Hooniverse News Updates

When it comes to enjoying different vehicles, we like a wide range of things here in the Hooniverse. Rally-ready cars are fun, right? We love the idea of a hot hatch. Not everyone enjoys an electric vehicle, but I personally am a fan. When you sandwich that all together, then… Read more »

The GV80 Coupe is a new model from Genesis for 2025. If it seems familiar, it’s because it should. This is a coupe-ized version of the GV80 SUV. It is the next vehicle in a trend started by BMW by trimming the rear area and hatch off the X5 and… Read more »

I am constantly staring at listings on Craigslist, FB Marketplace, and OfferUp. My search is mostly centered on terms like “302”, “289, “347”, “T5”, and “Ford 9”. I’m hunting Mustang parts, obviously, and occasionally I find something interesting, but I have yet to pull any triggers. There’s one listing I… Read more »

Don’t adjust your screen, yes it’s that color. Personally, I think it’s far more interesting to have a pink BMW M4 over something black, gray, or white. Regardless, the most interesting thing about this particular M4 isn’t the hue; it’s the gearbox backing up that twin-turbocharged straight six. This one’s… Read more »

Two weeks ago, we went to the Team O’Neil Rally School with our Ace Performance Project Tesla. We went there to see if the modified Model 3 will rally and would our modifications make it better. The short answers are: yes and yes Our electric hooptie was driven by Team… Read more »

I’ve been quiet on here about this one. That’s because enthusiasm and progress slow as you enter the tougher parts of project car hell fun. My 1967 Ford Mustang sits as a sort of table in my garage at the moment. It’s the wiring that really gives me pause and… Read more »

The fine folks over at Blipshift have created a shirt with a great design, and a better goal. After a chat with Friend-of-Hooniverse Jonny Lieberman, the Blip crew turned to one of its CA-based artists to come up with a plan. A shirt needs to be made where all the… Read more »

Sometime last year, I acquired a welder. It’s a simple Eastwood MIG 90 that runs off 110, which makes it useful for my potential needs. The first of those needs, I figured, would fall on the sheet metal (or lack thereof) on my Mustang project. Instead, I have finished my… Read more »

Remember our Ace Performance Project Tesla? It is a dual-motor long-range Tesla Model 3. When we last left off we have added Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail tires and a Yakima GrandTour Lo roof-top cargo box. This made the entry-level Tesla a lot more capable in the snow and made transporting skis much easier, and safer.… Read more »

Anything can be a small symbol of hope. Sometimes, something old stands in the ashes of tragic destruction to remind us that there’s still color to be found in the world. Today, for some, that simple symbol arrives courtesy of an old Volkswagen bus. Megan Weinraub’s 1977 VW Transporter somehow… Read more »