Monthly Archives: January 2013
After yesterdays post about choosing an engine, I thought I would write more about compromise today. Everything you choose to do for your car is a compromise. If you choose to improve A, then B is reduced. What that means … Continue reading
Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been dealing with sick kids so things have been busier than usual around here. Today I was thinking about choosing an engine for your muscle car. I know I have touched on … Continue reading
It is cold here today, it was -15 when I got up this morning, and it hasn’t gotten above 0 yet today. And that is Fahrenheit, not Celsius. so instead of muscle cars, today I have been thinking of snowmobiles. For those … Continue reading
Sorry for the spotty posts this week. It has been a week with a combination of not feeling great and being busy. But I am back now. I am not sure how any one else deals with winter and staying … Continue reading
First, sorry for the lack of a post yesterday. I was under the weather. Anyway, back to regular posts today. I was thinking about the Buick Grand National (and all the turbo Buick’s) after seeing an Ebay listing for one. … Continue reading
Where have all the big blocks gone? While we still have V8 engines available in new cars, we no longer have big block V8’s available. I know, the picture in the opening of this post of the Pontiac, isn’t really … Continue reading
New engine, old car. It isn’t exactly a new concept. People have been swapping newer engines into older cars since there was a newer engine that offered better performance than the older one. There is a lot of interest, and … Continue reading
Meet George Jetson. He probably isn’t too far from you or me. Unfortunately, I don’t mean the flying car or the robot maid. What I mean is not having skills to make or fix something. George’s job was to push … Continue reading
If you are looking to build a car, there is an option other than fixing up an old car. You could also look at kit cars. Kit cars are a way to build a car from the ground up without … Continue reading