Recent content by tfhorst

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    idiling at 650-750

    i think i understand what your saying. to be honest i am not sure what a lot of the parts on the throttle body are there for, it seems like a much simpler design would have worked just as well. i think i am looking at the throttle stop....well the second throttle stop. i will throw up a...
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    idiling at 650-750

    Sorry for the misinformation. I don't understand why they would give you the adjustment there and also make the ecu control it.
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    smoking after storage

    i might have an answer from someone who knows a thing or two to what is going on so i will share it with the group. because there hasn't really been much oil on my valve seals for the past 7 years they have shrank. so i blow smoke....they get coated in oil and swell a bit....it stops. i will...
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    idiling at 650-750

    well....if you think it is low you could turn it up. it is just a couple nuts on the throttle body i think.
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    smoking after storage

    hello all, i am having a bit of a freak out here. i bought a 1987 supra with 80,000 on it. it has not been on the road since 06. when i first got it i let it idle for a bit to hear how it sounded. it smoked for a bit...about 6 hours of idle time, then stopped. i got destracted and now it is 2...
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    retro fitting door moldings

    Got it, used coroplast (love coroplast) to make an inside suport to conect the trim and the door. By cutting it right I also alowed water to freely pass through and not get caught sitting againt my door. It is very firmly attached yet flexes slightly under presure. Chipping the rusty metal out...
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    retro fitting door moldings

    I only worry useing 3m is that I would have to hold it on both edges instead of a strip down the cente due to the gap that will be left after I take out the backing. Not to big of a deal but when I get it done I don't wat to kick myself for missing an easier way.
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    retro fitting door moldings

    Ok, thought VHB was the way to go, But never hurts to get a second persons thoughts.
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    retro fitting door moldings

    So I am putting a 87 supra together on the cheap. I picked up molding off an 87 with the crusty rusty backing. I am stripping off the metal I'm going to find some way to stick it on....just was wondering if anyone else has done this. I know I should buy the 89+ and make it easy but I have...
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    factory alarm broke my headlight?

    So I have been re-building a cherry (old man drove it to church, no joke, and when the fuel pump blew he parked it with 79,0000) 87/na. I don't know much about supra's but I know cars well. This one got me though. So the other day I miss closing the door wile fitting some glass fenders. It...
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    best cost effective ways for stripping paint on the car?

    I am going to say a mix between stripper and sandpaper, this is a ok wright up. and here is a good little sander. i would like to know how you got the look of your car too.
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    Horrible MPG, No Apparent Problems

    How big of a difference in the lower speeds is the lower gearing?
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    Horrible MPG, No Apparent Problems

    http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/TechTips/engine_error_codes.aspx That is the link you want. There are so many things that could be, what spooln said is right, a big thing that will help to boost your mpg is getting things clean again, new rotor to plugs, on the hot side and screen to...
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    it still won't start!! i hit it with a hammer and everything.

    Well no luck is bad luck, droped my socket set today when I was putting my tools away, wile searching under the car for ramdom sockets I felt a drop on my neck. I rolled over and low and behold a crushed fuel line. Guess what is happening is that it will build up enough pressure to start but not...