Hot Rodder's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Dream Machine (Motorbooks Workshop) | 
 enlarge | Author: Steve Hendrickson
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 198033
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0760307679
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2286
EAN: 9780760307670
ASIN: 0760307679
Publication Date: July 22, 2001
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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.
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must have May 23, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Must have to read (or do) a lot of the old school type customizing for cars. Very complete. Well written and detailed sections.
 Great stuff!!! February 14, 2002
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
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.
Hot rodders, restorers, pocket rocket folks...the works! January 8, 2002
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
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 stuff about metal-bumping, welding, body work, paint application, suspension modifciation, and other how-to stuff is great. They have put the facts in simple, step-by-step sequences with loads of photos to clarify the procedure. This is the kind of stuff you find in good car magazines, but here, the authors have wrapped into one slick package. Okay, so it looks a little funny on my shelf with all my euro-car books, but I am not ashamed to own (AND actually to have READ) a copy of Hot Rodder's Bible. My hat is off to the authors. I am sure hot rodders will love this book as much as I found that I did. Believe me, I was determined to not like, or even admit that I owned, this book. Now, I take it to my club meetings and show if off to my buds. I wonder if the authors would ever consider a "Pocket Rocket Bible?"
Author's Notes June 30, 2001
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
This 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 ListEach chapter includes a section on general information and theory, followed by step-by-step how-to sequences. The "Rogue's Gallery" includes color features on a variety of hot rods.
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