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Well I have finally got around to sharing my progress of the restoration of of my 88 supra turbo. I will start off by saying that I purchased the car in Aug of 2009. At that time it needed a lot of work. It was three different colors and needed some attention to the motor so I decided that I...

Ok so I am currently taking off the rear subframe to replace the bushings and while removing the 14mm bolts that hold on the bracket for the subframe bushing the welds seem to of broken from the inside where the 14mm bolt screws in. Unfortunately there is no way to get to were to bolts screw in...

This thread is for people who are looking for ways to save your ball joint dew to the torn 20+ year old ball joint boot. Now alot of you may know already that the upper ball joint will rarely go bad but if the boot tears then there is a good chance that it might go bad sooner then later. I am in...

Hey guys I just dropped my front subframe today and I am getting it prepped to be sent to the powder coater. While taking the upper a-arms off I discovered that the boots were torn. I realized that the upper a-arms would have to be replaced because the ball joints are not sold separately. My...

Well I finished all the machine work for my rebuild about a month and 1/2 ago but do not plan to put everything together until spring. I would like to know what would be the best thing I can do to prevent any rust until then. I have soaked it down with wd-40, placed plastic around it, and put it...

If I wanted to replace all of my coolant lines and vacuum lines with steel braided lines could someone tell me where would be a good place to get what I needed? Also what size hose and fittings would I need to do so?

Hey guys I would like to replace all the bushings for the front and rear sub frames. I already have a set of st front and rear sway bars with bushings, and plan on purchasing Beech Performance control arm, toe arm, traction arm, and adjustable ends which come with bushings. So what other...

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Hey guys getting ready to have Seth start on a long runner ffim for me and trying to figure out if I want it angled or straight forward. I like the idea of not having to relocate the battery but it does seem that if it is angled I will have a little more room in there and a little bit of the...

I was just curious if anyone has had experience with the three setups. Now there is of course price that separates the three but does one out perform another?

So first off I would like to say that I normally don't like driving around looking for a race but sometimes you just can't help it. So my friend and I decide to take a drive in my 88 turbo because he just moved here from Florida and had not been in the car since I had it tuned with 60-1 and...

This is the spec that is recommended from Weisco but my engine builder seems to think that it was a little tight. He said that he normally goes with more like .0035. What do you guys think?

Hey guys I'm getting ready to do my first rebuild ever and need a little help. I would like to know whats the cost I would be looking at for parts and machine work. Also when I take the parts to the machine shop is there anything that I should know to tell the shop. For example proper piston to...

So I just took my 88 turbo to the dyno about two weeks ago. Before I took the car I changed the oil using 6 quarts of castrol full synthetic. Over the last two weeks I noticed that the car was blowing white smoke at cold start and also under high boost. I thought that it could be the turbo...

List of mods- 60-1 Cxracing spearco replica Rc 550's Walbro 255 FP Aero fpr Map-ecu Spec stage 3 clutch 1 piece drive shaft arp head studs oem gasket (purchased the car like this) Stock bottom end So got a call today from the shop that is tuning my car. He ask me how much boost was I...

I recently purchased a 7m with forged internals. He was asking 1500 for the engine and I offered him 1200 for it and I would come and pick it up. JE pistons, eagle rods, clevite 77 race bearings, arp components, claimed to of had new crank, new head (port and polished), new cams, metal head...

Can I go 245/45/r17 for the front on mkiv tt wheel without spacers and not rub. Or should I go 235/45/r17 for the fronts.

Sorry for such a long post. I had to be detailed of everything that I did to answer any questions that might of been asked. Thanks So recently decided that my engine bay needed a cleaning. I started with just unbolting some electrical components (ignitor, fuse box etc..). Removed horn, cruise...

I have connected the wideband output of the uego to the yellow wire of the mapecu and the ground to one of the grounds of the mapecu. Have selected the AEM.o2 under mapcal configurations and all the mapecu is saying is rich it is not giving an actual AFR reading. I have followed the install...

My car has been sitting for about two months and when I finally got it out I noticed that the steering wheel had a lot of side to side play. You could move it back in forth while driving on the highway and it was not engaging like it should. Any ideas? It also is pulling really hard to the left.