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  1. johnathan1

    YAY! New Sticker...

    YAY!!! I have a Driftmotion.com sticker now!! REPRESENT! lol. What do you think? The second pic is of the nice dent I put in my fender when trying to find a coolant leak behind the head...it was wet, I slipped, and my ass (buns of steel, lol) dented it...DAMN!!! I thought it was kinda...
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    Stock Strut Problem

    About a week ago, I was working on the supe, and put some of my weight on the front nose, the car went down a little, and as this happened, I heard a kind of scraping/rubbing noise come from the driver's side shock... Then earlier tonight, i tried it again, and now there isn't any noise really...
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    HARD to start when cold

    Okay, first problem... My car seems to be really hard to start when cold, but starts fine when warm. Today, (keep in mind it does this all the time, it was just worse today) it was raining, and quite a bit colder than usual, and I swear I didn't think it was going to start, I would crank it for...
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    35mm B&W Pics of Tiffany...

    Okay, here are the pics I have been meaning to post for a while now, some are older, and some were printed yesterday (by me). I am taking B&W photo, and some of these have been turned in as assignments...got 100% of course:biglaugh: . They were taken with an ancient (probably about the...
  5. johnathan1

    No Boost??? Help!

    yesterday, i changed my lower intercooler hoses, because i assumed i had a boost leak (had all of the symptoms) it would hesitate slightly in 1st, hissing noise when boosting, etc... it seemed like the replacement hoses (used, but in waay better condition than mine)one was a bit too long, so I...
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    Strange problems...

    As many of you know (says in my sig) I just replaced my headgasket, and now it seems to be hard to start when cold (starts fine warm), and iv'e noticed that sometimes the idle will fluctuate slightly, and it seems to hesitate, and will buck a little bit under light throttle, or when just...
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    ugh, Fog Lights STILL don't work

    ok, so my fogs haven't worked since i've had my car, I have replaced the actual housings, and they are known good, and new bulbs, hooked them up, and they don't turn on, also replaced the fog switch w/a known good one, and replaced the fuse. What could be the problem?:1zhelp: , UGH!
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    Amber fog lights?

    Where can i get those "jdm" amber colored fog lights?
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    Head break-in??

    I just had my head rebuilt, do I have to follow a break-in period, and drive like a granny?
  10. johnathan1

    Intake mani help!!!!

    okay, I am in the process of fixing a BHG on 87 Turbo... and everything is going good, i am just having a little trouble with the things that bolt onto the intake where the upper and lower intake manifolds go. I believe there are a couple of wires, and a couple vacuum hardlines... So any...
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    Intake manifold pics...

    ok, I need pics of the intake manifold (basically from every angle) so that I can make all of the connections under the manifold, and on top, etc... Like in between the upper and lower manifolds, coolant and vacuum lines... Thanks!!!!!!!!!! -John
  12. johnathan1

    Tap size for the 7m block

    hello, I need the tap size for the 7m block... I saw it on here before, but now i can't find it... you know, the tool that you use to clean out the threads where the head studs go...
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    Help with timing?

    Okay, so as most of you know, I am replacing my headgasket... so my question is, how do I make sure the timing is right?? I turned the crank and set it to 0, then I lined up the cam marks. Lined up the dots on the the CPS, and put it straight in carefully, without moving it at all, and it...
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    Some please...I desperately need help

    ok, I had my Supra towed out to my Aunt's bf's house ( who she lives with) to fix my head gasket... he lives 70 miles away from me. I had to take it here, because I didn't have the tools or the facilities to do the work ( I now have the tools). So basically, I got the head off, and got it to...
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    Turbo Removal Q's???

    umm, does the turbo have to be removed to get the head off?? Can i just unbolt it, and slide the head away from it or something??
  16. johnathan1

    eBay intake...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-SUPRA-N-T-86-92-AIR-INTAKE-ADAPTER-3-FILTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33659QQitemZ8035276259QQrdZ1 Will this be fine to use?? I want the K&N FIPK, but it's kinda pricey, and if this serves the same purpose just as well, then...yea So is it a good deal??
  17. johnathan1

    Which oil do YOU use??

    okay, so I was wondering which oil is best to use in our cars? I switched to from Pennzoil (dino) 10w-40 to Mobil 1 (synthetic) 10w-30, and the car seemed to be idling funny, (like not super smooth as it was before). So, I switched it back to dino oil yesterday, and now it idles smoothly...
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    supra on ebay...

    OMG, i wouldn't know what to do with myself if I had this car... I would probably live right next to it in the garage, and never let it leave my sight...lol http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4586288891
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    Wierd noise @ idle...

    when i am sitting in my supra at idle, i hear almost what sounds like a knocking, but it isn't consecutive... it's sorta like this: (i=knock) i......i...i..........i.........i...i...i..........i.........i.i...........i..i.........i...............i..... very strange, and you can really only...