Flateric's, Rocket Red Road Sled!
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Flateric;1649323 said:Winter......I frown snow and cold!
Cold lol be a man. Work on it till your nose is running and your whole body going numb then knocking your cold knuckles on a part after slipping you socket wrench on a nut
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Gord lives in Calgary, where they have a couple feet of snow and their idea of cold is -20c and it hits that regularly
Flateric;1651227 said:
Good god! It got ~30F here (roughly 0C) and I thought that was beyond cold..
Well progress of sorts anyways, Got my T71 back all repaired like shiny new. The GT4088R beside it just for reference. They seem to be essentially the same size in every way. The netics is a dual BB as well, unlike the Garrett it is repairable for reasonable cost.
Also got a snazzy new under nose toyota stock air deflector from Jeff. Also got new rear end camber bolts nuts....the works. But I just have to figure out how I am going to get the old ones out without damaging my rear subframe.
My plan is to follow IJ's method for correcting everything as much as possible to get my alignment set right. Meaning a little cut and shorten.
Also got a snazzy new under nose toyota stock air deflector from Jeff. Also got new rear end camber bolts nuts....the works. But I just have to figure out how I am going to get the old ones out without damaging my rear subframe.
My plan is to follow IJ's method for correcting everything as much as possible to get my alignment set right. Meaning a little cut and shorten.
lol those turbos are nice too, i was asking about the stickers you were making, i just couldnt figure out how to quote the pic properly lol
Hurray! Finally made it out to the scale today to verify my vehicle weight and whatnot (Thanks Floyde.....feedingtime for the company and pointing out the scales in the first place too me!) and I'm really happy to report my total vehicle weight...me in it and full interior etc.... to be!
3250.......exactly my guestimated weight!
And thats with my big fat overweighty stock seats.......So I will be dropping some of that still when the light weight seats go in.
This concludes the quicky update for the day!
3250.......exactly my guestimated weight!
And thats with my big fat overweighty stock seats.......So I will be dropping some of that still when the light weight seats go in.
This concludes the quicky update for the day!
Got myself a Stout hood brand new in the box! Pics to come. That with the new seats I should be rolling right around the 3000 mark now.
Question......Do I have to put any shielding on the underside of the hood to protect it from the heat? Especially directly above the turbo?
Question......Do I have to put any shielding on the underside of the hood to protect it from the heat? Especially directly above the turbo?
I dont have a shield under my CF hood, but I did put the stock heatshields on the turbo...
Ran without a shield for about 2 years, nothing bad yet, not sure how the stout is though..
Ran without a shield for about 2 years, nothing bad yet, not sure how the stout is though..
honestabe;1466580 said:
Exactly what I was gonna ask!! Lol. I wouldve def done so!!
Also not a big fan of the hood and bumper IMO. everything else looks great though! Wish I was old enough to buy my supra in 91! Wouldn't have as much rust on it as it does now!! More engine pics please!!!!
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Well the hood is obviously totally different now of course. I'm trying to decide how badly I'll be lynched if I decide to paint the thing.......gulp.
Painting the hood to match will be very sexy looking Gord, especially if you can still lightly see the CF weave.