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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The comprehesive guide.
I wanted a good book on modifying cars and this is what I needed.Yet another book in the "Motorbooks workshop" series so you know its going to be good.Its all about bringing any car from the basic model to the muscle car variants up to date. Plenty of sound advice from what to consider,planning your project,bodywork,interior,long engine blocks,drive...
Published on September 1, 2007 by Chris Sellick
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mistated title and therefore misleading
This book is titled wrong. It should be titled, "What to do to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car." It has no business starting the title with 'How'. It does NOT tell you "how" to do anything. It points to different aspects of a car that would be a good idea to modify, and actual brand names of different products that carry such parts (i.e. Edelbrock, Hotchkis, etc.),...
Published on August 1, 2009 by Thomas
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The comprehesive guide.,
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This review is from: How To Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
I wanted a good book on modifying cars and this is what I needed.Yet another book in the "Motorbooks workshop" series so you know its going to be good.Its all about bringing any car from the basic model to the muscle car variants up to date.
Plenty of sound advice from what to consider,planning your project,bodywork,interior,long engine blocks,drive train,chassis and so much.This book tells you what you need to know and why.It doesnt get any better than this.Even though this book is quite thorough it still could have done with several more pages. Its a great book.Highly recommended.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mistated title and therefore misleading,
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This review is from: How To Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
This book is titled wrong. It should be titled, "What to do to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car." It has no business starting the title with 'How'. It does NOT tell you "how" to do anything. It points to different aspects of a car that would be a good idea to modify, and actual brand names of different products that carry such parts (i.e. Edelbrock, Hotchkis, etc.), but it won't show you the first thing about how to make the change. I expected diagrams/photos of how to actually remove the old and replace with the new. It assumes you already have extensive mechanical knowledge or have already resigned yourself to letting someone else do it. It definitely is not for the do-it-yourself guy who is competent with tools, but has no experience (but wants to try). I noticed that the other review that gave it 5 stars actually says the exact same thing as me. He says the book showed him WHAT to change, and WHAT to look for to modify a car. I couldn't agree more, but WHAT isn't HOW. Why he gave it 5 stars is beyond me (must have been a mechanic who just needed direction?). The author needs to look up the different terminologies of What vs. How, and how they are really not synonymous as he apparently believes that they are. I hate being mislead, hence the single star rating. Anyone want to buy a cheap book?
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How To Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car (Motorbooks Workshop) by Jason Scott (Paperback - December 15, 2006)
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