Vehicular Bookshelf and Helpful Sites

Here I’ve collected all the various web sites and books that I have dealing with vehicles and repair, modification and understanding of them.  There are some air-cooled 911 specific books, so if you’ve got one, lucky for you I’ve listed the ones I use a lot here — if not, tough luck.

  1. General
    1. 101 Projects for Your 911 (not exactly general, but general for air-cooled 911s)
    2. Bentley Service Manual for your vehicle
  2. Engineering Aspects
    1. General Engineering Aspects
      1. Tune to Win
      2. Engineer to Win
      3. Carroll Smith’s Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook
      4. Race Car Engineering and Mechanics
      5. Porsche 911 Performance Handbook
    2. Engine
      1. How to Rebuild and Modify Porsche 911 Engines 1965 – 1989
    3. Chassis / Suspension
  3. Books on Driving
    1. Ayrton Senna’s Principles of Race Driving
    2. Speed Secrets Series
      1. Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques
      2. Speed Secrets 2: More Professional Race Driving Techniques
      3. Speed Secrets 3: Inner Speed Secrets
      4. Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver
      5. Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver
      6. Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver
    3. Drive to Win
    4. Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving
  4. Driving Groups / Clubs
    1. Spokes
    2. The Driveway Austin
    3. Harris Hill Road
    4. Porsche Club of America (LSR and HCR)
  5. Fabrication Shops in Austin Area
    1. Laivin’s
    2. Pro Tech
    3. Vengeance Customs
  6. Repair Shops in Austin, TX
    1. Black Forest Werkshop
    2. Automotive Specialists
    3. SoulSpeed
  7. Places to purchase parts
    1. Porsche specific
    2. General Race shops
    3. Exhaust Components
    4. Coating
    5. General Car Repair / Restoration Items