The trick parts and customizing magic used on the cars of The Fast and The Furious comes to sport compact car enthusiasts in this Universal Studios-licensed how-to book. Authored by Eddie Paul, the man who built the cars for The Fast and The Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious, this technical book shows how to transform a sport compact car into one of the flashy custom cars in the film. The book is a step-by-step how-to book, with color photographs taking the reader through the process of installing components and customizing parts. The 25 projects in the book include installing body kits and wings, installing high-end stereo and computer equipment, nitrous oxide kits, exhaust systems, applying graphic kits, selecting wheels and tires, installing underbody lighting kits, and much more.
Just Customz Review
There can't be many car enthusiasts that aren't familiar with the Fast and the Furious series. This book details how to create the cars of the Fast and the Furious with 30 projects that will change your car to a tuner car.
The book is written by Eddie Paul a former stunt man that has also created cars for xXx, Terminator 2, Gone in 60 seconds and Wild at Heart so he is writing from experience.
The book contains a blend of projects that you may want to undertake yourself or may want a professional to undertake depending upon your skill level. Each project has a 6 T guide associated with it to help the reader estimate the time and skill level required to perform the tasks. The 6 T's are as follows;
Time : How long will it take to complete
Tools : What is needed to complete the project
Talent 1-5 : The skill level required
Tab: How much will it cost
Tip: A nice trick that will help the reader
Tech : What the desired outcome of the project is
The book is broken into 4 parts which are Tuner Basics, Interior, Exterior and Performance. The Tuner Basics part covers selecting a car to modify, designing the look and how to get your car in a movie. The Interior part covers the stereo system, plate flooring, gauges and roll-bars and cages. The Exterior part covers painting, graphics and body modifications. The final part, Performance, covers suspension tweaks, nitrous oxide, vertical doors and much more.
Although this is a smallish book it does cover a lot of topics in clear and concise way. There are lots of pictures to help the reader backed up by clear steps to complete the work.
Incidentally the Fast and the Furious collection can be bought from the following Amazon links;
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About the Author
Eddie Paul is a former Hollywood stuntman, special effects man, motorcycle fabricator, car builder, inventor, and president and CEO of five companies. He is the builder of cars and motorcycles in more than 100 feature films, including the Fast and the Furious, xXx and 2 Fast and the 2 Furious. He is also author of The Cars of the Fast and the Furious. Paul has appeared on the Discovery Channel show Monster Garage and has worked for Jacques Cousteau for seven years, as well as many of the biggest film producers in the world. When not busy on one of their projects, he and his wife Renee can be found riding their Boss Hoss motorcycles.
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