Reddit mentions: The best collectible transportation books

> What boat should I look for? I really like the runabout but is it a viable option for a beginner?

The century resorter is a good place to start, they can be had cheap, and the century boat club (facebook) is a great community with lots of people building boats and sharing info.

> You said it took two years. About how many man hours would you say you put into it?

there was lots of down time, and I spent way too much time fretting over the engine rebuild

> Do you recommend any books on the subject? I have a few but I'm always looking for more!

"Brightwork" can't remember the author, also http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Wooden-Runabout-Restoration-Guide/dp/0760334889 is a must have

> Which techniques do you think I should have mastered before giving this a shot? Maybe build a canoe or skerry first?

no, jump right in, the work isn't that hard, just lots of sanding, buy a pneumatic long board sander


> Should I even consider a restoration or just buy plans and start from scratch?

My next wood boat will be built from scratch...

> How much of the original hull were you able to save?

My hull was glassed in the 60s or 70s so I only restored the decks, she's watertight but there are definitely a few sketchy planks in her

> How freaking sweet does a big-block (or small block) motor sound when you are cruising?

I had a custom cam ground and she idles at 400rpm, such a nice harumpt harumpt harumpt idle

> And how many panties have you dropped at 100mph?

Well, let's just say she's definitely been "broken in"

I am not going to make a visual one because I suck at that, but here is a picture of him and here is what the text would say.

"Thanks Dad for raising all of us by yourself without complaining. Thanks for pushing us into doing the best for ourselves and going to college (even though you never graduated high school). Thanks for learning how to braid hair, sew, and not to be freaked out by the 'feminine products aisle'. Thanks for teaching me how to when a fight with words even if I know how to use my fists. Thanks Dad and I love you!"

Now I am all emotional. :C

Can we pick two items? If so, this book and this book. for Father's Day

Direct quote is from:
McCullough, 2015, "The Wright Brothers", Epliogue pp. 260-261

This is a great read, just came out.



Here are the Wright Papers at LOC: http://www.loc.gov/collection/wilbur-and-orville-wright-papers/about-this-collection/

Here's a few great reads as well:

• http://www.amazon.com/Birdmen-Wright-Brothers-Curtiss-Control/dp/0345538056/ (mostly later aviation/business years)
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Complete-History-R-G-Grant/dp/0756619025/r
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/In-Cockpit-Inside-History-Making-Aircraft/dp/0061143812/
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Conquer-Air-Wright-Brothers-Flight/dp/0743255364/
  
  
  

This is the other book I have.
There's a lot of reading but some super cool info and knots. (Like, more reading that you would expect in a knot book)

The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework (Dover Maritime) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486264408/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iiA3CbZ97WBJT

There is a really nice coffee table book on Amazon of his collection:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-BMW-Motorcycle-Excellence/dp/0760344124/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408046873&sr=8-1&keywords=peter+nettesheim

The Archive Collection has some real gems, and Art of the H-D is nice, too.

Cars

Photography

Comic Books 1, 2

Apple

LEGO's

American Football

PostSecret

Video Games

Vinyl

Warhol

Outdoors

Star Wars

Motorcycles

The Dark Knight

Paris

Interior Design

World Atlas

Banksy

Wes Anderson

Tribal Cultures

Playboy

Girls

Libraries

The Cosmos

The Beetles

Travel

Preppy

Steve McQueen

The Moon

miata book 1

miata book 2

i really dont think you should get him any mods/parts

hotwheels!

One of the most poignant things I've heard someone in motorsports say about working on vehicles was from a person who gave seminars to professional auto wrap installers, "Anyone can wrap a car and have it look good for a day. The difference is what it will look like tomorrow, a month, or a year from now."

It's easy to take our own skill sets for granted and forget that other people have different skill sets as a result of different life experiences. I don't think twice about tapping threads, but someone else may have no clue how to approach that. They may have no understanding of how brake calipers work and not properly install the pads. Who knows. I'm constantly amazed when people do things poorly that I know how to do correctly, as I'm sure others are equally amazed when I mess stuff up that they understand.

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If you want an actual recommendation, perhaps something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Basics-Techbook-Editors-Manuals/dp/0857339982/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1539818386&sr=8-3&keywords=motorcycle+maintenance

https://www.amazon.com/Rebuild-Japanese-Motorcycles-Motorbooks-Workshop/dp/0760347972/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1539818386&sr=8-13&keywords=motorcycle+maintenance

https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Electrical-Techbook-Tony-Tranter/dp/0857339362/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1539818386&sr=8-11&keywords=motorcycle+maintenance

https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Fuel-Systems-TechBook-carburettor/dp/085733915X/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=085733915X&pd_rd_r=6a177ee4-d263-11e8-b4d0-e1b91b9d888c&pd_rd_w=kuBr0&pd_rd_wg=ulirW&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=XFZH9RFKNMJJ20XZV450&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=XFZH9RFKNMJJ20XZV450

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I haven't used any of these specifically. I have spent more time working on cars and small motors. But, I also know enough about statics, dynamics, chemistry, fluid dynamics, etc to understand how engineered even older bikes are and how little I know compared to a master mechanic. It's surprisingly easy to do something wrong that will result in destroying something or getting someone hurt. My I had a neighbor as a kid who had a custom bike shop, and he was always talking about project bikes gone wrong that people would bring into the shop. He said people did a lot of really, really stupid/dangerous stuff when building alone without actually understanding the principles. Like someone who didn't understand that the swing arm would experience gyroscopic force from the rear wheel, so they put at chain with almost no clearance near something attached to the body of the bike. Well, the chain started rubbing and eventually caught, which destroyed the back end of the bike somewhat and nearly took out their leg.

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