Hot Rods are American cars, the term Hot Rods have crept into every street in America and become a famous symbol in the hearts of car enthusiasts. Today, Hot Rods cars retain their classic look or are actively improved to increase strength and durability. 

However, building a Hot Rods car takes a lot of work and expensive materials and parts. So, How to Build Affordable Hot Rods was born with the purpose of helping technicians build their own car, ensuring both performance and affordable price.

How to Build Affordable Hot Rods Information

Title: How to Build Affordable Hot Rods: Best Option for your Budget 

Author: Tony Thacker
Language: English 

Pages: 176
Publication Date: 

Publisher: Car Tech

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What’s in How to Build Affordable Hot Rods 

How to Build Affordable Hot Rods is written by author Tony Thacker, who has many years of experience in developing and building Hot Rods. In this re-export, he mentioned the good-bad, do-shouldn’t issues in the process of building the car. Throughout the content of the book, the author mentions issues such as: The steps to build the chassis for Ford Model A, 1932 and 1936, the front and rear setup of the car, the transmission system, the wheels. , tires, wiring and paint.

Above all, Tony Thacker always appreciates the issue of cost savings but still ensures operational efficiency.

With detailed instructions, accompanied by colorful images, this book is the ideal stop for technicians with a passion for building classic cars like Hot Rods.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Background

Chapter 2: Where to Start 

• Purchasing a Car 
• Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware) 
• Buy a Kit
• Time and Materials
• Change Orders
• Read Your Bill
• A Basket Case
• Start from Scratch:nA Bare Frame
• Registration and Titling
• Bill of Sale
• Certificate of Origin 
• Title 
• Non-Op Registration 

Chapter 3: Tools and Equipment 

Chapter 4: Make it your Own

Chapter 5: Frame, chassis, steering, and Suspension 41

• Purchasing a Frame and/or Chassis 
• Building a Frame 
• Front End 
• Mike Williams’s Model A Frame
• Dick Wade’s 1932 Frame
• James Jard’s 1936 3-Window
• Chassis, Steering, and Suspension
• Rear-End Redo
• Steering
• Brakes

Chapter 6: Powertrain Choice

• Mock-Up Block and Transmission
• Ford Model A and B and the Russian B
• Ford Flathead V-8 and the French Block
• Ardun 97
• Ford Y-Block 98
• Ford 289
• Buick Nailhea
• Lightweight Buick/Oldsmobile/Rover
• Cadillac 331 Series
• Chevy Big-Block W-Head
• Chevy Small-Block
• Chrysler/Dodge Hemi
• Lincoln Flathead V-8
• Lincoln Flathead V-12
• Oldsmobile
• Transmission Background
• Adapters
• Adapter Plate
• Bellhousing, Clutch Can, or Scattershield
• Clutch Pressure Plate and Disc
• Flexplate
• Flywheel 
• SFI 
• Transmission Options
• Rear Axles
• Additional Information 

Chapter 7: Wheels and Tires 

• Backspacing
• Balancing
• Bias-Ply versus Radial Tires 
• Bolt Pattern or Circle
• Chrome Reverse Rims
• Dow 7
• Ford Welded Wires
• Ford Wide Five
• Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co. and Motor Wheel Corporation
• Milk Truck Wheels 
• Moon Discs 
• Mock-Ups
• Offset 
• Rollers (Mock-Up Wheels) 
• Rim Diameter and Width 
• Scrub Radius 
• Spindle Mounts 
• Stagger and Stance
• Tire Shaving 

Chapter 8: Body 

• New versus Restored 
• Top Chopping 
• Chopping Dick Wade’s 1932 3-Window
• Assembling a 1934 Roadster

Chapter 9: Electrical and Wiring 

• Ballast Resistor
• Batteries
• Charging System
• Coil 
• Fuses
• Alternator versus Generator
• Distributors 
• Distributor Cap 
• Fuel Tank Sender 
• Ground 
• Horn 
• Instruments 
• Kill Switch
• Lights
• Points
• Magneto
• Plug Wires
• Starters
• Switches
• Wiring
• Rewiring a 1936 Ford

Chapter 10: Details 

Chapter 11: Interior 

• Seats
• Seat Belts
• Steering Wheels
• Instruments
• Pedals

Chapter 12: Paint 

• Aluminum
• Bare Metal
• First
• Red Oxide
• The Painting Process