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Custom driveshaft. I have the one from the Supra, and I can pick a Camaro/firebird one up from a salvage yard for cheap. At that point, just drop off both to a driveshaft shop, with a measurement for length, and let them do the rest. The engine's back in my hands, buyer wasn't able to buy...

Well, plans got changed...what a shock. Ended up selling my '71 240z project, and the buyer wanted my engine/tranny/etc, as well. Can't argue much with the price he paid. So, now I'm left with the Supra shell, lmao. I'll figure something out for it....

Random update: Got an air compressor via barter today. Nothing fancy or amazing, but should work well enough for most of the things I've been breaking my back trying to do. Might be getting a set of air tools to go with it, just waiting to hear back on that. One of these. Taking head bolts...

That sounds very promising....Looks like it's only $100 of Rock Auto, that's not too bad. Apparently it's the same ECM as the Pontiac Grand Am? Interesting. Also, is it MAP or MAF? I'm currently set up for MAF. Ultimately, forced induction might be out of the range of this project, but it...

What would "not going to run like a factory car." entail? As far as what the engine did....Tried to fire it up one day, huge banging noise, like two pans hitting each other. Huge cloud of black smoke, then the engine died. Tried to turn it back over, but the idle was all over the place, and...

Well, without an engine, the entire car is currently a boat anchor. It's not like I'm making it slower, haha. If I had a 7M laying around, I might have put it in, but I can only work with what I got. Unless there's anyone out there that wants the 305 and 700R4, and has a working 7m...

Awesome, good stuff to keep in mind. Is the ECU flexible enough to handle forced induction? I'm on thirdgen.org also, trying to suck up as much info as I can from there. But if it is, and it can be reworked with a laptop, that's great to hear. I'm not too bad when it comes to electronics...

And as much as I love the suggestions for the upgrades....without a job, my budget for buying parts, is exactly $0. I don't mind boring. The car currently doesn't move at all, so even a sluggish car is an upgrade, lol. I wish I was in the position for more options, but this is purely a "use...

Maybe... But all that involves extra cost for the engine. I'm not going for a fast car, or much of anything besides a low cost project car. If I end up being able to trade something away for a few upgrade parts, I'll see what I can do. Whole idea is to just use what I have, or what I can...

Thanks! Here's a link to the build. And/or tragedy, lol. http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1282040

:wavey: Here's some info about the car: http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91913 If you don't feel like reading, here's the short and sweet: Picked up an '87 for basically free. With sport package and targa top. No engine or trans. There are pics in the other thread, so I'll...

Moved to a build thread. :D

Let the blasphemy begin......:icon_smil

If I had one laying around, I'd give it a try, lol.

Well, ran into a few snags. The 302 fits perfectly, minus one problem. The oilpan. I was hoping to use the stock engine mounts on the car, or close to them. However, to do this, puts the engine about three inches higher than I want it to. The alternative, is to move the engine forward, which...

Lol, good to know that at least there's one person who approves of thinking outside of the box. I always figure, that gears are gears. If the car doesn't care, why should people? :dunno: I'd love to do an LSx swap of some kind, but I already have a 302 in my garage waiting for me to do...

I've thought about turning it around and selling it...... But I just don't know. I recently had a true 86.5 that was a lot of fun, should have held onto it. That, and I've always wanted a black one. :biglaugh: I've had three blue, one red, almost had a silver one....but black just looks...

Yep, has TEMS. :naughty: Might as well post this: The picture really doesn't do it justice though. I'll try to take a picture on a sunny day, without flash, so there's not so much glare. I'm partially leaning towards gutting it, selling the interior to someone who needs it, and...

(posted this on SF, but I wanted to share with you fine folks ) Recently, I picked up a 1986 Trans Am....which did well for me, until the problems I had with it, just got too much. Engine problems, brake problems, can't pass emissions, etc, etc..... Long story short, I put up various parts...

Well, though I'm loathe to say it, I'm glad that at least I know what it is now. That definitely matches the symptoms. When I tried to drive her around, she'd barely get up to 20-30mph; wouldn't shift, etc. Felt like there was just no guts to her at all. Toyota had told me I had a leaky...