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  1. gaboonviper85

    Suppose I'll vent if you dont mind...

    Well here goes it... So my day goes like this...I wake up 4 hours early to head to tires plus for an alignment...its about 40 min from where I live and I swear I get stuck behind every damn old person who can't read speed limit signs so it took me just over an hour to get to the shop....got...
  2. gaboonviper85

    the magic brake bleeding order?

    In what order do our brakes get bled??? What wheel is first second third and fourth.....maybe it doesn't matter but in my old toyota pickup there was an order which they were to be done.
  3. gaboonviper85

    well damn everyone else has one....goal=keep it running!

    well where to start... bought an 87 n/a supra this past winter....i had plans on buying it and then parking it as a project but me being the tard that i am totaled my honda prelude....so now im kinda just balls out with this car cause i dont have time to play games so to speak... bought...
  4. gaboonviper85

    well....i finally installed new trans and stuff

    as some of you know ive been haveing issues with my drivetrain sense i bought the supra....car used to shake pretty bad once i got to 45 mph....clutch wouldnt compleatly disengage... well friday night i clocked out of work at 8:45 pm and started the install of the new trans, spec/fidanza...
  5. gaboonviper85

    am i missing anything (drivetrain related)

    ok as most of you know I'm putting in a new transmission and some other goodies...I need to make sure I'm not missing anything before it all comes appart. This is what I have so far: Transmission new rear trans seal new rear main block seal spec/fidanza flywheel ACT clutch disk aisin...
  6. gaboonviper85

    gaboon and flywheel....

    thought this would be kinda cool... gots my parts today from a2motorsports....big thanks to Chris! only few more parts to go and im ready to install new drive train....whooo
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    fidanza flywheel and oem pressure plate balance?

    okay people....just recieved my parts....does the flywheel and plate need to be balanced or can I just install...some say just toss them in but I need to be 100% sure cause I'm in a rush and if they need to be balanced together then I should send them out asap...if its not needed then rock on.
  8. gaboonviper85

    no effing way!!!! Stupid drivers

    I'm over here at the tattoo parlor and was chilling watching cops on tv. All the sudden we all hear a loud crash that sounds like it was right infront of the shop.....my friend goes to the window and yells at me "your fucking supra man, dude just nailed your supra"....I run out side and dude...
  9. gaboonviper85

    7m powered rail buggy?

    has anyone ever seen or thought about doing this???? I cant get that idea out my head! If anybody has could you post pics? ive seen a twin turbo ls1 i believe in a rail....looked sick...but would be bad ass to see a 7m.
  10. gaboonviper85

    powerless steering and gutted supras?

    anybody here remove power steering and actually enjoy it? I'm thinking of removeing everything down to bare bones ex: ac, rear interior panels and seats, carpet, cruise control,and other stuff untill I get all the work I need to do to the car is compleat.....I have the hatch panels removed...
  11. gaboonviper85

    clear acrylic shift knobs...guageing interest...take a look

    last saturday i did the sogi mod to my stock shifter....obviously it left me without a knob so figured id make one....found some clear acrylic at work (medical grade) and went to town on the lathe then buffed the hell out of it.....i didnt want to mess with threading the stick cause i do plan on...
  12. gaboonviper85

    head liner removal?

    I need to pull out my sunroof to find out who makes it and see if it can be rebuilt...can the head liner be removed without hurting it? And how does one remove it?
  13. gaboonviper85

    Ok got my new/used transmission...advice

    got my transmission today...cleaned it up like new again on the outside....I have no idea how long the trans was sitting so I am draining all the fluid (w58).... Should I throw some clean parts cleaner in it and flush it out?????
  14. gaboonviper85

    ok...think I need help with transmission issue

    when my car is running and I have the clutch pedal to the floor its still grinding gears.... But when I had my friend pump the clutch while I watched the slave it is moveing and doing its job... Now I have no idea how much travel the slave has but it looks like its extending about an inch....why...
  15. gaboonviper85

    strange issues with coworkers car

    okay people may I pick your brain? Ok so its a 2000 ford focus...friend was driveing down the turnpike and all the sudden all the needles oh guage cluster droped and radio stoped working as if car shut off but yet motor was still running and he was driveing as if nothing wrong...he got to the...
  16. gaboonviper85

    tips for w58 removal and instalation

    I'm purchaseing a w58 from a member and we this is only the 3rd trans ive ever removed and only the second rwd....ive searched and found some good advice but was wondering anybody could add some things? I'm not putting a new clutch in cause mine feels fine and doesn't slip at all.. I'm just...
  17. gaboonviper85

    any Philly area people interested?

    I don't know if this is the right place to post this but here goes it I'm very close to buying an 87 n/a supra parts car...I need the engine, trans, drive shaft, and front sway bar.....but the interior is in decent shape greyish blue color....I have no need for anything else but when I get this...
  18. gaboonviper85

    ok... Guess my support bearing isnt my prob

    well for a little while now I figured my drive shaft support bearing was toast but after closer inspection it seems to have been replaced already.... Rubber looks to be in great shape and the metal looks some what new and not weathered... So I started shakeing things around and noticed...
  19. gaboonviper85

    You all are gonna think I'm retarded

    ok here goes it.... As with most of you I've always had a dream of building a car that will turn heads....but...I don't make the most money in the world and I'm always stuck with cars that are old and not dependable....rent is what ends up takeing most my money....well now I own the car that...
  20. gaboonviper85

    carrier bearing write up?

    Is there one floating around here? Do I need to get a new one or can I go to a savage yard and pick one up...I just need a quick fix right now so I can afford to get a new wind shield. How much time should I set asside to replace this part and all that? What tools are needed so I can get...