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Books : Hot Rodder's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Dream Machine (Motorbooks Workshop)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $29.95 Amazon.com's Price: $19.77 You Save: $10.18 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 629.2286 EAN: 9780760307670 ISBN: 0760307679 Label: Motorbooks Manufacturer: Motorbooks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: July 22, 2001 Publisher: Motorbooks Studio: Motorbooks Sales Rank: 65851 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Get the lowdown on building the rod of your dreams with direction from the experts. Here's everything you'll ever need in one information-packed volume: finding a donor car, design, body and paint work, chassis and suspension modifications, selecting and installing engines and transmissions, interiors, accessories, hot rodding events, clubs, and collectibles. Contains insider tricks and tips from veteran hot rod experts. Average Rating:
 Rating: - must haveMust have to read (or do) a lot of the old school type customizing for cars. Very complete. Well written and detailed sections. Rating:  - Great stuff!!!Burger and Hendrickson have done a great job of covering the process of building a hot rod. With their years of experience, wit, and wisdom it makes for a very enjoyable read. Much of the text is obviously culled from the late, great RODDER'S DIGEST magazine, but it was good then, just as it is now. For anyone who is seriously into hot rods, this is required reading. Rating: - Hot rodders, restorers, pocket rocket folks...the works!Okay, I admit, I am not a hot rodder. I like fast, water-cooled volkswagens. The book was a gift. "Great," I thought. "What am I gonna do with this?" It sat around for awhile before I cracked the covers. Good Golly, y'all!! THIS BOOK ROCKS!! The authors have really distilled auto resto and modification down to were even a nimrod can understand it and envision doing the projects. I can't really speak to the "Model T-this," "Deuce-coupe-that" sort of stuff in the book, but man, the technical ... Read More Rating: - Author's NotesThis book was designed to be a complete guide to finding, building, and enjoying a hot rod. Chapters include: * A Brief History of the Hot Rod * Finding Your Hot Rod Project * Building a Better Body * The Hot Rod Frame * A Rogue's Gallery of Hot Rods * Hot Rod Suspension Basics * Hot Rod Brakes * Hot Rod Engines and Drivetrains * Hot Rod Interiors * 15 Things to Do With Your Hot Rod * The Ten Commandments of Hot Rodding * Source Guide * Club List Each chapter includes a section on general ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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