How to Build Classic Hot Rod V-8 Engines
The classic V-8 engines that got so many hot rodders started-the legendary Ford flatheads and Chevy 348s and 409s-are igniting a whole new generation. This hands-on, how-to guide is the first to give thorough, detailed, and clearly illustrated instructions for a complete buildup of these classics, including the Chevrolet 348-ci V-8 engine, the Chevrolet 409-ci V-8, the Lincoln flathead V-8, and the Ford flathead V-8/60 H.P. Longtime automotive enthusiast and writer George McNicholl offers in-depth and hard-to-find information on engine components and alternative parts, along with parts numbers, current prices, machining procedures, assembly directions, and dynamometer information. His book, illustrated throughout with color photographs, finally puts some of the world's great engines within reach of this generation's hot rodder.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0760327777
ISBN13:9780760327777
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:Motorbooks International
Length:192 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Good step-by-step reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The book gives what it promised in its title, and includes essential specs, torque figures, etc. It is very specific to 4 engine builds: Chev 348 and 409, and 2 flatheads (Lincoln and Ford 60). I found his discussion of alternative parts (complete with number references and prices) very useful. The text does a fair job of step-by-step descriptions of each build, but it still needs experience that can read between the lines. I was disappointed by the absence of a gallery of photos of the fruit of his labours... the finished engines. This would have made a useful book truly excellent.
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