# Latest **URL:** https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/latest.md [Latest](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/tags.md) --- ## [Rule #1: NO ASSHOLES](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/rule-1-no-assholes/85)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/rule-1-no-assholes/85 "2026-10-21T17:09:17Z")
We have chosen to live with a simple, ruthlessly efficient rule of engagement—NO ASSHOLES. But, how does that actually work in life? We are very glad you asked. We choose to work and spend time with people who respect t… --- ## [The Terra Tractor: JDM 1991 Mitsubishi Pajero XP](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/the-terra-tractor-jdm-1991-mitsubishi-pajero-xp/1532)
**Author:** [@CrankshaftCulture](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/CrankshaftCulture)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/the-terra-tractor-jdm-1991-mitsubishi-pajero-xp/1532 "2026-08-07T15:41:39Z")
This is not a new-to-us vehicle. We’ve had our '91 Mitsubishi Pajero XP for nearly eight years. Here is a bit I wrote about it for our website. Cliff Notes: JDM 4D56T turbodiesel 5MT (V5MT1, one of my favorite ma… --- ## [1984 Mitsubishi Starion the redo. (AKA Stinky Pete)](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1984-mitsubishi-starion-the-redo-aka-stinky-pete/1492)
**Author:** [@BradD](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/BradD)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1984-mitsubishi-starion-the-redo-aka-stinky-pete/1492 "2026-08-06T21:31:40Z")
Another old Mitsu rescue, this has been a quick and dirty “resto” project. I made a goal to make it run by a certain date for a cerain event and made it happen. Barely. Purchased in July of 2025. Minor work done in Nove… --- ## [UCX24 Snow Leopard -- "Little Guy"](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/ucx24-snow-leopard-little-guy/1501)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/ucx24-snow-leopard-little-guy/1501 "2026-07-07T19:30:35Z")
This is my UDIRC UCX24 Snow Leopard. It’s the base model, which means a brushed motor and NiCd battery setup. It was US$115 ready-to-run, and has proven itself a winner in my book. Just needs some TLC to go the distance. … --- ## [Kyosho Sandmaster 2.0 - All About That Base?](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/kyosho-sandmaster-2-0-all-about-that-base/1502)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/kyosho-sandmaster-2-0-all-about-that-base/1502 "2026-07-06T17:57:27Z")
Not sure what I’m doing with this one yet, really. I just know it feels good being back in an electric, 1/10-scale buggy again. The Kyosho Sandmaster 2.0 is a modern revision of its vintage forebear, tailored to entry le… --- ## [A Mitsubishi by any other name is usually a Dodge](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/a-mitsubishi-by-any-other-name-is-usually-a-dodge/1204)
**Author:** [@BradD](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/BradD)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/a-mitsubishi-by-any-other-name-is-usually-a-dodge/1204 "2026-06-07T00:02:12Z")
Well, in the time I’ve been gone I have acquired and built some things (Even a building!). Not all are projects or will get their own build thread. But this one is nearest and dearest to the theme of most of us here. I … --- ## [1998 Suzuki Jimny Wide](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1998-suzuki-jimny-wide/1359)
**Author:** [@CrankshaftCulture](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/CrankshaftCulture)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1998-suzuki-jimny-wide/1359 "2026-06-04T00:32:07Z")
I always wanted a Suzuki Jimny, and we finally got one. We got this in June of 2024, then promptly took off on a couple months of travel, so I’m just now getting around to working on it. Being the Jimny Wide, it uses… --- ## [Landcruiser 70 series Rust-o-Mod: "OLBETSY ZX"](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/landcruiser-70-series-rust-o-mod-olbetsy-zx/664)
**Author:** [@PajEvo](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/PajEvo)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/landcruiser-70-series-rust-o-mod-olbetsy-zx/664 "2026-05-27T04:10:08Z")
After years of wanting one of these, I finally found one locally, that was imported to Canada 14 years or so ago. The seller bought it from the original importers, friends of his, 5 years ago. He was in the process of re… --- ## [Fezzik: Life Begins at 200K](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/fezzik-life-begins-at-200k/61)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/fezzik-life-begins-at-200k/61 "2026-04-03T21:08:27Z")
Placeholder. Might as well start one now. The life and times of Fezzik, my 1998 CA-Spec mitsubishi montero. Starting with the new engine at 200,000 miles, Mother’s Day weekend, 2018. (I originally purhcased ol’ Fez a fe… --- ## ['07 Toyota Yaris Project and other Yaris related nonsense](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/07-toyota-yaris-project-and-other-yaris-related-nonsense/1150)
