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Project Car SOTU 2016: Justy Little Project Creep
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Making a car look good is hard work. The details make all the difference, and with a project as huge as an engine rebuild, there are a lot of details to tidy up. Little performance improvement options also encourage project creep, especially if they’re cheap on the surface—or worse, if they’ll take Justy little extra time.
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Project Car SOTU 2016: Project Audinary. Driving. Not quitting
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So it’s cammed, tubbed, lightened, balanced, bluprinted, polished, ported and perfect. Well, no, actually it’s none of those things. It does have an oil leak, but that’s more of a characteristic than a fault. The question it poses is- stick or twist? The VW Group 1.8t engine is famously responsive to tuning efforts, with big…
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Hooniverse Asks: Are You Ready for Another Project Car SOTU?!
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It’s that time of year again! Well, I guess it is – there’s isn’t a set time of year for our Project Car State of the Union, but that’s where we are today. If you like this day, then I’ve got some good news for you. We’re making it a full week. Say hello to…
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Wrench Scramble 2015 is Underway!
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Five years (to the exact day) ago I wrote about learning to avoid getting stretched so thin that project cars are more stressful than fun. Apparently I unlearned that lesson because as of tonight, all four of my cars are in need of services ranging from routine maintenance to a complete drivetrain swap. I’ve gotta get cranking,…
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Project Car SOTU: 1984 Toyota Tercel 4WD
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When we purchased this 1984 Tercel for $1k back in 2011 I made a thread on FinalGear entitled “Restoration. How hard can it be?” Unfortunately Richard Hammond wasn’t nearby to shout “Don’t say that!” Still, even though the restoration isn’t anywhere near finished we have made some progress. Only for it to be killed by…
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Project Car SOTU: Bultakenstein & The Honda CL125S
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Over the years that I’ve been dabbling with my project Bultaco, a certain annual rhythm has evolved. Around the middle of November, my workshop time erodes as my spare time and money starts getting earmarked for holiday get-togethers and Christmas shopping. Once the holidays are over and the credit cards are paid off, usually sometime…
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Project Car SOTU: My Porsche 944
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I believe our very own Jeff Glucker once said that everyone should own at least one car that is older than themselves. I decided that this was the best time in my life to get a 944 then, as I would probably never be able to get one for a good price when I felt…
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Project Car SOTU: 1991 Subaru Justy
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In my last Justy post, I was prompted by the car’s horrifically uneven compression numbers to sideline the car until I made more progress on my AMC Eagle. This has mostly been accurate, though I have since confirmed a handful of possible issues and purchased some new parts to install, while mentally preparing for an engine teardown and…
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Project Car SOTU: Roadster, The '95 Mazda Miata
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Hard to believe that it’s already been almost 3 months since the last update on Roadster. As much as I’d like to say that a lot of progress has been made in autocross preparations since then, it really hasn’t. Life has just gotten in the way lately, as it does at times. That’s not to say…
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Project Car SOTU: 1984 AMC Eagle
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My AMC Eagle’s primer-gray hood has unceremoniously become a staging area for crap I need to shove into the attic. My access ladder is right above the Eagle’s engine bay, which means I usually sit on the top edge of the windshield as I pull the folding ladder down. Rusted fittings on its clutch master cylinder had…
