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http://picasaweb.google.com/bcalvert - LAST UPDATE AUG 9, 2006
Well, I figure I am due for my own thread now.. here is a little background... but knowing me, it will probably end up being a lot of background... in fact i can almost guarantee this first post is going to be freaking long just because it describes over 2 years of events... also just FYI, i just turned 23 and am a student majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University (a regional campus)
in Jan 2004, i wrecked my 1994 Mustang GT 5.0 (which i bought in 2001 with 19,700 miles on it). I gave the car to my dad because he thought it was too valuable with the miles/condition/mods to just get rid of it.. and i started looking for a car on ebay..
Now mind you, i hate mustangs.. and in general am not a fan of domestic cars.. before the mustang i had a 92 talon tsi awd with a big 16g turbo ported and clipped and some other mods, but not nearly enough supporting mods for the 16psi i tried to run.. and i killed it. it was a great car and my first run at turbo cars and i was in love from the day i bought it. i was also young and dumb.
anyway so i stumbled across this 1992 white package supra with targa, blue leather, auto trans, and less than 84,000 miles on it.. i didn't really know much of anything about supras at the time (especially that only 1200 were imported in 1992) and i had visions of turbos dancing in my eyes again, so i totally ignored the fact that i hadn't driven an auto car in 5 years and never wanted to again.
i didn't win the auction, as it didnt meet the reserve.. the guy offered me a sale outside ebay after the auction was ended.. and after a few conversations with him it seemed that the only problems with the car were the power antenna not working, a small ding behind the driver door, and the driver door handle was cracked and hard to open.. 84,000 miles with a perfect interior and an almost perfect exterior... i went for it and paid $6700 plus $500 shipping from miami to chicago.
the transport company tried to deliver the car to me, but i was in class and they couldn't get a hold of me.. so they took it back to their warehouse in WISCONSIN.. bummer.. so i had to drive a couple hours to pick it up that weekend.. i get there and the car looks great... except for the flat tire and missing turbo badge that wasnt missing in the auction pictures.. oh well.. so i start it up and look it over.. no suprises on the exterior or the interior, but the oil pressure was really low (which i now know is normal) and the low coolant light was on and there was a very slight white smoke coming out of the pipe (i still dont know about the BHG problem with these cars)
the place fills my tire up and i sign the papers and head off to the gas station.. i buy coolant and top it off.. as well as washer fluid... which promptly drains out onto the concrete.. turns out someone put a screw tip through the side of the washer fluid tank while to attach a splash guard or something. so while i am looking under the car at the washer fluid, what do i see? oil is coming out of the front of the pan like theres a freaking hole in it.. wtf?!?! :icon_evil so i check the oil and its pretty low so i fill that up too.. no choice but to drive back home at this point, so i hit the road.
now let me tell you about this oil leak.. lets say i let the car idle for about 5 minutes.. it would leave a puddle of oil probably about a foot in diameter.. it literally was a fast drip and at times appeared to STREAM from the bottom of the motor..
you can already see where this is going. i tried to keep up with the oil leak for a few months.. the exact order of events here are a little sketchy in my mind, but around june or july 2004 i even tried to lift the engine enough to pull the pan and change the gasket (it did have a cork gasket on it even though toyota recommends sealer...) but i couldn't do it without dropping the crossmember and for some reason i gave up at that point..
some time shortly after that i remmeber starting the car and hearing a funny knocking sound... i rev it up and its knocking around 2500 rpm and up.. i still didnt know about the rod knock sensitivity at that point because i dont think i had started reading any supra boards yet.. but i quickly found out that i was in trouble..
i drove the car for maybe a couple weeks after that.. my dad was nice enough to let me use my (now his) mustang again which he had fully restored to its former glory (i am still driving it today lol).
so the supra has pretty much sat in the street or my garage for the past 18 months (with me driving it occasionally when it was warm just for fun.. maybe 4-5 times). so around the middle of april of this year, i decide that i want to rebuild the motor and shoot for 350rwhp area and use it as my daily driver.. i talk to my parents and they are nice enough to front the cash AND they say that i can pay for it afterwards with the sale of the mustang (minus what my dad spent to repair it). this leaves me with about $3000.
thats enough for now.. i will continue this thread later with some info on what i have done and what i plan on doing..
also i just want to say that i am DEATHLY afraid of actually getting the machine work done.. and i am DEATHLY afraid of having the block assembled by a shop.. and i am also DEATHLY afraid of assembling the block myself
i am absolutely terrified i am going to get rod knock again in 500 miles or blow my MHG...
paranoia abounds.