**Author:** [@Hazbon](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Hazbon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/07-toyota-yaris-project-and-other-yaris-related-nonsense/1150 "2026-01-19T04:28:52Z")
New to the forums. Been wrenching on cars since I was 7, my first car was a '95 Mitsubishi Eclipse Non Turbo. Had a few less notable cars after that but when the last Chrysler I will ever own seized it’s transmission sol… --- ## [I Bought A Subaru Crosstrek](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/i-bought-a-subaru-crosstrek/1043)
**Author:** [@CrankshaftCulture](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/CrankshaftCulture)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/i-bought-a-subaru-crosstrek/1043 "2026-01-14T18:58:15Z")
Sooo … we bought a 2022 Subaru Crosstrek with the 6MT. Got some plans for it, but it’s not going to be some crazy build. It’s going to be our go-anywhere vehicle. Need to cross the Rockies in winter? Done. Need to do … --- ## [Looking into the Wayback (Looking into the Future)](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/looking-into-the-wayback-looking-into-the-future/1191)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/looking-into-the-wayback-looking-into-the-future/1191 "2025-12-23T19:00:06Z")
Who keeps in touch? Lately I’ve been thinking about reaching out to people I interviewed for GBXM to see if they want to catch up. Do they still have the same machines? The same interests? What’s the last decade done to … --- ## [A Pair of Police Pistols](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/a-pair-of-police-pistols/1305)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/a-pair-of-police-pistols/1305 "2025-11-24T22:38:42Z")
I Can See Clearly Now It wasn’t so much the M88 was bad as it is the Glock 17 is so good. A couple months back, I swapped with a buddy at the range. He put nine rounds through my little Zastava. I put 17 through his Gloc… --- ## [The Bushing Chronicles: A Reluctant Gearhead Tale](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/the-bushing-chronicles-a-reluctant-gearhead-tale/1304)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/the-bushing-chronicles-a-reluctant-gearhead-tale/1304 "2025-11-24T21:03:07Z")
The Promise vs. The Reality I’m staring at the filthy Montero trailing arm on my workbench, with a brand new eight-inch carriage bolt in-hand that’s just proven useless. It doesn’t fit my bushing press, I can’t turn… --- ## [Die Cast Restomads \[ Hot Wheels / Matchbox \]](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/die-cast-restomads-hot-wheels-matchbox/969)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/die-cast-restomads-hot-wheels-matchbox/969 "2025-11-06T18:39:42Z")
On a whim, I’ve started refurbishing Hot Wheels. Way, way back when P was barely speaking, a young couple left a Datsun 510 under the table when they left the steakhouse. I couldn’t just leave it there, so I grabbed it.… --- ## [We can't go back](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/we-cant-go-back/1190)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/we-cant-go-back/1190 "2024-12-12T22:41:12Z")
Damnit. I want to do something like GBXM again. But not about cars. I have no angle. I have no plan. I just want to talk to people again. And feel like a human. Not sure what I’m doing here. Made a picture. --- ## [Welding... quite the side gig](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/welding-quite-the-side-gig/1214)
**Author:** [@DHymers](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/DHymers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/welding-quite-the-side-gig/1214 "2025-05-28T15:44:15Z")
My father in law has kept me very busy making lots of steel legs for custom tables that he builds. He then commissioned me to build him a gate and it was one of the more satisfying welding projects Ive done. … --- ## [Kamparoo Transcontinental](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/kamparoo-transcontinental/1187)
**Author:** [@PajEvo](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/PajEvo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/kamparoo-transcontinental/1187 "2025-04-27T07:44:20Z")
This (yet another) build thread will document (probably mostly for me?) my new Kamparoo Off-road trailer. I’ve put down a deposit and hope to get it by the end of March. More to come. --- ## [2005 Subaru Forester - The Merlot Missile: Bought Not Built](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/2005-subaru-forester-the-merlot-missile-bought-not-built/1183)
**Author:** [@CrankshaftCulture](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/CrankshaftCulture)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/2005-subaru-forester-the-merlot-missile-bought-not-built/1183 "2024-12-09T04:25:50Z")
Well behold, my 2005 Subaru Forester XT (5MT). While I’m not new to Subies, this is my first “bought not built” build. I’m not usually one to buy someone else’s modded car, but this one had a lot of good parts, receip… --- ## [So umm hi. We bought some cars](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/so-umm-hi-we-bought-some-cars/1178)
