Inside Monster Garage


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This title offers a behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary vehicles of Monster Garage and the talented customizers who build them.




How to Fabricate Damn Near Anything


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" ... takes readers through the basics of making parts from metal, plastic, or composites. When building custom cars or motorcycles, fabricating parts is a necessary part of the process. That is, fabricators must cut, bend, shape, weld, and fasten raw materials to create elements of their custom vehicles ... Processes covered include shop set-up, basic tool selection, project planning, sheet metal fabrication, welding, machining, working with plastics and composites, and more."--Publisher description.




Monster Nation


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Features an overview of car, truck, and motorcycle customizers, modifiers, tuners, and detailers who have been inspired by Jesse James and the Monster Garage team.




Monster in the Garage


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Jesse James: The Man and his Machines


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On the surface, with his collection of skulls, pet sharks, pit bulls and tattoos, Jesse James is the consummate motorcycle outlaw. Some of this comes naturally - after all, his great-great-grandfather was the famous outlaw's cousin. But this image is only a small part of Jesse James' persona. There's also his passion as an artisan and his success at custom building bikes (chronicled in Discover Channels video productions Motorcycle Mania and Motorcycle Mania 2). Now Jesse puts his talents to good use as the master builder in the popular new Discovery Channel series Monster Garage.




Monster Garage


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The Discovery Channel's Monster Garage series is one of the most popular shows on television today, and the line of branded how-to books are designed to satisfy the urges of viewers and fans eager to get their hands dirty trying some of the techniques on the show. How To Paint Damn Near Anything is the third book in the series, and contains the tricks and techniques required to transform a battered beater into a show-stopping street beauty. The reader is shown in step-by-step photographs how to take a project from bare metal to completed custom paint. The book would cover the basics of planning a custom paint job, preparing the surface, laying primer and final coats, and adding custom touches such as pinstriping, flames, and pearl coats. - The painting techniques used by the established professionals on the popular Discovery Channel series, Monster Garage, are brought to life in this illustrated how-to book.- Step-by-step photos and instructions take you through the paint process, from planning the job and applying the base coat through to applying the finshing custom touches.- Airbrushing custom graphics- Pinstriping- Painting flames (regular and tribal)- Custom-painting motorcycle and racing helmetsAvailable Winter 2004




I Am Jesse James


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Legions of fans will devour the authorized story of this genuine American rebel--and popular television host--and the sexy custom motorcycles he creates for celebrities and wealthy bike enthusiasts. Includes 160 pages of full-color photographs.




Monster Nation JR


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A hot rod school bus, a pickup on tank treads, a tire-smoking drifting competition - check out all of these outrageous vehicles in this colorful and fact-filled look at the fantastic world of radical rides.




Inside Monster Garage


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A behind-the-scenes look at the popular Discovery Channel series examines the remarkable vehicles created by a number of talented customizers and includes photographs of the vehicles' transformation.




Monster Garage


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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.