Bøger af Lindsay Porter

This completely new, all-colour version of a best-selling restoration manual contains a wealth of new guidance, particularly on later Defender models.

Filled with everything restorers are looking for including Mini history, buying information, specs, bodywork, mechanics, interiors, electrics, mods, tools, color schemes, clubs and more. Clear, step-by-step photographs and instructions make this the book for renovating your bodywork and interiors, giving new life to mechanical and electrical components, plus improved performance and appearance. Covers all models including Mini Cooper. Strongly recommended. For those who love Minis, or are thinking about buying.

This book, covering all models, gives a basic history of the Minor, then advises how to find a good example and set about the restoration work.

This best-selling book, with nearly 1,400 illustrations, outlines the history of Britain's favourite sports car, tells the prospective buyer how to find a good example of an MGB, MGC or MGB V8, then gets down to the restoration.

With Land Rover still able to supply virtually every part for every vehicle produced over the past 30 years, the tough, down-to-earth marque is an ideal choice for DIY restoration. This how-to book, illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs and diagrams, advises what to look for when buying an old Land Rover; how to renovate bodywork and chassis; to strip out and replace interiors; to give new life to mechanical and electrical components; and to modify the vehicle for improved performance and economy

CLASSIC CAR BODYWORK MANUALLike any true classic, the book itself has been 'rebuilt' - and it's now better than ever!Lindsay Porter first wrote a workshop manual on car bodywork repairs for Haynes back in the '80s. Since that time, many techniques have changed, though even more remain the same. And now, Lindsay has republished the book, updated and revised where necessary as:Classic Car Bodywork Manual: The complete, illustrated step-by-step guideThis 306 page book is bigger and better than before, now with 1,450 B&W illustrations and printed on better quality paper. It covers every aspect of classic car bodywork repair and it's got every job you could need, including:• Mig and gas welding and brazing - latest techniques • Plasma and gas cutting • Stripping and preparing for paint • Masking and spraying techniques, including advice on which paint to use.• Panel beating • Rust treatment and proofing • Galvanising explained • Windscreens, window winders and door locks • Mixing and applying body fillers• Lead-loading• Repairing and rebuilding glassfibre bodywork• Making simple badges and fitting decals• Polishing and cleaning …and much more besides. This is a tremendous compendium of experience from Lindsay. Forty years of photos and facts from the '80s to the present day. Traditional skills to latest techniques. Panel beating and lead loading to plasma cutting and modern spray paints. All in Step-by-Step detail. PRICE ONLY £15.95 Lindsay Porter started writing how-to and easily understandable technical stuff way back in 1980 in Practical Classics magazine and now has more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles to his credit, with more to come. "There's plenty of life in the old dog yet!" he says.This extensively revised and updated book was previously published, before additions and improvements, as Classic Car Bodywork Repair Manual by Haynes Publishing.

Most renewable energy systems aren't new, but their use is. This handbook shows how each of the main renewable energy technologies works, along with step-by-step details of how it's installed, as well as the pros and - at least as importantly - the cons of each type of installation.

Developed from several years' of articles in Land Rover Monthly magazine, this manual is the most detailed package of information available for anyone thinking of restoring, rebuilding or improving a Series III Land Rover.

This volume contains detailed, step-by-step instructions for converting a VW Transporter van or bus to a Camper. It gives advice on how to choose the best van for your needs and prepare it - how to plan the layout and choose fittings, how to fit an elevating roof, how to cut panels and fit utilities.

Offers information needed to rebuild a 2CV. This book covers body, trim and mechanical restoration. It provides advice on what to look for when buying a car or van.