News & Articles

News & Articles

The Internet said: You put the wrong wheels on your car

The Internet said: You put the wrong wheels on your car

I bought a cheap E43 AMG from Japan auction for $40K landed and have been on a mission to find the right wheels, eventually going from buckled stock 20s down...

WORKSHOP SUPPLIES YOU NEED BEFORE YOU TAKE ON A PROJECT CAR

WORKSHOP SUPPLIES YOU NEED BEFORE YOU TAKE ON A PROJECT CAR

One of life's hard lessons is when you're planning a project car the actual expense of the car and mods is only a fraction of what you'll spend on it....

WIRING CHEAT CODES

WIRING CHEAT CODES

Wiring is one of the biggest hoodoos most car enthusiasts have. From tracing problems, to adding new functions to a vehicle, to the enormous task of rewiring an entire vehicle,...

WHY ARE JAPANESE CARS FROM THE 80s SO SPECIAL?

WHY ARE JAPANESE CARS FROM THE 80s SO SPECIAL?

We all know the 1980s and '90s were an especially rad time for cars designed and built in Japan. If you have watched OUR LATEST EPISODE (LINK HERE) you will...

MCM's TOP FUEL-SAVING TIPS

MCM's TOP FUEL-SAVING TIPS

Right now the world at large is feeling the brunt of record-high oil prices and even petrol and diesel shortages in some areas. So, let's look at how we can...

Why an engine doesn't require a camshaft

Why an engine doesn't require a camshaft

The debate between fans of overhead cam engines, and those who prefer a pushrod-actuated cam-in-block architecture has raged across the internet for decades. In the end, however, neither system is...

Hey Neckbeards, turbo Subarus don't kill headgaskets (they spin bearings)

Hey Neckbeards, turbo Subarus don't kill headgaskets (they spin bearings)

Le sigh. It's happened again. Our latest project car, the 4DMILF Subaru wagon, is finally turbocharged and ready to make the kind of power the styling suggested it had... then...

Where did all the great road/race cars go?

Where did all the great road/race cars go?

Homologation is a big word, but it's impact on car culture is all-time. The process of making a road-going variant of a race car to qualify that race car for...

5 Under-Appreciated Classics

5 Under-Appreciated Classics

Forget the GT-Rs. Leave the WRXs aside. Today we're going to look at 5 classic cars which can be made into rad project cars, but are bargain pick-ups as they're...

HOW TO LIFT & SECURE ENGINES

HOW TO LIFT & SECURE ENGINES

If you've seen the LATEST EPISODE of our 4DMILF show car rescue you'll have seen things didn't quite go to plan when we set out to replace the clutch in...

Thank hippies for those 90s show car paint jobs with dragons and tigers.

Thank hippies for those 90s show car paint jobs with dragons and tigers.

Where do people get the idea to paint dragons and tigers on their cars? Who came up with the idea to paint life-sized women all over their cars they'd have...

Workshop & Garage Etiquette

Workshop & Garage Etiquette

Approaching workshops, be they professional workplaces or someone's home garage, is an exciting time for car enthusiasts but, if you haven't spent much time around them it's important to understand...