Modifying Cars
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What is Engineering and What is Art
After breakfast on Tuesday I hit the road in the P71 anxious to get some real highway miles on it. Come June when the Big Road Trip starts it will be a long time before this car sees the inside… Continue reading
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P71 Road Trip Car–Freeing up the exhaust
The Crown Vic recently had its suspension massaged to the point that it is now a flat cornering machine in search of more horsepower. Realizing that the upcoming road trip would be covering thousands of miles, and consequently, consuming quantities… Continue reading
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‘55 Buick–Rat Rod
Rat rods can be very interesting cars. Not meant to show off fancy paint jobs or even special parts. They harken back to the early days of hot rods when budgets were tight and speed parts were most often something… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car–Goodbye Miata
It was a journey that I really enjoyed. Transforming the 1996 Miata from a well ridden roadster to a very capable track-day car was a project that I really enjoyed. Along the way I was able to engage several friends… Continue reading
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Autonomous Driving–who’s to blame?
The year is 2020 and I am driving east in Nevada heading for a meeting I am hosting in the morning. Well, I’m not really driving. Instead my car it doing the chore. I’m tired and have had a couple… Continue reading
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P71 Road Trip Car
The folks at CM Autowerkz did a great job getting the car in shape for delivery to me and I enjoyed the drive back home in it. Typical of the police version of the Crown Vic it sits almost an… Continue reading
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Road Trip Preparation–a road trip around America deserves a special car
Last week I climbed aboard a plane and headed south to Orlando, FL. My mission was to pick up a car that will serve as my vehicle for an extensive road trip later this year. I had polled my readers… Continue reading
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The Red Toyota–a solution in sight
After a valiant attempt to find a quick solution to the problems with the motor in the red Toyota pickup things went bad. Very bad. First it was discovered that a cam lobe was worn way down. So a new… Continue reading
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IMIS–Road Trip, sort of
This past Friday I hopped on to a flight to Indianapolis, IN, so that I could attend the International Motorsports Industry Show there. Known as IMIS, it is an annual showcase of racing products and fabrication gear open only to those… Continue reading
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USA Road Trip–the Vehicle Emerges from Paint
Work by CM Autowerkz is progressing on the “ultimate road trip vehicle” and here are a couple of photos of it as it comes together: Continue reading
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