Monthly Archives: April 2018


Finally spring? Can hardly tell in this image, but it did crack 20 degrees yesterday. The snow is disappearing. And while I missed a preliminary solo event last weekend, the car is ready to go. Itching for some reasonable way to modify the car within solo rules, I have jumped on board the new Solo Spec Coupe class. That means equipping […]

2018 Version


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Yup, it’s still winter. Two cars sit idle through this mess… and there are multiple reasons. Low down cars on stiff springs suck everyday. Hacked up, wing wearing 80’s cars are embarrassing, but don’t even run anways. Brand new cars with squeaky clean assholes like to stay that way. These are all excuses for things we sometimes don’t want to […]

New Era of Old



Wiring and electrical issues and modifications are what I despise most about tuning. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it done in a manner that revivals what the OEM’s manage… that includes all of my own efforts too. This is a document sticky, that I’m really excited about: a Toyota Wiring Repair Manual. Dated from 2007, it’s perfectly relevant to […]

Official Toyota Wiring Repair


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Mid April, a week past Easter, snow falls and ice continues to form outside. It is well below zero, and while I would much prefer to be attacking projects outdoors, or in the barn, I find myself instead hiding inside. Generally, by now the toy car would have scrubbed in new rubber. Instead, that rubber sits in a less used […]

Prison of Winter