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  1. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    alright... Got the claim started an estimate by the best body shop in this area... about 2400. This includes a new bumper cover, center garnish and all the labor/paint/supplies.. not as bad as I thought. They said if I can get my own bumper and or taillight garnish that cost will be deducted...
  2. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    oh yeah I totally agree with the taillights.. I am in fact upgrading to 89+ jdm tails. Just gotta save up the money to buy em... unless i can use the insurance money :D
  3. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    So I took a closer look today... I can't really tell, but if there is frame damage, it's very slight. I'm going to try and get some estimates from notable body shops around town (google search and any shop that hass 100% 5 star rating with 30 or more reviews, my number one choice has 168 reviews...
  4. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    yeah.... gonna have a good look tomorrow morning... but I also noticed (as prompted by jdmma70) that the panel right behind the driver side poor is push forward, so that when i open the door, it drop slightly and the glass rubs against the plastic trim panel right behind the window... fml
  5. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Aight I got pics What I saw initially... talk about heart rending :(((( Here you can see how far in the back panel got pushed So I got news that in Texas, no matter what, the person doing the rear-ending is at fault. Also because we were both at a full stop, and I...
  6. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Hey... yeah I'm not expecting too much. I called up my insurance and the adjuster person should get back to me by tomorrow. I think I can salvage the brakelights... the bumper maybe not. And what's going to need body work is the panelling above the bumper... I'm going to bump up the jdm tails in...
  7. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Fuck... just got rearended again!!!! Wtf... this time there is much more damage... the fender is smashed in. My brakelights are popped out and the hatch doesn't close all the way... I got her policy number... idk ut else to get. Totally at a loss right now.... the girl is in my class so if I...
  8. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    YES!!!! desperate last attempt is SUCCESSFUL!!!! All thanks to ValgeKotkas!! Hopefully soon I'll get a set of metal caps all the way from Estonia!!! WEEEEERRRDDDDD talk about a great Memorial Day
  9. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    ugh.. im so sick of fighting with my centercaps and trying to get them to match the polished aluminum... fml I just wish I could find a set of the rare aluminum centercaps... I'm about to start pm'ing the people who said they had them in super old threads... maybe one of them will have moved on...
  10. lithium14

    San antonio

    awesome npnp!! thanks again!! I'm hoping to have my exhaust done by mid/late june =P... we'll see how that works out
  11. lithium14

    San antonio

    Hey does anyone know if 1988ma70supra is still around? It's been awhile but I thought I'd take him up on the ddp offer... the other seller just dissappeared... I finally gave up waiting for response from him. Btw SA Supra, do you still have those interior pieces? :D
  12. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    LoL you'll see once I get em completely done :D and I'll pm you here in a bit has anyone had the issue with horrible groaning sounds from the brakes after cleaning them? I sprayed my brakes down with brake cleaner in the hopes of getting rid of the squeal... and instead of squeal now its got a...
  13. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Ok so after seeing JDMMA70's wheels, I regained the motivation to finish my wheels... however I have come upon so issues :( preview of the center with unfinished cap... literally spent an hour using a razor to cut out the precise edges of the "blades" of the "saw" upon peeling the...
  14. lithium14

    My new wheels finally! :)

    Man Derek... looking suuuper good!!! now all you need is smoked lights ;)
  15. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    well... after some thought... no work this weekend, I'm just going to sit back and enjoy it. I need a new cold start injector and a new tb gasket to finish the upper plenum, and since I have to wait two weeks before I can afford to get those items, I'm gonna postpone the work until I have ALL...
  16. lithium14

    My new wheels finally! :)

    lovin it!!! can we get a entire body shot ;)
  17. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    hm sounds about right... well then :D time to find a cold start injector!!
  18. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    *sigh at ppl LoL ... so I have the most annoying brake squeal... might have to take a look at the brakes this weekend (been happening for awhile now). Gonna finish up the engine bay this weekend as well, then finish letting the engine breathe, then trans... also have a first start of the day...
  19. lithium14

    Ebay 7M silicone hose kits or suitable replacement?

    Hmm I have long since fixed my piping problems... but I can say that I have not heard back from HPF on that email either. I DID hear back from them when I asked why shipping a few gaskets cost over 50 bucks for shipping (the gaskets themselves were 12 bucks total) .. and got some bs answer... I...
  20. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Thanks for the good words man!!! Actually ... let me know wut the shipping for the a340e is again... since I've decided to stay 7M for a bit, I'm going to need a new trans, this one whines and squeals and clicks like a dying seal lmao. perhaps I will post a vid... gonna need a copilot though...