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Fat_Trucker

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Advice for other n00bs.
« on: March 01, 2005, 04:18:00 pm »
Just want to say I got a copy of Project Arcade yesterday, and its brilliant.

I'm sure this has been discussed before but for the benefit of other n00bs to cab building (like me).

This book is as important as any of the other components you need to buy and IMO should be the first thing you buy before you budget for anything else. It will quite literally answer every question you thought of but were too much of an embarrassed n00b to ask (trust me on this).

I've read it from cover to cover already and its probably already paid for itself in the time and money its going to save me when I get moving with the actual build.
Includes tutorials, dimensions for everything, links for everything and explains how everything (and I do mean everything) works....its also a bloody good read.

It takes all of the guesswork out of the equation. Got my copy from Amazon for
« Last Edit: March 01, 2005, 04:21:20 pm by Fat_Trucker »
I didn't touch it....honest!

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Re: Advice for other n00bs.
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2005, 04:21:04 pm »
Yep.. its the BYOAC Bible!