This Is What A Rotary Engine Looks Like After Nine Years Of Hard Driving
Opening up a rotary engine is fun, letting you see how those magic triangles make power. And it’s absolutely…
Wrenching
Repairs, mods, tunes, fixes—how to work on your car.
How I Fixed My Jeep's Starter Motor For Free
After two of my vehicles—my 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer and my 1948 Willys-Overland CJ-2A—decided to crap the bed this…
This Guy 'Fixed' His Volkswagen Scirocco By Making It A Mid-Engine VR6
Ben Beacock’s 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco had one slight problem: its engine was toast. So, he swapped it for the beloved…
This Ferrari Testarossa Rat Rod Is Being Built In A Home Garage
Ferrari lover Scott Chivers jumped at the idea of saving an exceedingly rough but rare Testarossa that had been…
Watch My $800 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Triumph Against All Odds
When my 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer overheated after spewing all of its coolant from a broken hose, I worried that the…
Stuffing A Dirt Bike Engine In A Power Wheels Mustang Is My Kind Of 72 MPH Deathtrap
People have been stuffing bigger batteries and more powerful drivetrains into little toy cars for decades, so it’s…
How I Used A Folded Piece Of Paper To Fix A Stranded Motorist's Car
This past weekend, I found myself at a small gas station in San Antonio, Texas helping a random guy fix his junky,…
Praise All That Is Unholy: Here's A BMW V10 Swapped Into A Lotus Elise
Here at Jalopnik, we love seeing some really crazy builds. Cars are largely very boring these days, so anything that…
True Hero Swapped A Volvo Amazon Wagon Body Onto A BMW E30 In His Driveway
You know a project car is truly insane when swapping the body on another car was described as the “easy route” but…
Watch My Beloved $800 Jeep Break Down When I Least Expected It
We knew my $800 Jeep Grand Wagoneer project was going to have a hard time driving 1,700 miles from Michigan to Utah,…
A Few Hours Of Cleaning And Wrenching Totally Transformed My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle
A couple months ago, after I struggled to decide if I wanted to buy a 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle, readers told me…
These Crazy Volvo Fans Built The AWD Polestar C30 We Always Deserved
The C30 Polestar concept was everything Volvo’s little fun-hatch should have been, with all-wheel-drive and 405…
My 'Project Mongoose' Chevrolet Corvair Is Finally Becoming The Legend I Had In Mind
Back in 1999, right after our son Langston was born, something amazing happened. No, it wasn’t us realizing that being…
Watch Us Work Overtime To Get My $800 Jeep Grand Wagoneer In Shape For Its Epic 1,700-Mile Trip To Moab
Last fall, I bought an $800 Jeep Grand Wagoneer that hadn’t run in 12 years. After months of wrenching, in March, I…
How Much Preventative Maintenance Is Too Much?
Right now, I’m trying to get my 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle on the road, and I’m struggling to answer a question:…
This Lyft Driver Just Saved My Hide After I Ran Out Of Gas On A Major Highway
I ran my Jeep out of gas on Friday, stranding me in an “authorized vehicles only” turnaround between carriageways of…
This Lifted Prius Trolls Jeeps
The Toyota Prius has been written off for years by enthusiasts as too slow and dull to be any fun, but thanks to a…
Stop Screwing Your Oil Filter On So Damn Tight
It’s time to rant about something that’s been bothering me for years: overly tightened oil filters. They drive me nuts,…
Watch This Guy Make Sketchy Studded Ice Tires Using Self Tapping Screws And Duct Tape
If you want to maximize speed on an ice racetrack, studded tires are the way to go. But they’re not always cheap, so…
How Not To Fix Something
It’s been a while since I last dug into my car, which might explain why I got antsy and decided to tear into another…