Transformative Processes – Preparing a production vehicle for spec-class racing

In the early days of sports car racing, most cars were based on stock, street vehicles. In the late 1940s through the 1950s, you...

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...

The Red Zed – Part 3: Fast and Phenomenally Fun

The transformation of the Red Zed from a basic 2007 Nissan Nismo 350Z to proper racecar is almost complete. It has gone from road...

Project Spec E46: Sourcing and Stripping a Car

A few years ago, I wrote a series on building a Spec E30 as an average guy, doing a home build in his garage....

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...

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