Earlier this week, I wrote about my $500 postal Jeep’s rotted-out frame, concerned that it may doom the project. Now,…
It turns out that there’s an extremely entertaining video series centering around a neglected 1965 Ford Mustang…
I have under two months to get my $500 Jeep DJ-5D Dispatcher ready for a 3,500 mile road trip from Michigan to Utah and…
Through some stroke of pure luck from the Jeep gods, I was able to get my $500 1976 postal Jeep running and driving,…
Changing your car’s air filter, particularly if its airbox was intelligently engineered, may be the most satisfying…
This is not a story of an especially big or complex repair, but it is one that had a significant impact. It’s the sort…
“If I finish this project, anything afterwards will be a piece of cake.” Have you ever found yourself in the middle of…
Transmission work can seem particularly daunting to D.I.Y. mechanics, partially because it involves a lot of heavy and…
If you wanted to find the most well-worn, gnarly vinyl-stickered-up car available, you’d have a hard time finding…
Last night at 12:30 a.m., I walked out of my friend’s apartment into a wet and freezing Michigan winter, and hopped…
Let’s talk about an engine that has earned the reputation of invincibility - the Cummins 5.9L Turbo Diesel. It’s a…
You know those short and simple food videos that have been taking over the internet lately? This Mazda RX-8 build video…
After a brief visit with my doctor, Tom, the O’Reilly Auto Parts clerk, I’ve learned that living alone in a small house…
Yesterday, I spent hours of my afternoon stranded in an O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot as my 1995 Jeep Cherokee…
The Checker Marathon (you know it as the classic New York City taxi cab) was basically a sedan like you’d buy in the…
For years now I’ve held some vague dreams about buying a light, old Japanese car and building it out to look tough and…
Unless you drive an Offenhauser-powered Indy 500 racer (don’t get me started), the engine in your car, tractor,…
Ever since I got my Nissan Pao, I’ve been getting emails from people who also want to own some exciting obscure JDM…
The appeal is strong: instead of starting with an already worn-out old car and fixing someone else’s repairs, why not…
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