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...

Installing a Trunk Lid Spring Latch Kit on a Spec E46

So many videos and pictorials involving the modification or building of a race/track car are available out there to educate people on how to...

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...

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...

Budget Build: Honda Challenge Part 4 – The Powertrain

Every racecar driver wants more power. For our budget Honda Challenge build, we wanted more power, too. The problem was that pesky rulebook. More...

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...

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...

Budget Build: Honda Challenge Part 3 – Suspension and Brakes

After we found our Honda Challenge project car for $500 at a tow yard, and then had Autopower put a roll cage in it,...

Beating Exhaust Heat

The factory downpipe from the manifold on NA and NB Mazda Miatas is wrapped with shielding and packed with insulation to keep the heat...

Spec MX5 vs Spec Miata

Typically, two of the costs an ambitious driver must contend with when moving up into a faster vehicle is greater complexity and a more...

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