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Book Description
When it comes to building your hot rod, you're faced with choices for everything from which go-fast goodies to slap on your mill to what paint and other eye candy might define your rod more than anything else. And when it comes to a hot rod, parts aren't just parts; it's all in how they come together--either it works or it doesn't. This new Motorbooks Idea Book covers every system of a traditional hot rod—be it roadster, coupe, or tub—illustrating with hundreds of color photos the various options for frame rails, suspension, steering, brakes, wheels and tires, drivetrain, electrics, cooling, body, interior, and paint. Looking through this book, you'll be able to assess which choices fit your aesthetic sensibility as well as how they suit your plan to use your hot rod. You'll also get the "big picture"--a clear idea of how some choices work together and others just don't mesh in the same car. Whether you're looking for inspiration or practical answers, this book will guide you from off-the-shelf, fabricated, and even found parts and pieces to the finished hot rod of your dreams.
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Just Customz Review
This is another great book from the Idea Book series following the same format as the others. The book has hundreds of high-quality photos with minimal text. The pictures are broken down into 4 main categories which are Body Types and Styles, Body Treatments, Interiors, Drivetrains and Paint and Graphics.
The first section on Body Types and Styles features lots of pictures of Roadsters, Convertibles, Phaetons, Coupes, Sedans, Woodies, Trucks and Cabriolets that have been modifed. The main category is broken down into several smaller sub-categories with some fantasic pictures providing anyone with lots of idea for their next big project.
All the subsequent sections are dealt with in a similar manner where the main category is broken down into several smaller sub-categories.
This book is a superb source of ideas and is one of those books you can just pick up and flick through when you have 5 minutes to spare and just feel inspired!
 956 Oldsmobile 2 door  1970 Strongberg Chromed Carbs  Chromed drums and backing plates  Heavily framed 4 door Buick About the Author
Dain Gingerelli is a well-known automotive journalist whose work has appeared in magazines like Street Rodder, Rod & Custom, Old Skool Rodz and Motor Trends. He has written several books on hot rods for Motorbooks, inlcuding Ford Hot Rods, Hot Rod Milestones, and Hot Rod Roots. He lives in Mission Viejo, California.
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