How to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car (High-Performance Restoration)

Author: Jason Scott, ISBN: 9780760306581, 160 pages, paperback, published in 1999

Powerful, solid, and stylish muscle cars are great fun to restore and drive. As cool as they already are, you can make improvements to your classic muscle car that will add more power, style, and handling.

Automotive technology has moved boldly on since the last true muscle cars rolled out of Detroit in the 1970s. Today, to fully enjoy driving your muscle car, you need a "high-performance" restoration. While preserving the original appearance of your car, a high-performance restoration incorporates modern upgrades and enhancements that improve performance, convenience, styling, and even safety. High-Performance Restoration: How to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car shows you how. Easy-to-understand explanations and hands-on photos lead you through planning and completing your high-performance restoration including:

• Engine upgrades from cylinder heads to induction systems
• Transmission and axle swaps
• Suspension, steering , chassis, and brake mods
• Body and paint choices
• Interior styling
• .And many other ideas for making your muscle car perform like it was built yesterday

From converting old drum brakes to fast-stopping discs to swapping your carbs for electronic fuel injection, High-Performance Restoration: How to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car is the ultimate guide to making your muscle car faster, more rockin', and cooler to own and drive.