Former avionics engineer here. Can confirm that everyone we made was tested to withstand lightning hits. I wish I could recall the MIL-STD we used, but all of the civilian stuff was tested per DO-160.

Mmm, Daewoo K2s.

That’s pretty cool, but $400+ for a full tune is a bit much when I’m just trying to unf*ck the transmission programming. I’ll keep it in mind though.

Cheers to you for preserving it! Most cars that old and cheap get crushed, especially when the motor is toast. If it wasn’t for wrench turning enthusiasts like you, cars like that wouldn’t exist and the world would be a little poorer for it.

What you have here in a guy trying to get every dime he invested in the car back out of it, which is never going to happen with a restomod. He’ll be lucky if he gets half of that.

If you strip off all of the emissions gear, you have a kickass drivetrain in a light and agile car. You just have to find one that hasn’t rusted into oblivion, rust proof the crap out of it, and rock and roll.

I’m going to be honest - I don’t like that, but I’m really glad some still exist because they’re certainly unique. Good job keeping an obscure piece of history alive.

Yes he could have.

Who tunes them? I’m nearly out of the powertrain warranty, so that’s tempting.

Its amazing, because I read this all the time and my 2012’s Powershift is surprisingly not crap. Its dimwitted and slow to downshift in automatic mode, but Sport mode isn’t bad. Mine also hasn’t fragged the clutches despite 536xx miles of driving. It does make a clattering sound at slow sleeps, but that’s typical for…

I’ll take either one of these - an A-4 Skyhawk or an F-8 Crusader. The A-4 is awesome because it’s a tiny little hot rod of a bomb truck, while the F-8 was the last gun fighter, long and sleek and minimalist.

The Zakrello is a fur suit and a few extra ‘claw’ blades away from being a decent bear Gundam/mobile armor.

I’m sure the Japanese will love that idea.

Looks like I need to become a Dutch citizen so this guy can be my champion:

You, sir, have great taste.

That car has been at Woodward for a while now - I first saw it on Autoblog back in 2010, but I’ve seen it in other magazines about the dream cruise since then.

Because taste was hard to come by in the ‘80s.

Mmm, Falcon Futura. Also, the ‘66-’67 Nova on the right. Even the economy cars looked cool in the ‘60s.

I’d guess Mobile Suits in combat.

This reminds of G Gundamn, but with less hilarious national stereotypes on display in the vehicle design.