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Hello listeners, we are back from our holiday break. We've got project car resolutions. Project car updates and some scale project car talk. 

Thanks for hanging in there and sticking with us. 

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We cover some project car updates, Andrew is getting really close on the Volvo to starting it. Then spend some time talking 1/10 Scale R/C drifting, because it's Andrew's new micro niche obsession.  Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform. Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.com

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We're back this week with some project car updates and WILL Mitsubishi bring back the EVO? 

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EDIT: We had Major sync issues with this one initially, I've corrected them, so please give it another listen.  Hey folks we're back with some returning guests. Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal join us on this episode and we talk their project cars, and then about driving 29 days straight on mostly dirt roads from the east coast of the U.S. to the west coast while traversing the TransAmerica Trail. We hope you enjoy listening to this adventure as much as we did. Be sure to follow Andy and Mercedes at https://crankshaftculture.com/

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We jump right into some project car updates and do our Recap of the NASCAR Cup race finale. 

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Happy Halloween folks. We've got some project cars haunting us this week. Brad recaps the Arizona Rising Sun Rally and our finally NASCAR update for the season. 

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We're back with returning guest Brad Brownell, now with Land Moto an e-Motorcycle maker out of Cleveland OH. Brad gives us the run down on the Motorcycles and some updates on his super cool custom color 996 Turbo. 

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AOT Brad has a minor project car update and Andrew is still waiting on some Volvo parts, so he decided get another R/C car. 

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We kick it right off into Brad's salvage yard trip, then into some other project car updates. Then have some old man opinions on car meets that are TOO big and wrap it up with some NASCAR talk, including a test drive of the NASCAR '25 video game. 

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Brad and Andrew spend the past weekend enjoying Japanese themed car shows on opposite sides of the country but the common them was that we enjoyed them with some great friends and their cool little cars.  We also get into some project car updates/downdates and we ramble on a bit about lost car magazines. 

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We're back for another episode. Sorry we've been having audio issues and internet issues. However we have it solved now. Brad has replaced his internet, and our levels sound good.  Mostly some minor Volvo updates, and Brad goes into his Corolla engine tear down. Which had some super odd engine failure. Listen to find out what happened. 

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Andrew Recaps the NASCAR race in NH. We barely worked on any project cars, but we play the fan favorite Craig Craig Don't tell me and are terrible at it. 

Also sorry for the broken audio levels on the last episode. 

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We're back after a little break because of a break in Brad's internet wires. Andrew also went on vacation. But we made good use of that time attending some cool events and working on Project cars. The Ram50 had some issues, and the Volvo gets a lot closer to running. 

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Brad finally gets to Car week, and looses the brakes. Andrew feels like the Volvo will be ready to run soon. 

We also squeeze in a bit of NASCAR talk. 

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We are back, lack of last week's episode was do to Subaru going cheap on rear wheel bearings. Bear with us as we rant about the cost of services and dealerships. We also have some project car updates and discuss the Brickyard 400. 

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We're back in the basement for this episode. So if you hear a dog or the dryer, it's just part of the experience.  Brad and Andrew got to Judge at the Misselwood Concours d'Elegance.  Then Andrew with a lot of back up from his Dad and friends got the Volvo engine and transmission back into the car. Brad finally got the 74 Colt up and running for good?

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Brad buys an Anchor and Andrew completes some automotive side quests. 

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Gather round, the days are long and the project car updates are coming. 

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We're back to remote style podcasts. We cover a bunch of project car updates and talk some events. Let us know how this sounds, we know you will anyway. Come hang out in the discord. 

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In this episode we're coming to you in wonderful mono mix. We talk some project car updates, upcoming events and the amazing hobby shops of Japan. 

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Well we are back after a bit of a break. This is a second crack at Andrew reporting on his Japan trip. Good news, this was probably better than the original anyway. If it sounds different, it's because we went old school AOT and recorded it directly into the old trusty H4N. After Andrew's Japan recap we touch on a few project car updates. Thanks for hanging in there folks. 

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We think we solved our audio problems. Some nice project car updates from Andrew this week, because the Volvo engine is starting to come together. Brad hit a few car shows this weekend and rescued a friend who installed their car battery backwards. We also have some Casual Motorsport discussion. 

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We're back after jumpstarting Brad's internet. A good amount of project car updates on Brad's fleet and a few on Andrew's Volvo and some NASCAR recap. Also few scale project car updates.

We are also working on getting our connection to be better, so thanks for sticking around. 

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Wipers, why are they so expensive and why are modern ones so annoying?

We rages on some wipers and cover some scale car stuff. 

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Finally back with an episode, this is a two weeks in one. We had technical issues two weeks in a row, so this is one episode made from two. 

We talk a few Project car updates and a lot of Daytona 500. 

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Wooo, That's some gas fumes. Andrew accidentally stinks up his house with gas for this episode. We got some project car updates on the Volvo and Brad's Corolla. NASCAR makes it's return for the season to Bowman-Gray stadium for a super fun race and we discuss how Monster Energy livery cars bring big Kyle energy. 

