Land Rover Defender Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) [Hardcover]

Lindsay Porter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Restoration Manuals | Publication Date: July 17, 1999

Specially taken step-by-step photographs cover bodywork repairs, mechanical restoration, interiors, electrics and more! Detailed captions and text explain everything from body removal, gearbox troubleshooting and welding tears, to brakes and suspension, steering joint replacements, and re-covering seats in your Land Rover Defender.

All dismantling, overhauling and reassembly procedures are detailed step by step.

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About the Author

Lindsay Porter is a well-respected and prolific author of practical automotive books and manuals. He lives in Bromyard, Herefordshire.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing (July 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859606008
• ISBN-13: 978-1859606001
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, if you're allready good., October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Land Rover Defender Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) (Hardcover)

This book gives a detailed, if very British, account of knowing and maintaining the Land Rover Defender. Writers of automotive manuals should take some technical writing lessons from those in the software realm. Describing a multi-step procedure in the context of a paragraph is at best, unappealing. Some of the tasks described are very advanced however, and this is the book's strong area. It is very ADVANCED. If you already know your Rover inside and out, go for this book (especially if you're familliar with British slang and Local Color), but others should beware. As side notes, this is not a long book, nor is it color.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, September 7, 2008

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This review is from: Land Rover Defender Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) (Hardcover)

Superb book, with practical tips, with the history of Land Rover products. Book with a lot of black and white photos, but in some cases dark to see in details.

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's good, November 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Land Rover Defender Restoration Manual (Restoration Manuals) (Hardcover)

Latin people use this car also, so it would be nice to have this book in spanish.