My Dream BMW E30 Engine Bay Restoration!
Video | 3 months ago
As the checklist gets smaller, the anticipation grows; and while theres still an exponential amount of work left before I can enjoy this car worry-free, I'm relieved to know the two largest and most important chunks of this restoration are complete! Applyin...
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Restoring an M20B25 for my BMW E30!
Video | 5 months ago
The time has finally come to get my E30 back on the road! After an extremely rocky first month of ownership getting the car running and driving for the first time in 18 years, the teeth on the timing belt ripped off and grenaded the original M20B27. Due to ...
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Weekend Interior Swap on my BMW E30!
Review | 8 months ago
Starting off 2026 just right, working on my E30 in front of a camera while the snow builds up outside the shop --bliss. After an unexpected parts-car purchase, I was left with a 10/10 perfect condition donor interior for my E30. I never thought I'd actually...
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My Miata Restoration is Complete!
Video | 10 months ago
Alas, the result of spending 6 months completely alone within the 4 neon covered walls of my low-lit shop watching the seasons change around me all while putting in well over 4,000+ hours into the car that's directly responsible for everything & everyone I ...
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Restoring the Entire Underside of my NA Miata!
Video | 1 years ago
The light at the end of the tunnel has started to cast a shadow across the top of my dwindling ‘To-Do’ list, and the feeling is ethereal. Just like that, another 2 months intentionally trapping myself in my shop all alone nearly every single day with my iPh...
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Restoring The Engine Bay in my NA Miata
Guide | 1 years ago
The story continues with my '92 Miata! I've painted a fair amount of body panels over the last 6 years, but I've never done anything quite to this extent before. Between dismantling the fuse panel (and literally every single other item in the engine bay) to...
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Restoring My 1.6L NA Miata Engine!
Video | 1 years ago
After over a decade of ownership and nearly 8 years of dreaming about starting this project, the opportunity has finally presented itself to fully restore the engine, engine bay, and the entire undercarriage of my first car -my 1992 Mazda Miata. This car is...
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I Finally Own My Dream Car! - 1986 BMW E30
Video | 1 years ago
I never thought I’d be making this video this soon. I’ve dreamt of this exact car for a decade, but I always assumed it would be much later in life by the time I could afford one. After filming the wash sequence on the car I broke down into tears realizing ...
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Putting Lipstick On An E36.
Video | 1 years ago
"Work with what you've got" is an expression I've lived by since a youngster, before I even got into cars. Most of the time, owning the nicest example of a car we want is a reality so far out of reach that we're forced to put the time, energy, and money int...
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The Nicest Volkswagen Lupo You’ve Ever Seen
Video | 2 years ago
Oops, I did it again! (Went 100+ days without posting 😭😭) IM SORRY! This time I had the pleasure of working on one of the first VW Lupo’s imported into America; a 1998 Jazz Blue with only 30k miles brought in from Germany! The condition of this car is tru...
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Finally Perfecting The Paint on My E36 Convertible!
Video | 2 years ago
Today marks 100 days since my previous upload... my fault 😭😭😭. I've been motivated to start filming, but life has gotten in the way and I haven't had much to film! Thankfully, the wonderful people at @fcpeuro lit a fire under my ass and told me to get ba...
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In case you missed it, I just dropped a new video engine swapping my father’s E46. Enjoy! 🤍
Short | 2 years ago
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