Fixing this old Jeep shouldn’t be this hard. It’s a basic V8 with a carburetor and a three-speed automatic. And yet,…
A few years ago, I decided to lift my Jeep Cherokee. The 250,000 mile Jeep was starting to look tired, and lifting…
Last weekend was epic—only two days (like most weekends) but filled with real automotive buffoonery. I bought a Jeep…
6:25 AM Outgoing SMS: “Hey David, call when you get a chance.”
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a cordless ratchet that can save wrenching time, a torque multiplier to bust…
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a brake fluid tester pen that can help you maintain your car’s braking…
I traveled 2,500 miles to revive a 1958 Jeep FC-170, hoping that I could somehow get the vehicle back on the road.…
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a cheap jump-start battery pack that actually works, a brake fluid tester…
I’ve been trying to fix my hopeless 1958 Jeep FC-170 for over a week straight now, but the whole project nearly came…
It is hopeless, and yet I cannot stop trying to fix it.
It was too weird and too cheap not to pick up on a long drive home: a Bianchi Advantage, a somewhat glamorous…
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at an extension wrench that loosens bolts in tight areas, a tap socket to…
Do you ever get to a point in a multi-year project where you start to lose steam and you’re worried that the thing…
I’m feeling a bit weird right now. Yesterday I finally drove a 1966 Ford Mustang that I’d bought as a gift for my…
A few years ago, I wrote a surprisingly popular article titled “I Regret Lifting My Daily Driver.” The story…
The Volkswagen W8 engine takes a regular boring Passat and turns it into something strange.
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at the ChassisEAR to pinpoint worrisome noises, the extension wrench that…
I’ve never even seen the 275,000 mile Lexus LX470 that I bought for $5,000, and yet, on Sunday, the first thing I’ll…
Getting a car back on the road after it’s been sitting involves replacing a lot of small things. I’ve spent the past…