Ever since we picked up our Miata a few years ago, it’s been a project in progress—one of those “little tweaks here and there” types of adventures that car enthusiasts know all too well. When we got it, the Miata was sporting chrome aftermarket wheels. While they weren’t the worst
My 2003 Ford SVT Lightning is my semi-daily driver. It’s in excellent condition, has 34,000 miles on the odometer, and is fun to drive in a way that many of my other cars aren’t. Though it’s a truck, it has a lot in common with muscle cars. It has a
I am the proud owner of a white 1994 Hyundai Excel. Its interior is blue with a patterned cloth design. The 4-cylinder, 1.5-liter engine is mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Its two doors have manual-winding windows. The hatchback opens to reveal a fair amount of storage. Power
Need More Cars is officially ending its hiatus. After a truly sad first half of 2023, I am making a return to the blog read mostly by my family and friends. I regret to report that I am down one reader after my dad passed away in February. A great
I have become bored with car shows in my old age. I don’t hate the occasional Cars & Coffee because I can stroll through the parking lot and then leave when I’ve had a chance to talk to someone I might know or who has an interesting car. I’ve seen
I’ve only written about my 1978 Firebird one time on Need More Cars and that was to introduce the car, here. The sad truth is that I haven’t done anything with the car in quite a while. When I bought this Pontiac, my goal was to turn it into a
• 1980-1999 • Manual transmission • For sale by owner • Has pictures. These were my search parameters as I was goofing around on craigslist to see what interesting cars were on the market. I was not looking to buy. As so many of us enthusiasts do, I was simply window
The end of every summer brings new hope of completing car projects throughout the rainy fall and cold winter months. I dream of working in the garage, preparing for the dry July and August that briefly grace the Pacific Northwest. I will throw the covers off the cars and be
Why Our Thirteenth Place Class Finish In Sonoma Was a Rousing Success We at NachoFriend Racing define success not by where we finish, but by how much fun was had. Yes, winning is fun, but so is laughing in the face of adversity as we stomp on its toes. Our
Team NachoFriend Racing’s last track appearance in July 2021 at Oregon Raceway Park was so dismal that I didn’t bother to document it here. Our 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S leaked fuel from the fuel sender and had ignition problems that sidelined us for a good part of Saturday’s racing. Of
In the midst of installing the new Holley Hyperspark distributor, ignition box and coil, detailed here, I decided to make a few other upgrades to the 1972 Pontiac LeMans. My vision for this car is to make it a great grand touring car. I want it to be reliable and
New Distributor, Ignition Box and Coil for the LeMans Having started down the road of modernity with the installation of Holley’s Sniper EFI throttle body in my 1972 Pontiac LeMans, I decided to go all in and add their Hyperspark distributor, coil and ignition box. As chronicled here, the Sniper