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The freeze-your-a$$-off temps really put a damper on the Indy2k10 meet. We parked, look at the cars quickly, then went in search of heat. New this year at the Winged Warrior event was drifting. Lots of fun to watch. Here is a pic of one of the two MKIII's that were drifting, plus a Nissan 350Z...

I'm in the process of prepping my car to have the engine pulled. The seals are shot, I get a giant cloud of blue smoke when I start up. The turbo is shot, it has oil in it and too much play. I've been a member on here about 2 years and I have read too much information about rebuilding an engine...

Goodbye 4 cylinder Altima, hello v6 Maxima! Had to get rid of the Altima, it got me stuck twice last winter and it slips bad on wet pavement. The Max has traction control, and I put it to the test when I test drove one in the rain. It would slip for a moment, then the TCS would kick in and the...

I'm hoping and praying my car doesn't have a ::bhg:: I need some opinions, here's whats happening - car has had a small coolant leak for the past year. Birdcage light would come on about every 2-3 months. I took it to Gatlinburg, and I got a birdcage light after we arrived (we crossed over the...

C'mon guys, lessee some roadtip pics! Let us know where you went, what kind of issues your sup had, and let us know if you spotted any other sups along the way. I'll start. We (me, the BF and the Sup) hit Gatlinburg over the weekend. We went up to Cades Cove. Here's a pic at the visitor's...

There are alot more pics already posted under midwest regional, but I thought I would post my pics here (along with some colorful commentary) for those that haven't kept up with the Indy2k9 thread. We started Saturday morning gathering at the Kroger parking lot awaiting our fearless leader to...

When my car was painted last summer, I stripped it down, and the body shop did not put the door moldings back on correctly. They didn't fix the broken clips, and they used all kinds of 2-sided tape that resulted in wavy door moldings. Since I have to get a new PS door, the moldings will be done...

Well, I've never replaced brake calipers on any of my previous vehicles. Looked like fun so I thought I would give it a try :sarcasm: I got the first caliper off the car with minimal fuss. Here's what I have removed: So I have the old caliper still attached to the bracket (torque plate...

Yeah, it sucks and it was my fault. I was approaching an X shaped intersection on an overpass over a 4-lane highway. You know, the kind where one set of lights controls traffic for the ramps on both sides of the overpass? Well, I was undecided about stopping for the light, so I did. And I ended...

Well, I took my car to an appraiser and it was a rather interesting experience, thought I would share what I learned. My goal here is to have the insurance company value the car higher than book in case of an accident. The dollar amount I am looking for is $7500. Kelly bluebook today is $3500...

No better time than the holidays for starting a new supra project! Yesterday I ripped out most of my interior. I'm not bored - I just received my new carpet kit. The old carpet suffered from a large dark (black?) stain that covered half the passenger side, from the back seat all the way under...

Here was my setup: New brembo blanks, porterfield pads, ss brake lines, POS brake master cylinder POS brake master cylinder starts failing after about 2500 miles. Car starts pulling to the right during hard brakes. I notice twice the brake dust covering the PS wheel than the DS wheel. I...

Has anyone bought one of those molded OEM carpet kits for their supra? I'm looking for some that has a tighter pile than the original so its easier to clean. Would've kept mine but the wiper fluid line that conveniently runs under the passenger side seats failed, so I'm writing it off as ruined...

Ah, another one from the "what the hell is this" category.. There are two do-hickies at my fingertips. They were just hanging in the door panel. The DS door handle is right above my hand. When the car was at the body shop, they pulled out the door handles to paint, and put them back in. Also...

I did some research on here, and I've not found alot of info on seat belts. My concern is my 2 yr old daughter that rides with me. Mike (supramk3man) told me that in a wreck, his mkiii shoulder belt didn't hold him well, and this concerns me. What I have found is that the mkiii belts are inertia...

I was kinda disappointed. It was just so serious! No fun. I know the old show was campy, but hey, it was a talking car that would come to you when called. How cool was that???! This new one, turns into a truck??! Huh? I think they went over the top with what the car could do. Next week, it does...

Every time I mark something off of my to-fix list, my car has to add a new item to the list. Usually something worse than what I just fixed. This is no exception. CPS wire issue fixed. Car had a new connector, but had a half-assed splicing job. Grabbed an EE person, 20 mins later problem...

Yikes! Four to six week job turned into three months! But my car is back and it looks great (these pics aren't hiding anything!): The color is what Toyota calls a white pearl crystal. It is found on the latest toyotas and lexus. A better description would be its a white metallic. It...

Starting the thread, stay tuned for more..

I plan to go to the indy meet this weekend, so I've been getting stuff lined out in my 90t. There's been alot of engine work done the past few weeks including new oil pan (old one was hammered, literally), ball joints, cps cover & seal, ABS sensors, tranny service, fuel filter, rear dif service...