**Author:** [@PajEvo](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/PajEvo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/so-umm-hi-we-bought-some-cars/1178 "2024-11-23T21:44:59Z")
Hello. My name is Phil. We bought a Forester. 2013 with 4 speed EAT (Last year of actual auto before ceee vee tee). Timing chained n/a boxer. Possibly the Pinnacle of the modern fozzie (couldn’t find a manual). 120k… --- ## [Online Community: Past \> Present \> Future](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/online-community-past-present-future/1159)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/online-community-past-present-future/1159 "2024-02-06T16:21:43Z")
Unpacking why & how to figure out what we do next. Taking a closer look at why humans need to congregate, how our early efforts with email lists, bulletin boards, and forums met those needs, and what that could mean for … --- ## [Rescuing a 1998 Purple Plymouth Neon Rally Car](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/rescuing-a-1998-purple-plymouth-neon-rally-car/687)
**Author:** [@webkris](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/webkris)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/rescuing-a-1998-purple-plymouth-neon-rally-car/687 "2024-01-03T22:37:17Z")
--- ## [Omg I can't believe what I just bought! (now MINI maintenance thread)](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/omg-i-cant-believe-what-i-just-bought-now-mini-maintenance-thread/1020)
**Author:** [@PajEvo](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/PajEvo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/omg-i-cant-believe-what-i-just-bought-now-mini-maintenance-thread/1020 "2023-10-31T01:47:08Z")
Fuel costs are killing me on my commute. Tanya’s 100 series pulls the trailer, and the 70 series is my ultimate adventure rig. So both stay. But the beautiful Prado 90 is the commuter. And it’s fuel econ is amazing for … --- ## [Molly Bloom — The Jaaaaag](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/molly-bloom-the-jaaaaag/1134)
**Author:** [@ChazzLayne](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/ChazzLayne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/molly-bloom-the-jaaaaag/1134 "2023-03-21T13:36:07Z")
I’m an idiot. I mean, fine, I’m checking all the boxes for that mid-life crisis I am not having. Divorce, check. New job, check. Sportscar…well, sleeper at least, and yes it’s the other childhood dream car. In fairness t… --- ## [1979 Osagian Canoe](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1979-osagian-canoe/1052)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1979-osagian-canoe/1052 "2022-09-06T16:10:11Z")
I just bought a 1979 Osagian canoe. It’s a double-ended, 17-feet long, made of 0.051ga 6061-T6 aluminum, and came with the original portage yoke, outboard mount, and five paddles. Neighbor Steve took us out on a … --- ## [Ulysses — The Last Real Discovery](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/ulysses-the-last-real-discovery/706)
**Author:** [@ChazzLayne](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/ChazzLayne)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/ulysses-the-last-real-discovery/706 "2022-02-07T23:30:41Z")
What would become my all-time favorite adventure platform and life-long obsession started out on a whim. I’d finally “made it,” or so my barely-drinking-age ecstatic-about-not-being-homeless freshly promoted to IT Direct… --- ## [The Paj. Gen 3 JDM diesel](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/the-paj-gen-3-jdm-diesel/978)
**Author:** [@8jvega](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/8jvega)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/the-paj-gen-3-jdm-diesel/978 "2022-01-26T13:45:05Z")
I guess a build thread is one you start when you first buy a car, but as with everything, I’m late to the party. In any rate, the injectors on this truck have always given me pause for thought. When I first picked th… --- ## [Brian's TGP Garage Studio Build Thread](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/brians-tgp-garage-studio-build-thread/396)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/brians-tgp-garage-studio-build-thread/396 "2022-01-12T04:00:58Z")
2020 is the year I take back my garage. I don’t think it’s ever had a \[ running \] car parked inside of it for more than a couple days in the 10+ years I’ve lived here. And, since the garage is MY space to do with as I pl… --- ## [Project B Sedan](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/project-b-sedan/963)
**Author:** [@Rob.E.Thirty](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Rob.E.Thirty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/project-b-sedan/963 "2021-12-01T00:17:43Z")
When we left off I was in the midst of modifying my 328i, despite it’s one flaw, having an automatic transmission. This story came to a fairly abrupt halt during an autocross when, despite having the auto in manual mode,… --- ## [Captain Arlo Zappa](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/captain-arlo-zappa/894)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/captain-arlo-zappa/894 "2021-10-23T18:04:23Z")
Say hello to Arlo! Captain Arlo Zappa is a Mauzer. Dad was black Miniature Schnauzer. As I understand it, Dad was found abandoned with mats so bad he couldn’t move. Having been rescued and cleaned up, he was placed in… [Next page](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/latest.md?page=1)