Life and Cars

  • Laptop Steering Wheel Desk

    Just in time for Christmas and better than anything seen on TV is the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk.  Be certain to read the reviews:  Keep tongue firmly implanted in cheek! Continue reading

  • 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.

  • Transforming a 2009 Bullitt Mustang

    The movie Bullitt came out in 1968 with Steve McQueen in the staring role, at least as far as the credits were concerned.  In reality the lead was tied with a Highland green1968 Ford Mustang GT that had been modified… Continue reading

    Transforming a 2009 Bullitt Mustang

  • What not to do with your Bugatti Veyron

    A Texas man claims he was dive bombed by a low flying pelican which caused him to drop his cell phone.  He then decides to reach for the cell phone which caused him to vear off the road and into a salt… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – a new turbo and a new problem

    Many of you out there have been waiting impatiently for the installation of the Tomei turbocharger in the Evo IX.  Believe it or not, I have too. A couple of weekends ago I started on the installation with great hopes… Continue reading

  • Automotive Challenges and Solutions

    In December of last year Automotive News published that Toyota’s Japan market Crown luxury sedan went from 60 MCUs to just four.  This news quickly spread across the automotive industry as car manufacturers sought to reduce the complexity and weight… Continue reading

  • Evolution 9 – the turbo has arrived

    While I was away on a three week road trip to New England a package arrived and it contains the Tomei ARMS turbo upgrade I have been impatiently waiting for since I ordered it in mid-May. The folks at Kami… Continue reading

  • A New Project Miata – part one

    If you look back on some of the past entries you will find a few on work that was done on a 1996 Mazda Miata.  That car came to us with some modifications that, while performance oriented, left it with… Continue reading

  • Raleigh’s Informal Car Show

    Every first weekend of the month a local bunch of Italian car owners have a breakfast at a shopping center in Raleigh, NC.  They bring their Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alpha Romero’s, etc. and allow people to gawk at cars that you… Continue reading

  • A Boron Fiesta

    There has been some pretty good press on Ford’s new Fiesta that should be coming to our shores soon.  Much of it caught my eye because I bought one back in 1978 and had a lot of fun with that… Continue reading