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  1. metaphysico

    Speedo, gearing question

    Actually depending on the year of the car there are 3 diffs for na an 86.5-88 had one the 89-92 had another both non lsd then the lsd that the later had. Unless the gearing is the same between the lsd and non lsd of the later years but I cant find the page I was on the other day to look up vin...
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    ever had an head bolt round up on you?

    A lot of the time I have seen this is because of the oil in the head when taking it off. When you stick the bit down into the hole it feels like it goes all the way down but the oil can hold it up, either tap it with a hammer lightly till the oil comes out or just take compressed air and blow...
  3. metaphysico

    Abs speed sensor cap off?

    You could just swap the tail shaft over from your old transmission and problem solved, this should also make sure your speedo driven gear spins at the correct rate for your rearend and you wont end up with a difference in speedo reading.
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    SOS help needed cluth master cylinder fail....

    The clutch system is pretty simple and only a few things can cause this problem, one being the clutch masters you are getting are bad (very likely) or you have a leak somewhere. When you push in the clutch you push a rod that pushes in on the piston in the clutch master, the master piston...
  5. metaphysico

    Speedo, gearing question

    there are 3 different diffs used in na cars with 3 different ratios, the lsd is pretty rare on na as they go. The cable itself dosent matter it spins at the speed the driven gear runs at. So you difference will be caused by the diff the trans or the cluster or a combination of the 3. Also if...
  6. metaphysico

    Front Suspension is crapped :(

    If you took a hard impact you could have bent the control arms, the bend will not be visible. You will have to have an alignment done when you get the rack replaced so you will know something is wrong if you camber or caster are way off. You might be able to adjust it back in spec but if not...
  7. metaphysico

    Installing new calipers, pads, and rotors

    If you get a new master cylinder test it before you leave the store, make sure the backflow valve is working, ie if you press in the piston then put ur fingers over the holes and release the piston, the vacuum should release after a few seconds on your fingers, if it dosent the master is no...
  8. metaphysico

    turbo

    I have no idea about the application but there are two ct26 turbos the one the supra has and the mr2 also has a ct26 but they are different. You should make sure its not the one from the mr2 that the celica takes. As I have seen the supra has 4 bolt flange and mr2 has 6 bolt so that should...
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    Front Suspension is crapped :(

    Check to see if the frame has shifted and they may indicate damage, do this by looking at the bolts that hold it in place and look to see if it looks like the bolts are sitting in a different position then they were, you should see a mark where they were if they have shifted. If they didnt...
  10. metaphysico

    Auto to Manual Conversion

    Its not that bad, I did mine in 3 hours and that was without any of my air tools, had to do it at my dads house cause thats where the trans went out, so it was done on jack stands and with hand tools.
  11. metaphysico

    oil pan gasket..to change or not

    You dont have to pull the motor to do the oil pan gasket, hell I have done many rod bearings with the motor in the car. You will need an engine hoist though. Anyways just take the nuts off the motor mounts, unscrew the sub frame bolts about an inch or so out, hook engine hoist to motor and...
  12. metaphysico

    2 issues after 5 speed swap

    1. Did you use an appropriate gauge connector when splicing the wires together? If you just stuck what you had on it it may not be able to pass enough current though it. Should use a yellow 10 gauge and make sure its a heat shrink type to seal out water. If thats not it your going to have to...
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    Dyed my interior carpets BLACK - - what do you think?

    I dyed mine a few years ago, it was a pain to do though because of the way I went about doing it. What I did was use a paint gun to spay dye onto the carpet in concentrated form, you are supposed to use a mixture of one bottle to 2 gallons, I just used it straight. Anyways after letting it...
  14. metaphysico

    Temp Question, Need an answer QUICK! :)

    I think you may have your numbers wrong, the setup should be 400 to cook the powder coat on then once it sits it will hold temps well above that.
  15. metaphysico

    Fuel Gauge bulb.

    This is due to the shape of the 10mm led replacement lights, they are projected dome tops, you will need to shave the top flat in order to get it to shine correctly to light up both the speedo and the fuel guage. Sand with some 240 grit till its flat then 400 to smooth, then 1000 wet sand to...
  16. metaphysico

    89 frankenstein This is what you can do with a $100 car.

    Well this was an old post but since I have been getting back to it I figured I would revive it. The sad part is I have not done much to my car, but I did get a body kit and installed it and did some other work. I have the led turn signals in it now, err kind of. The car is also getting some...
  17. metaphysico

    door hinge

    I was gonna fire up my lathe to fix my pins, and btw you will want to use brass not steel. As the brass will wear instead of the hinge. I was figuring I will make a bunch of them and sell them as I am sure some people would be interested. I have to make a set for my car and my wifes car. I...
  18. metaphysico

    Just got a 1988 MK3 Supra turbo

    Welcome to the community, and that is a nice black hole.
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    Quarter glass, remove for paint job?

    By the trim tape I think he means to put the tape on the trim pieces, it is very strong sticky stuff, then attach it to the window this will pull the trim up some, you have to pull it pretty tight to pull the trim back. But for all intensive purposes all you should have to do is just take the...
  20. metaphysico

    Auto trans problems after ge to gte swap. FIXED

    Well its finally fixed. After going through the wiring diagrams I found that speed sensor 1 is in the instrument cluster and since the motor was jdm and the speedo cable was on the wrong side and would not fit in the trans I didnt have the speedo cable hooked up. I had to put a dent in the...