http://germangrammar.net/car-insurance/how-to-rebuild-and-modify-your-muscle-car-high-performace-restoration.htm car reviews , buying guide, maintenance and auto insurance tips and tricks Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://germangrammar.net/car-insurance/how-to-rebuild-and-modify-your-muscle-car-high-performace-restoration.htm/comment-page-1#comment-117 Anonymous Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:46:55 +0000 http://germangrammar.net/car-insurance/how-to-rebuild-and-modify-your-muscle-car-high-performace-restoration.htm#comment-117 I learned about this book after I bought a copy of Scott's "How To Tune Your 1982-1998 Camaro", while fixing up my '92 25th Anniversary Camaro. I really liked that book, so when I picked up an old '70 Nova to play with, I decided to get this book. This book was even more helpful than the Camaro had been. Scott describes what's wrong with muscle car suspensions, brakes, engines, transmissions and other parts, then tells you how to fix those problems. Yes, it's a bit generic. But the advice applies to just about any muscle car, and there are plenty of specific examples throughout the book for every make and many models. My biggest complaint with the Nova was the suspension. It felt like a marshmallow. This book pointed out a bunch of ways to cure that by modifying parts I already had, or ones I could get at the junkyard. It also suggests new hi-perf parts you can buy, to save yourself some of the work. I did a combination: got larger used wheels & tires, new poly bushings, new shocks and cheap replacement springs. It worked great. It won't out-handle my 92 Camaro, but it's now much more fun to drive. And more controllable. And it cost me about $150. The money I saved on the suspension rebuild more than paid for this book. And I've already seen a bunch of tips I want to try in the other chapters. If you've got an old muscle car that you like to really drive, get this book. You won't regret it. I learned about this book after I bought a copy of Scott’s “How To Tune Your 1982-1998 Camaro”, while fixing up my ‘92 25th Anniversary Camaro. I really liked that book, so when I picked up an old ‘70 Nova to play with, I decided to get this book. This book was even more helpful than the Camaro had been. Scott describes what’s wrong with muscle car suspensions, brakes, engines, transmissions and other parts, then tells you how to fix those problems. Yes, it’s a bit generic. But the advice applies to just about any muscle car, and there are plenty of specific examples throughout the book for every make and many models. My biggest complaint with the Nova was the suspension. It felt like a marshmallow. This book pointed out a bunch of ways to cure that by modifying parts I already had, or ones I could get at the junkyard. It also suggests new hi-perf parts you can buy, to save yourself some of the work. I did a combination: got larger used wheels & tires, new poly bushings, new shocks and cheap replacement springs. It worked great. It won’t out-handle my 92 Camaro, but it’s now much more fun to drive. And more controllable. And it cost me about $150. The money I saved on the suspension rebuild more than paid for this book. And I’ve already seen a bunch of tips I want to try in the other chapters. If you’ve got an old muscle car that you like to really drive, get this book. You won’t regret it.

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