learned his craft, which tools they prefer, and where to put the seams on a multi-piece fabrication project.

Ferrari built their first racing cars by hammering sheet metal over tree-trunks; why should the same principle not apply to Bikers? "Sheet Metal Fabrication Basics" is designed to provide how-to help for fabricators working at home and in small shops. Whether the goal is a hand-made air dam or a one-off air cleaner cover, the project can be done without expensive power tools. With help from fabricators like Rob Roehl, tinman for bike-builders Donnie Smith, the book documents the creation of numerous simple shapes, made mostly with hammer and dolly, hand-operated shirker-stretcher, and various mallets. Some objects are made from more than one piece, thus the book includes a section on welding both aluminum and steel - altogether a unique guide for any biker!

Whether restoring an antique John Deere or new Chevy Truck, they both need the same finishing touch: a good coat of paint, both to add value to a collectors item - as it's the first thing noticed - and to protect a working vehicle. This book explains the various types of paint available, from brush-on enamel to the latest two-stage urethane. Ten chapters of expert advice cover everything needed: choosing and using a spray gun, how to set up a booth with adequate air movement, and the importance of overlapping each pass with the spray gun. The paint job itself starts with good metal preparation - which is fully explained - followed by the application of filler and the first coat of primer.All steps from bare metal to finish paint are fully explained and illustrated in easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Also included are two step-by-step paint jobs that fully illustrate every task necessary to carry out a good paint job, and advice and instruction are given on finishing touches such as roundels and logos. Suitable for the beginner, first-timer, and expert, this book can be used to obtain professional results with any tractor or truck using the automotive paints available today, and is invaluable for any tractor or truck owner.

A follow-up to his popular Sheet Metal Fabrication, author Tim Remus taps into the talents of master craftsmen to bring you more techniques for forming aluminum and steel into the one-of-a-kind parts that make your street rod or custom cycle more than a "me too" machine. This book is lavishly illustrated with quality photographs. Remus takes you through a number of start-to-finish sequences with the finest metal workers in the field. If you strive build a truly unique machine, Advanced Sheet Metal Fabrication is the book for you.