Satan III... Remix (U shouldn't be using 56K these days anyway...)

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The real trick to the targa leak fix, is to only put the adhesive between the rail and the targa itself. The rubber seals should not have adhesive between them and the rail... Get some new seals and the Toyota FIPG from Curt @ Elmhurst and we can do your targa-leak-fix at TX2K8.

The material I wanted, but could not find last night was the crushed-velvet-look I used on my previous car (so I used a not-crushed-velvet)...

87T and 90T inserts/headliner looked like this...

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^^Hell's yeah... Also, kids are out of school that week, so we are able to head down Wednesday AM!!!!
 
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Put everything together and started it back up yesterday. Was spitting coolant throuh the overflow bottle, as if a cumbustion chamber was pumping the water.

Best guess = cracked block (somewhere).

So, this baby ain't gonna make it to Houston... too much to do to source an engine and get it ready.

I'll finish up the body/chassis work and then replace the block/engine, when we get back.

Just been my luck with the 2Js... Will definitely "overhaul" the next one, before droppin' it in.
 
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Yeah...it'll be alright, eventually. I did alot of hasty work, trying to squeeze things in, to make it to Houston next week. Had I done things a bit better and spent the time/$$ up front, it would definitely be good to go.

Just gives me more time to get it ready for next year ;-)
 
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Actually, it's no biggie. It's exactly what happens when you take shortcuts and try to save time/$$. Gotta do things the right way, the 1st time. At least I can now enjoy this week with the family and stress ALOT less about the meet.

Matter of fact, this was on Satuday, where I planned to finish the car, instead of hangin' with my son on his 17th birthday. As soon as I knew it wasn't gonna make it to the meet, I put everything away and went and joined my son and some of his friends for some fun birthday-indoor-paintballin'!! We played for hours.!!!

Just gotta finish up some minor details with the wife's MKIV this weekend, so we'll just roll down to Houston in that.

It was looking real pretty too...

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