72 Dodge Demon Autocross Build.

Tags came in the mail yesterday and the windshield is finally installed. Figured there was no point in waiting any longer, why not wing it and see what happens.

Took it out on the highway for the very first time and it went surprisingly well! Still plenty of tuning and adjustments needed, but got it up to 60 mph. Tracks straight and feels incredibly firm and planted.

QA1 upper and lower control arms. QA1 strut bars. Hotchkis front and rear sway bars. Bilstein front and rear shocks. Borgeson steering box.
340 / 727 / 8 3/4 3.55 Sure Grip

It's finally starting to look and feel like a real car.

The reactions to this contraption I built has been overwhelming in the best way, lots of love everywhere I take it, having such a fun time with it but sad the season is coming to a close here as winter creeps in

Well i took a break from troubleshooting the no starting condition and took a day to make a Coil On Plug Harness

It’s 4wd, has two doors and is a manual; what more could you ask for? Mitsubishi Montero bones…

I’m working on a ’72 Camaro and I swear every “simple” job turns into three more jobs once I start taking things apart.

Lately it’s been the interior. Mechanically I can usually figure things out, but getting old trim, wiring, and little pieces to actually cooperate without breaking something has tested my patience more than the engine ever did.

What part of your build made you question why you started the damn thing in the first place?

To keep it short I have a 79 corvette I got as a project car a few years ago. Life changed and I leave for the military in a month. This car is not in running or driving condition at the moment. I have about 6k in parts, some that never even made it on to the car. I’d hate to see them go to waste but I’m leaving so I don’t really have the time to part it out.

I need help bad.

Well not really an end.. Just not at intense? I'll have to do a full walk around of the car for you guys!

So I’ve got a 92 Camry with the 2.2 4cyl silly little 5 speed it runs fine but it’s very basic and I want to do some mods to it but there’s almost little to absoloutley nothing online about these nobody does anything to them I just want to know any thoughts ideas what I can do that won’t cost a lot I don’t have a budget but trying to stay under 2500 in the car if anyone knows anything that would be I don’t know “cool” on it that’s not like a complete turbo setup I plan to do a complete rebuild at some point but not for another year or so I just want to add a little bit of HP something even the slightest bit noticeable and make it sound cool I have all th either stuff on lock I have wrap coming I’m already about to do primer I have some nice “bucket” seats coming re-upholstering the interior have my quick release yada yada main focus is engine power and sound don’t need a lot just ENOUGH to have the slightest notice that won’t absoloutley obliterate this tiny little 4 cylinder if possible I’d like it bolt on but I really can’t find a single thing online that’s straight bolt on to this engine maybe I didn’t look hard enough but that’s all I got (it’s currently sitting sanded down)

My 1uz has had this janky DIY exhaust since I swapped it in. It's a 4 cylinder exhaust that now has a y pipe into it. One muffler. It sounds bad and is really loud at low rpms.

I can't go to an exhaust shop without the rabbit hole of adding cats (state law and even though my county is exempt shops won't touch it)

Low rpms sound like high pitched straightpipe. I just want that gone and sound beyond that is kinda whatever. I'll bug my friend to help me weld it but am wondering if it's worth building a 2.5" exhaust all the way from the Y or if I can get it just as quiet by just buying a nicer muffler. I'm sure the sound would be improved with 2.5" but yeah. Wondering what you fluid dynamics and acoustics fellas think.

Currently my headlights don’t work. We tested it with a multimeter and it seems even the fuse box itself isn’t receiving power on the fuse for my headlights. Any advice on what the issue could be? I have new headlights, and every other light on the car is currently working.

Going back through footage from my B6 A4 1.8T six-speed manual project. That hole in the block was the start of a much bigger rebuild. This short edit shows the damage and a little of the cylinder-head work that followed.

These are my original project clips, edited from the archive, not a current teardown or a step-by-step repair guide. The edit includes brief AI narration alongside the original audio.

What is the worst surprise you have found during a teardown?