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Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything
Monster Garage turns ordinary vehicles into mind-bending machines like the "Doom Buggy," a Mazda RX-7 converted into a sand dragster, the Ford Explorer converted into a garbage truck, and an ambulance converted into a wheelie machine. Jesse James and his crew will tap the experts used on the number one Discovery Channel show, Monster Garage, to create a comprehensive guide to customizing your car, motorcycle, mini-van, pick-up truck, toaster, . . . you get the idea. Each section will take you through the process of creating a Monster custom, from planning the project, through building custom bodywork, to adding bolt-on bits and custom paint. The techniques are explained through illustrated diagrams, formulas when necessary, and step-by-step original and Monster Garage archival photographs.
224 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
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About the author
Lee Klancher
70 books2 followersLee Klancher’s career encompasses more than 30 years of publishing great stories. As an editor and publisher, he has overseen the development of some of the most-respected and best-selling books in the transportation niche. A prolific author and photographer, Lee has contributed words and images to more than 30 books as well as dozens of national magazines including Men’s Journal, Draft, and Motorcyclist.
A book junkie and an obsessive student of his craft, Lee has also taught writing and photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He is best-known for his award-winning books and calendars covering farm tractors, including Red Tractors and Red 4WD Tractors. He has rented an abandoned air force base to create a book cover, and built a custom 20x40-foot studio to photograph 30 of the most valuable John Deeres in private hands. He and his camera have climbed the Julian Alps, explored breweries on four continents, and ridden backcountry motorcycle routes in the Bolivian Amazon, the Australian Outback, and on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
When not working on a book or a photo shoot, Lee busies himself cycling, traveling, reading, and enjoying the outdoors. Lee lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Joan as well as their dog, Red.
A book junkie and an obsessive student of his craft, Lee has also taught writing and photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He is best-known for his award-winning books and calendars covering farm tractors, including Red Tractors and Red 4WD Tractors. He has rented an abandoned air force base to create a book cover, and built a custom 20x40-foot studio to photograph 30 of the most valuable John Deeres in private hands. He and his camera have climbed the Julian Alps, explored breweries on four continents, and ridden backcountry motorcycle routes in the Bolivian Amazon, the Australian Outback, and on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
When not working on a book or a photo shoot, Lee busies himself cycling, traveling, reading, and enjoying the outdoors. Lee lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Joan as well as their dog, Red.
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January 5, 2008
This was a hard book to rate and review.
Those interested in customizing their own hot rod can find the information they need right here. This is a large, colorful book with tons of pictures and illustrations. Instructions and language are direct and straightforward, (if you understand car lingo.) This reads almost more like a magazine than a book. Based on the television show.
Me, personally, I don’t know a crankshaft from a camshaft, and found the book puzzling. The audience for this book is one who has advanced beyond Cars and Car Parts for Dummies (I freely confess I have not). The pictures are detailed and clear, and the guidelines – what kind of metals are best, how to prepare for building a car, what to consider budget-wise – were easy enough even for me to understand. But this went over my head when they actually talked of the building process. That is not the fault of the book, but of this reader.
Those interested in customizing their own hot rod can find the information they need right here. This is a large, colorful book with tons of pictures and illustrations. Instructions and language are direct and straightforward, (if you understand car lingo.) This reads almost more like a magazine than a book. Based on the television show.
Me, personally, I don’t know a crankshaft from a camshaft, and found the book puzzling. The audience for this book is one who has advanced beyond Cars and Car Parts for Dummies (I freely confess I have not). The pictures are detailed and clear, and the guidelines – what kind of metals are best, how to prepare for building a car, what to consider budget-wise – were easy enough even for me to understand. But this went over my head when they actually talked of the building process. That is not the fault of the book, but of this reader.
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