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Books : Porsche 911 : Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration (Foulis Motoring Book)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $42.95 Amazon.com's Price: $28.35 You Save: $14.60 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 629 EAN: 9781859606124 ISBN: 1859606121 Label: Haynes Publishing Manufacturer: Haynes Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: November 23, 1998 Publisher: Haynes Publishing Studio: Haynes Publishing Sales Rank: 380734 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Porsche experts fill you in on all the things you should know before buying or restoring a Porsche 911. Coverage includes: how to renovate chassis and bodywork; how to give new life to mechanical and electrical components; what to look for when buying a Porsche and the pitfalls to avoid; and what modifications are possible. Detailed appendix comprehensively lists changes in production detail over the years. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Porsche 911 RestorationHighly detailed with many photographs, this British-centered manual mostly needs updating and a lot of fresh editing. For example: 1. Photos nowadays must be in color - why not?? Much detail is omitted in B&W, and that's why one employs photos. 2. Editing example: the caption mentioning the placement of the rear torsion bar cover is accompanied by a photo where this placement does not show; it was trimmed off. 3. Dismissive text: the chapter on Engines and Transmission does ... Read More Rating: - not enough i bought the book when i bought the car, a 73 targa , and although the book covers some things , it's just not enough it tells you a couple of things about buying one, enough to start thinking about it, but it isn't enough to be your main source of porsche knowledge, it's to average, and the pictures are just to dark and undetailed the engine revision part is next to useless as it barely covers engine teardown , and doesn't cover the world of differences in types and models ... Read More Rating:  - Worth having, but not comprehensiveThis book is a good basic introduction to early/medium era 911s up to the 911 SC of the early 1980s. There's a reasonably good section on troublesome areas to watch out for before you buy one, and a very brief history of the model. These sections are finished off with a series of random 911 photographs with some of the stupidest captions ever written. This is a British book, and it shows; the mechanical aspects of the car always come second to the dreaded rust and where to find it (answer ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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