Since the dawn of the motoring age more than a century ago, automotive enthusiasts have formed clubs to bond over their shared interests. The earliest clubs, like the Automobile Club de France formed in 1895, were established primarily as support networks for owners of those first crude and notoriously unreliable […]
We’ve officially entered my favorite time of the year for driving. Like magic, our local weather changed from daytime highs in the low 90s a week ago to mid 70’s all this week, just ahead of the official start of fall. I haven’t had the top up on my car […]
If you’ve ever bent a paper clip or opened a soda can, you know that you have to push the metal beyond the point you want it to rest. This effect is called “springback,” essentially an internal memory that results from the metal’s inherent resistance to changing shape when force […]
We did it! The original cargo area floor and rear crossmember are fully extracted from the back of the body, thanks to a little help from our favorite little seam buster tool. The new crossmember has arrived and looks good sitting in its place (albeit temporarily) while we await the […]
One of the most common questions that comes up when planning to paint a car is “How much paint will I actually need?” It’s a great question for a lot of reasons, not least of which is knowing how to budget. And while no one wants to buy more material […]
In the decade that followed WWII, sports car racing skyrocketed in popularity in the United States. Early sports car clubs set up makeshift race courses on the public streets of now legendary towns like Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin; Watkins Glen, New York; Pebble Beach, California; and countless others. Coatesville, Pennsylvania was […]
While there are many ways to weld metal two pieces of metal together – gas, stick, MIG, TIG, resistance – the one that often strikes fear into most DIYer is TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding. TIG welders are versatile machines that allow for welding both steel and aluminum. The process […]
When it comes to painting your project, one of the most confusing steps for many first-time painters is how to accurately mix all of the different components. In addition to the urethane base coat or clear coat you’re using, you’ll need to add an activator (sometimes called a catalyst or […]
It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Fresh out of Temple University with a degree in marketing, Ed Sweeney hit the streets in search of his dream job with a carmaker. Any carmaker. He wanted to work in advertising, make legendary commercials, do the fun stuff. Subaru passed. So did […]
