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  1. james_9876

    12.25.07 Rehabilitation (Kajira)

    Yeah! Time to start over. :biglaugh: Alright, Christmas of 2007 I was driving down the interstate to pick up a family member to give him a lift over to the Christmas gathering. A knocking noise occurred and I felt the motor hiccup, or stop for a split second and then start going again and...
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    Probably jumping the gun...

    Okay there's cliff notes at the end of this for people that browse through these. First off: 88 7mgte 5-speed, just got done rebuilding it ( lived by the supra bible and took it to a machine shop, MHG, ARP head studs and all those other goodies :) ). When I got the car 7weeks ago, head...
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    Possibly beating a dead horse... (intercooler piping)

    So I went to my local Toyota/Scion dealership in town and asked about the downpipe for the turbo to the intercooler. Mine when I was putting it on was dryrotted and crumbled if squeezed. So I went to get a new pipe and they actually have it in stock for only $130 for one pipe. I've used the...
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    Coil packs cooking over an open fire...

    Well not really but still the engine bays dont run cool especailly on the turbo models, I was just wondering if anyone out there could point me in the right direction for relocating the coilpacks off the top of the 7m motor. Or has someone done a writeup on this topic already? I tried the holy...
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    Flexing Chassis

    I'm wondering if someone can point me in the direction I need to go, or if anyone can help me. Background: Got a 88 Targa, 5-speed, Turbo for free. In the middles of recieving all the parts for the motor. Anyway, my dad keeps harping on me that I need to take the chasis via roll back to...
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    To port match myself, or let someone else have the PITA.

    Okay here is the deal. Picking up motor tomarrow, and I screwed around and didn't do research. I've done this on my current car (the geo) and it seemed to work fine. But should I even try to port match the intake, or even open it up? Well... I've already done the throttle body to the...
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    1988, Restoration... except for the Motor!

    Hey, I'm Stephen from Spartanburg, SC. Just taking a year off from college, and I found the right guy and found my Red MKIII for FREE! I am fortunate, because I don't have much money at all. But I'm shooting for at least 350 at the wheels which should be simple from what I hear. Alright...
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    U-JOINTS, No not the Mary Jane ones....

    Hey guys, got a quick question. Has anybody ever had a problem with the stock two-piece drive shafts with the 88 model? I'm in the middle of a build and I'm planning on drifting the car OCCASIONALLY not all the time, and I'm wondering if the stock ones will be fine or upgrade to those Neapco...