Welcome to Tarmac & Gravel

After attending the Prescott Rally in 2005, I knew I had to build a rally car. Being a dedicated DSMer, I knew I had to build a Mitsubishi. I bought 1991 Galant VR4 195/2000. But then I thought, these cars are far too rare and way too sweet for me to build one up just to stuff it in a ditch somewhere near the border, so at the Prescott Rally in 2008, I lucked out and found 1992 Galant VR4 464/1000.

This site is dedicated to [464] Tarmac & [195] Gravel. One to stay clean. One to press on regardless.

How To Fix That Flat Tire Yourself

Filed Under (HowTo, [464] Tarmac) by DR1665 on 31-01-2009

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After spending the afternoon hanging new security doors, I began to tear down the old Craftsman push mower. When I heard someone raking or sweeping out front, I figured it had to be my neighbor, Loren, and I walked over to thank him again for remaining vigilant when those dirtbags kicked in our back door the week before last (leading to our recent securitizing the house). While we were talking, he asked how [464] was running and I glanced back at it as I was telling him, “Like a top.” Read the rest of this entry »

[464] First Carwash

Filed Under ([464] Tarmac) by DR1665 on 18-01-2009

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Not the first time this old Galant has been washed, but the first time I’ve actually washed it by hand the old fashioned way – with a big bucket of suds and the trusty garden hose – in the three months or so that I’ve owned it. The night I brought it home from Prescott back in November, I did run through one of those high pressure drive through washes, but I’ve been sadly remiss about tending to the dust still covering much of the interior after Roger drove it around during the rally. Read the rest of this entry »

New Theme For T&G!

Filed Under (Back At The Fort) by DR1665 on 14-01-2009

I haven’t been happy with the themes I’ve chosen for this site for some time. It took me several tries, but tonight, I feel pretty good about the site. Got my RALLI///ART logo, got the picture from [195] ripping it up in Johnson Valley back in 2007, even got :ugh representing the “GO” button for the search. Pretty cool.

More content to come soon! Thanks for visiting!