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Nonwick and Duhkar: Updates on my 1967 Mustang and 1991 Montero
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The Montero is at the shop and my Mustang is in the garage. Only one of these was planned. About a month ago, I was heading towards Arrowhead in California. Before starting the climb up Rt.330 which would take us there, I noticed an unwelcome noise coming from the engine in my Montero. My wife…
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Project Tesla – ICE Geeks Playing with an EV
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Ace Performance is an automotive performance shop owned by one of my best friends. I have written about Ace Performance here many times. They build and maintain race cars, spend an incredible amount of time at the track, and they are a retailer of Ariel and Ginetta cars. They also spend a good amount of time…
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Goodbye, JDM Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
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In the summer of 2022, I bought a freshly imported ’96 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, also known as the 90-series. At the time, this Japanese-market Land Cruiser was unique in the United States as 1996 was the first year of that generation of medium-duty Land Cruiser. Given the 25-year import rule, 2021 was the first…
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Time for a New Project Car: This is My 1967 Ford Mustang
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I’ve been hunting for a first-gen Ford Mustang for a while now. Prices on these things are a bit insane at the moment. People want a surprising amount of cash for hunks of crap. And if you want a Fastback? Forget about it. Somehow, though, I managed to find one that is priced very well……
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2018 Lexus GX460 Build: Armoring up with White Knuckle Off-Road Rock Sliders
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One major aspect of the quest to make a properly capable off-road rig out of my 2018 Lexus GX460 has been improving and increasing protection from the things that try to damage it on the trail. With a big, Aussie-style metal bumper fitted up front, the next step was to ditch the stock running boards…
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My Land Cruiser Prado – Modifying It; Part 3
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My 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has now been on US soil for over a year. For better or worse, it was completely stock when I bought it. It was well maintained but it needed some modernization. After some basic maintenance updates, I began modifying it. First, it received a new radio and suspension. I…
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2018 Lexus GX460 Build: Out with the old, prep for the new
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My 2018 Lexus GX460 has come a long way in the roughly two years I’ve had it. It has received mechanical, livability, armor, and technology updates thanks to many partners joining in on the project along the way. In this update I’ll run through a few miscellaneous things that I’ve done to it recently, from…
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I sold my Jag on Cars and Bids and it was a great experience
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My 1986 Jaguar XJ6 was a fun car to own. I think it’s one of the all-time great sedan designs. The interior was comfortable. And having a Chevy V8 under the hood certainly didn’t hurt the ownership experience. Still, during my few years with the car, I only put a few thousand miles on it.…
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2018 Lexus GX460 Build Project: Adding CarPlay with Grom’s VLine VL2 kit
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Nowadays, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are commonplace in production passenger vehicles. I always enjoy the former when driving new press cars, an appreciation that came about sometime after I had already purchased my 2018 Lexus GX460 which didn’t come with this tech. Thankfully, the automotive aftermarket is flush with ingenuity. To bring my GX’s…
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My Land Cruiser Prado – Modifying It; Part 1
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The 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado that I bought in September was in very good condition. But it wasn’t perfect. In order to make this a reliable daily driver and be ready for the New England winter, I had to perform some maintenance and modifications to it. But before I did that, I did something…