:cry:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bcalvert - LAST UPDATE AUG 9, 2006
Well, I figure I am due for my own thread now.. here is a little background... but knowing me, it will probably end up being a lot of background... in fact i can almost guarantee this first post is going to be freaking long just because it describes over 2 years of events... also just FYI, i just turned 23 and am a student majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University (a regional campus)
in Jan 2004, i wrecked my 1994 Mustang GT 5.0 (which i bought in 2001 with 19,700 miles on it). I gave the car to my dad because he thought it was too valuable with the miles/condition/mods to just get rid of it.. and i started looking for a car on ebay..
Now mind you, i hate mustangs.. and in general am not a fan of domestic cars.. before the mustang i had a 92 talon tsi awd with a big 16g turbo ported and clipped and some other mods, but not nearly enough supporting mods for the 16psi i tried to run.. and i killed it. it was a great car and my first run at turbo cars and i was in love from the day i bought it. i was also young and dumb.
anyway so i stumbled across this 1992 white package supra with targa, blue leather, auto trans, and less than 84,000 miles on it.. i didn't really know much of anything about supras at the time (especially that only 1200 were imported in 1992) and i had visions of turbos dancing in my eyes again, so i totally ignored the fact that i hadn't driven an auto car in 5 years and never wanted to again.
i didn't win the auction, as it didnt meet the reserve.. the guy offered me a sale outside ebay after the auction was ended.. and after a few conversations with him it seemed that the only problems with the car were the power antenna not working, a small ding behind the driver door, and the driver door handle was cracked and hard to open.. 84,000 miles with a perfect interior and an almost perfect exterior... i went for it and paid $6700 plus $500 shipping from miami to chicago.
the transport company tried to deliver the car to me, but i was in class and they couldn't get a hold of me.. so they took it back to their warehouse in WISCONSIN.. bummer.. so i had to drive a couple hours to pick it up that weekend.. i get there and the car looks great... except for the flat tire and missing turbo badge that wasnt missing in the auction pictures.. oh well.. so i start it up and look it over.. no suprises on the exterior or the interior, but the oil pressure was really low (which i now know is normal) and the low coolant light was on and there was a very slight white smoke coming out of the pipe (i still dont know about the BHG problem with these cars)
the place fills my tire up and i sign the papers and head off to the gas station.. i buy coolant and top it off.. as well as washer fluid... which promptly drains out onto the concrete.. turns out someone put a screw tip through the side of the washer fluid tank while to attach a splash guard or something. so while i am looking under the car at the washer fluid, what do i see? oil is coming out of the front of the pan like theres a freaking hole in it.. wtf?!?! :icon_evil so i check the oil and its pretty low so i fill that up too.. no choice but to drive back home at this point, so i hit the road.
now let me tell you about this oil leak.. lets say i let the car idle for about 5 minutes.. it would leave a puddle of oil probably about a foot in diameter.. it literally was a fast drip and at times appeared to STREAM from the bottom of the motor..
you can already see where this is going. i tried to keep up with the oil leak for a few months.. the exact order of events here are a little sketchy in my mind, but around june or july 2004 i even tried to lift the engine enough to pull the pan and change the gasket (it did have a cork gasket on it even though toyota recommends sealer...) but i couldn't do it without dropping the crossmember and for some reason i gave up at that point..
some time shortly after that i remmeber starting the car and hearing a funny knocking sound... i rev it up and its knocking around 2500 rpm and up.. i still didnt know about the rod knock sensitivity at that point because i dont think i had started reading any supra boards yet.. but i quickly found out that i was in trouble..
i drove the car for maybe a couple weeks after that.. my dad was nice enough to let me use my (now his) mustang again which he had fully restored to its former glory (i am still driving it today lol).
so the supra has pretty much sat in the street or my garage for the past 18 months (with me driving it occasionally when it was warm just for fun.. maybe 4-5 times). so around the middle of april of this year, i decide that i want to rebuild the motor and shoot for 350rwhp area and use it as my daily driver.. i talk to my parents and they are nice enough to front the cash AND they say that i can pay for it afterwards with the sale of the mustang (minus what my dad spent to repair it). this leaves me with about $3000.
thats enough for now.. i will continue this thread later with some info on what i have done and what i plan on doing..
also i just want to say that i am DEATHLY afraid of actually getting the machine work done.. and i am DEATHLY afraid of having the block assembled by a shop.. and i am also DEATHLY afraid of assembling the block myself
i am absolutely terrified i am going to get rod knock again in 500 miles or blow my MHG...
paranoia abounds.
:cry:
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