Modifying Cars

  • Aerodynamics, Downforce, Ground Effects

    In the early days of cars racing you raced with whatever could be bought and didn’t care much how it looked.  Everything was about the engine and how fast you could get rolling.  Aircraft were also being developed in the… Continue reading

  • This Lone wolf Knows What Its Doing

    Have you ever dreamed of taking a Lotus Elise around a world famous road racing track?  Have you ever dreamed of letting the car drive itself? On July 26, 2007 a Lotus Elise did just that when it circled Virginia International… Continue reading

  • On the Road – California and LA

    Time for Service Today the Evolution hit 30,000 miles so I had to bring it in for service this morning.  Fortunately there are plenty of Mitsubishi dealerships around and I drove to one that was about six miles from my… Continue reading

  • The Miata Project – part 4

    This is the part you have all been waiting for.  This weekend we return this pocket sports car to its owner.  I cannot wait to find out what he thinks of it. It started out as a request to fix… Continue reading

  • The Miata Project – part 3.7

    OK, so I’m drawing this out, but understand that I’m still waiting for the Chaparral wheels to show up so we can get the new Bridgestone Potenza tires mounted and complete the package. Yesterday I spent over four hours installing a… Continue reading

  • Project Miata – part 3.5

    I returned the Miata to the owner after completing part 3 (yes, really) and as part of the service we perform at Jim’s Garage we provide a write up of what was done and often some suggestions or advice.   The… Continue reading

  • Project Miata – part 3

    Hey, aren’t we done yet? I don’t know if cars are ever done, but tomorrow we return this little gem back to the owner.  During all the service and care and feeding the owner was kept up to date on… Continue reading

  • What to do with that old Chevy

    OK, you’ve got this 1965 Chevy Impala that is sitting there with a 350 HP V8 but it is just not tripping your trigger.  What do you do? How about handing it over to the folks at Galpin Auto Sports… Continue reading

  • Project Miata – part 2

    This 1996 Miata is a really great car.  After doing the brakes and cleaning up the combustion chambers and intake of carbon it was time to really go over all the maintenance items. We flushed the anti-freeze, changed all the… Continue reading

  • Project Miata – part 1

      The latest resident of Jim’s Garage is a beautiful Mazda Miata.  It is a 1996 with just under 33,000 miles on it.  The owner had already had some modifications done primarily to the suspension a few years back.  It… Continue reading