“Pro Touring Cars” Currently trending in the vehicle building and restoration community. It has been a defining style standard for racing cars for many years now. Pro Touring is a great combination between the performance of a racing car and its aesthetics and refinement. Detroit Speed’s: How to a Build Pro Touring Cars Book will teach you how to build a professional touring car.

How to Build Pro Touring Cars Information 

Title: Detroit Speed’s How to a Build a Pro Touring Car

Author: Tommy Lee Byrd, Kyle Tucker

Language : English 

Pages: 144

Illustrations: 441 photos

Publication Date: 15/10/2014

Publisher: Car Tech 

Format: PDF 

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What’s How to Build a Pro Touring Cars Book? 

About the Author 

Tommy Lee Byrd

Tommy Lee Byrd is a contributor to the Street Rod Builder and Hot Rod magazines. He has many years of experience in researching and writing articles on automotive technology, especially racing cars.

Some of his famous works include: Detroit Speed’s How to Build a Pro Touring Car, Lost Drag Strips: Ghosts of Quarter Miles Past,…

Kyle Tucker

Kyle Tucker with his wife are co-owners of Detroit Speed ​​and Engineering. With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, he has many years of experience working at the Milford Proving Ground developing and testing suspension systems.

How to a Build Pro Touring Cars Book Content 

How to a Build a Pro Touring Car Book provides you with information about:

• The concept of “Pro Touring”

• The history of formation and development of Detroit Speed
• Installation instructions for systems: Brake system, fuel system, cooling system, …
• How to build a professional racing car
• Detroit speed engineering

The above book has a total of 10 chapters, specifically as follows:

Chapter 1: Pro Touring Explained 

• Pro Touring Explained 
• Why Pro Touring? 
• Choose Your Poison 
• Who Is Detroit Speed? 

Chapter 2: Skills, Techniques and Tools 

• Who Can Build a Pro Touring Car? 
• Where Can a Pro Touring Car Be Built? 
• What Tools Are Needed? 

Chapter 3: Chassis 

• Chassis 
• Body-On-Frame 
• Unibody 
• Subframe Connectors 
• Roll Cage 
• Mini-Tubes
• Project: Deep Tubs Installation 
• Chapter 4: Front Suspension 
• Front Suspension 
• Geometry 101 
• Ride Height 
• Subframe and Front Suspension Assembly 
• Control Arms 
• Bushings and Ball Joints 
• Spindles 
• Springs and Shocks 
• Anti-Roll Bar 
• Steering 
• Alignment 
• Project: Subframe Assembly and Installation

Chapter 5: Rear Suspension 

• Rear Suspension 
• Leaf-Spring Suspension 
• Multi-Link Suspension 
• Rear-End Housing 
• Ride Height 
• Control Arms 
• Springs 
• Shocks 
• Track Locator 
• Anti-Roll Bar 
• Project: QUADRALink Rear Suspension Installation 

Chapter 6: Brakes 

• Brakes 
• Rotors 
• Calipers 
• Pads 
• Master Cylinder 
• Lines, Hoses and Fittings 
• Proportioning Valve 
• Fluid 
• Project: Brake System Assembly 

Chapter 7: Tires and Wheels 

• Tire Sizing and Ratings 
• Wheel Sizing and Construction 
• What Will Fit? 

Chapter 8: Engine and Drivetrain

• Engine and Drivetrain 
• GM LS-Series Engine 
• Ford Modular Engine 
• Modern Hemi Engine 
• Crate Engines 
• Engine Upgrades 
• Making the Swap 
• Transmission 
• Project: Engine Installation  

Chapter 9: Wiring and Plumbing

• Wiring and Plumbing 
• Power Source 
• Wiring Harness 
• Plumbing 
• Project: Wiring Harness Installation
• Chapter 10: Pro Touring Cars 
• Pro Touring Cars 
• 1969 Camaro: COPO Conversion
• 1966 Mustang: Fastback Flyer 
• 1963 Chevy II: Size Matters 
• 1965 Chevelle: Simplicity Wins 
• The Camaros: Eternal Test Cars 

If you have a passion and want to learn how to build a professional racing car then this book is a valuable resource that you should not miss.