Racewagen 3: Beginning the E46 330ci Build

Buying a used car can be a bit of a nail-biting experience for anyone. For enthusiasts, though, it’s usually an exciting adventure, especially if it’s something you plan to build. Knowing that most of the things the average “normie” driver would worry about are likely going in the trash pile makes the process much more [...]

2023-06-10T23:08:58-04:00June 10th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Racewagen 3: Beginning the E46 330ci Build

Must-Have Garage Tools and Car Care Supplies Just in Time for Father’s Day

Now that we’re solidly into peak car season, most of us prefer to spend our time either driving our cars or showing them off at events. With all that use and driving, though, comes the inevitable need to keep it clean. Afterall, a clean car is a happy car! When my cars are spotless, I [...]

2023-06-04T08:31:01-04:00June 4th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Must-Have Garage Tools and Car Care Supplies Just in Time for Father’s Day

Fix it, Show it, Drive it this Memorial Day Weekend

While Memorial Day isn’t about grilling, drinking, and catching up on car projects, it is a time that allows us to enjoy those things while we remember those who have sacrificed themselves fighting for our freedom. This weekend, millions of Americans will likely be in their backyards, garages, and local parking lots doing likely one [...]

2023-05-28T08:14:11-04:00May 28th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fix it, Show it, Drive it this Memorial Day Weekend

Why You Should Convert Your AWD to Rear Wheel Drive

After a nice little break last week, I’m back! Now that law finals are over and my third semester has begun, I’ve had a bit of time to get back into a shop and do some good ol’ fashioned wrenching again. This brings me to this week’s topic: rear-wheel drive conversions! Settle in for a [...]

2023-05-21T09:42:04-04:00May 20th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why You Should Convert Your AWD to Rear Wheel Drive

2023 Show Season & Last-Minute Upgrades

Well, with Riverside 8 kicking off show season in Chattanooga two weeks ago and Dubs at the Lake happening on the 19-21st, we’re officially into the best time of year. If you’re like me, you’ve already planned out what you want to attend. If you’re even more like me, you’re still in the process of [...]

2023-05-07T10:09:28-04:00April 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 2023 Show Season & Last-Minute Upgrades

Hand Picked Performance Upgrades for your BMW

BMWs are some of the most versatile platforms across the range of generations that are available at nearly every price point. While some of the more desirable older generations are climbing in value, E46 and E90 generation cars have become relatively affordable, especially when you consider their potential for performance. In a recent article, we [...]

2023-04-22T19:04:39-04:00April 22nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hand Picked Performance Upgrades for your BMW

Best Visual and Handling Performance Upgrades for Your VW

This is the second part to last week’s introduction to our hand-picked performance upgrades every VW deserves. From the highly popular GTI to the less prevalent enthusiast platforms like the Atlas and Tiguan, our team of Volkswagen gurus have picked out exactly what we think the foundation for a VW build should be. This week, [...]

2023-04-09T09:57:17-04:00April 8th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Best Visual and Handling Performance Upgrades for Your VW

Best Performance Upgrades for Adding Power to your VW

If you’ve followed our humble little blog since we revived it earlier this year, you likely know that we’ve been focused on budget builds, affordable enthusiast cars, and DIY jobs to reduce your cost of ownership. Now, our next few articles will be a bit more performance focused rather than price focused. This week, it’s [...]

2023-04-01T11:11:06-04:00April 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Best Performance Upgrades for Adding Power to your VW

Making Enthusiast Ownership Affordable: Tools for the Job

If you’ve read the past few articles in our little miniseries, you’re either totally on-board with my theory that “cool” cars and enthusiast ownership are still attainable even on a budget, or you think I’m full of it. Regardless, we’ve touched on examples of enthusiast cars unaffected by inflation, we’ve talked about how to affordably [...]

2023-03-25T19:28:17-04:00March 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Making Enthusiast Ownership Affordable: Tools for the Job