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Modern coolants kick ass. Use them instead of 60's magic potions.

I got around to looking at my new Supra today. I had to go out of town 4am Monday morning on training for three days, had the car dropped off at a mate's place. I put a new battery in the car, checked fluids and it fired right up. Drove around for 20 mins, a very solid, original car and doesn't...

I've pulled a 12a and 5 speed out of an RX4 in an hour, they're also light enough for two people to carry and they also fit in a regular sedan boot/trunk. useless Mazda rotary engine facts.

I agree 100% Cast iron is pretty much cast iron and Chinese metallurgy is generally pretty good, especialy with cast iron products. As for pads, I don't have enough BAD things to say about EBC junk, wouldn't buy it in a pink fit. Overpriced junk. I've seen way more than one track day car destroy...

You did clean the storage rust preventative treatment off the rotors when you installed them, didn't you?

Just a quick word on resale values. I'm 40 years old and I've seen so many years and models of cars go from being everywhere and worth nothing, to rare, hard to find and worth half decent money in 10 years its scary. As long as people keep hacking them to bits, sending them to the crushers and...

I like that this video shows the sand mould preparation process. If people look closely, they can see what welch plugs actually do, and that is cover the holes where the inner pattern for cylinder liners is held in place and to allow moulding sand removal, NOT for freeze protection.:nono: But...

I know, it sucks to be in these positions. If they did the work and it's O.K, well, that's the best that can be expected. I just hate arrogant and rude business people. I've worked in small business all my life and it's not hard to do the right thing and not act like an asshole.

Told you to go elsewhere......hope it works out in the end for you. Just check EVERYTHING they did thoroughly before you commit to reassembly. Head squareness, bores for roundness, taper etc. I don't care what sort of engine it is, those pits shouldn't be in a machined deck face.

To be honest, looking at that "machine work" I'd go elsewhere and get it decked again and have them check the bores. It would've taken them two minutes to call you, advise it needed another cut and make it happen whilst still on the machine. I've done nicer honing in my shed with a power drill......

You probably won't remember me. I had a mint 90 Supra turbo about four years ago: It proceeded to blow a head gasket on it's first trip home to my place, which I repaired with a head skim, composition gasket and ARP fasteners: That went fine for about 2 weeks, then this caused a massive...

Just support teh return line (tie it to something etc) so the line sits above the return point at the sump. It relies on gravity. Regards, Andrew.

Just don't get a double tap.:biglaugh: Regards, Andrew.

Only safe way to weld a fuel tank is to get the insides DRY, and fill it with an inert gas. Do not take a shortcut here. Regards, Andrew.

O.K, odd title. When I shut the car down (yes a few minutes idling, and mild throttle before parking) the top turbo coolant line will make a squelch sound for a few seconds, a couple of times. Is this just the hot section of the turbo overheating the coolant locally after shutdown, turning it...

Yamaha have been on Toyota's payroll since the early 70's and probably before. Smart thing to do really, farm out what you suck at! Regards, Andrew.

Hmm, yes, it is easy to forget these cars were designed around 1985, and at that time, were pretty impressive, especially coming from Toyota, who up until that time had not had a car that had such levels of refinement, handling and horsepower. They had built cars with each of these attributes...

Red you say........ And the ubiquitous 7M photo! Regards, Andrew.

I dunno, do you think the US spec cars sit a little higher stock than other markets? This an Aus spec car: All I can say is the Supra, stock, is a good compromise between real world driving (driveways, gutters, mid corner bumps) and proper sports handling. It is no mid engined sports car...