This car’s been needing one repair after another to keep it roadworthy. A simple brake job turned into replacing hardlines and my shifter cable went the way of the dodo. Classic Cavalier charm i suppose.

On Nov. 19 1993, GM and Toyota signed a deal to sell Cavaliers in Japan by 1996. Aiming for the sky, GM wanted to sell 20,000 units a year. They sold Just 36,228 in its entire 4 year run.

Who needs a fancy car museum where the cars are pristine and desired...The junkyard museum is my go to where I gawk at cars living out their golden years being harvested. Today’s spotlight falls on a 1998 Cavalier Rallysport.

I went Rallycrossing again with the Sports Car Club in Iowa last Sunday. The $500 craigslist car came in 1st in stock FWD class by 29 seconds!

Fixing some odds and ends that comes with the territory of owning a 22 yr old car.

Who needs a fancy car museum where the cars are pristine and desired...The junkyard museum is my go to where I gawk at cars living out their golden years being harvested. Today’s spotlight falls on a 1990 Ford Escort GT.

The $500 craigslist car goes rallycrossing in Iowa with balding street radials and a whole lot of heart.

I’m a scavenger and such a simple man. I find stuff from the junkyard I like, I buy on the cheap cheap and put them on my car. Then profit?

I have a weak spot for old, problematic and cheap FWD GM cars that turn into money pits. This ‘97 Cavalier was bought on a whim without even a test drive.

Is there anything a whale tail CAN’T do?

There’s a photo of me next to my Dad’s brand new Yugo!

So I’m pretty sure I can make the car hood lighter by making a fiberglass one from scratch. I haven’t glassed in about 6 years but it should be like riding a bike! We’ll see if I’m as good as I think I am.

I’ve finished kicking the rear stiffness up a notch by installing 2 sway bars in back!

Countach racecar spelled backwards is racecar hcatnouC!

Today’s adventure is replacing the rear quarter windows with Plexiglass!

Stripped the decklid of its subframe guts, spoiler and hinges. That saved me 35 lbs today for a total savings of 198.5 lbs so far. Naturally hood pins are a must now.

Awww yeah! Project: Lightweight goes on. I stripped the rest of the interior and that yielded me 55 lbs in savings since the seats need to go back lol. Total weight savings so far is 158.5 lbs because racecar

Today I focused on the stock steel hood. I really don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for a fiberglass one so I got a little creative!