THE HOME OF REAL STREET PERFORMANCE!

Welcome to the Speedlab, which is now the home of the former Steve's Turbo Regal Website and Steve's Mustang Cobra Homepage, which have been online in various iterations since 1995. Check back often to see what is going on in the Speedlab as the quest for more 'real street' power continues!

This website is dedicated to real street performance and my current modern musclecars, a 1987 Buick Regal Turbo T and my 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra. Both cars see a lot of time in Cedar Crest Speedlab, which is actually the name of my home garage. You can find me in there tinkering with one or the other car a lot of the time. I take a lot of pride in my vehicles and one look at them will be proof of that.

A 1995 issue of Car Craft actually got me turned on to Turbo Regals. My Buick is not driven daily and it makes regular visits on the car show circuit. It is a rare car and it gets a lot of attention everywhere it goes. People that know the real story behind these cars can appreciate how well preserved and potent the heavy car with a little V6 can be. It has great street manners, but it can unleash a fury of torque when needed! It is driven fairly regularly in the summer months since cars were meant to be driven.

The Mustang Cobra is driven regularly during the summer and is basically a fair weather driver. I have kept it mostly stock, so it is pretty tame for street duty. It is kept as clean as possible and many people can't believe the car is a 1996. The car sees regular wash and wax and is maintained to a high level.

What is Cedar Crest Speedlab? Is it a business?

Cedar Crest Speedlab is simply a nickname for my home garage, where I enjoy honing my shadetree mechanic skills. I consider myself a pretty good mechanic and very rarely will you see one of my vehicles in a shop. I prefer to handle virtually everything with my vehicles so I know it was done right. Honestly, there are very few people who I would trust to work on my Buick.

I actually have Cedar Crest Speedlab T-shirts if anyone is crazy enough to want one. They are one of a kind!

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7/21/2010
The Turbo Regal is now brought to a halt by Hydroboost brakes, replacing the factory Powermaster system. The project has wrapped after about six hours of shop work. This should be a definite improvement for around $250 from Advance Auto. There is now a How-To article complete with project pictures in the My Tech Articles section...

6/28/2010
We did not attend the 4th Annual Sturgis Falls Car Show as planned. It rained hard the night before and the grass show grounds were just too wet from that and previous bad weather. I didn't like the location and as I expected, it turned into a muddy mess by mid-day. Maybe next year. I had planned on entering the Cobra and Regal, but it was just not in the cards. On to the lake for some watersports ...

5/3/2010
The Blackhawk County Street Machines Springfest car show was a huge success with a record turnout. My Turbo Regal placed first in Street Machines 1983 to Present! There was quite a lineup of Turbo Regals, so I had to shoot a little footage.

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4/25/2010
The Regal is currently in the Speedlab getting ready for the Blackhawk County Street Machines Springfest Car Show on May 2nd 2010. I have replaced the headliner and I am currently in the process of recoating the door/trunk locks in black. There is now a headliner replacement article in the My Tech Articles section...