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Read it first: How to fabricate your own brackets with a hammerform

Be among the first to learn how to fabricate your own brackets using a simple hammerform.

How one fan restored a crashed F1 race car

Can a crashed F1 car really be brought back to racing condition–and without the nearly unlimited resources of an F1 team?

You Need This: Build your own Tesla-powered BMW 2002

This BMW 2002 project for sale looks to include just about everything you need to build your very own all-electric Neue Klasse restomod.

You Need This: Wide-body-ish BMW 318ti roller/project starter mix

This BMW 318ti could be the perfect project if you don't mind picking up where someone else left off.

You need this: manual-shift, old-school Toyota Tercel

Is this Toyota Tercel a perfect project car blank canvas?

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Columns: Unserviceable assembly? Don't be afraid to try and fix it yourself.

Just because the dealership says a part is unserviceable, doesn't mean you shouldn't try and fix it yourself–or at least get a second opinion from an independent shop.

Shop Work: My new favorite thing: Tamper detection paste

Can a paint pen indicate a loose fastener? Yes, but we've found a solution that's better dedicated to the task: Tamper detection paste.

Columns: How to tackle the most radical project of your dreams?

Patrick Caherty–better known in these parts as AngryCorvair–shares his wisdom on tackling a big project when you have a family, a job and only a small two-car garage to build in.

Features: Go endurance racing: Finding the perfect teammates, series and car

Lots and lots of track time for you and a handful of buddies? Today’s endurance race scene could well scratch that itch. Here's how to get started.

Features: Make your project car faster: Advice from a Formula SAE team

Need help sorting and developing that current project? Florida’s Formula SAE squad–one of the top teams in the nation–to the rescue.

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Video: How we built a fast, comfy and reliable Mk7 GTI track car

Can you make a Volkswagen Golf GTI as fast as a Honda Civic Type R?

You certainly can–and you don’t have to sacrifice street manners to do so. Here’s how …

E46 M3 brakes don't feel right? How to tell if it's the ABS/DSC unit

The brakes just didn’t feel right.

Not a sinking pedal, the usual sign of a failing master cylinder, but something just seemed amiss with the brakes on our

Why go through the added hassle of photographing our Miata on film?

The medium we used to photograph our Miata back in the day? Film. It was either that or draw a picture.

We’d cover our assignment, drop off …

Can our BMW 435i run with the GR Corolla or Civic Type R?

One of our hopes for our BMW 435i project is not just to build a fun, track-capable car, but to build a car that can actually compete in …

How to convert an autocross newbie into a lifelong autocrosser

When I first sat behind the wheel of our Volkswagen Golf GTI, I didn’t think autocross could hook me more than it had. Boy, was I wrong.

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