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95% of the electric superchargers sold on ebay are bunk. They're leaf-blower type motors that may boost at low RPM (idle), but at high RPM, they act as a giant intake obstruction -- they can't begin to push the amount of air needed to keep an engine fed and happy, much less boosted, at high...

behind? :D CCC

Alrighty then! I stared at it for a while longer, then I got out ye olde screwdriver and ratchet wrench, and followed standard operating procedure of "unbolt stuff until it falls apart, then unbolt more for good measure" and got everything in pieces! I pulled the speaker boxes, howked out the...

Well, I schmeared the everything I could reach in there with wheel bearing grease, and it seems to have quieted a good many of the squeaks! thanks for the help guys! CCC

getting a cooling system flush from the local radiator shop -- old japanese guy been in business for about 953 years, give or take :P charging me $57 for the flush, and refill, including coolant. I'm doing the timing belt and waterpump at the same time, as it's a "while you're in there...

easy way to drop the tank: put on coveralls, and/or one of those full body disposable coveralls, get on a creeper, unbolt the (empty) tank, ease it onto your chest/stomach, and roll yourself out. makes life much easier than fumbling around with jacks, and worrying about the damn thing falling...

Mustangs of that era have the gas door there too :P all you naysayers who seem to be getting your collective noses out of joint, and denying that the supra looks anything like the firebird, get your eyes checked :P At least the firebird was one of the prettier cars coming out of detroit at...

I think I see a set of sawblades in the gallery of their site :P CCC

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/crackerscat/SupraRightInteriorLQ.jpg Here's mine -- for now (This photo taken the day after I bought my car, the previous owner installed this deck after the factory one packed it in, it's an "Audiophase" unit, probably $50 at best buy or something -- the...

kickass, looks like it's time for another NAPA run then! CCC

headlights look more Lotus-inspired. Not much else does though. CCC

MkI seemed to take some styling cues (more than Celicas of the same era) from the Toyota 2000GT of the late 60s, which was designed by Albrecht Goertz. The 2000GT took a lot of it's styling cues from the E-Type Jaguars of the time, so it _COULD_ be stretched to say that the Supra evolved from...

Alright, I went to a mechanic who comes highly recommended in town (everyone I know with a foreign car in town, german or japanese takes their car to him when they need service) and got a quote for getting: --Timing belt replaced --Timing belt tensioner replaced --Waterpump replaced...

*grins* didn't think I saw it in there, and it sounds like my kind of job! little precision, just dirt, gunk, and schmear :P Now, this may be a totally obvious question, but is there any special type of grease I should use for this? is the garden variety chassis lube goop a good choice for...

Can y'all elaborate a bit? is this a procedure in the TSRM? Thanks! CCC

chromed, as far as I know. The Previous Owner had it done. I don't know what it'll cost, exactly, I'll take some close up pictures for y'all as soon as I can :) CCC

Okay, so I'm ears-deep in my front doors, installing new speakers. Considering what an annoying pain in the keester it is to pull the everything apart to get in there, is there anything I should do while I'm in there? I've got the typical 16-year-old-supra rattles, and I'm wondering if there's...

thankye, I'll do my damndest to get 'em out, and see what we've got kicking around in there :P CCC

slightly offtopic, but sawblades look great chromed, in my opinion...here's what they look like on my car: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/crackerscat/SupraSideLQ.jpg dialup disclaimer: fairly large image, view with care :p CCC

Awrighty then, I've searched, and the only info I can find on pulling the rear speakers is that I need to remove the rear hatch interior, disassemble half my intake, drop the exhaust, and take the front door of my house off of it's hinges, all while standing on my head and whistling the...