How to Build a Cheap Hot Rod

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This book shows how a great hot rod car can be built on a modest budget, rather than spending a fortune buying and tweaking one! No more being at the mercy of salesman, paying inflated prices; the ability to build your favorite car to your specifications now lies in your reach! Author Dennis Parks documents his own building project - a "Track T" kit roadster - showing in step-by-step detail how to turn a pile of parts into a high-performance, cool hot rod, and provides detailed step-by-step guide to building a car of your own. Park's advice and instructions cover every aspect of the affordable Hot Rod, from establishing a target vehicle and budgeting, finding the parts, building the car, and fine tuning the finished vehicle on the road. There is a full resource guide included.

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Dennis W. Parks has written several best-selling how-to books for the Motorbooks Workshop series, including How to Paint Your Car, How to Build a Cheap Hot Rod, Hot Rod Body and Chassis Builder's Guide, and The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair. Parks' personal projects currently include a complete buildup of a 1955 Chevy pickup truck. He lives in Cedar Hill, Missouri.Dennis Parks is a professional technical writer and the author of several how-to books for MBI, including How to Build a Hot Rod, How to Build a Hot Rod Model A Ford, How to Restore and Customize Auto Upholstery and Interiors, and How to Paint Your Car. He lives near St. Louis, Missouri.