How to Restore Your Chevy Truck: 1967-1972
How to Restore Your Chevy Truck: 1967-1972
ITEM 310TOT
By Kevin Whipps
Learn to fully repair and restore Chevrolet’s most popular truck in this long-awaited new restoration guide.
When Chevy released its second-generation C/K pickup trucks, dubbed the "Action Line," it was apparent that many changes over the previous generation had been employed. Not only did the truck have a simpler, more clean-cut look but this was also the beginning of an era where modern creature comforts that we often take for granted started appearing in the good old Chevy workhorse. Power steering, power brakes, more-powerful engines, a smoother-riding coil rear suspension, automatic transmissions, and independent front suspension all led to what was the most drivable of any Chevy trucks to this point. Back then and today, this generation of Chevy truck is almost universally considered the most popular. Aftermarket parts availability and auction prices support that assertion.
In How to Restore Your Chevy Truck: 1967-1972, veteran author Kevin Whipps shows you how to inspect, assess, and accurately budget your restoration project. You are then taken through each major portion of truck restoration, including the engine, suspension, chassis, bodywork, paint, brakes, steering, transmission, driveline, electrical system, interior, and more. Each section shows practical, real-world repair and restoration in general and step-by-step formats. After all of these years of hard use and exposure to harsh conditions, most of these trucks are in need of some serious work.
Chevy/GMC trucks are extremely popular as stock restorations, fast street trucks, and off-road trucks. But before you can build a specialty truck, you need to have a solid, reliable, restored truck. This book provides the invaluable information and step-by-step instruction to return these trucks to their original glory.
Sftbd., 176 pgs., 8.5”x11”, 510 color photos
Dubbed the “Action Line,” the second-generation C/K-series Chevrolet pickup trucks heralded the trend toward modern creature comforts. While highly desirable for the user, they offer additional challenges for the restorer. If you are about to begin a restoration, rely on this book, which is one of the titles in CarTech’s Restoration Series. Author Kevin Whipps helps you inspect, assess, and accurately budget your efforts. He urges his readers to determine their skill levels, arguing it is vital to realistically assess what you can and cannot do. The book’s 12 chapters look at a Chevy Truck Model History, Getting Started, The Body, Paint, Engine, Transmission, Drivetrain, Brakes, Suspension, Electrical System, Interior, and Other Mechanicals. Replete with 509 photographs paired with informative captions, the book offers hands-on practical information to guide you through the step-by-step restoration procedures. Many photo displays use numbers to help visualize each step. Numerous sidebars offer detailed information about such things as types of body filler, building a temporary paint booth, and the cost and value of tools. As with other CarTech books, Tech Tips boxes provide specific details about mixing your own paint, accounting for tapered bodylines, and wood trim, for example. A concluding Source Guide offers 51 restoration resources.
Book Review by Robert Gabrick
