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View Full Version : Best Book Rdcmro69 Aug 21st, 01, 02:26 PM Which book would you think is the best at giving exact details and explanations for building up a small block? There seems to be a lot of books on the stands on this subject and sense they are not cheep I only want to by one. I am looking for a book that gives the basics of tear down and rebuild. Thanks for your help! idoxlr8 Aug 21st, 01, 04:59 PM "How to Build the SMALLBLOCK CHEVROLET" by Larry Atherton and Larry Schreib. It is an S-A Design Workbench book. Very good book with alot of detail and explanation. ------------------ TONY 67 CAMARO R/S CLONE, 355/turbo 350, 200hp NOS,12 bolt,etc... 68ragtop Aug 23rd, 01, 04:48 PM The next books are "How to Hotrod small block chevy, then for good measure, power secrets by Smokey Yunick all the books mentioned in this thread are widely available.. try a search on Amazon John my69gofast Aug 23rd, 01, 10:59 PM Also check out "How to Rebuild Your Small Block Chevrolet" by David Vizard. Put out by HP Books, it has a lot of details and photos and covers the process from start to finish. Unreal Aug 24th, 01, 03:07 AM Go to Barnes and Noble (my "Library") and leaf through the books mentioned. Then pick the one/ones which best suit your needs. They usually have a good selection to choose from. Unreal Aug 24th, 01, 03:12 AM Oh, forgot to mention, many of the books are geared towards race engines. I had that trouble when I looked for a book for my big block. I chose two, Big Block Performance, and Chevy Rat Motors. If you want a basic instruction manual for rebuilding (tolerances, torque specs, etc) then maybe a shop manual, instead. Al Aug 24th, 01, 07:45 AM The 'How to rebuild your small block chevy' is a very good book for teardown and rebuild. http://camaros.net/books/ directly at: with my little review (http://camaros.net/books/rebuildsb.shtml) <insert plug here http://www.camaros.net/forum/wink.gif > If you do purchase online, please consider clicking on the links in our book area as we get a small referral fee, it helps! Al djunod Aug 24th, 01, 09:53 AM The Vizard book is the best one, in my opinion as well. Especially for doing an older engine like in the 1st gen & early 2nd gen camaro's. Very easy to follow. I've had my copy since around 1980. ------------------ David Camaro - '68 327 Coupe, '86 Z-28 IROC 305 TPI Corvette - '73 Mako Shark II replica (http://makoshark2.com/djunod/), '79 L-82, '82 Cross-fire, '01 Coupe Rdcmro69 Aug 30th, 01, 01:10 PM Well, I just recieved my copy of How to rebuild your small block Chevy by David Visard and it is exactly what I expected. I have allready read up to around page 60. This book is full of info that will come in handy for many years Thanks! RickD Aug 30th, 01, 01:20 PM David Vizard has several other excellant books on specific areas such as budget performance, cylinder heads and carbs/intakes. ------------------ Rick Dorion 69 RS Conv,355,M20,4.10's |