If your Raptor F-150 doesn’t have enough seating for you and your crew, well St. Petersburg-based Ford-Market has a proposition for you. The Russian shop has taken a Ford Econoline 350 Club Wagon bus with a 5.8 V8, and given it a very reasonable Raptor upgrade. These guys added all new and improved trim, including … Read more
An old car that’s been sat for a while can suffer from a number of problems, but the most annoying of these is seized brakes. Even high performance brakes like Brembo can seize thanks to water being sat on them over a long period of time. With seized brakes, you’ll find that you get uneven … Read more
In today’s mechanics article, I want to discuss whether it’s okay to brake in a car with a manual transmission. This question comes up a lot on our social media, so let’s put an end to the confusion here. Unlike normal braking, where you use the mechanical brakes to slow the car down, you use … Read more
You know when you see those slammed, negative cambered BMW 3 Series at car shows? They destroy their expensive tyres and their scraping splitters choke at the sign of a speed bump? Well these guys have destroyed the months, or sometimes years of work that the manufacturer put into their OEM suspension. These OEM systems … Read more
Have you seen those horrifying video where an old person brings their car to a garage to check the brakes and the pads are worn straight through? Well this YouTube mechanic has taken it to the next level by replacing the brake pads on his old Toyota Land Cruiser with Apple IPhones – yep. Now, … Read more
Yep, I’m an absolute nerd, but let’s think about this for a minute. The seats in your car are incredibly important, even when you take away the fact that you have to sit down. Duh. They have to be comfortable, but they also have to be firm enough to hold you in and minimise your … Read more
Clean oil is extremely important when it comes to running a car’s engine. Therefore an oil filter is a necessity. But how do oil filters work and why do we need clean oil? Well, oil has a number of important uses such as the following: Transferring heat away from the combustion area Sealing gaps between … Read more
Spark plugs are tiny parts of an engine that fit into the cylinder head. Without them, there is no chance the engine would start, let alone run. On this page we’ll go over how spark plugs work, what they’re made of, and how to choose the best for your car. So let’s get stuck in. How … Read more
