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The problem is, they all "look" good. I've already paid to have one shipped to me that was "good" but as you can see by my sig, I can't give it away. I can't afford to pay to have these shipped without being checked by a machine shop first. And no one wants to go to the extra trouble, even if I...

I have been searching far and wide for a decent 6m or 7m crankshaft. New ones are not to be had. My shop is scared of cheap rebuilt ones for fear of poor quality. Anyone know where to get a quality rebuilt crank? Does such a thing exist? The shop doesn't want to do more than .10 over on a crank...

Kyana supra meet is usually in late Sept, early Oct in Jeffersonville, IN. Didn't make it last year, not sure if they had one. Do hope to make it this year.

They don't - I do. ;)

The neck was damaged by the harmonic balancer. It unevenly wore the material on the neck. My shop feels that removing further material to "fix" it would be detrimental. I have already bought a new balancer and pulley (OEM). Now I've learned that finding a 7m crank is very difficult. How hard is...

I already purchased a new OEM harmonic balancer and that cost me an arm and a leg. So I need to use it. Will do the loctite though, thanks for the suggestion! My shop really doesn't want to use this crank.

So I should use loc-tite on my *new* balancer to prevent this from happening again? ---------- Post added at 12:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:03 PM ---------- If I have it counter-balanced, that means adding weights? Weights that could potentially come loose or off?

Just hop on a plane and show me where!! I keep finding 6m cranks. And I know the difference between the 6m and the 7m cranks, but I am looking for a 7m. And the guy doing the rebuild is picky - he doesn't want one from a rebuild-em assembly line shop, or one that has suffered great abuse. I can...

Ok, I'm sorry I was so vague with my original post, I'm just learning. I got some clarification on the issue. The original harmonic balancer is bad. It was not tight. It caused abnormal wear on the snout. I can get material welded back on, but the guy who is rebuilding the engine thinks its...

What does that mean? I have a crank never had a spun bearing, so what steps should I take before reinstalling it?

So lucky me, I've been informed that my crank won't balance likely due to a bad harmonic balancer. Finding a used 7m crank is very difficult, finding info on bad cranks even more so. I've read a post about all cranks being "crooked" and should be straightened. My father-in-law asked if the...

I still have a garage queen. Looking for a 7m crankshaft that I can pick up in the tri-state region. Also need a lightly used (or new) dampner/pulley to go with it. I was really trying to have the car back on the road by this meet, but I don't see it happening. We may just roll with the SC400...

I'm in KY but in the middle of a rebuild. Just found out my crankshaft is bad thanks to a bad harmonic balancer. If anyone has a 7m crankshaft for sale and/or the pulley/dampner, please let me know. I will pick up ! tracy

Kudos to Duane for keeping the stock look on his Sup and not going crazy with stickers and colors. Luckily my car is still in reconstruction or else folks would be confusing my car with his. ;)

I cleaned up the fuel rail today and pulled the injectors. I don't plan to upgrade them at this time, but I was a little mystified as to why some were different than others. http://www.flickr.com/photos/59975421@N07/sets/72157626179172743/ As you can see, the last two are different. The...

Checked out the ol' wiring harness today and its pretty filthy. Not in bad shape overall. I can clean the outside of the plugs with degreaser and a towel, but the insides are coated by grime and oil. I don't want to spray anything inside these plugs. All I know to do is use a q-tip with rubbing...

My understanding is that the front timing cover plate should also be sent to the machine shop along with the engine so that it fits properly after the engine is decked. Thought I would throw that in the discussion because its rarely mentioned in HG threads.

Your Grumpiness - I have a stock block and a rebuilt head (from a company with a good rep). If I want to go MHG, I want to go ahead and mill the block because in its current state its likely not perfect enough for a MHG, but fine for a stock gasket, correct? And perhaps have the head...

I talked to both the garage that is doing the engine work and the body shop that did the work on my supra (and also does a lot of muscle car restorations), and both said that ceramic coating the exhaust was a waste of time. Obviously they've just seen more poor jobs than good. But I have no way...

I'm in the process of overhauling the engine, and I want to do some heat-control. I have a brand new ct26 57-trim turbo ceramic coated. I have a set of stock heat shields for the exhaust manifold that are also ceramic coated. I am considering wrapping the cast exhaust manifold. I don't plan to...