Oh man this’ll be perfect, I happen to owe somebody a 10 second car Read more

From experience. Strap it to a winch on a flatbed, drag it on. Once it gets to the yard, forklift.  Read more

David Tracy, tomorrow: “Everyone’s been bugging me to get a reliable car, so I bought a Toyota!” Read more

“This is your car, man! Just overnight some parts from Japan.” Read more

Especially for drum brakes! Always try to leave one side assembled for reference. Read more

As a Z31 owner of 14 years and spent countless hours wrenching on it, and seeing you are new to some of the nightmare Nissan technologies from the 80's, I suggest you take close up pictures of any electronic control device before removing, especially the positions of various adjusting screws.

“Installation is the reverse of removal” is the cruelest hoax perpetrated on the amateur mechanic.
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The fact that the Archdioese of St. Joseph sounds like they REALLY WANNA pull up on Trump’s ass after this stunt is all the proof I need that this man is getting buried in the worst way possible when the time comes. Read more

Looks good for the car that it is but doesn’t really compare to the car that it once was. Read more

I love those old waffle wheels.  Read more

These guys often spend a couple hundred on many pieces of crap, so a few thousand on one piece of crap is honesty more efficient. Read more

Andrew, I have to say, you are my favourite Jalop here, all your articles i read end-to-end. I totally agree with you here and in any other post. and Yes I like your Montero. I had 2 Pajeros (both JDM) one was 2.5 turbo diesel and another one was 2.8 turbo, i rolled the 2.8 one :) both were bulletproof and I loved them Read more

Moral of the story: Can’t loose money on a car if it wasn’t worth anything in the first place.

Having owned a couple S130s, you can definitely see the evolutionary steps between the S30 and Z31. But the L28E is a bulletproof engine ;) Read more

That’s why he wears a tie. To impress the boss! (and convince him it’s “work”)
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A Z31 or Z32 (that has been unmolested by the F&F crowd) that is my next project. Or a dirt cheap S30. Something bugs me about the S130 though, and I cannot put a finger on what. Read more

Haynes manual is your friend! It’s not that bad. Set eveyrhing to top dead center, crank and cam sprockets are all marked. Water pump is the 'might as well' part. I've done mine a few times, including just a month ago during my na2t project. Read more

I think I’ve talked myself into trying to do my Z’s timing belt, but every time I research it, I get intimidated at the long list of stuff I’m supposed to buy (based on the “while you’re in there, you might as well...” forum advice.) Read more

I have a xterra pro-4x and it’s gas mileage (or lack thereof) is easily the crappiest thing about it. Otherwise, it’s a great vehicle for what I use it for. I'm surprised the new engine isn't a significant amount better, especially when factoring in the hefty bump in price.  Read more

I started running dash cams in all my cars in 2016. They have paid for themselves.