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Completely strip and repaint the entire car. New weatherstrip everywhere. New trim where needed. (Some is fine.) Color wise, I'm thinking of a subtle two tone using the upper body line over the fender/quarter flairs as the break, and only making the "darker" part on top. Basicly the tops...

IJ, is that the 50mm HKS copy they are selling on Ebay? If so, how is the quality, and are you willing to let someone try it who's running an external setup to see if they work fine or not? The prices of these parts are basicly cost and a few pennies at most. Labor must be free where they are...

Ok, I'll bite. Why would welding with a MIG, using Stainless wire of the right type for 321 material, right heat and feed rates, cause it to shit metal everywhere? Keep in mind, I've welded stainless metal onto many other types of steels. (Mostly for hardfacing rollers and other...

There was a 7MGE Cressida here locally for 2500.00 in good shape. Did they switch over to 5 bolt wheels on that model? IIRC, the wheels were 5 bolt pattern ones. Also the dash was slightly different. All in all, a very nice car, with great sleeper potential. (I figure you take a...

It's all about stress on the motor. The engine in the Camry makes like 98hp. If you had it modded out to 175hp, it would die a quick death. Just like if your taking a 235hp engine, and pushing it to 400hp, and it becomes "unreliable" suddenly. Ok, so I know some 7M's have died due to...

I love the lots of money and time comment. First, my time for me is free. Second, I have the thermal coating I'm going to use already. (Leftover from the engine(s) that I've done in the past years.) Third, I have the MIG, and only need to buy the wire. Same with the die grinders and bits...

Yep, that's Tony's car. Last time I saw it, the motor was still out, and it was still white. (Before he painted the car.) Too bad about the N20 problem. Nice HP figures. I remember he was telling me about some of the mods on the motor, and it had a fully ported and upgraded head, but really...

Actually, I looked it up, and it's a henweight. The muffler bearing is smaller, and has lightweight lubricating fluid that is siphoned off the blinker tanks. That lubicant is way to thick to be on a muffler bearing, it would crust up, seize and the bearing would fail. (Leading to a very...

I'm actually thinking about painting my car a mix of custom colors. The "top" of the car, hood, lamp doors, A posts, roof, quarter sails and hatch would all be a very dark color. If I get a CF hood and lamp doors as planned, they would be painted, but only with the translucent color, and...

There was a huge thread where the grandlordkhrome or whatever his name is over on SF actually took one of these manifolds and X-Rayed it. Then he tested the metal content and quality. Found it was a pretty dang good deal for the money. It is 321 Stainless. Low grade, but it qualifies as 321...

Front wheel bearing. (My guess. but I've never had one apart, so I'm not sure.) Stop the suspense, and let us know already.

I agree a good ground is critical to making everything work right. I can't tell you guys how many times on older cars that I've worked on, we would determine that an electrical part had stopped working, and by simply removing the part, checking it and putting it back together, it would clean...

Looks familliar there color wise. :) LOL Just one point of caution, I found out the hard way that powdercoated AC and alternator brackets don't conduct electricity very well. (Especially to ground.) It fried my compressor clutch, and the only thing I can figure is the ground to the engine...

Thanks for the reality check IJ, and pointing out that hydrocarbon resources are spread out all over the planet, not just in Texas, or the Gulf, or Alaska. (Or the middle east etc.) What we need is to stop complaining, and pointing fingers at who's controlling the weather. (I think if diety...

Well, as a renter, you would not pay property taxes, but like the rest of us, would pay income and sales taxes. Also fees for your cars and other items that are not fixed property like land and houses. Pretty harsh? I don't think so. It would make everyone work hard to own a home so you could...