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We’re deep into inspection and seal replacement on the front of the engine, chasing a few different leaks. Not a real surprise to find a bunch of failed seals. Think belts are consumables, but the seals come out the $500 budget…more on that in the future, but we’re finding some valuable things to sell like…

That mangled bit of mettle on the ground has seen better days. It’s going to be retired in favor of some plywood, aluminum (probably from scrap Tesla parts from a nearby bodyshop) to make some aero and caliper cooling bits. But I digress. That’s oil on the garage floor. And it looks like there is…

we’re not the first to need to combine a Porsche 924 with a Ferrari Testarossa. What choice to we have? It’s an outrun theme, this has to the time image that others see as the go around the track. Now how to do this within $500… The 924 TEMPERROSA is a suggestion from Claude.ai as…

Pick Your Part is a fascinating business. Many of the cars arrive at their yards, driving. But they have a few common problems the motivate their owners to sell. From a CA clean air perspective, this is a clear success. California emissions laws are much stricter than the rest of the US. And the result…

We really need to rename these. Fortunately there is already underway with Pick Your Part. Lemons is interesting because of the tight financial constraint. And this aligns super well with reuse and recycling. Quick estimate on these new parts, even if they’re not OEM are ~$1300. This shopping trip was $61 including the extra $15…