How to Build a Hot Rod: Planning, Component Selection, Build-up Tips, Finishing Touches

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Have you always admired hot rods—or even wanted to build one—but didn't know where to start?
How to Build a Hot Rod starts with the basics, explaining the origins and features of various hot rods in great detail to help you decide what to build.

Veteran hot rodder Dennis W. Parks will help you create a plan and a budget for your project, but he doesn't stop there. Each chapter describes another step in the hot-rod-building process, from choosing components, to mocking up the car's layout and placement of all critical parts, to bodywork and painting, to interior options and finishes.

How to Build a Hot Rod also offers a variety of step-by-step how-to sequences that bring the process of building a hot rod to vivid life. From installing front and rear suspensions, to fitting an air conditioning system, to chopping a top, to upholstering an interior panel, you'll get the hands-on knowledge you need to tackle your hot rod project with confidence.

Table of Contents

• What to build?
• Chassis
• Preliminary mock-up
• Bodywork, repair and modifications
• Paint prep and final color
• Assembly
• Interior

How to Build a Hot Rod is just the book you need to start your adventure into the world of hot rodding!

Other books by Dennis Parks:

• Hot Rod Body and Chassis Builder's Guide

• How to Build a Cheap Hot Rod

• How to Restore and Customize Auto Upholstery & Interiors

• How To Paint Your Car

About the Author:

Dennis W. Parks began his professional publishing career as a freelance magazine photographer/writer in 1985. He lives with his wife in St. Louis, MO. When not working on a book project, Dennis enjoys traveling, building hot rods, and woodworking.

How to Build a Hot Rod: Planning, Component Selection, Build-up Tips, Finishing Touches