Guest grim83 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Im looking to learn more about working under the hood and about building engines. what are the best books/other resources to use to learn about doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautical7 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Just general books or car specific? I think if you want car specific the Haynes manuals are very detailed with their info and pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmamtower Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 haynes manuals and google can get you places lol Quote apparently you dont get the fact that the subaru was wrapped around a pole. and by the status of your comment, im guessing your mouth is too. Vehicle: 1997 Honda Civic EX Exterior: 55w 5k Headlights and 35w 3k JDM Fogs. Lowered. Sittin on steelies right now Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate P450.4 Batteries: Kinetik HC 800 Electrical: Big 3 in 1/0 Enclosure: n/a : ( Headunit: Clarion VZ409 Mids/Highs: Pheonix Gold Rsd6.5's in the Front Doors Subwoofers: n/a : ( Wire: Knukoncepts 1/0 and 4g Future Upgrades: 20% tint all around, GC/Koni coilovers, body work (fml) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 (edited) Get the shop book for the car your working on and it will tell you how what tourq every bolt should be How to take the parts on and off and what tools you need it tells you everything it's the manuals shops use They go for about 150 per shop manual Edited November 17, 2010 by Team Bassick (ALPINE) Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmamtower Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 what kind of car do you have? that might help a little as well lol Quote apparently you dont get the fact that the subaru was wrapped around a pole. and by the status of your comment, im guessing your mouth is too. Vehicle: 1997 Honda Civic EX Exterior: 55w 5k Headlights and 35w 3k JDM Fogs. Lowered. Sittin on steelies right now Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate P450.4 Batteries: Kinetik HC 800 Electrical: Big 3 in 1/0 Enclosure: n/a : ( Headunit: Clarion VZ409 Mids/Highs: Pheonix Gold Rsd6.5's in the Front Doors Subwoofers: n/a : ( Wire: Knukoncepts 1/0 and 4g Future Upgrades: 20% tint all around, GC/Koni coilovers, body work (fml) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grim83 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 I was looking more for a general type thing. im thinking about buying an older car to build as a daily driver and was looking for somewhere to get more information on that. BTW when i say older car im talking like a 72 dodge dart with a slant 6 or maybe a nova with a 305. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Again get the car then buy the shop manual There are way to many makes and models that are built differnt to have a general book about it Trust me you can't beat the shop manual it's like a bible when working on that car Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 My publisher, Car Tech Books, has many excellent (world class even) titles on all things automotive. Most of the books in the catalog have been written by one of the foremost experts in the field. Hit up their web site at www.cartechbooks.com and see for yourself. Quote Tony Candela - SMD Sales & Marketing Email me at [email protected] to learn about becoming an SMD Partner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotloud555 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I would look into car tech. Good for start but i would get the manual first depend which car you looking into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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