Camydoc
Im plan to start restoring a 86 Camaro sometime in the near future. I was wondering what would be any good car restoration magazines would be good for this. i already have a Summit Racing magazine for parts and i get Camaro Performers, i would like to have a magazine that is strictly on restoring cars.
Answer
1. Get a restoration guide (http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Camaro-Restoration-tips-techniques/dp/1855203820/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1290287462&sr=1-12) or if you can find one, one specific for you model.
2. Get the factory service manuals (e-bay motors might be a good place for that one)
3. Search the internet of projects like yours. Some home restorations are well documented.
4. Get a Hemming Motor News.
As for a specific magazine, Hot Rod covers custom ones and has some articles now and then. But not always in depth enough to truly help. Super Chevy (superchevy.com) would have articles now and then.
A piece of advice from a general restoration hand book (out of print), get two of the same type car. One that you can drive and one to work on. When you get stumped or stagnate on the project, take the running one out for a spin to remember why you are doing it.
Get a good digital camera and take pictures of everything as you take it apart and make back ups. You will forget how it goes back together and even the manuals don't always show you in enough detail. More then likely you will not take the picture you need the details for. Another reason to have one that is all together. At least then you can go look and see how it was done.
1. Get a restoration guide (http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Camaro-Restoration-tips-techniques/dp/1855203820/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1290287462&sr=1-12) or if you can find one, one specific for you model.
2. Get the factory service manuals (e-bay motors might be a good place for that one)
3. Search the internet of projects like yours. Some home restorations are well documented.
4. Get a Hemming Motor News.
As for a specific magazine, Hot Rod covers custom ones and has some articles now and then. But not always in depth enough to truly help. Super Chevy (superchevy.com) would have articles now and then.
A piece of advice from a general restoration hand book (out of print), get two of the same type car. One that you can drive and one to work on. When you get stumped or stagnate on the project, take the running one out for a spin to remember why you are doing it.
Get a good digital camera and take pictures of everything as you take it apart and make back ups. You will forget how it goes back together and even the manuals don't always show you in enough detail. More then likely you will not take the picture you need the details for. Another reason to have one that is all together. At least then you can go look and see how it was done.
Professional car magazines?
Kat
I need to find a professional car magazine that I can access online (like Transmission Digest.) I have a report and presentation due tomorrow morning at 7 AM, but I have been SO sick and by the time I was really able to start working on it, all the articles from the recent editions of magazines had already been selected by other students. I have to write and report about an article related to suspension, in particular. It can't be a hobby magazine, so no hot rod or four wheeling magazines. Please help! I have like four hours to write this report and prepare a presentation.
Answer
http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/10/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-suspension-walkaround.html
Insideline is owned by Edmunds.com, which is really big in everything car-related, and reports car news, recent innovations in the industry, and specs of the most recent cars in the market.
The article is hella technical, and I wouldn't bother reading it all, unless you really have the time to. The article is about newly launched Ford F-150 Raptor, an off-roading equipped truck, you can see an in-depth video on just that here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO8Qx1WKyB0
And, a video specifically about the F-150 Raptor's Suspension, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi4KpRJ3y60
Hope that helps.
http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/10/2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor-suspension-walkaround.html
Insideline is owned by Edmunds.com, which is really big in everything car-related, and reports car news, recent innovations in the industry, and specs of the most recent cars in the market.
The article is hella technical, and I wouldn't bother reading it all, unless you really have the time to. The article is about newly launched Ford F-150 Raptor, an off-roading equipped truck, you can see an in-depth video on just that here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO8Qx1WKyB0
And, a video specifically about the F-150 Raptor's Suspension, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi4KpRJ3y60
Hope that helps.
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