Author: Pat Ganahl
Publisher: S-A Design
Keywords: cartech, budget, car, paint
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-06-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1932494227
ISBN-13: 9781932494228

If your car needs new paint, or even just a touch-up, the cost involved in getting a professional job can be more than you bargained for. Fortunately, there are less expensive alternatives, you can even paint your own car at home! In How to Paint Your Car On A Budget, author Pat Ganahl unveils dozens of secrets that will help anyone paint their own car. From simple scuff-and-squirt jobs to full-on, door-jambs-and-everything paint jobs, Ganahl covers everything you need to know to get a great looking coat of paint on your car and save lots of money in the process. This book covers painting equi

Author: Pat Ganahl
Publisher: CarTech
Keywords: legend, cartech, myth, art, dutch, von
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2005-07-07
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1884089984
ISBN-13: 9781884089985

Von Dutch is one of the most interesting characters in hot rod and popular culture history. Considered the founder of "modern" pinstriping, he was a prominent character in many of the rodding magazines of the late ’50s, and his fame endured long after he apparently tired of it. Besides being a striper, he was a gifted artist, machinist, and gun- and knife-smith. Using stories and quotes culled from interviews, vintage photos, and images of the art and other works he left behind, this book chronicles Kenneth Howard’s life from pinstriping beatnik to bus-dwelling hermit. Where it can

Author: George Reid
Publisher: S-A Desig
Keywords: blocks, cartech, small, ford, inch, build
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-03-14
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1884089836
ISBN-13: 9781884089831

Have you been dreaming about a little extra displacement for your Ford? By increasing the bore and stroke of your current engine, you can add those cubic inches without the hassle of switching to a big block. George Reid thoroughly explains the concept of building a stroker, paying special attention to the effect that increasing the bore and stroke have on the engine as a whole. With this information, you’ll be better able to tailor your heads, cam, intake manifold, carburetor, and exhaust system to get the most out of the extra cubes. Also included is a complete guide to factory head an

Author: Graham Hanse
Publisher: S-A Desig
Keywords: blocks, cartech, small, chevy, inch, build
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-04-11
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1884089860
ISBN-13: 9781884089862

Have you been bitten by the big-cube bug? The quest for big cubes doesn’t have to lead to a big block anymore. Now you can add cubic inches to your current power plant without having to swap intakes, headers, motor mounts, and other accessories all at once. By building a big-cube small block, you can have all the additional torque and horsepower of a big block, without all the extra weight, expense, and effort. In this book, Graham Hansen takes a step-by-step approach to selecting the best OEM or aftermarket block, crank, rods, and pistons to construct your big-inch short block. He also

Author: Graham Hanse
Publisher: S-A Desig
Keywords: heads, cartech, cylinder, block, chevy, small, performance
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1932494316
ISBN-13: 9781932494310

Any professional performance engine builder will likely tell you the most powerful and important components in an engine are cylinder heads. High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cylinder Heads shows you how to choose the best cylinder heads for your application. It covers both Gen I and Gen II small-block Chevys, occasionally touching on the Gen III and Gen IV engines. The book taps into some of the best small-block Chevy cylinder head resources this country has to offer to distill valuable information on port design and airflow management. This book is designed exactly like its predecessor, Hig