FrankenMiata - Making it Handle With a Hacksaw

By Dave Coleman

The secrets of the the FrankenMiata's handling have been hidden for too long. Time to reveal everything. How we stiffened the springs without lowering the car; how we used bumpstops for free travel; how we stiffened the sway bars, and knew how much to do it; and where we set the alignment. All without spending a penny.

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Wrench Tips #12: Spark Plug Hose

by Dave Coleman 

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Wrench Tips #11: Welding Plastic

by Dave Coleman 

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Wrench Tips #10: Bust a (lug) Nut

by Dave Coleman 

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Wrench Tips #9: Wrench in Color

by Dave Coleman

Harbor Freight Tools, purveyor of cheap knockoff tools made with underaged cripple slave labor, has finally produced something unique, original and of real value to the world.

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Wrench Tips #8 The 1-Page Service Manual

by Dave Coleman

Your weekly helpful hint from the MotoIQ garages. Enjoy! 

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Wrench Tips #7 The Box-End Breaker Bar

by Dave Coleman

Your weekly helpful hint from the MotoIQ garages. Enjoy! 

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Technobabble: Irvine Syndrome

by Dave Coleman

How the Irvine company, the Emperor of Japan, and your bumpstop thumping street machine blew up my girlfriend’s Sil80.

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The Best-Engineered Cars of LeMons - #3: Angry Hamster PART II

By Dave Coleman

At 1400 lbs and 116 hp, the Angry Hamster has the power/weight ratio of an S2000. It packs a mid-mounted, 10,000-rpm V4 engine mated to a 6-speed sequential dog box, and puts its power down thorugh a limited-slip diff. Weight distribution is a dead-even 50/50, and the wheelbase is nearly a foot shorter than a Lotus Elise's. And all of it was built for $449.

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Wrench Tips #6: Re-Using Copper Washers

by Dave Coleman

Your weekly helpful hint from the MotoIQ garages. Enjoy!

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