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Back in the saddle with a new(er) Mazda MX-5 Miata. Will this ND2 deliver everything we hoped? [...]
April 11, 2023
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How to make your M50 or S50 BMW e30 engine swap California Legal
Looking to get your OBD1 e30 M50 or S50 swap smog legal in California? Here's all the information in one place. [...]
March 28, 2023
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Full Metal Bracket
As we all know by now, the e36 BMW is notorious for its use of plastic. The interior is the usual target of most criticisms, but it doesn’t stop there. Plastics are found all throughout the car, even making their [...]
April 19, 2018
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Track Attack of the Hatch
The purchase of a new car can be full of excitement, especially when it’s a performance vehicle. The first few thousand miles are often spent breaking things in carefully while getting acquainted with the new car’s characteristics. Mr. Milton managed [...]
March 5, 2018
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Gramp’s Wagon Part 4: Pushrod Rodeo
As ambitious as we were to wrap up the Volvo project in a total of six months, that was overly optimistic in the scheme of things. After a series of setbacks, the green wagon is finally tearing up the streets…and [...]
February 19, 2018
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Braking Things Daily
When building a car, a lot of people (myself included) forget that a fast car needs to be able to shed that speed at a moment’s notice. After going back and forth what to do with the e36 318is, we [...]
December 8, 2017
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Blown Out of Proportion
The cycle of owning an old car goes something like this: First you find and purchase the car you want, then you begin driving it around. The next logical step is to start fixing things as you go, because 100k+ [...]
October 17, 2017
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Differential Detective [Project e30 318is]
Old cars make noises. No matter how diligently you try to quell each clunk or rattle, there’s bound to be a new one. That being said, it still hasn’t stopped me from chasing down an annoying clunk in the rear [...]
October 6, 2017
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Gramp’s Wagon Part 3: Packaging the Power
When we last left off with the 960 Volvo project, we were test fitting the engine and transmission to account for the custom motor mounts that weren’t cooperating. Long story short, we got a hold of Volvo 740 motor mount [...]
September 14, 2017
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Soundtrack Remastered [Project Audi R8]
Sixteen weeks for a delivery. It could have been here sooner, but a shipping mishap meant Kyle’s order for a new exhaust was put on hold until another unit could be built. Unlike most cars, Audi R8 exhausts aren’t usually [...]
September 6, 2017
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