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Fixing My Weird Vintage Car with a Haynes Manual, Car Twitter, and No Skills or Experience (Pt2)
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PART 2 MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE? As you may remember from Part I, the situation was this: the water pump on my 1979 Alfa Romeo “Alfetta” Sport Sedan failed. One option was to find a qualified mechanic/shop in the Denver area to replace the part. The other option was to do the repair…
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Fixing My Weird Vintage Car with a Haynes Manual, Car Twitter, and No Skills or Experience (Pt1)
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PART 1 ALFA DOES THAT. (But I don’t.) I knew it was going to happen. I knew that, eventually, something was going to break on my car. But before we get to that, I need to tell you about the car itself. I bought it in the summer of 2019, back when my family and…
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The Jag: Prepping for paint correction
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My 1986 Jaguar XJ6 has a great-looking color combo. The paint shines… when you’re standing 10 feet or more away from it. This is old Jaguar paint and it’s fully flitted about with crow’s feet. I’m going to see just how far we can bring this paint back without actually repainting the car. In a…
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Project V8 4th-gen 4Runner: Spring update
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I’ve had the yet-to-be-named 4Runner for a few months now. (Millenium Falcon is the working title, in case you were wondering, continuing my Star Wars theme). As is the case with any new-to-you project, three things need to happen: Set a baseline, mend existing issues, and start improving. Much of this has happened. Progress has…
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Our newest project car – Meet The Jag
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I’ve been eyeing old Jaguars for some time now. An open browser window had two to three tabs dedicated to work and possibly 15-20 more relegated to various vehicles I’ve found listed for sale. There isn’t a specific era of Jaguar I’m after but I know I want a sedan, which means I’m after an…
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It’s time for a Montero update
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It’s been far too long since I’ve done a full update on my 1991 Mitsubishi Montero. Or has it? I don’t know, time doesn’t work correctly anymore. Regardless, we’re doing one today and this is it. Also, in the video, you’ll find a surprise sighting of an upcoming electric truck that happened to be driving…
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Tony Montero: The new steering wheel is in and looks great
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My ItalVolanti steering wheel is in! I needed to source a hub and I found on from a UK seller on eBay. The hub arrived with mounting screws included and it was short, easy work to get this new tiller tucked into place. And I have to say, the results are excellent. The color works…
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Impulse Buy: An Italvolanti steering wheel for my Montero?
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I know nothing about this company. But scanning around the Internet leads me to find many photos of Italvolanti steering wheels stuffed in Volkswagen GTIs, 90’s-era BMW products, Benzes, and yes, Mitsubishis. So I wanted to find out more but that’s when I found one in excellent shape for sale. There’s nothing wrong with the…
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Into the cold: Car Camping with a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero
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What’s cold for me is certainly not going to be what’s cold for all of you. I used to understand cold. Growing up for a portion of my life just outside Boston, the winters were gray, dark, devoid of that beautiful live sprouting from all the trees, and fucking cold. Now though, I live in Southern…
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Mitsubishi Montero: Idler arms can make for dull steering
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I’m not expecting my 1991 Mitsubishi Montero to handle like an Evo. But recently, I’ve noticed the on-center steering has felt more dull than usual. In fact, the center dead zone feels to have expanded. My Montero driving experience as of late is more akin to piloting something from the maritime world than an on-road…
