I know a lot of people want the Impala to be some sort of performance beast, but I’m glad it’s found a good role in being a somewhat upscale, comfortable sedan. In my opinion that’s what the Impala has almost always been about, or should’ve been about, even if I like the SS version from the 90’s and early 00’s (which…
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In April of 2014 Martin “Marty” O’Donnell, then Bungie’s audio director, was fired from the company “without cause.”…
Combine Demolition Derby.
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Never quite understood swamp buggy’s
Snowmobile racing on water
I dropped the replacement transmission for my 1989 Ford Probe off of a trans jack at a height of about 5’, broke off a chunk of bellhousing complete with a mounting bolt hole. Took it to a welding shop, and they welded it up for me for about $40. I was never so freaked out. This was before digital cameras, and this…
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A $10,500 price tag, a Can Am race car chassis and a 375 horsepower turbine engine. That’s all they had in 1967 to…
As an owner of an HHR SS yes I did. I was coming from a 2 seater pickup truck and wanted something with a back seat, 4 doors, was good on gas, had some room to haul some things, and was also sporty and had some pickup. The HHR SS fit all those requirements. With the GM Stage kit installed I get nearly 300HP but still…
That is a truly valiant attempt. I don’t know if trying to repair it would have even crossed my mind. That area shouldn’t be under a lot of stress, but one leak could ruin the whole rebuild. Good job. Glad to hear it’s holding.
In 2013, my FSAE team was testing our new car one week before we were to leave for Lincoln, NE for our competition (a 1,200 mile, 24 hour drive). We were testing acceleration and skidpad and were settling on the suspension settings and working out the last few bugs in the car. It still needed some work to be…
Recently? My ongoing project has been getting my old pickup on the road. It went from this when I bought it last summer:
V8 swap into a Lexus IS300. All aspects of the car had to be changed including the fuel pump and fuel pump controller. Had to disassemble two transmissions and build a franken-transmission so I could use the stock driveshaft. That actual V8 physical install was the easy part. Then I had to re-pin the ECU connectors to…
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Maybe not big, stressful.
Automatic transmission rebuild.
As long as we don’t have to hear that X Ambassadors song “Renegades” on the Jeep ads one more time.
refined off road ability?
V8? Why does it need a V8? It’s pumping out 285 hp and 260 ft-lbs. That’s plenty.
I hope they call it the Scrambler.