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It’s happening: new Honda CRX replacement parts

Second-gen Honda CRX or Civic need a replacement bumper cover, bumper lamp or hood? A company called FF Motion has you covered–with more parts in the works.

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?

Watch us turn this pile of parts into a rare vintage racer

Did you know we're in the middle of restoring a one-of-30 Elva Mk VI–that's also a long-lost Sebring 12-Hour entry?

How To Find Your Next Project Car—and Finish It, Too

Looking for your next—or perhaps first—project car, but don’t know where to start?

Have You Met One of Our Most Ambitious Projects to Date?

Sure, it was a complete basket case, but we like a challenge.

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Restoration articles

Electronics & Electrical Systems: How to wire a car from scratch

Wiring a car from scratch doesn’t have to be a daunting project.

Electronics & Electrical Systems: Troubleshooting 101: Basic steps when your car won't start

Sometimes a simple, methodical approach can bring that dead car back to life.

Shop Work: How to easily diagnose common automotive electrical problems

Have some spark outside of your engine block? Here's how to fix that.

Shop Work: 10 tips that will make your engine rebuild a success

Rebuilding an engine? Here are 10 tips to ensure it all goes right.

Shop Work: How to solve common electrical issues with only a test light

In building the Miata-powered MGB GT pictured, we mated the MG’s wiring harness to the Miata’s engine-management loom using nothing more than a test light.

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Restoration project car updates

Investigating the origin of our Elva’s original rear brakes

Rear brakes?

Our Elva didn’t come with any–at least when we bought the car.

We did know, however, that our Elva Mk VI originally came with inboard drum …

How to build a battery mount fit for a race car

Every car needs a battery, and our Elva was no exception. There was no evidence left as to where the battery had been mounted on our car, so we …

Fabricating upper seat mounts for our Elva’s passenger seat

We now needed a mount for our Elva’s passenger seat. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the original one looked like.

[Fabricating an Elva passenger seat–by replicating the …

Constructing a safer steering system for our Elva sports racer

Nothing about our Elva sport racer’s original steering column seemed sound. The car came to us sporting a thin-wall steel tube topped with a round pad drilled with …

How to restore a dirty, worn chassis plate to like-new condition

One bit of good news that came with our beat and battered Elva Mk VI sports racer: The chassis plate, while hard to read, still sat attached on the …

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