Project Street Rod: The Step-by-step Restoration of a Popular Vintage Car
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1933958391 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The contents includes: beginning the disassembly, exterior and interior, and taking proper measurements of each component; installing the front suspension; installing the engine; shocks, spring and metal lines; floor pan installation, suicide” doors, chopping the top, completing the top chop, seats, air-conditioning, and brake pedal; first project mock-up; working with body filler; color selection; new parts and fresh primer; ordering critical parts; the final clear coats; buildup; interior trim; headliner and center console; and finishing touches.Each step in every chapter is photographed as the author progresses along, with captions to spell out exactly what has to happen. Each chapter ends with a notes” page for the reader to record his or her progress, making this manual a practical workbook as well. When the reader gets to the final pages of the book and reads the sections Starting Up” and The Walk Around,” there will be a true sense of accomplishment. With nearly forty years experience in repairing, rebuilding, and restoring classic cars (and lots of unclassic ones like this 1946 Ford!), Lyles emphasizes the reader’s need to organize his or her project by determining the course of the project, researching suppliers, making lists of pa
"Very useful" according to R. Keenan. Good, useful book that helps you focus on your project's details. Great for any hot rod / street rod fan.
The chapter on chopping the top is great. Larry has hit a home run again with his new book." -- --Rod Epperson, Hot Rod's Toy Shop. I cannot tell you how many times people have asked us about chopping and the right way of doing the process. "Larry Lyles has the expertise and the capability to write about auto restoring in a manner that you can understand