Well it's time to bring this thread back from the dead.
I finally have my own place with a garage now. So that's a plus. But in having my own place, I also have to spend time on house stuff. Boo!!
I thought I'd try to get the Supra running about a month ago. Filled 'er up with coolant. The water neck started spewing coolant. The gasket was in crooked so that was an easy fix. Filled it up again, so far so good. A few minutes later I notice a wet spot on the block. The bypass pipe that wraps around the motor and feeds the heater core and oil cooler was leaking. I had welded the feed for the rear turbo shut (only need one with the single), and in doing so I had opened up a leak in the brazing at a nearby joint. ARRGH!!
So I was weighing my options. The pipe is U-shaped and wraps around the motor, and there's no way to remove it with the motor in the car. I tried tipping the transmission down enough to slide it back into the tunnel, and there's just no room. I figured I might use a GE pipe instead, because it doesn't wrap around to the oil cooler, and I have a Greddy oil cooler and filter relocation kit I had been meaning to install that could replace the factory oil/water cooler.
So it was time to get the leaky pipe off the car. I finally got a chance to use the 18V reciprocating saw in the kit that I got for Christmas. :evil2: Needless to say it's off now. :evil2:
I borrowed a GE pipe from Josh (dok33) to test fit. It fits in place but hits the block. I think if I bend it a little it will work, but I need to get my own pipe before I try that. So I've got one on order. Waiting for that...
I decided since I've got the wiring harness out (in order to remove the manifold), it would be a good time to properly wire in my gauges. Which brings me to the next thing:
Thanks AEM for making a gauge that can't old up to 2 weeks in the sun. Boo!