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Recently North Carolina based Bala builder James Holley and his wife Deb stopped off in Phoenix to see the La Bala prototype in person and to take a test drive.You’ve seen lot’s of photos of the Grabercars La Bala prototype #0001 but probably haven’t read much about how the car actually drives...
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...
My car uses a deDion rear axle. (photo) It behaves like a live axle in that the two rear wheels are always parallel to each other and perpendicular to the ground. But unlike a traditional live axle, the differential is not carried on the axle and is not part of the unsprung...
La Bala is a low-compromise, from the ground-up, new car. It is built using an early model Toyota MR2 powertrain. The reality is that there are many other donor choices available that may actually be better suited to lightweight vehicle construction. At this point though, construction is far along and won’t change...
Graber Cars is an automotive blog run by Sam Thomas. Sam has been a car enthusiast since he was a teenager with over a decade of experience working in an auto shop. Although he has since retired from the mechanic life, Sam still keeps up with car trends and technologies every day.
Every month, Graber Cars will showcase one of the coolest cars according to me. There's no science behind the evaluation. I just pick the cars that I like best!
This month, I decided to award the Car of the Month to the Laborghini Miura. It's a strong, sleek, and sexy retro vehicle that hold up against the test of time. You won't find a better fusion of vintage and modern car design than this impressive Laborghini.
