Project AE86, Chassis Reinforcement
In our last edition of Project AE86 Zach Mallin of ZSM Custom fixed all of the extensive perforation rust and hacked up quarter panels in the rear of our car,…
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Project AE86, Repairing the Chassis
One of the pitfalls of buying a car sight unseen is that sometimes the car may be worse in certain areas than you were hoping. This was true with our…
Project SR E30: Part 8 – Fabricating a Custom Stainless Steel Oval Exhaust
Part 8??? Wow, we are getting close to the end now! Can we make it a 10 part series? If we had to pick one thing on this car that…
Project SR E30: Part 6 – Catch Can, Plumbing and Throttle Cable
We’re back! After a short break, the SR E30 saga continues! In the last episode, we painted the engine bay and installed the SR20 back into the car… through the…
BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 20 – Getting Shift Done
When we last left Project SC300 we had figured out just how much we could drop the motor, and cleaned up the transmission tunnel to accommodate the shifter. Now it…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 19 – Achieving Release, Mounting Problems
In the last installment of Project SC300 we had just attempted to bolt on the Quick Time 2JZ-T56 adapter bellhousing to the engine. After some careful massaging of the transmission…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 18 – We have transmission!
Our last outing with Project SC300 did not leave us all that happy. After much hard work completely rewiring the car, fabricating lots of odds and ends, and countless hours…
Project SR E30: Part 2 – Making Custom Motor Mounts
In the last episode, we managed to make an SR20DET fit inside an E30. Now it’s time to actually make it stay there. In this installment, we will be fabricating…