Care and Feeding

  • A New Heart

      This year you have seen me invest in a new paint job and a set of wheels and tires for my 1992 Toyota Pickup.  I even chose it to convey me on my recent road trip to Cape Cod… Continue reading

  • Bumps in the Road

    The other day I got a phone call from a friend with a concern about his Subaru Legacy GT Spec B.  I had helped him improve the handling with some better springs, Whiteline roll center correction kit, and some nice… Continue reading

  • Who’s Driving?

    Its 2012 and you’ve just bought yourself the latest and sportiest version of a “whatevermobile” and you can’t wait to show it to your executive buddies and trophy girl friend. It has the latest stability control and an LCD instrument… Continue reading

  • New Paint – New Wheels

    After taking a lot of ribbing over the stock steel wheels and tires on my Toyota Pickup I broke down and purchased a set of alloy wheels and a set of tires that were a couple of sizes larger. The… Continue reading

  • All American Forth of July

    The All-American Shelby GT500 pulled into our shop late Friday afternoon.  We had been working with the owner to help him get the handling this car deserves.  It is a 2008 model and he has an honest 507 hp to… Continue reading

  • New Paint

    Yesterday I picked up my beloved Toyota Pickup truck from B-Macs.  The change was amazing.  Now, instead of looking almost pink on some panels, the truck is a proud red that really stands out.  The drop-in bed liner was tossed out… Continue reading

  • Old Paint

    I have done plenty of entries on my Evolutions and all the modifications and events that they have had, but my daily driver is a 1992 Toyota Pickup truck that I’ve owned for ten years.  This truck has provided me… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – photo

    Over the weekend I had the Evo cleaned up and waxed and then had Robert Aponte take some photos.  Here is one. Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – the long road to recovery

    I would never have believed that a car could accumulate so many problems in less than 5000 miles.  This Evolution was bought new by someone in the Brooklyn, NY, and it has been a constant challenge to uncover and resolve… Continue reading

    Evolution IX – the long road to recovery

  • Evolution IX – A Solution with a little egg on my face.

    The Evo is back in Jim’s garage and now runs almost as it should.  It burned out at least three tech’s before the root cause was finally revealed. It started with severe drivability problems and a solid P0500 code in… Continue reading

    Evolution IX – A Solution with a little egg on my face.