I have read a few chapters so far and I give the book two big
Excellent material, photographs and writing. So many great ideas and suggestions that any builder will save more money/time from what just one sentence may say than the price of the book.
I certainly agree with the author's suggestion to use the stock bike wiring harness, including the ignition key, at least until the car is running and then if desired to thin the wires down. That alone would have saved a lot of builders some extreme aggravation and time.
It is not a "How To" book, it offers suggestions and ideas as well as reasons why some things work better than others. It is not a book on how to build a race car for as little money as possible but doesn't suggest that only very expensive parts will work as he likes to use production car parts when possible. I like that approach.
He covers adapting the engine to car use, oil system, fuel system, exhaust , getting power to the diff and so on.
There is nothing at all about body construction which I appreciate as there are so many other books covering that by themselves. And no wasted chapter on tools. I think he figures if you want to build a race car you will already know how to use a hammer.
Highly recommended to all car builders, not just BEC even though that is the focus of the book.
James
