News & Articles

News & Articles

Are car magazines dead?

Are car magazines dead?

For every kind of car enthusiast out there, it seems there used to be a magazine to suit them. But not any more. We've gone from having countless titles on...

The history of welding

The history of welding

We need it to make custom exhausts, intakes, intercoolers, engine mounts and more, but how many people actually know that welding (in one form or another) dates back 5000 years...

The history of roll cages

The history of roll cages

If you've seen the latest episode (CLICK HERE) you'll have seen Marty going lightweight with his Poo-goat, while MOOG chooses to add weight to his Swift with a professional roll cage. Roll...

Where did racing safety gear come from?

Where did racing safety gear come from?

If you've seen this week's episode of Cash vs Trash (CLICK HERE) you'll see we decked out MOOG in the latest, greatest race car safety gear we could find. Anyone...

How to buy used parts

How to buy used parts

If you're hunting cheap parts like Marty is with the CASH vs TRASH series, then you'll wind up buying second-hand bits. Side note, if you need to catch up check...

What is the ultimate GTI hot hatch: the Suzuki Swift or the Peugeot 205?

What is the ultimate GTI hot hatch: the Suzuki Swift or the Peugeot 205?

 THIS WEEK'S Mighty Car Mods EPISODE (Click Here) sees the mods commence for MOOG's Suzuki and Marty's Poo-Goat, but one overriding debate has been burning in the comments on social...

Peugeot has one of the best motorsport legacies

Peugeot has one of the best motorsport legacies

By now you should have WATCHED THE LATEST EPISODE (CLICK HERE) where Marty goes rogue and buys the most chewed-up, taint-stained Peugeot 206 in Australia. While his dreams of building...

Top tips for working on dirty off-road 4x4s

Top tips for working on dirty off-road 4x4s

If you've seen the latest episodes of the Universe's Greatest 4x4 Channel, then you'll have seen we brought back our Cheapest Hilux (CLICK: fixing it, CLICK: dyno tuning a diesel,...

Everything you need to build a mad, budget turbo D-series EK Honda Civic

Everything you need to build a mad, budget turbo D-series EK Honda Civic

If you've seen THIS epic 50-minute video on doing a cheap turbo kit on a non-VTEC Honda Civic then you may have questions about what we used and what it...

How to make a car skid

How to make a car skid

It might not win races or set record lap times, but holding huge, glorious powerslides and drifts is one of the most fun things we can do with our cars....

Davo's top tips for avoiding a Wiring Nightmare

Davo's top tips for avoiding a Wiring Nightmare

If you've watched much Mighty Car Mods over the years you'll have seen Davo come in and be an absolute guru when it comes to wiring up cars (like with...

What is a "big-block", and why is it different from car to car?

What is a "big-block", and why is it different from car to car?

If you've been around MCM for a hot minute you'll remember Marty "big-block swapping" 2SEXY, and now doing the same thing for their quest to BUILD THE WORLD'S FARTEST MIDGET (CLICK...