Build Your Own Sports Car for as Little as £250 - and Race It!
Build Your Own Sports Car for as Little as £250 - and Race It!

Author: Ron Champion

Publisher: Haynes Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9781859606360

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Build a roadworthy two-seater open sports car for a fraction of the cost of a kit car! Using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials, this volume shows you how to make the chassis, suspension and bodywork, and advises you on how to modify and use inexpensive but serviceable mechanical components. Contains sections on improving handling, information on how to get through the Single Vehicle Approval test, and builders' own stories.

How to Build a Winning Drag Race Chassis and Suspension
How to Build a Winning Drag Race Chassis and Suspension

Author: Wayne Scraba

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-03-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781557884626

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A guide to setting up your car for maximum handling performance on the street or strip. This instructional handbook shows readers how to set up their street machine chassis for high performance street or amateur drag strip racing. Not only are chassis and suspension the most popular types of modification, but their technology is constantly evolving. It offers the latest techniques for maximizing car performance on streets and strips. This definitive guide includes in-depth sections on chassis fabrication, rear axle selection and setup, rear and front suspension, shocks and springs, brakes, steering, and wheels and tires.

How to Build a Winning Drag Race Chassis and SuspensionHP1462
How to Build a Winning Drag Race Chassis and SuspensionHP1462

Author: Wayne Scraba

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-03-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1101097833

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A guide to setting up your car for maximum handling performance on the street or strip. This instructional handbook shows readers how to set up their street machine chassis for high performance street or amateur drag strip racing. Not only are chassis and suspension the most popular types of modification, but their technology is constantly evolving. It offers the latest techniques for maximizing car performance on streets and strips. This definitive guide includes in-depth sections on chassis fabrication, rear axle selection and setup, rear and front suspension, shocks and springs, brakes, steering, and wheels and tires.

Stock Car Secrets
Stock Car Secrets

Author: Jim Francis

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780778731894

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A basic look at how race cars are built and what makes them fast.

Stock Car Setup Secrets
Stock Car Setup Secrets

Author: Bob Bolles

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781557884015

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Now you can have the chassis and suspension technology that is winning races right now. The information in this book is currently being used by top teams in Touring Late Models, All Modified Divisions, Stock Clip Late Models, Mini Cars, Road Racing Sedans and all other types of stock cars to setup their cars for asphalt and dirt track racing. Stock Car Setup Secrets takes the "guesswork" out of chassis setup. Chassis expert Bob Bolles, offers detailed information on all aspects of racing chassis engineering. Book jacket.

Stock Car Driving Techniques
Stock Car Driving Techniques

Author: Don Alexander

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9781610591904

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Whether the reader wants to knows how their NASCAR heroes achieve their superspeedway feats or how to get the most of their own cars at the local track on Friday nights, this illustrated guide provides the answers. Topics like positioning, drafting, passing, cornering, proper lines and pit strategies are illustrated with color photos and specially commissioned illustrations. Also featured are comments from top NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Jeff Burton. A must-have guide for armchair fans as well as burgeoning local-track stars.