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  1. rakkasan

    Well, looks like I'm out of the Supra scene

    My car sold last night and after talking to the buyer, it' a done deal. It's been a bitter-sweet couple of days. I've had a ton of fun building the car, along with a bit of pain too. While I didn't completely want to sell the car, it was just time. It has served its purpose so now its time to...
  2. rakkasan

    questions about synthetic oil (Mobile 1)

    My 1.5JZ was "recently" installed. 2 1/2 years ago, but I've only driven it 3k miles due to a year long deployment. It was completely rebuilt, broken in well and it has great compression numbers across all cylinders. Everything was brand new when the motor went in. Turbo, oil pump...
  3. rakkasan

    anyone here have a graphics background and can make

    a boost gauge face like Ron's? http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?999-places-to-mount-boost-gauge&p=10761&viewfull=1#post10761 I'm needing one
  4. rakkasan

    has anyone replaced their wiper arms with something more modern?

    not just the blades, but the entire windshield wiper arm assemblies.....
  5. rakkasan

    so a year ago I bought a '12 Maxima with the intention of

    selling the Supra. After driving (and not to mention paying for it) for a year, I have decided to sell the Maxima instead and start daily driving my Supra again. With that said, I plan on getting all the loose ends tied up as well, such as the ARZ rear brakes, better stand alone ECU and a...
  6. rakkasan

    Pretty damn happy today, I just took 2nd place in a car show :-)

    out of 187 (ironically my lucky number) cars, I took 2nd place. I will upload some pictures and share them in a few minutes
  7. rakkasan

    why can't people determine the difference between fact and opinion?

    fact noun 1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact. 2. something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact. 3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: Scientists gather facts about plant...
  8. rakkasan

    Isn't there a how to thread on fixing the ignition - starter issue?

    using my key is failing to start the car more and more, so I need address this. I remember reading something about it a while back, involving a 30a relay I believe. Search owns me and won again.....
  9. rakkasan

    I went ahead and did it....

    I bought a new 2012 black on black Maxima with the premium & technology packages. Awesome cars. I needed a dependable daily that can fit my 16 & 12 year old kids, and it fit the bill perfectly. I'm not sure of the future of the Supra, I'm 50/50 on selling it, but Maxima is a VERY nice car
  10. rakkasan

    I'm no wiring expert at all, so I'm looking for advice.....

    for one reason or another, the provisions within the engine wiring harness for the hydrofan ECU was removed. I am a huge fan of the hydrofan, so I want to retain it (fully functional). I have wired the solenoid in to a switched power source with a diode in line so it will partially open the...
  11. rakkasan

    trying to track down a turn signal issue, and it's start to piss me off as I'm

    contorted into unnatural positions underneath my steering column :yikes: anyway, the scenario: I removed my dash and disconnected a bunch of harness connections. after I put the dash back in, my turn signals don't work. The headlights turn on and off, along with high beams. I know I...
  12. rakkasan

    is it worth the effort to remove the OEM sound deadner?

    I removed one small section of the OEM sound deadner in the hatch area and it took me about an hour. After looking at the OEM stuff, I found that it was twice as thick as the B-Quiet ound deadner I'm putting in and seemed to be just as effective as what I'm replacing it with. My question it...
  13. rakkasan

    has anyone had good success from an alternate to Dynamat?

    I think that the cost of Dynamat is rediculus, so I have been looking for an alternative. When you break it down, all that it is a rubber/neoprene sheet that sticks to the floor and absorbs vibrations. Here is what I have found..... http://www.rubbercal.com/Soft_neoprene.html 36" wide x...
  14. rakkasan

    I got to thinking this morning. I bought my JZA clip back in mid '06....

    and all that is still in my car from the original clip in the intake manifold, throttle body, valve covers, timing covers & hydrofan (the fan itself). Everything else has been replaced. $3,000 is a lot for just those parts.....
  15. rakkasan

    LOL, tomorrow will be my 1st car show :-)

    The Army unit I'm in is putting on a car show with all the locals invited as part of a "you're home" celebration to help people decompress from our deployment. Thanks to Jay (Suprahero) and his partner Ricky, my car is looking & running freakin awesome. I have been trying to tackle a few minor...
  16. rakkasan

    Trying to jump the hydrofan solenoid to get it running, but having no luck

    there are two lines, yellow/blue & yellow/red, an if I read the wiring diagram correctly, the yellow/red is the 12v & the yellow/blue is the ground. I've tried to run a 12v lead from the battery to the yellow/red, but the solenoid isn't opening to turn the fan. Being an electrical dummy...
  17. rakkasan

    anyone have a picture of the hydrofan ecu connection on the engine harness?

    I'm trying to locate it so I can connect the ECU without having to pull the harness (it's routed behind my radio), and see the location of it will help me figure out how to attack it
  18. rakkasan

    anyone know the normal operating temp range for Toyotas? Tried searching, but I

    might have used the wrong words in the search.... My car is running around 220 degrees and Im curious if it is a tad bit too hot
  19. rakkasan

    my deployment is over, I'm done!

    Glad to be back in the States, now life resumes. My wife and kids, University of Tennessee football and my car. To hell with Iraq
  20. rakkasan

    anyone have any recommendations for alternate A/C fans?

    Back ground: Jays (Suprahero) car and mine are virtually identical. My car's A/C hasn't worked since my 1J swap back in early '07. After talking with Jay about his A/C, he told me that when he runs his it causes his car to run hot. Neither of us have the factory A/C fans installed, and with...