Hot Rodder's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Dream Machine

by Steve Hendrickson

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760307679
• ISBN13: 9780760307670
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Most Valuable Hot Rod Building Reference I have now

This book was just perfect for the type of projects I work on. I know every hot rod builder needs different information depending on their own skill level. This one seemed like it was written just for me! I'm sure it's not the end all book for everyone but for me it was EXACTLY what I needed. This is one of my most important reference books in my car enthusiast library! We need more books written like this one.

Hot Rodder's Bible

I was very pleased with the prompt shipping and arrival of the book. The book was in the described condition, and the price was reasonable.

must have

Must have to read (or do) a lot of the old school type customizing for cars. Very complete. Well written and detailed sections.

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 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

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.