We are really pumped that motorsport season is back. We recap last weekend's Rolex 24 and Rally Monte Carlo. We discuss the upcoming NASCAR clash and the sort of odd broadcast choices for NASCAR this season. This is all after some quick project car updates and rant about expensive things in car culture. We are not fans of enthusiasts being priced out of the hobby. 

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We are finally back for the second episode of 2025. We get into this years Dakar, project car updates and some scale project car updates. 

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Welcome back for the first episode of 2025. We do the fully project car round up. We cover all of Andrew's cars and then spend most of the episode on Brad's cars. Turns out we still have some projects hanging out from a few years ago. 

Programing note This will be the only episode till mid January.

If you like a casual podcast about realistic and cheap project cars, tell your friends. 

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Welcome to the final episode of 2024. This is Auto Off Topic Wrapped with some project car updates, resolutions and a recap of our 2024. Thanks for all the listens and happy holidays. 

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We're back and Brad has some major Power Ram updates. Andrew's Volvo engine makes a little progress at the machine shop. We get our wish that Trackhouse is going endurance racing. Brad suffered through some normie car shopping and we discuss why car dealerships are even more terrible post Covid. 

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When you are looking at hose sizes, It should always be the inside diameter.  Brad fills us in with a Mighty Ram update. We have an update about Recaro. Andrew shops black Friday deals for car parts and is waiting on the machine shop to evaluate the Volvo block. 

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We are back with another low effort podcast. Happy Thanks Giving. We have got a spread of project car updates, some car related news and talk Jaguar's massive fumble. 

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Brad makes good and gets the Ram50 to run. Andrew is only working on scale projects and we have some thoughts on the final NASCAR race of the season. 

We are back with a ton of project car updates, Brad Talks about the Arizona Rising Sun Rally and we close out with some NASCAR as the season is finisher in Phoenix is the next race. 

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We have a few project car updates, Volvo work. More car show annoyances and we talk some NASCAR before sneaking in a little scale auto cast.

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We are back with some show reports. Garage updates and Project car updates. Andrew's is disappointed by the Audrain YoungTimers event in Newport and Brad is delighted by the Route 66 Classic Japanese Car show. Then we talk some project car updates about the Volvo 142. 

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Another week, Another episode, Brad's garage creeps closer to being finished. Andrew did a little work to the Volvo. We talk the 23XI NASCAR lawsuit and why Pitbull and T-Pain need a race team. We also discuss some upcoming events. 

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Do you suffer from project car guilt? Is it just us? OK fine. Andrew visited Brad in Az, checked out Brad's on going garage project, thhe new and significantly cleaner RAM50, and we hung out Parc Expose for the Prescott rally 2024. We also talk some scale project updates. 

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Project car updates alert. Brad's got ANOTHER project truck and Andrew moves Volvo. We also talk the fantastic Walkins Glen Cup race.

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We're back with a rental car review, some project/car garage updates and a Scale auto cast segment. We also talk the first race of the NASCAR play offs. 

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Andrew went to Gridlife and Brad recaps his new Garage life. 

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With Mercedes and Andy Lilienthal 

They spend 16 days driving in the Superlative Adventure Club Baltic Sea rally, the northernmost rally in the world. It spanned 9 countries around the Baltic sea and above the Arctic circle with two crossings. Over 4k miles driven with no GPS only paper maps and on top of that, they did in an all electric VW ID. Buzz van. They also raised over $3k dollars for the Jessi Combs Foundation.

Take a listen as they tell us about this once in a lifetime trip. 

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We're back from Olympic break and so is NASCAR. We hear about Brad's garage and just how far down the rabbit hole Andrew has go back into R/C. 

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Times are tough, but apparently tougher for 3 German brands near and dear to car enthusiasts.

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We have good intentions of improving project cars, but every once and a while they go sideways. Andrew messes up a project on the G20. We talk the entertaining but frustrating Brickyard 400 and Play some Craig Craig don't tell me. 

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Brad reveals a new project vehicle, surprise, not surprised. We discuss some NASCAR and a little bit about the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 

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Brad has some project car updates on the garage. We Talk NASCAR's Chicago street race and the mess ups and poor planning they had. Then discuss some concerning news that the Mass RMV is banning Kei vehicles and what that means for old car enthusiasts. 

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It's the 350th episode. Andrew did some more interior work, and continued to make it rain at races. Brad learned to drive a skid steer and is totally ready to be a heavy equipment operator now. 

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We talk the hot weather. Andrew's power cuts out and we discuss NASCAR, LeMans and all the good but also shitty ways streaming has made watching racing easier. Then cover some project car updates. 

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Brad is looking for someone to take his junk and we talk about some fun attainable project cars using real CL posts. You can absolutely get a running and driving project car for under $10k and have money to spend on personalizing it.

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