Project Sunny returns with a new episode after a bit of a break for other projects. In this new episode, Bryan explains why he has reworked the floor panel support rails he’d previously made. The new pieces are a major improvement, as you’ll see. He also tackled the problem of
As our Range Rover restoration project moves along, we’ve reached a point where we have to make some repair panels for the rear floor. The main floor panel, which we’ve already cut out, rests on a perimeter lip that has almost completely rotted away. There are aftermarket replacement panels for
In the latest installment in our Range Rover restoration project, we finally got that rear crossmember in place, at least temporarily. The body mounts we were waiting on showed up just in time to make the cut for this episode, but just barely. There is still more work to do
We did it! The original cargo area floor and rear crossmember are fully extracted from the back of the body, thanks to a little help from our favorite little seam buster tool. The new crossmember has arrived and looks good sitting in its place (albeit temporarily) while we await the
As work continues on Project Sunny, it’s important for us to stay focused on the final goal of putting this Range Rover back together correctly some day. It’s easy to get caught up in all the excitement during teardown, but it’s important to be methodical about your work during this
In the first episode of our Project Sunny series, we introduced our 1993 Range Rover Classic project vehicle and explained its unique history as a film car used on the TV series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Along the way, we challenged viewers to figure out what episodes the vehicle
Over the years, we’ve had a variety of unique projects roll through the Eastwood garage. Matt Murray gave us the Pilehouse pickup and Cushman scooter custom projects. And who can forget the Fox-body Mustang LX? More recently J.D. kicked off the CB750 café racer build, while our R&D manager Mark
For most of the country, winter is surprisingly good time for gearheads to make real progress on their car projects. And it doesn’t even matter if the roads are salty and the car’s under a cover. With a little planning now, you can turn those cold, dark months into the
Every car project seems to start out with a ton of ambition and a grain of hope. It’s no secret many projects stall out long before they’re finished, often because the process spirals out of control. Having done several aspirational builds over the years, I’ve found that occasionally you need
