Wrenching

I was going to write my annual “New Year’s Wrencholutions” post wherein I lie about how I’m going to sell some of…

In years of driving old cars, I’ve picked up some habits, maybe superstitions, that I’m convinced have helped keep…

“Would you like help not dying in Colorado?” asked Denver reader Jason in an email. I’d soon be flying in and…

You may or may not like drifting and drift cars, but you cannot deny they have style. They can wear brightly colored…

Earlier this month, I devised an absolutely idiotic plan to pick up from the middle of nowhere a rare, manual…

I’m can’t claim I was any kind of hotshot mechanic before an off-road accident pulverized my left hand, but like…

I want to be upfront about this: My plan to fly to Colorado with two suitcases full of car parts and tools, repair…

Changing a tire is just one of those life skills everyone ought to know how to do. Just because you don’t think…

A few weeks ago, while driving to pick up a battery for my recently-drowned 1948 Jeep, I noticed a black…

Ten-millimeter sockets go missing a lot. I know this is a thing because I’ve worked in shops with shared toolboxes.…

Earlier this month, I drove my 1948 Willys CJ-2A through a deep mud pit, filling the engine with water. Worried sick…

When the world first saw the new Toyota Supra, the world wept that there was no Toyota-designed engine under the…

A few months back, I purchased this late-1970s Scamp 13' trailer to use as an escape pod from the workaday monotony…

If you want to dig a few hundred horsepower out of a junkyard to stuff in your project car, you’d be hard-pressed to…

One of the very first two 2020 Toyota Supras to get engine swapped just got its engine changed again, this time from…

There’s a Polish couple that has been attempting to drive around the world in an old Fiat 125p wagon, and it looks…

Back in September, a truck dropped a gorgeous 1995 Land Rover Discovery off in my backyard. Though I marveled at the…

A couple of months ago, I purchased this late-1970s Scamp 13' trailer to use as a tow-behind home for a year of…

We’re all terrified of getting ripped off by car mechanics–it’s a cliché for a reason. And since most people don’t…

Back in June, I used a 2020 Jeep Gladiator to tow a free Jeep Grand Wagoneer 250 miles from Dayton, Ohio to suburban…