Project Car Diaries

Project Car Diaries: A ‘Bolt-On’ Upgrade Sidelined My Toyota MR2 Turbo for Months

Project Car Diaries: A ‘Bolt-On’ Upgrade Sidelined My Toyota MR2 Turbo for Months

The Garage Even simple-seeming modifications often involve detours for DIY’ers. James Gilboy We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Bolt-on mods are a self-explanatory category of car modification. No fabrication, complication, or frustration necessary, because your new parts simply… bolt on. Or at […]

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Project Car Diaries: Track-Prepping My BMW 128i for GridLife at Laguna Seca

Project Car Diaries: Track-Prepping My BMW 128i for GridLife at Laguna Seca

The Garage A wide variety of activities at the track and short race lengths make GridLife a very accessible motorsport event. Let’s hope this year’s seat time pays off. Cali Photography We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › A few weeks ago, I

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Project Car Diaries: Fixing Annoying LCD Scratches by Fabricating a New Part

Project Car Diaries: Fixing Annoying LCD Scratches by Fabricating a New Part

Features → Project Car Diaries Never thought I’d be fabricating my own factory parts working on a car as common as a Honda Civic. But here I am reverse-engineering a piece of plastic. Andrew P. Collins Many cars on the road today, especially models from the ’00s decade, have little LCD displays to indicate content

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Project Car Diaries: A Simple Honda Civic Intake Swap Turned Into a Scavenger Hunt

Project Car Diaries: A Simple Honda Civic Intake Swap Turned Into a Scavenger Hunt

Features → Project Car Diaries First, I just wanted to clean my air filter. Then I wanted to change the whole intake system. Finally, I had to make the new setup look good. Andrew P. Collins I’m about to turn 36 years old and have gone through quite a few phases of car fandom. As

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Project Car Diaries: How My BMW 128i Is Holding Up to a Summer of Track Days

Project Car Diaries: How My BMW 128i Is Holding Up to a Summer of Track Days

Features → Project Car Diaries At this rate I’ll never want to track anything with forced induction. Cali Photography We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › The last time I shared tales of E82 BMW 128i ownership, I finally learned how much power

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Project Car Diaries: Tweaking My 1969 Dodge Charger’s Balance With a Battery Relocation

Project Car Diaries: Tweaking My 1969 Dodge Charger’s Balance With a Battery Relocation

Features → Project Car Diaries Let’s chip away at this muscle car’s horrendous weight imbalance. Hank O’Hop We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Chrysler got a lot of things right with the 1968-1970 B-body. I’m not just talking about styling, either. From

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Project Car Diaries: Making My Civic Type R Faster With Downforce

Project Car Diaries: Making My Civic Type R Faster With Downforce

Features → Project Car Diaries Aerodynamic upgrades are a prime path for better lap times. Here’s what we got out of our new FK8 aero pieces from Verus Engineering. Socal Driver’s Club Within every track rat there are two desires: The deep need to spend money on parts to go faster, and the even deeper

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Project Car Diaries: Free Old-School Industrial Paint Transformed My 1969 Dodge Charger

Project Car Diaries: Free Old-School Industrial Paint Transformed My 1969 Dodge Charger

Features → Project Car Diaries When a friend of mine said he had some high-quality industrial paint I could have for free, I wasn’t worried about the color. Hank O’Hop We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › There’s no denying that this 1969

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Project Car Diaries: Prepping My ’69 Charger for Paint by Gutting, Filling, Sanding, and Degreasing

Project Car Diaries: Prepping My ’69 Charger for Paint by Gutting, Filling, Sanding, and Degreasing

Features → Project Car Diaries The end of my 1969 Dodge Charger project—the bodywork portion—is in sight. That means the finer details are becoming more important. Hank O’Hop We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › I’ve spent the last six months waging war

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Project Car Diaries: Prepping My ’69 Charger for Paint by Gutting, Filling, Sanding, and Degreasing

Project Car Diaries: Prepping My ’69 Charger for Paint by Gutting, Filling, Sanding, and Degreasing

Features → Project Car Diaries The end of my 1969 Dodge Charger project—the bodywork portion—is in sight. That means the finer details are becoming more important. Hank O’Hop We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › I’ve spent the last six months waging war

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