Nice work, Jason! The PDP-11 part makes me smile a bunch, too.

I have a 17YO whose greatest dream is to own and restore an AW11 MR2. He refuses to drive an automatic. He wants a RWD car so he can learn to drift better. He has car-loving friends, too.

Please keep being you, Torch.

How did I miss this? I would remake the old SCC article about getting your econobox into the 14s, except I would get this one into the 12s by doing some engine work in addition to the whole weight removal schtick.

It’s called “I am creative and can only afford a Beetle, but I have mad skillz, so now it’s something else” otherwise known as Phage!

Advics has really cool labs in Michigan. Braking dynos EVERYWHERE!

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Oil leaks.

Learned on Dad’s Austin Healey 3000 MkI. Which was a breeze, because tractor torque and some rudimentary syncros. Teaching my kids on my old B5 Passat wagon, which is also a breeze because hydraulic clutch and direct linkage.

Not much different than melting down firearms, aside from you can watch this without losing your retinae.

When you order a BMW motorbike in P trim (for Polizei, natch), you get a calibrated speedometer that reads actual speeds. Otherwise, you get one that at best reads 6% low (NA market), and usually one that reads 10% low (ROW).

Every single copy i have purchased of MD has disappeared after I showed it to someone. :grrrrrr: Love that and we cooked our dinner at a LeMons race on the car one time. Worked awesomely.

Yes, it’s hard, painful, and an incredible amount of work. And mud. but it’s also some of the best fun I’ve ever had, so there’s that.

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Did you go through the James Bond doors? That is really all I care about.

You there, fill it up with petroleum distillate, and re-vulcanize my tires, post-haste!

So, basically, the Red October is real?

Don’t forget the SP2, probably the most beautiful car to leave a VWdB plant.

When you dismantle your valvetrain, use an egg carton (or several) to lay out the valves, springs, and such. Each carton holds one intake and one exhaust valve.

OMG, Officer, I am sooooo sorry! This is my husband’s car! Mine has the automatic lights on it! I completely forgot I had to turn them on in this one. I feel really stupid!