Under The Gun: A Father-Son Duo Install a Cage In a Spec MX-5 Challenge...
With the racing season’s start less than two months away, Wyatt Couch and his father Dave were starting to sweat. The warm glow of...
Top Tips for Building A Spec E46 Roll Cage
It might be overstating the obvious to say that a roll cage in a racecar is the last line of defense in a big...
Fitting a Tall Driver in a Small Car — and Other Cage Tricks
The first question a tall Miata driver gets is, “How do you fit in it?”
Well, a carefully constructed cage and a well-chosen seat and...
Making Use of OEM Hardware on a Racecar
Engineers and designers who work for OEM automobile manufacturers spend years working on their education. When they do finally land a job with a...
Civic Duties: Building a Honda Civic for Street and Track
I started racing karts at age 5, and since then I have enjoyed the speed and cornering forces that you feel when racing. Near...
Gutting a Door
Without a doubt, the biggest expense in building a racecar from a production car is having the roll cage installed. That step in the...
Flight of the Valkyrie: Part 1
The Valkyrie Autosport Nissan GT-R is the only one of its kind in all of NASA racing, but believe it or not, it’s not...
Top Tips to Combat Engine Heat
Automobiles generate heat in a number of ways. Racing automobiles create a lot of heat. Engines. Brakes. Turbos. Differentials. Radiators. Exhaust. All of them...
Project Spec E30 – Part IV: Building a Roll Cage
The NASA Club Codes and Regulations dictate the materials, size and layout of a proper roll cage, so we won’t delve into the CCR...
Project Spec E30 Part III: Removing the Sunroof Cassette
One item that many builders leave in place on a Spec E30 is the sunroof cassette. Reasons vary as to why, but it’s a...
