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Automotive art shouldn't be hidden in your garage
There are times being a car enthusiast causes confusion. Other people in our lives who don't share our love of maaaad nuggets will question why we love these expensive things that test and stress us out, and why we want to spend all our spare time on them. They can have opinions about car parts, or car magazines and books, being left inside the house, or why we only seem to wear clothing that represents our love of the particular style of car scene we enjoy. But there can be a way to introduce our awesome hobby to others in your...
Why capacity is the key to real street power
People often say turbos are the replacement for displacement, but if you have both then you really are on easy street to making a properly fast car. Look at the ease turbo V8s make four-digit power figures, for instance. This week Marty and MOOG put the EJ25 STI-swapped Levorg up against MCM's original heavy-hitting battlewagon: Supergramps (CLICK HERE). Supergramps represented the best bits from the Subaru catalogue all marmaladed together into the best-looking Subaru wagon* Watch the whole Gramps and Supergramps builds (23 episodes!) HERE to get a refresher on why SG is one of the best true street daily drivers in...
Why wheels are actually the most important part of your car
There is an old saying that "wheels make or break your car" and, from an aesthetic point of view, that is certainly true. You can have the shiniest paint, the most killer engine swap, and the loudest BOV, but if your wheel choice is off the car just won't hit the same. "Good-fitting wheels definitely make the car, because they will work well, look awesome, and allow you to personalise the car," Marty says. "Put good tyres on them, like these mad Michelin PS5s I have on the Levorg, and you improve the looks of your car and its handling performance...
The secret to project car success is buying another car
Marty’s epic Levorg>VA STI swap really has fired the imagination sauce for many of you rad cats out there in Internet Land. You can watch how he converted his 1.6-litre slushbox into a ridiculously awesome 2.5-litre turbo, all-wheel-drive manual 6-speed wagon that Subaru should have built here: EPISODE 1 | EPISODE 2 | EPISODE 3 | While Marty made it look easy he’s got over 15 years’ experience swapping drivetrains between cars the manufacturers never intended to be awesome. So let’s uncover one of the great, unspoken secrets that help Marty, Mechanical Stig, Turbo Yoda and countless other legends build...
Utes, trucks, and pick-ups: what is the difference?
This week we've seen the continuation of Marty and MOOG's epic Kei Truck Death Match Fight Challenge, which you can WATCH HERE, and it led to the question of what is a truck and how it differs from a ute. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is an Australian government department who classify what makes a truck, road train, B-double, and more. On their website (CLICK HERE) they classify a "truck" as a "rigid motor vehicle built mainly as a load-carrying vehicle", and from there they split truck types into the size of the load to be carried, the length of the truck and trailer,...
