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    Stock mk3 5 spoke wheel weight?

    I searched the boards for this and only found 1 or 2 old threads that totally bombed, but here is another shot. Anyone know how much the stock mk3 5 spoke wheels weigh? I'll take with or without tire as long as you specify, but would prefer to circumvent any "I think" or "I've heard"...
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    Supra owners... Druggies?

    A couple of months ago my dad and I bought an 86 p-type supra from some dumb ass kid who didn't have the knowledge or money to put the car back together after the previous owner beat it to hell. We are intending to race the car so i have been doing some maintenance as well as gutting the...
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    Whoot... Engine fire.

    Well folks… My supra has officially suffered fire damage. Caution… Long story… But I’ll try to make it interesting. Anyway… I was leaving work with a friend tonight planning on dropping him off at home. As soon as we pulled away I started smelling...
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    Quick question about code 24

    I really didn't want to start new thread about this but none of the people on here or supraforums have posted the resolution they found for their issues. Anyway... A few weeks ago I installed a bic ddp, bic test pipe, and hks drager catback. A month before that I installed a blitz sus...
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    Blowing smoke... looking for direction

    During normal driving my car doesn't smoke at all, but if i get on it in first gear the car will blow a considerably large cloud of smoke. Generally speaking i baby the car and keep it in vacuum so it seems to me like something is loading up. After the first initial cloud, if i continue to beat...
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    oil seal part numbers

    I'm about to throw my first couple of performance mods on this car but want to tie up any loose ends before doing so. Got an oil leak so we'll start there. I need the part numbers for: 1: Front main seal 2: Cam seals 3: Oil pump drive shaft oil seal (this is the one i REALLY need... I...
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    wtf connections are these?(pics)

    I am just wondering what these two connections are and what exactly they do. The first two pictures are a plug that was cracked during the headgasket change. It connects two pieces of vaccume line under the intake manifold. The second two pictures, I just noticed while i was taking a...
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    Rust in spare tire well hatch

    Well, the supra and i are soon to celebrate our 2 year anniversary. The body is pretty clean aside from the hatch, where the spare tire well has cancer(rust). I was just wondering if anyone has ever done this... I haven't been under the car to see if there is any value to the well aside from...
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    Towing the supra

    I searched around a little bit and couldn't find anything. If any of you guys are towing the supra around to events, shops and so-on, I'd like to know what kind of trucks you are using. I was trying to find information on towing capacity for some of the older toyota pickups, but couldnt even...
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    Shaking under boost

    Well after posting this in informational like an ass... here is a second attempt. Well i went to alabama this weekend for supra shootout. On the way i had a plethera of problems, which is wierd considering this car has been reliable for so long at this point. (made thousand mile trips back...
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    Ditching the rear seats...

    Lately i have been thinking about getting rid of my rear seats. I never have anyone back there and when i do theres so little room that its really pointless. I want to ditch the rear seats but i also want it to still look pretty clean. I saw ideal's thread and that looks awesome but i just...
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    Supra enthusiast or just gay?

    Well i've had 2 interesting experiences in the last week... Either i am or hardcore supra enthusiast or just really gay... You tell me.. First i was in a store with my friend and walk over to a magazine rack. I see this picture of a mk4 supra and say "wow that is hot"... Totally ignoring the...
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    NY/Long island supra meet?

    Well i've been living in GA now for a little over a year but i'll be back in NY for the summer. I'd like to maybe get a meet or two together during the 2 months that im going to be back. I was thinking that maybe we could set up a meet for the bald hill meets or the ones on sunrise highway...
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    Stock sound system?

    Few questions spread throughout the post(in bold)... appreciate the help... The other day i was cleaning out my car and noticed some loose plugs under the passenger side seat. After a little research i found out that they were for the stock amp. Did all 89T supras come with this amp? Would...
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    Defective fan clutch?

    As of late my car has been overheating at high speeds. I used to block test to determine that it wasnt the headgasket... We tested it cold, warm, and hot. Anyway... My buddy jared said that it might be my fan clutch. To test this he stuck a small piece of hose(the coolant hose that runs off...
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    Interchangable parts?

    A while back i saw a thread about parts from other cars that bolt up to the supra with little modification. The first obvious one is the rack from the mustang... I thought i remembered seeing something about the radiator from a ford tauras. Maybe i am losing my mind? Has anyone ever heard of...
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    re-using arps and resurfacing block

    i think my stupid piece of crap just blew the headgasket again after 3000 miles My block was at maximum recommended warpage according to the tsrm so im guessing that's why it happened. My current setup is a stock toyota gakset with arp headstuds... anyway... 1. It's cool to re-use arp...