What in the hell have I gotten myself into?
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Cute kids... I remember when mine were that small. Enjoy them while they are that age, they grow quick! What are you doing with your grey car?
ForcedTorque said:
Thanks, I'm trying. It's wearing on my nerves though. I'm at work today and have the motor, head and turbo sitting in the back of my truck to take over to Dallas in the morning when I get off. Work 24 hr shifts so have to wait.
Ok, got the motor and head over to Garland this morning. I also took my CT 26 over to get his opinion on it and the good news is, it may have some life left in it. That'll save me $$$ for now. It WILL get replaced eventually when I have the money. I also met up with the guy I bought the car from and he had some other parts for the car he wanted to get rid of.
Brand new stock Koyo radiator, new ARP bolts with lube, and a brand new Titan Motorsports MLS headgasket. He also had some small hoses and gaskets he threw in. I don't know if I'll be able to use that hg since my block and head have yet to be machined, but hey, for $200 for all it I won't complain. The guy doing my rebuild said if I can't use it he'll buy it from me. I know nothing about MHG so is Titan Motorsports a good brand??
Brand new stock Koyo radiator, new ARP bolts with lube, and a brand new Titan Motorsports MLS headgasket. He also had some small hoses and gaskets he threw in. I don't know if I'll be able to use that hg since my block and head have yet to be machined, but hey, for $200 for all it I won't complain. The guy doing my rebuild said if I can't use it he'll buy it from me. I know nothing about MHG so is Titan Motorsports a good brand??
Radiator and ARP's is worth the $200 you spent. If you can't use the headgasket, you should be able to recoup most , if not all of your $200.
Just found out my block is no good. It has a one inch crack in one of the cylinders.:cry:
I can't say that I'm that surprised though.
Can anybody help a brother out? I just need a good bare block so if anybody has one within a 3-4 hour drive from the DFW area let me know.
I can't say that I'm that surprised though.
Can anybody help a brother out? I just need a good bare block so if anybody has one within a 3-4 hour drive from the DFW area let me know.
Damn Ken.......You remind me of an Olympic hurdler! It doesn't matter what these cars throw at you, you stay focused. I wish I could help you.
I do have (alegedly) 2 turbo blocks. One is out of my white car. It was a BHG motor, that was pulled, and set in the carport about a year ago. It's been sitting with water in it, without even being torn down. So, I doubt it would be of any use. The other block, is owed to me by the crack head owner of the ugliest Supra on the planet. I sold him the internals, and he was supposed to bring me the block back. I have never seen it.
O..........and I'm a little more than 3-4 hours away. But you have always wanted an excuse to make this trip. The BHG block would be free.
I do have (alegedly) 2 turbo blocks. One is out of my white car. It was a BHG motor, that was pulled, and set in the carport about a year ago. It's been sitting with water in it, without even being torn down. So, I doubt it would be of any use. The other block, is owed to me by the crack head owner of the ugliest Supra on the planet. I sold him the internals, and he was supposed to bring me the block back. I have never seen it.
O..........and I'm a little more than 3-4 hours away. But you have always wanted an excuse to make this trip. The BHG block would be free.
ForcedTorque said:
Focused. You have no idea. This car is going to run again. I sold probably one of the nicest n/a's this side of the Mississippi :nono: for this piece of shit. It will run again, oh yes, it will.
Hmm, what's your zip code. You never know when I just might get a wild hair. How many miles are on that motor? When you say it has water in it, do you mean rain water or just the old coolant. Hmmm. Interesting, very interesting.
I'll put it like this...................
The car had what I think to be a mild case of BHG for about 8-9 months. It would mysteriously lose water, especially after a day with plenty of boosting. I never saw any other signs of BHG, no milkshake, no wite smoke, no overheating (except for when the water got low, and I would shit it down if the temp started to rise), no loss of power. I didn't ever see any signs of it leaking anywhere that I parked it, so I assumed the worst. It wasn't bad until I had it in the shop to diagnose a no start (bad CPS), and I asked the mechanic to pressure test it. He gave it back to me saying the head gasket was fine. The car drove great for 2 days after that. Then I started losing large amounts of water without even boosting. A few days after that, it finally quit. I had to make a 20 mile round trip to pick up one of my kids. On the way, I had to stop 3 times to refill the water, when the temp started to rise. Now the car was spewing plenty of white steam. I knew it was done, but I needed to get home. I filled my water bottle, and knew where all the easy water stops would be. But, halfway home, it ran it's last mile. I shut it off and poured 3 gallons of water into the unfilled radiator. It was about then that I started to hear a strange sound. I looked up, and every bit of water I poured in the car was coming straight out of the tail pipe.
