We all gotta start somewhere. One good thing about cars is that you can have fun with these machines whether youre 17 or 70. But the most important thing is to get in the game. It is extremely rewarding to do the work yourself so that at some show, or just at a cruise night, you can say, Yeah, I did all the work on it myself. To help you get started, weve assembled four easy and inexpensive driveway projects that you can easily accomplish in an afternoon or, at most, a weekend.
Everyone wants to have a good-looking engine compartment, so we dove right in with an early El Camino rehash and turned out spectacular results using only a little bit of spray-can effort. Weve also got the details on how to lower your car the right way, how to swap an intake manifold, and how to bolt on a tach and a set of gauges. These are all easy projects that are also loads of fun. So take a read through our backyard how-tos and use them to get motivated and start spinning wrenches. Youll be glad you did.