I seem to recall those paper books that they used to put in the glove boxes of new cars had charts for the recommended engine oil, transmission lubricant, and differential grease, indicating the use of different viscosities for different temperature ranges the vehicle is operated in.

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Standardized names? Good luck with that.

Use Ebbro diecast models, because the selection of vehicles is significantly more Jalop, with cars you will never see done by Hot Wheels.

These always struck me as a nice looking car... ...desperately in need of having the entire mechanical and electrical system ripped out and replaced with something that was not designed and built by a suicidal gasoline pyromaniac with a minor in electrical fires.

And people have now adopted the same attitude about cars as airlines implemented about luggage. That luggage is to protect the contents of the bag, and suitcases are expendable. People don’t even try to avoid collisions. They approach every situation assuming that the insurance companies will replace their totaled car.

Having trouble understanding how tariffs are responsible for killing off Harley Davidson’s elderly customer demographic…

Having trouble understanding how tariffs are killing off Harley Davidson’s elderly customer base...

It looks like you had much better luck putting LED bulbs in an older car than I have had.

That would be a really neat roof kit for a Miata.

That’s neat. They build a big, comfortable, luxury filled sedan, intended to be driven for 10-12 hours at a time (they used to call these “grand touring cars” that you used to see the countryside), and then they put a 4 1/2 hour fuel limit on it with a half hour wait for another 3 1/2 hour distance, if you can plan…

Reading comments boldly claiming “You can’t get that kind of accuracy”, it occurs to me that you people have absolutely no idea how big a degree or a fraction of a degree, is. Open up a search engine and type in “right angle triangle calculator”. Open up the page, and punch in some numbers.

Repair shops do not assign their most experienced (and highly paid) employees to waste time on the low profit margin alignment jobs. They always assign a kid, who may be talented and well trained, but frankly, doesn’t care. In addition to this, they have a list of “factory adjustable specs”, and a database saying what …

I spend 12 weekends a year switching a car back and forth between street and autocross setup. The tie rods are M12 x 1.25 thread. The thing that amplifies such a small change in tie rod length is the fact that the tie rod ends are mounted about 3 1/2 - 4 inches from the fulcrum line on the spindle, and I am measuring…

The difference between a car that is a pleasure to drive, or a car that requires constant steering wheel input to keep it on the road, or a car that is so numb and unresponsive that it simply will not deviate from a straight line, can be a quarter of a turn of a tie rod turn buckle. And the difference between a car…

What are the stock toe, camber, and caster specs?

Torque steer? What kind of poorly designed 1970's era piece of junk are you dealing with? I have cars most people would label as “crap cans”, but the manufacturer managed to put in equal length front axles to all but eliminate torque steer. I added limited slip differentials that finished it off. (Both of those have…

...a good strong hatch assist strut can overcome any excess weight...

Comes with this t-shirt:

First thing: “Never go through the drive thru, because the fuck you at the drive through”.