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  1. fixitman04

    Any tips to straighten crushed heater core tube?

    go to your local hardware store, look on the pipe plug section you should be able to find expandable pipe plugs in that size. use its expanding to press the tube back in shape carefully. they basically are a piece of threaded rod through a rubber stopper with a nut to squeeze the rubber...
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    92nsx's supra build

    im sure it will be right beside the bhg on the wall in the garage
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    absolutely no compression???

    i have had a problem with the shrade valve(that little air valve) on my compression tester failing before. but it was after a very long time of owning it. also check to see that the o-ring is still on the part that screws into the s-plug hole. other than that double check the the cam timing...
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    Leecheater's rebuild, getting there

    well, good, gotta get the supra running again anyway. that gives me time. the garage is looking great... wish i had the funds/room to build one myself.
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    Leecheater's rebuild, getting there

    so when is the next/first supra garage meet?
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    300ZX - Is the mechanic being honest with me?

    entirely possible. those vg motors are very stout even when damaged. they are known for cracking heads when overheated. id guess you have a couple bad heads from the #s you posted. if you need i have 3 vg30's in my storage. one vg30et as well. the et has about 30000 miles on it and is complete...
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    The new funky_monkey58 build thread sleeper style?

    i hate to think it sean, but you should really make two sets of brackets, and swap parts..... im thinking of converting to the dark and rumbly side. probably a big cam, high comp. na one though.
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    The new funky_monkey58 build thread sleeper style?

    you just did moy! just wait for the welcome party
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    Super Harvest Moon Dont Miss it

    turned out to be to overcast here... oh well.
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    Super Harvest Moon Dont Miss it

    gonna have to go for a drive in a couple hours then..... thanks
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    weight reduction

    the power seat is about 100 lbs, the non power seat is only about 50. that would be a big improvement. thought about a diet?
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    You couldn't pay me a million dollors to do this once! EVER!

    1760-1600=160ft this is why i said 160 in my earlier post. most riggers make about 30$/hr and most electronics techs make 30-40$/ hr so id guess reasonably that this is a 150k/yr job
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    You couldn't pay me a million dollors to do this once! EVER!

    id do it, but then again i do maintenance on cranes and such for a living. climbing 160ft on a ladder isnt that bad if you do it often enough. i do 300-400ft regularly. i would never do it without a tether though. at 1700ft i dont know why they dont use a sap(self actuated parachute) system.
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    Fall Supra meet in MN?

    how about ditching the cars and going to visit ij as well.......lol
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    Fall Supra meet in MN?

    whenever works for me... might even have a datsun running by then
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    i think i may have lost the bug

    i plan to fix the car either way, it really has no value not running and i have a lot in it. as to keeping it... i really dont know. in my mind i have moved on... it is my second supra and my second major disappointment related to one. my first supra i rebuilt the drivetrain and due to personal...
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    i think i may have lost the bug

    factory replacement hg, but i did the replacement before knowing about this site.... done to stock. the original hg had a external coolant leak at the front corner of the head. now i have low compression in two cylinders, and white steamy exhaust. # 2 has 60psi, and #5 has 40psi, the plugs are...
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    i think i may have lost the bug

    with my recent(and second in two years)bhg.... and the recent hail damage on my car. im finding it very very hard to concentrate any effort on my supra.:icon_mad: snow isnt to terribly far off around here and i have to decide which car to focus my energy on this winter as i only have one stall...
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    Will the real STIG please stand up...

    thought they revieled m-shumacher as the white stig a year ago.... im even more confused now.
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    The Risky Devil A70 spotted in video =)

    my god, got sentimental and started watching you=tube vids found my car in a pict during this vid.... 5.04 in the vid there is a pict of mine before i painted it. about a week after i got it!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajOy9VGnuSs&NR=1&feature=fvwp