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  1. suprabad

    Ok. So I pretty much feel like an idiot.

    Just pull the radiator and back-flush it and shake it til the gasket drops out. IQ>80=15mins IQ<80=30mins IQ=waist size=1hr
  2. suprabad

    Valve Spring Replacement w/ Head on ?

    i.e. 1. Denial - "No way...that didn't just happen". (Twilight Zone circle spins as you fall in to the abyss). 2. Bargaining - "Maybe I can pull it back with vacuum or magnet or..." 3. Anger - "Motherf*%#er!!! I hate you!!! I'm having this bastard crushed into a cube". 4.Depression -...
  3. suprabad

    Car not starting randomly? READ THIS (30 Amp Starter Relay Mod)

    Ok, I'll bite...so what's the "real" problem?
  4. suprabad

    Who has an addiction with dumping wayy too much $$$ into their supra

    I just spent that much on paint (and related stuff)...and I'm collecting Hi-po parts for (another) new motor that should exceed the paint bill.
  5. suprabad

    brake pad recomendations

    Anybody tried EBC? They make red and green, cant remember the difference between the two. I've heard good things about them. Personally I want the Wilwood kit.
  6. suprabad

    This is an odd one.

    "Replace the electric fans with the stocker...blah blah blah, electric fans bad...blah blah blah..."
  7. suprabad

    Let's rebuild a wiring harness.

    I'd bite the bullet and get a new harness. I know it's expensive, but so are fires and shorted out electrical components, and that's before you factor in the tedious work of troubleshooting an old wiring harness. I think you're asking for a heartache.
  8. suprabad

    door hinges

    Cost me 6 bucks for the bushings and pins (one door). Just pressed the old ones out and pressed the new ones in (4 per door). Good as new. I decided to do it this way because after I removed and examinded the hinge the only wear was in the bushings themselves, which had been worn to an oval...
  9. suprabad

    how much did your 7mgte rebuilt cost you?

    +1 I strongly considered burning my receipts (to minimize potential conflict).
  10. suprabad

    Valve Spring Replacement w/ Head on ?

    Ahhh yes...the old rope trick. That's exactly why it's safer, i.e. If you fill the cylinder up with soft rope there is nowhere for the valve to fall. The air method makes me nervous too (air...you can't see it:sarcasm:).
  11. suprabad

    Boost on composite gasket

    I'm pretty sure your abilities and access to info as well as proper equipment are not representitive of the average crescent wrench wielding "I better check with my mechanic" tinkerer on this site... If you get much past 10psi and experience any detonation with a composite head...
  12. suprabad

    More Coolant issues (not a bhg thread)

    I know you said this is not another BHG thread, but I don't think you've proven that yet. Do a NAPA block (sniffer) test. It costs $50 for the kit, takes 30 seconds, and is so simple to perform that a monkey could do it. My money is on a BHG.
  13. suprabad

    Changed interior color to black

    It's going to fade big time. My brother used the dupli-color on on the interior of an old truck he had and within a month it was fading like a fat lady in the sun .
  14. suprabad

    door hinges

    Pulling the fender is probably faster and certainly less frustrating. I did my drivers side door not to long ago, but I just pressed in new bushings and replaced the pins (saved a couple hundred bucks in the process). I took pictures, and was gonna do a write up on it, but decided it was...
  15. suprabad

    Just got an MK3 that has been sitting for 3 years help!!!

    Yeah that doesn't matter...same deal, but you should drain the gas tank, as the gas will be stale. Check fuel lines, rail, injectors etc. for any sludge. Old gas can turn into gooey slime, clogging injectors or any other narrow fuel passage, plus you dont want to start it up with nasty stale fuel.
  16. suprabad

    bhg, after bhg?

    Everyone I know that's used the copper spray, has used the permatex. I thought VHT just made ghetto tailight tint spray.:sarcasm:
  17. suprabad

    The Homo Blue Poopa is gone :(

    Who's gonna be our wheel Hor now?
  18. suprabad

    Wierd Warning Light

    That light means you must proceed immediately to the Lincoln Memorial, where you will receive futher instructions.
  19. suprabad

    bhg, after bhg?

    That was very observant...good job poodles! (Loud Buzzer Sound) WRONG. Serously, boosting has nothing to do with it. It wouldn't matter if your engine was an n/a. If you seal up the crankcase, the pressure generated in there has nowhere to go, so it just builds up until it exceeds the...
  20. suprabad

    bhg, after bhg?

    I just did an HKS stopper on my motor, and agonized over the deck and head contact surfaces. Is yours finished to a high enough ra? I know you took it to the machine shop, but not all machinists understand that both deck and head have to look like a mirror. Seriously. I ended up...