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  1. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    whoa... been awhile. I was looking at tial's but i already have the HKS adapter pipe so... *shrug whatever works man. I did get a 90 degree coupler in today so I can finally get rid of the huge pinch in the IC piping I had from IC to turbo.... now I think I may need a straight pipe... all I have...
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    Jon's 1989 1JZ single turbo restoration and build: Stellllllaaaaa!

    man it IS looking good!!! but hey I read over on SF that many ppl who did widebody kits were having issues with the natural flexing of the body breaking the seams with the widebody portions, which is why, they say, that many ppl who do widebody kits acutally rivet them on, even though it looks...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Thanks guys!!! means a lot!! :D as for the BOV... *sigh I am saving up for a real HKS SSQV :D since the adapter I have right now is for HKS... had some more fun today. 90% humidity sucks though... but I did take her up to around 135, fastest I've ever gone... was afraid to go any faster lmao :P
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    LoL, if it's any consolation, I plan on upgrading the rear end to 89+ (I have a set of jdm tails being held for me and the wing sitting in the garage :D) but thank you!!! I wish I could do more NOW anyways, pics as promised: In the process of cutting off the mounting tabs, I sawed too close...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    AHH!!! shhhhhh!!!! do not speak of such things... she might hear >_< LoL!!! oh hey I totally forgot to ask you for the TEMS covers, so lmk whenever ur free so i can get those done for you and perhaps take a look at ur interior pieces again... i discovered yet more damage to the middle piece in...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    OH MY GOD I just took her out after finishing the final retorque and... what a rush!!!! I can really feel the increase in power and the engine has never sounded meaner :evil2: My heart is still racing right now.... LoL I can only hope this lasts!!! so to summarize, today I got the...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    LoL no feedback... well in any case here are some pics of Jasmine as she is right now:
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Alright, I have 40 some more miles left until the last retorque. School starts next week so I'm going to put things I want done on paper so I won't have to keep rethinking ideas for the Supra. Opinions from the community will be much appreciated, that said here I go: I am going to sideline...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    K I have developed a coolant leak from the heater vacuum valve... ... need a new one cuz I don't think its leaking from the hoses... unless someone else has opinions this is from yesterday when I cleaned the fuel sender unit
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    Random YouTube Videos - Round 2

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48errZPPa4&feature=player_embedded is it real???
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    Boostcraver's resto-modification build

    I envy ur leather seats :P are you going to dye the inserts to match? if so, how? I would love to do a full black interior conversion in the long run
  12. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    fixed it!!! just cleaned the coils a little and bent the contact a bit on the fuel sender unit.. now I smell like gas >_<
  13. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    wtf my fuel gauge just died... i know for a fact it's not empty, but it reads empty... would a hard fast turn to the right cause the fuel level thingy to get stuck?
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    Chambers Build Thread - "Daily Eighty-Seven"

    wow... that actually sounds perfect to me, the streets round here are not conducive for slammed status... thanks man!!!
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    I just checked, the intercooler itself fits fine, but the piping to the turbo is in the way, so I think some cutting may be in order :(
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Hey haven't had a chance to check the timing yet. My plan to finish up the upper intake mani which includes draining the coolant so i can get the timing cover off has been postponed by lack of funds :( hopefully i can get to mobes place this week to do the timing with the light etc. k pics...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    nice!!! are you gonna start a build thread? the car is doing pretty good, she pulls pretty well without the turbo, can't wait to see with!! haha, driving around all day under 2600 rpm... kind lame but oh well. Put the two small underbody panels back on just now. what do you think about the...
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    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    OK I did my first retorque after 6 heat cycles. Trying to break the bolts loose was a huge pain... I ended up using a pipe to get enough leverage to move the ratchet... and are you supposed to hear a loud pop/crack when the bolt "breaks" loose? I only loosened each one about 1/8th of a turn...
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    Chambers Build Thread - "Daily Eighty-Seven"

    I'm thinking about eibachs and tokico too... how much did it lower?? doesn't seem much by the pictures
  20. lithium14

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    Ooo nice!!! thanks man!! perhaps sometimes next week? I start school on the 23rd so... might not have time so easily after then. I need to get the car tinted too if I want my interior to survive past this summer. LoL