This seems like an odd answer to me. Sure stainless steel does not take paint well but if you just want to make it non reflecting then brushed satin finish is the way to go.

These just aren’t special enough to really care about. When they were new the snide opinion was always a snickering, “oh, obviously can’t afford a 911.”

“This isn’t “cancel culture,” this is fucking Capitalism.”

Genuine question here since you do work in this area. Where does this stand, I go out and buy 666 pairs of Nike shoes retail, pimp them and resell them at a marked up price.

I have a friend who came up with a product they wanted to mass produce so got quotes from both India and China. The brokers who deal with the actual factories ask first, “how much you wanna cost this?”

Engine AND gearbox mounts on a 9 year old car? This has been thrashed.

Ugh.... hope they got hazard pay. 

THIS!!! Exactly.

Not without a garland of garlic around their neck, crucifix in one hand and sharp wooden stake in the other... 

Here in Western Australia we’re really lucky that you only have to make the vehicle comply with the laws that applied at the date of manufacture.

Many moons ago I found and restored a ‘58 barndoor Kombi that I found, coincidentally in a barn.

I don’t think his sanity is in question really, we all know it left him a long time ago.

Car enthusiasts want road infra, society needs mass transit/public transport.

Not on purpose.

Toyota 70 series tray backs are great for this. I’ve taught several kids to drive on the farm using this method. The torquey 4.2 1HZ just chugs along at idle, in fact you can easily start off in 2nd gear at idle if you like. On dirt even a slightly too fast clutch release is forgiven and the confidence built means…

An accumulator is just an old fashioned name for a capacitor.

The lack of seamen is an anticlimax...

Back in the mid 80's I had an old 5 cyl Audi 100 ‘78 or something like that.

Finders, keepers is definitely a thing. I’ve got a bit of Skylab in my garage and NASA has never asked for it back. It’s not even very radioactive...now...

E) 40HP 1200CC VW Beetle