How to Build a Hot Tuner Car (Motorbooks Workshop) - Softcover

The tuner car is the new hot rod: a smaller, sleeker, later model, geared up to go faster than the next car. And as always, when going for pumped-up performance and style it’s often critical--and difficult--to do it on a budget. That’s where this book comes in. How to Build a Hot Tuner Car author Scott Smith tells you all you need to know about how to build a tuner car right, and how to do it without going broke.

Beginning with the budget--what can you afford to spend?--Smith offers clear and helpful guidance on finding a good project car, planning its transformation, and making it into the tuner car of your dreams. Every step of the way, he points readers towards great deals--from junkyard swaps and aftermarket bargains to low-cost solutions to building challenges.

Exterior, interior, suspension, wheels, engine, driveline--it’s all here, from getting the parts to installing them properly. The methods may be innovative, the parts and process may be inexpensive, but the result is still going to be over-the-top.

No matter the era, young fans of high-performance cars are always looking for affordable tricks to build a hotter ride. Whether you’re planning to increase horsepower, customize the exterior, tweak the suspension, or all of the above, building a great car is what How To Build a Hot Tuner Car is all about.

Author Scott Sky Smith shows you how to find a good project car, plan its transformation, and then build it into a tuner special. Smith shows you how to modify or replace headers, intake, exhaust, struts, and shocks. Also included are full-color pictures showing how to install Lambo-style doors, ground effects, graphics, nitrous, wheels, and more.

How to Build a Hot Tuner Car shows you not only how to build a performance special, but also how to find great deals every step of the way. Through the course of the book, Smith rebuilds and customizes a Honda Civic from the ground up, so you will see exactly how to proceed from the early stages to a finished car. Here are countless tips and tricks that will teach you how to make the best decisions for your project and your wallet as you build a car that will be fast, dependable, and great looking.