HOW TO REBUILD YOUR PONTIAC V-8-COLOR-NEW-PUBLISHED 2011 THIS IS A BRAND NEW 144 PAGE BOOK WITH HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. THIS IS A MUST HAVE BOOK IF YOUR PRIZED V-8 PONTIAC IS IN NEED OF AN ENGINE REBUILD. THIS BOOK COVERS ALL PONTIAC V-8'S--287, 316, 326, 347, 350, 370, 389,400,428 AND THE 455 FROM 1955 THROUGH 1979 AND ALL MODELS INCLUDING THE GTO AND THE FIREBIRD. WHILE PONTIAC WAS ONE OF THE LAST AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS TO INTRODUCE A V-8 ENGINE IN 1955, ITS HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS AND HEAVY DUTY BLOCK WERE THE FOUNDATION FOR A RENOWNED V-8. WHAT STARTED OUT AS A MEAGER 287CI ENGINE EVOLVED & GREW INTO A POTENT FAMILY OF POWERPLANTS, WHICH INCLUDED THE 389 TRI-POWER, 421, RAM AIR IV 400, AND SUPER DUTY 455. THESE V-8s POWERED A NUMBER OF LEGENDARY CARS--THE GTO, FIREBIRD, TRANS AM, AND OTHERS. THE AUTHOR PROVIDES AN INSIGHTFUL & DETAILED TOUR OF THE ENTIRE REBUILD PROCESS. DRAWING ON HIS VAST EXPERIENCE, HE USES DETAILED CAPTIONS AND VIBRANT PHOTOS TO THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN EACH CRUCIAL STEP OF THE DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, MACHINE WORK, PARTS SELECTION, ASSEMBLY, AND BREAK-IN PROCESS. EACH STEP IN THE DISASSEMBLY & INSPECTION PROCESSS IS REVEALED, SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, RESOLVE THESE ISSUES, AND BUILD A RELIABLE, STRONG-RUNNING ENGINE. AFTERMARKET PARTS AND OEM PART INTERCHANGE FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS ARE REVEALED, SO YOU CAN SELECT THE BEST PARTS FOR A PARTICULAR ENGINE AND A SPECIFIC APPLICATION. AFTER EVALUATING YOUR ENGINE COMPONENTS YOU'RE SHOWN HOW TO SELECT ESSENTIAL MACHINE SHOP SERVICES. PRE-ASSEMBLY AND FINAL ASSEMBLY ARE SO THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED, SO THAT THE ENGINE IS PRECISELY AND ACCURATELY ASSEMBLED AND COSTLY MISTAKES ARE AVOIDED. AS A RESULT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CORRECTLY PERFORM EACH PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FOLLOWING STEP IS STARTED. CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK INCLUDE (1) RESTORATION RESOURCES (2) PREPARING FOR THE REBUILD (3) DISASSEMBLY (4) THE FACTORY PARTS (5) AFERMARKET PARTS (6) MACHINING & PRE-ASSEMBLY (7) FINAL ASSEMBLY (8) START-UP, BREAK-IN & TUNING (9) HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINE COMBINATIONS THERE ARE ALSO APPENDICES COVERING TORQUE SEQUENCES, CYLINDER LOCATION & CYLINDER FIRING ORDER ALONG WITH A 3 PAGE SOURCE GUIDE. BOOK MEASURES 8.5" x 11" WITH 144 PAGES & 400 STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS
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