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"They" say we never truly own a car, just that we're caretakers in that car's history. So we often find ourselves wondering what history a particular car that enters the MCM garage has had before it has rocked into the Land of Flurpys and Space Wizard Adventures.  In case you missed it, a little while back MOOG stumbled across a new car (EPISODE HERE) and... well we all know his history when the cheapest example of a used car pops up on the Internet. If you've watched the episode you'll know there is a fair slice of mystery surrounding this vehicle,...

If you watched this maaad episode where Marty fitted an oil cooler to Keith The Kei Tip Truck then you'll have seen the lads making hoses to carry oil. This style of plumbing is loosely referred to as "AN plumbing", which comes from when the US Army and Navy standardised the plumbing on their vehicles during World War 2. Hot rodders picked up on this after they returned home and the AN-sizing soon became used for plumbing cars for oil, fuel, coolant, and more. You can READ THIS story to learn more about how there are different pitches and thread styles before we get...

Have you watched the latest episode of MOOG's mad big-block Jimny build? You can check it out HERE where the lads fit all manner of electronics and accessories to help it off-road like a boss. However, the biggest benefit will surely come from the new BF Goodrich tyres MOOG has fitted up. While he'd previously relied on a hybrid tyre known as an "all-terrain" the new mods done to the Jimny means he'll be tackling more difficult terrain and now needs a more specialised off-road-focused source of grip. All-terrain tyres are great for cruising the suburbs and doing a bit of...

If you've seen the LATEST EPISODE, you'll have seen Marty take a very careful route when modifying his Doritomobile. And this comes down to the car's value.  We're living in spicy times when it comes to enjoying our petrol-powered hobby, and a lot of this comes down to the oft-discussed values of our favourite nuggets. Checking the asking prices of 80s and 90s cars has been shocking for those of us old enough to remember the days of $500 E30s, $10k WRXs and R32 GT-Rs.  As values skyrocket the demands from the people paying the big buckeroonies has meant many...

if you've seen the LATEST EPISODE on Marty's classic '82 RX-7 Mazda, you'll see the lads are jumping into swapping from a carburettor to electronic fuel-injection. Many old school car fans see EFI as some kind of overly-complex mystery, but the truth is that fuel-injection is incredibly easy to install on an old car today. I went through this job on my 1964 Pontiac, so here is what parts you'll need, and how to hook it up: First, you'll need an ECU. We use Haltechs because we have used them for years, know a bunch of tuners who can PgUp them like pros,...