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The body work continues. I worked on this spot on the right of the trunk. When I got the car it was completely bowed upwards, like someone had backed over a tall rock. Didn't really show from outside the car, but inside it made the tool bucket not fit. So I beat the pannel back into roughly the...

Mounted gauges where the ashtray goes. My car is missing the ashtray, and I can't find a replacement. Better use of the space I reckon. The sensors are all standard threads, so I need to adapt them to the British Standard Threads that Toyota used back then.

Won some super cool old gauges on FleaBay. Not sure how old they are, 80's? What do you guess?

Thanks! I'm super excited. Can't wait to keep working on the body. Next Saturday we'll be doing more work

What engine is that? Looks like it came from an antique pickup truck

Heater core came out today after removing 4 small screws and 2 hose clamps. Old cars are good for something. But the big news is the body work started today! My brother-in-law came over with a bunch of tools and supplies and we got to work on the big ugly dent in the rear. I'll let the photos...

Yikes! Good think I don't have a Supra! I can see the entire heater core under the dash, behind the center console without moving a single thing. Becuase no one has replacement heater cores for this car, I'm going to find a place to have it fixed.

Havn't had a timing light on it yet. All my neighbors got really pissed when I fired up the car with no exhaust, so was waiting until that had been done. Now that the exhaust is made, I find that the heater core is leaking coolant all over the driver's floor. One more thing to fix before...

Just got the car back from Performance Options in Oakland! Exhaust and trans mount made! So excited, really happy with the work. Sounds great. Not too loud, not too quiet. http://youtu.be/NrQFtaWkW5A

Today the car went to Performance Options in Oakland to have the exhaust and transmission mount made. I had been so busy at work the last two weeks I've hardly had any time at all for the car. So today was the first day I have started the car in a while, and the first day I have actually driven...

Installing an electric fan. Tight fight, but it ought to do

The work lately has been to try and get something done about the transmission mount. What I need is to be able to drive the car enough that I can have a real mount made by a pro. All I did was take a couple sections of 1/8" aluminum bar and drill holes for the factor W58 mount and bolt those to...

P.s. fixed the fuel pressure issue. Easy! Swapped a different fuel pressure regulator. The old one was just stuck. Everything working as it should Brakes work, clutch works, engine running. I moved the car a few feet backwards and forwards again under its own power! Very exciting. Getting...

Found a stock 7M-GE mid-pipe locally, but without the cat. Bolted it up and started the car again. That slow rev to 3k and drop and back again is gone, so that's good. Not an air leak. Nice and steady idle. Hella loud though! The pipe fits almost like stock. Fits perfectly, except for at the...

Tight! Welcome back and congrats on the new car!

So clearly still a lot of work to do! Needs and exhaust for starters. Because there isn't one AT ALL. The neighbors are not happy about the noise and fumes from a cat-less old car. The Pacesetter headers can be cut and re-welded. I may do that now that I know how to weld. Not a priority...

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Thanks for the tips. Yes your description makes sense. I'll re-do the dizzy tomorrow if I can get to it. Already replaced the ECU. I figure I need to go through the FSM no-start check procedure step by step until I figure out what's wrong, including testing for compression. But first I...

We have now caught up with the present. I've checked the mechanical ignition timing, and all seems right. However, when I line up the gear mark to the notch on the distributor, the rotor moves one "click" to the right when putting the dizzy back into the head. Why does that happen? Does that...

The above photo of the ECU shows a badly burnt out resistor. Could that be my issue? (assuming I've got all else hooked up properly) I made so much progress today that I am happy despite continued frustrations. If anyone else is as frustrated as I am, here is a giant cupcake to cheer you up.