News & Articles

News & Articles

Why the FD RX-7, and NOT the NSX or MX-5, is Japan's greatest sports car

Why the FD RX-7, and NOT the NSX or MX-5, is Japan's greatest sports car

Hot Take Time: Mazda's FD3S RX-7 is Japan's best sports car. Forget the MX-5. Forget the NSX. Forget GT-Rs, Supras, WRXs and Evos (none of them are sports cars, for...

How to make power without pistons

How to make power without pistons

Marty's RX-7 is copping a bunch of upgrades [CLICK HERE], including going from frail twin turbochargers to one big aftermarket snail, but while throwing a larger turbo will make power...

Drive your cars (they're not "too nice" to use)

Drive your cars (they're not "too nice" to use)

People, we need to have a serious talk. We build cars for all sorts of reasons, and they can be cheap things we put together quickly or a huge undertaking...

5 TOOLS YOU NEED FOR ANY PROJECT

5 TOOLS YOU NEED FOR ANY PROJECT

Marty and MOOG recently went through the FIVE LEVELS OF TOOLS (CLICK HERE) people need in their life with cars, and it got me thinking about some of the tools...

How to weld the impossible metal

How to weld the impossible metal

Back in August of 2024 I hit some roadworks in my '64 Pontiac (CLICK HERE to watch the full 30min video on its back story) and it smashed the transmission...

Yatabe: Japan's home of top speed madness

Yatabe: Japan's home of top speed madness

The Yatabe Test Track was a place which should be special for all serious Japanese car fans as it hosted some of the most important top-speed events during the JDM...

How to understand custom brakes

How to understand custom brakes

If you've seen THE EPIC GEMINI FINALE (CLICK HERE) Marty buttoned up a whole bunch of fiddly jobs to get the Gemini driving and engineered for road use, and a...

Long live Roadkill! So where did it all go wrong?

Long live Roadkill! So where did it all go wrong?

The internet is awash with news that the mega-popular, ground-breaking show Roadkill has been canned after 13 incredible seasons. On the show, David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan represented their brand...

How to make a car enthusiast happy this Christmas

How to make a car enthusiast happy this Christmas

As car enthusiasts we've probably all been stuck with explaining to our loved ones that we want automotive-related presents. While we're grateful to have people who want to buy us stuff,...

The wrong oil pan will wreck your engine. Here's how to avoid catastrophe

The wrong oil pan will wreck your engine. Here's how to avoid catastrophe

If you've seen the latest episode (CLICK HERE) MOOG and his best mate Al (and some hanger-on bloke called Marty) have started ripping into the Fairlady refresh, and the first...

Chronic rust isn't a death sentence for your car

Chronic rust isn't a death sentence for your car

Rust is the one thing every car enthusiast hates dealing with. While it nearly always means you'll be going through the tedious process of painting and re-fitting a car, structural...

All-Wheel-Drive vs 4x4

All-Wheel-Drive vs 4x4

 You may have seen Marty and MOOG's new project (CLICK HERE) and have questions about what the difference between all-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive is. Funnily enough, "what the diff" actually gives...