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    Trouble With Painting Mouldings

    i had colormatched automotive paint, which the paint store put into a spray bomb for me, and i had the same problems. i must have had contamination at some point in the process, most likely from the tack cloth i used
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    Coolant filter pics

    wow, never though about this, but it's a very good idea. i think i'll look into it, as the car is still apart and i need to finish the coolant lines anyways... out of curiousity, would there be any downside to installing a shutoff valve on the inlet and outlet of the filter, or would you only...
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    Trouble With Painting Mouldings

    that happened to mine too, but not the second time around? i followed the directions of the guy at the auto paint store, but it still happened... my trim is good enough for now, until the entire car gets painted.
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    Custom Exhaust manifold header flange for 7M?

    for the money its going to cost you to get one made custom, have you considered buying one of the ebay turbo manifolds that sell for $100, and just cutting off the piping?
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    strut bar myths

    so would a rigid bar have any advantages? ie, not a bar with a single bolt at either end.
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    Custom fan shroud

    i made a few at my last job, haven't used it yet though.
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    cam scaring??

    also, get an estimate on the machine work, then look at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-SUPRA-7MGE-REBUILT-CYLINDER-HEAD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33617QQihZ024QQitemZ370040551217QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW same place a few members have bought their heads from, ill be buying one...
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    Lookie what I bought :D

    is that for wii or ps3? where are the buttons?
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    brazing aluminum ???

    just a tip for mocking up piping, use tape (i prefer electrical tape) to hold the pipes together. that way you can tape them all together, get the complete section done, and then take it to someone to weld.
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    Gauging interest: Custom vacuum manifold

    I got a sample made, here is a pic before engraving: Got firm pricing as well, they would be about $60 with 10 people, or about $55 with 20.
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    pulled over 1.07 g's today in my car

    ryan, get a rope and a piece of chalk. mark off a skidpad (like 200ft diameter or something). on a side note, aren't skidpad numbers usually calculated by timing a car going around a circle in both directions, and then averaging the numbers?
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    GB interest - Now wheel SPACERS!!!

    hey borhor, i'll do the paypal this weekend, just got my tax return :)
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    GB interest - Now wheel SPACERS!!!

    PM replied to. I'm interested in the spacers even without a group buy.
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    Thinking of getting lug nuts GB going.

    I'd be interested in the black, closed, splined lugnuts. Can you get Project Kics spacers too? Looking at 25mm and 15mm for MKIV TT wheels.
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    I have a warrant out for me? I don't suppose we have any lawyers here....

    sent a few bucks. your the kind of guy this community needs, so good luck with this situation.
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    cps rebuild kit?

    if your rebuilding your CPS anyways, consider one of the billet covers that ARZ sells, they are very nice quality.
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    Post pictures of your DD/Beaters!

    83 Celica GT-S Coupe. IRS, 5spd, bulletproof 22RE motor. Fun DD, aside from the shitty exhaust (APC fartcan and multiple leaks) that I can't be bothered to fix.
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    SLOW 7M'S Build with lots of custom parts.

    looks great! a question for you, i have a ffim too, but one thing im not clear on is the vacuum fittings for them. you have one leading to a vacuum manifold, and then to the brake booster. do you not need some sort of check valve so prevent everything from seeing boost when the intake manifold...
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    Great movies to watch

    no. #3 sucked ass, it was the worst comic book sequel, even worse than spiderman 3.