David_Tracy
David Tracy
David_Tracy
Sr. Tech Editor, Jalopnik. Owner of far too many Jeeps (Including a Jeep Comanche). Follow my instagram (@davidntracy). Always interested in hearing from engineers—email me.

I watch that! We just need to find a deranged man somewhere. Hmm... Read more

After all of this Toyota Reliability bragging, I’m going to do essentially NOTHING to this vehicle other than change the fluids.

Then I’m going to drive it 5,000 miles, and tow with it.

There’s NO WAY it will handle that flawlessly. I don’t believe it. 275k! Read more

The crack is a little offset. I bet it’d be fineeeee!

Hell, on back roads (Google Maps, “avoid highways”), it would look perfectly at home. Read more

I should probably start driving more press cars. It’s the reason why so many people enter this line of work in the first please!

They’re driving McLarens, and I’m driving 275,000 mile Land Cruisers and rotted-out Postal Jeeps.

I’m doing it wrong. Read more

I can’t turn down the chance to revive a motor, even if only for one last hurrah.  Read more

Thank you! Please read the Perseverance story!

I’m not really “into” space stuff like many of my friends are, but editing that was a real joy. Read more

I’m hoping it’s in the low setting, and not in the “broken” setting. Read more

Crap!

If I mount a high-lift jack, will that get me a pass? Read more

Note: Kirby is an old friend of mine from my Chrysler days. It was a joy working with him on this story. Read more

Yep, by “completed” I mean “accomplished the goal of the project,” which I’m always sure to established at the outset. That goal of most of my previous builds has been to get the vehicle in such condition that it can make the 1,700 mile trip from Troy, Michigan to Moab, Utah, do some off-roading, and ideally, drive Read more

Yep, I’ve completed them all so far.

The Golden Eagle is the one I’ve been dragging the most arse on, though. That thing needs to get on the road! Read more

Agreed. It will require some amount of reinforcement/alteration. Read more

I’m not doing a full resto on this truck.

I’m not really all that interested in writing about bodywork and paint (that’s been covered ad nauseam already, and also I love the way this thing looks as is!), I’m focused on resurrecting this thing from the dead, and turning this thing into an awesome budget EV that I can Read more