Automotive

Should You Buy a Honda Hybrid Vehicle Today?

When Honda Toronto hybrid vehicles were first introduced in the marketplace, some people jumped at the opportunity to save money on gas with each fill-up. These are vehicles that are designed to operate significantly off of battery power, and the battery renews energy through the regular operation of the engine. These vehicles do, however, use some gas from time to time, so you may find yourself filling up your tank every few weeks or months, depending on how heavily you drive your car. While some people purchased the first hybrid models available, others were more timid about investing in new technology. They wanted to wait for the technology to be refined and improved upon before investing in it. With many people now confidently driving their Honda hybrid vehicles and with many models available, now may be a great time to make a purchase.

How do I buy a La Bala?

There are two ways to build your own La Bala, Bala-Street (Mr2 Donor based), or Bala-Track (using all new components of the highest grade and a finished frame and suspension that meets SCCA safety specifications) . You choose which version best suits your needs based upon your intended use, your budget and...

La Bala Purchase Options

LA BALA PURCHASE OPTIONS – All the time adding more product to our catalog! Now available: fabricated chassis and suspension arms, complete rollers minus bodywork stage, suspension tubing included in tube packs. DIY plans for chassis and suspension –  this is our MR2 Running Gear based car.  You use some mechanical parts...

DIY CNC Router with Downloadable Drawings

Copied from a popular thread in the grabercars forum, CAD plans to build your own cnc router table are being made available to the general public. If you want to see some photos of what Jim has built so far, please visit  Image Gallery Here . Hopefully I will be able to...

Recommended Reading for Car Builders

Here is a list of books that might be of interest to persons designing and building cars: Don Alexander’s “Performance Handling” from 1991   “Peterson’s Basic Chassis, Suspension, and Brakes”, 1970   “How To Modify Your Mini” by David Vizard, 1977   Paul Van Valkenburgh’s “Race Car Engineering and Mechanics”, 1992 ed....

How to align your car – Cheap and easy!

Credit for this technique goes to Stefan Mullikin, who described this very straightforward method of alignmet on the Grassroots Motorsports Forum Start by getting the car level, side to side, front and rear using a long builders level. Once that’s done, mark the spots for the shims and the car on the...