I was thinking the other day about an article that I think I first read in GRM many years back about a BMW build that involves taking a 325 and building it to match M3 performance specs. This mainly involved a major motor rebuild / upgrade bringing it up to a 2.7 (using a diesel crank????) and some other cool stuff. (kind of an insiders guide to building up an 3 series for the street and the cones)
Skip forward and there was the Volvo (I think) that was converted to injection. I wished there is more details and more photos but still good non the less. I guess I am wanting more down and dirty how to stuff.
I really liked the Saab build up article it enlightened me on some tricks that I new use when working on my cars.
As of late I have been seeing allot less of this kind of article (with the exception of the article on repairing of the valance on the BMW. That was very good!!!!!)
Just bolting on shiny new $600+ exhaust systems and plugging in this chip or getting something flashed is fun but what happened to the down and dirty builds that involved grease and dirt and parts washers. I already know how to spend money and bolt on parts. Trust me I have the spending money part down to good!!!! I would like to know how can you build an exhaust from the stuff you can get at the local parts store that is just about as good as that shiny new stainless steel one. I know this may not be what the demographics say the GRM readership wants, but it is what I would like, and I hope I am not alone. It was just this type of information that drew me to GRM in the first place.
How about a look in to where megasquirt is going and what is on the horizon for "You do it EFI" I think it is just assumed that everyone knows how this stuff works. (we don't)
How about taking a beat up old (insert any car from the late 80's or 90's other than a miata, BMW or a Subaru) and build it into a nice street car / cone killer and than do it again and again just mix up the year make and model. In essence you would have mini go fast guides for various cars. What are the insider tricks to various car builds. Again not necessarily cars built to an SCCA class but cars built for the street, the commute to the office, or the construction site and then on the weekend you take it to the all mighty field of cones and have fun with it. After all this is all about having fun.
Anyway I am just rambling on. I am sure I will get bashed for this and it is in no means meant to say I am not liking GRM. Far from it!!!! GRM has the others beat many times over when it comes to car mags!!!! This was just me rambling on and thinking about things.
Talk about a Q-ship.