I knew the whole time that I drove it those 8-9 months, that when it quit, it would get replaced, not rebuilt. I doubt that the internals are any good at all. And, I would guess that the cylinder walls are probably pretty crusty by now as well. I've put thought into tearing it down, and if it's any good building a spare. But that won't happen until this build is over. And, I really doubt it would happen with that block.
Zip code is 36572
The car had what I think to be a mild case of BHG for about 8-9 months. It would mysteriously lose water, especially after a day with plenty of boosting. I never saw any other signs of BHG, no milkshake, no wite smoke, no overheating (except for when the water got low, and I would shit it down if the temp started to rise), no loss of power. I didn't ever see any signs of it leaking anywhere that I parked it, so I assumed the worst. It wasn't bad until I had it in the shop to diagnose a no start (bad CPS), and I asked the mechanic to pressure test it. He gave it back to me saying the head gasket was fine. The car drove great for 2 days after that. Then I started losing large amounts of water without even boosting. A few days after that, it finally quit. I had to make a 20 mile round trip to pick up one of my kids. On the way, I had to stop 3 times to refill the water, when the temp started to rise. Now the car was spewing plenty of white steam. I knew it was done, but I needed to get home. I filled my water bottle, and knew where all the easy water stops would be. But, halfway home, it ran it's last mile. I shut it off and poured 3 gallons of water into the unfilled radiator. It was about then that I started to hear a strange sound. I looked up, and every bit of water I poured in the car was coming straight out of the tail pipe.
I knew the whole time that I drove it those 8-9 months, that when it quit, it would get replaced, not rebuilt. I doubt that the internals are any good at all. And, I would guess that the cylinder walls are probably pretty crusty by now as well. I've put thought into tearing it down, and if it's any good building a spare. But that won't happen until this build is over. And, I really doubt it would happen with that block.
Zip code is 36572
johnathan1 said:Happy Birthday.
Thanks!
Another day older and deeper in debt.
UPDATE: I got my new door lock bezels today and they snap right in! WHOOOOOO! I see used ones going on ebay for a shitload of money and brand new from Elmhurst Toyota they were $16 and some change shipped. Guess I better go take a picture.
Edit, here's a picture of my spectacular accomplishment today.
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WOW.......$16......Really? Is that each, or a pair?
I sold a set on ebay for more. Does that include clips at that price?
I sold a set on ebay for more. Does that include clips at that price?
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If you still need a block, my friend jon still has a spare one sitting at his Mom's house here in Houston. If you need it, just PM him. Phoenix6
ForcedTorque said:
Yeah, $16 and some change for the pair and it came with clips. Here's a link to the quote I got from Curt. That price included shipping.
http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=435569
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Well while I wait on the possibility of a finding a new block or having mine sleeved, I decided to start tearing my car apart even further. When I was underneath the front end trying to undo some bolts to remove the header panel I notice the brace things that hold the bumper on are bent over a little. I knew that the car had been bumped in the front but didn't know how bad. I tried to take a good photo of it. Anyway, I know some of you have had the same issue and was wondering how yall fixed it. Brute force with a sledge hammer to bend them back or what?
Can you see the crease?
I'm pretty sure I can salvage the bumper but I think I'm going to replace the drivers side fender too. From the beginning I have been weary of its shape.
So does anyone have a good straight drivers side fender?
So far the title of my build thread is holding up. What have I gotten myself into????
Can you see the crease?
I'm pretty sure I can salvage the bumper but I think I'm going to replace the drivers side fender too. From the beginning I have been weary of its shape.
So does anyone have a good straight drivers side fender?
So far the title of my build thread is holding up. What have I gotten myself into????
Well I'm tearing shit up some more.
My drivers side fender is f-up a little but I think I can straighten that out. It's thoses things sticking out that the bumper attaches too that I'm worried about. Those are bent just a little towards the passenger side.
Any suggestion on how to straighten those out.
My drivers side fender is f-up a little but I think I can straighten that out. It's thoses things sticking out that the bumper attaches too that I'm worried about. Those are bent just a little towards the passenger side.
Any suggestion on how to straighten those out.