Anyone seen or reviewed this book yet?
looks like an updated version of a book ive got. not bad, fills in some gaps that rons book leaves out.
The english version
Car builders manual
(different cover) is something I was going to buy and the got KIT CAR BUILDER - wish I'd have spent differently!!!
[Edited on 9/2/05 by chunkielad]
It's a very good introduction to car building, with good explanation of car basics. If you know much about cars then give it a miss.
It is VERY good at explaining how car's electrics go together - he explains the basics so you can design your own circuits.
David
BTW: he used to be the workshop technician when Our Ron was a teacher at Oundle School.
I think basic car electrics for kit kars and the like is an area worth targeting for budding writers. Wiring seems to be one of the major stumbling
blocks. There are one or two genaral books, but one dedicated to the subject should go down well.
Do we have any technical writers or illustrators here on the forum?
Just got this one out from my local library yesterday and I agree that it has some usefull stuff I particularly liked the diagrams that explain PCD
and Ofsett on wheels have yet to read right through but it is worth a read I think .
best wishes
Iain
I have this book, and frankly, I don't think it's that great. If you already have Ron's book ("The Book" ) , then this is
just like a supplement -- nice to have, but not necessary.
The subtitle (Designing and constructing your own car from scratch) is, IMO, misleading. The information in this book is so general, you can't
really use it to design and build your own car "from scratch".
It covers suspension, brakes, engine, drive-train, etc... in too general terms. If you want to learn about suspension, get a suspension book
(Staniforth, Adams, etc).
There are a few gems for total beginners, and for that alone, it MAY be worth it.
All in all, I think I should have saved my money, though.
[Edited on 10/2/05 by Alfalfameister]
Sort-of what I said... 
I usually recommend that people borrow a copy from their local library, and make up their own mind.
Mind you, I've seen quite a few basic questions on this forum that this book would have answered - usually the "I know nothing about cars,
but..." kind.
David
Im just rereading my Race Car Source Book by Staniforth (again....) and its' amazing how much good practicle advice he gives in the early pages.
I rate it better than Competition Car Suspension on that basis
Thad said, I don't have High Speed Low Cost
I quite enjoyed Ian F...... ' book on Kit Cars, if only for the explaination on how to get a project past the the wife!
Cheers
Fred WB
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Originally posted by JoelP
looks like an updated version of a book ive got. not bad, fills in some gaps that rons book leaves out.
Alan,
So that's why your car looks different to most of ours!!!
Marcus