Q Osborne


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Balls I want an AE86, and an SA22, and an S30 and… As a consequence of the internet and specifically BaT (aka Bring a Trailer), my car life feels horrifically mundane. Automotive dreams grow further and further away from reality. Only two years ago, I had to work hard to find one of my dream cars for sale. Now, there […]

When Your Car Life Is A Fantasy


I didn’t realize until recently myself… somewhere along the way I have become a GREAT Toyota loyalist. This is a declaration that I have made after great rationalization and debate. Standing up and saying you love Toyota, is like acknowledging that the frumpy girl down the street might not be the cutest thing around, but at least she makes a […]

トヨタ Banzai!



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What if a place to drive didn’t have to be an epic tidy world-class experience? What if it wasn’t 500 acres of jaw dropping landscape? What if it was 40 acres of cast off and forgotten space? I’ve only been for a handful of laps around Motorland Mikawa, but I’m so deeply in love with this place that I seem […]

Simple Dream


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