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1996 Mitsubishi Chariot Resort Runner GT
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Project Car Diaries: The Weeks-Long Hell of Making My JDM Evo Minivan Pass Emissions

By James Gilboy

Posted on Mar 14, 2024

Project Car Diaries: I Wasn’t Sure How To Mount My Fancy New Bumper so I Just Started Wrenching
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Project Car Diaries: I Wasn’t Sure How To Mount My Fancy New Bumper so I Just Started Wrenching

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Mar 8, 2024

Project Car Diaries: My ’69 Charger Gets Big Diff Energy and LSD Goodness
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Project Car Diaries: My ’69 Charger Gets Big Diff Energy and LSD Goodness

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

Project Car Diaries: Here Are the Cars We’re Resolving To Work on in 2024
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Project Car Diaries: Here Are the Cars We’re Resolving To Work on in 2024

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 31, 2024

Project Car Diaries: My Engine-Cleaning Techniques for Sensitive Old Cars
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Project Car Diaries: My Engine-Cleaning Techniques for Sensitive Old Cars

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Dec 20, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Slapping KC Hilites on My Honda Civic Was a Great Idea
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Project Car Diaries: Slapping KC Hilites on My Honda Civic Was a Great Idea

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Dec 13, 2023

Dyno Testing Air Filters ($9 to $90) in My Civic Si: Do Any Make Power?
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Dyno Testing Air Filters ($9 to $90) in My Civic Si: Do Any Make Power?

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

E82 BMW 128i takes on Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca
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Project Car Diaries: My BMW 128i Survived GridLife Laguna With a Last-Minute Fender Rolling

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 1, 2023

Project Car Diaries: A Simple Honda Civic Intake Swap Turned Into a Scavenger Hunt
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Project Car Diaries: A Simple Honda Civic Intake Swap Turned Into a Scavenger Hunt

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Sep 20, 2023

Project Car Diaries: I Made These Sad Old OEM Wheels Look Cool With Minimal Effort
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Project Car Diaries: I Made These Sad Old OEM Wheels Look Cool With Minimal Effort

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Sep 6, 2023

Project Car Diaries: The Dark Art of Dialing In My ’69 Charger’s 440 V8
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Project Car Diaries: The Dark Art of Dialing In My ’69 Charger’s 440 V8

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Aug 30, 2023

2011 BMW 128i
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Project Car Diaries: How My BMW 128i Is Holding Up to a Summer of Track Days

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Aug 23, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Tweaking My 1969 Dodge Charger’s Balance With a Battery Relocation
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Project Car Diaries: Tweaking My 1969 Dodge Charger’s Balance With a Battery Relocation

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

Honda Civic on a race track.
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Project Car Diaries: Making My Civic Type R Faster With Downforce

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

Project Car Diaries: My 1975 IH Scout Teaches the Joy of Short, Slow Adventures
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Project Car Diaries: My 1975 IH Scout Teaches the Joy of Short, Slow Adventures

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Aug 2, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Free Old-School Industrial Paint Transformed My 1969 Dodge Charger
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Project Car Diaries: Free Old-School Industrial Paint Transformed My 1969 Dodge Charger

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Jul 26, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Suspension Mods Can Teach You About Vehicle Dynamics and Beating Rust
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Project Car Diaries: Suspension Mods Can Teach You About Vehicle Dynamics and Beating Rust

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jun 29, 2023

2011 E82 BMW 128i Project Car Diaries
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Project Car Diaries: Here’s How Just $120 in Chassis Upgrades Revitalizes Your Car

By Peter Nelson

Posted on May 24, 2023

2002 b5 audi s4 sunset
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It’s OK To Just Let the Pros Handle It

By Peter Nelson

Posted on May 18, 2023

Project Car Diaries: This Adjustable Shifter Makes My Civic Feel Like a Supercar
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Project Car Diaries: This Adjustable Shifter Makes My Civic Feel Like a Supercar

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on May 17, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Prepping My ’69 Charger for Paint by Gutting, Filling, Sanding, and Degreasing
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Project Car Diaries: Prepping My ’69 Charger for Paint by Gutting, Filling, Sanding, and Degreasing

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on May 10, 2023

Project Car Diaries: How I Made My Civic Type R’s Excellent Shifter Even Better
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Project Car Diaries: How I Made My Civic Type R’s Excellent Shifter Even Better

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

2002 b5 audi s4 project car thedrive.com
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Project Car Diaries: My $925 Audi S4 Is Side-Questing Me Into Little Fixes Everywhere

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Apr 19, 2023

bmw 128i maintenance
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Project Car Diaries: What a BMW Oil Leak Taught Me About Aluminum Parts

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Testing Cheap Seat Repair Tricks That Actually Work
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Project Car Diaries: Testing Cheap Seat Repair Tricks That Actually Work

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Apr 5, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Flying off Track in My Civic Type R Reminded Me To Revisit Brake Pads
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Project Car Diaries: Flying off Track in My Civic Type R Reminded Me To Revisit Brake Pads

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Mar 22, 2023

2002 Audi S4
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Project Car Diaries: Deep in the Valley of Deferred Maintenance With My $925 Audi S4

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Mar 15, 2023

Project Car Diaries: My Honda Civic Feels Much Cooler With This Retro Shift Boot
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Project Car Diaries: My Honda Civic Feels Much Cooler With This Retro Shift Boot

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

Project Car Diaries: I Can’t Decide What To Do With My 25-Year-Old Mercedes
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Project Car Diaries: I Can’t Decide What To Do With My 25-Year-Old Mercedes

