Category Archive: Apex Project Cars, Apex Tech Stories
Bargain Racement Part 3: Can You Build A Race Car For The Same Money As A Racing SIM? Watch…
Oct 04, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bargain Racement Part 3: Can You Build A Race Car For The Same Money As A Racing SIM? Watch…
SIM Racing has been getting more and more popular, and the popularity has gone through the roof since COVID-19 came around, and I get why. But wouldn’t you rather spend that money to go real...
Bargain Racement: Can You Build And Race A Car For The Same Or Less Money Than SIM Racing? YES, YES YOU CAN!
Sep 27, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bargain Racement: Can You Build And Race A Car For The Same Or Less Money Than SIM Racing? YES, YES YOU CAN!
Before you start going all gamer bitch on me and start spouting examples of SIM racing setups that are cheap, realize that everyone knows you can do SIM racing at a bunch of different budget levels....
Project Bargain Racement: Building A Race Car From An $1100 Hatchback. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Sep 21, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Project Bargain Racement: Building A Race Car From An $1100 Hatchback. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Come on, you’ve had to have heard dummer ideas than this! And it won’t surprise you to know that our friends from Bad Obsession Motorsports, the home of Project Binky, are behind this...
Drift Beretta: How Chevy’s Front-Drive Two-Door Got Blended With A Camaro To Create This Monster!
Jun 16, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
YouTube is such a grab-bag of whatever. Some days all you see is a bunch of teenagers in 1990s Mustangs doing donuts behind a grocery store before they get busted by the cops, and sometimes you get...
The Mongrel Project’s Paint Job Is Finished! Now Its Time To Put It Back Together!
May 17, 2020Chad Reynolds4
We’ve been following along as Urchfab put together the Mongrel, an English Ford 100 on a MX5 Miata chassis, and have been truly inspired and entertained. We really do like this thing and love...
Project Binky Update: Turbo, Transmission, And So Much More For This Turbo 4 All Wheel Drive Mini
May 03, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Project Binky Update: Turbo, Transmission, And So Much More For This Turbo 4 All Wheel Drive Mini
While Project Binky is in the body shop getting the outside, inside, and every nook and cranny painted in preparation for final assembly, there are plenty of parts that need help before all that can...
The Mongrel Project Gets Paint!!! The Color Is On And Awesome Even If It Isn’t Perfect
Apr 18, 2020Chad Reynolds4
When Matt from Urchfab had issues with a body shop that was going to paint his Mongrel project, he was mad but ultimately got over it and decided to jump head first into the “paint your own...
The Mongrel Is Back And Getting Lots Of High Build Primer! Paint Coming Soon!
Apr 12, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mongrel Is Back And Getting Lots Of High Build Primer! Paint Coming Soon!
We love the Mongrel Project, a combination of a cool old British Ford and Mazda Miata that is somehow right in every way. The stance, the width, the flares, the fabrication, it all speaks to us and...
Check Out This First Drive Video Of Jason Lewis’ Mustang Build With Burnouts!
Mar 14, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Check Out This First Drive Video Of Jason Lewis’ Mustang Build With Burnouts!
When Jason Lewis started this project a few years ago we posted video of him doing the installation of his new Total Control suspension and now it’s time for a first drive! Like most of us,...
The Mongrel Project Gets More Paint, Suspension, And More! This Sucker Is Getting Close To Making Noise And Smoke!!!
Feb 23, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mongrel Project Gets More Paint, Suspension, And More! This Sucker Is Getting Close To Making Noise And Smoke!!!
We love the Mongrel Project, a combination of a cool old British Ford and Mazda Miata that is somehow right in every way. The stance, the width, the flares, the fabrication, it all speaks to us and...
Sanding For Days! The Norcal Garage Family Time 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Station Wagon Is Coming Along!
Jan 19, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sanding For Days! The Norcal Garage Family Time 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Station Wagon Is Coming Along!
(Words and Photos by David Carroll Norcal Garage) Sorry to leave you hanging on the last article. With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays and work on the wagon continuing I’ve had very...
Lots Of Sanding And Some Primer! The Mongrel Is All One Color Finally!
Jan 18, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Lots Of Sanding And Some Primer! The Mongrel Is All One Color Finally!
The Mongrel is getting so close to going back together for the final time! We can’t wait to see this little bastard tearing up the race track because we know it is going to be a riot, but...
The Mongrel Project Is Getting Some Paint! Watch How To Paint The Engine Compartment, How Not To Paint A Cage, And Then How To Pain The Cage!
Jan 11, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mongrel Project Is Getting Some Paint! Watch How To Paint The Engine Compartment, How Not To Paint A Cage, And Then How To Pain The Cage!
Sometimes stuff just doesn’t go right on a project car build. It’s just one of those things when you are talking about building something from scratch and with mostly one off and custom...
The Dirty Cougar: Waking Up A Sleeping Cat For Another Season
Nov 17, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
Surprised to see this beauty again? Trust me, you aren’t the only one. The 1987 Mercury Cougar LS that we recovered from an Indiana backyard after a ten-year slumber, coaxed back into life, and...