By Lewin Day

Posted on Feb 8, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Rust Holes, Meet My Harbor Freight Welder
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Project Car Diaries: Rust Holes, Meet My Harbor Freight Welder

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 1, 2023

American Muscle, Euro Cars, and Modded Hondas: Our Project Car Diaries for 2023
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American Muscle, Euro Cars, and Modded Hondas: Our Project Car Diaries for 2023

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 25, 2023

Project Car Diaries: My 2006 Honda Civic Si Is Drivable After a Year of Blood, Sweat, and Swearing
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Project Car Diaries: My 2006 Honda Civic Si Is Drivable After a Year of Blood, Sweat, and Swearing

By Andrew P. Collins

Updated on Jan 18, 2023

Dual Plane Intake Manifold
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Here’s How I Dealt With My Favorite Manifold’s Imperfections

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Jan 10, 2023

bmw 128i toyota supra on track e82 buttonwillow
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My Wrenching Paid Off In Faster Lap Times With My 2011 BMW 128i

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Jan 5, 2023

Here’s What a Decade of Owning My Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG Has Cost Me
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Here’s What a Decade of Owning My Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG Has Cost Me

By Kristen Lee

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

BFGoodrich’s Mud Terrain T/A KM3 UTV Tire Puts All To Shame
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BFGoodrich’s Mud Terrain T/A KM3 UTV Tire Puts All To Shame

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Dec 22, 2022

1969 Dodge Charger Project Car
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My 1969 Dodge Charger Stopped Breaking Down Long Enough for Me To Think About Paint

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

e82 bmw 128i track
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A Limited Slip Differential Makes My BMW 128i As God Intended

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 30, 2022

My Mods Actually Made My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Project Better
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My Mods Actually Made My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Project Better

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

bmw 128i e82 1 series track streets of willow
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How the Mods on My BMW 128i Helped Me Set a Personal Best Lap Time

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Your Suggested Fix For My Can-Am Maverick X3 Project Worked
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Your Suggested Fix For My Can-Am Maverick X3 Project Worked

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Gold Tape and a Turbo Blanket Improved My Honda Civic Type R’s Responsiveness
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Gold Tape and a Turbo Blanket Improved My Honda Civic Type R’s Responsiveness

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

wheel stud installation done at the track
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Swapping My BMW’s Wheel Bolts for Studs and Lug Nuts Made Life Easier

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Relocating the Honda Civic Type R Throttle Pedal Is a Must-Do Mod
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Relocating the Honda Civic Type R Throttle Pedal Is a Must-Do Mod

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

Here’s How My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Fared Running 3,567 Miles in Nine Days
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Here’s How My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Fared Running 3,567 Miles in Nine Days

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

What I Hated Most About My Mk6 VW GTI and How I Semi-Fixed It
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What I Hated Most About My Mk6 VW GTI and How I Semi-Fixed It

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

A Sneaky Coolant Leak Could Be the Slow Death of My Mercedes E-Class
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A Sneaky Coolant Leak Could Be the Slow Death of My Mercedes E-Class

By Lewin Day

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

Junkyard Audi Parts Made My GTI Extremely Grippy, but I Went Too Far
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Junkyard Audi Parts Made My GTI Extremely Grippy, but I Went Too Far

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Handled 2,000 Miles in Five Days Like a Champ
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My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Handled 2,000 Miles in Five Days Like a Champ

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

I Put Throttle-Driven Eyebrows on My Car. Now It Looks Mad When I Floor It
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I Put Throttle-Driven Eyebrows on My Car. Now It Looks Mad When I Floor It

By Lewin Day

Posted on Oct 11, 2022

One Small Hiccup Caused Major Frustration in Removing My GTI’s Transmission
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One Small Hiccup Caused Major Frustration in Removing My GTI’s Transmission

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

I Fixed My Nissan Z With Hardware Store Plumbing and My 3,000-Mile Road Trip Is Underway
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I Fixed My Nissan Z With Hardware Store Plumbing and My 3,000-Mile Road Trip Is Underway

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 7, 2022

What Learned I About My Civic Type R at Its First Track Day
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What Learned I About My Civic Type R at Its First Track Day

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 6, 2022

Wedge-shaped sports car in front of US map.
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My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Is Trying To Cross the USA After a Year in Storage

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 3, 2022

A VW GTI at the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Here’s What It Cost To Own My 2010 Volkswagen GTI for Three Years

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Sep 28, 2022

bmw 128i imsa race car
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The BMW 128i Is a Criminally Underrated Endurance Race Car

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Sep 26, 2022

Replacing My 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel’s Engine Almost Defeated Me
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Replacing My 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel’s Engine Almost Defeated Me

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

I Bought the Honda Civic Type R of My Dreams and I’m Already Planning Mods
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I Bought the Honda Civic Type R of My Dreams and I’m Already Planning Mods

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

bmw 128i on track coding blog
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I Tinkered With My BMW 128i’s Computer Coding and Didn’t Break It

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Sep 2, 2022

bmw 128i track day
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How Track Days Affect Your Car’s Maintenance Schedule

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

1969 Charger Project Car
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1969 Dodge Charger Project Chronicles: Updated Steering and Outdated Induction

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

Approaching 100,000 Miles in My 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG Has Me Feeling Enlightened
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Approaching 100,000 Miles in My 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG Has Me Feeling Enlightened

By Kristen Lee

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

bmw 128i track day
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A Minor BMW 128i Setup Adjustment Helped Earn Me a Podium Spot

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

BMW 128i steering wheel spacer
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A Steering Wheel Spacer Transformed My BMW 128i’s Driving Experience

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Aug 10, 2022