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    Is this wrong of me?

    I would do the same also if i could find someone in need of parts in my area. I'm fixing to file-13 a pre 89 front bumper and spare rear bumper I have because they are taking up room that I could use for other things. I also have a hood, both head light assemblies, pre 89 mirrors and pre 89...
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    Safe without power steering?

    It keeps some fluid in the system and trash from getting in the rack and causing it to bind and or fail completely.
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    Safe without power steering?

    Changing the pressure line is not all that hard and can be picked up at your local parts house. I how ever have been driving with out power steering for about a year now because I don't have the bracket for the reservoir. But for you a flashlight and a couple of tools and you should be able to...
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    Cressida owner

    Welcome to SM, post pics of your car please!!
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    Valve sring washers??

    Maybe if he is running a bigger cam but still, it would have to be a monster cam to cause spring interference I would assume. OP, are you trying to adjust your cam to valve clearance?
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    VSV help needed!

    Enlighten us Grim, I would like to know my self. It was on the car connected to the fuel regulator so I put it back on when I did my swap. As for what it actually does I have no clue.
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    VSV help needed!

    Not to be a thrad jacker but some times i hear mine making all kinds of noise ilke a vacuum leak and it runs like shit but if i turn it off and start it right back up it works fine. Could it be goig bad?
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    Louisiana ThreaD!!!

    lol yeah the local Louisiana thread is not as popular as SF. I just spend more time here because there are very little douche bags on here. The car is running fine. hopeing to have it all up to date in the next couple of weeks so when you come back down we can go rid and i won't have to worry...
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    putting stock camshaft back in and taking out crowers read

    Plastigage takes about a minute. Much easier to do than to mic th journals. Make sure when you do this you don't have the liming belt on also. It could give false readings.
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    VSV help needed!

    No, the bolt or stud down. the vacuum manifold should have some more out lets on it near the center of the intake. There is a bolt around there you should be able to bolt it to.
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    VSV help needed!

    Then why did the engineers at Toyota put them on the car? OP, it should bolt under the intake near the other one. I have both of mine bolted there. Not sure if it is the right place or not though.
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    Considering NA-T

    Yeah I would say I lucked out because I was going to have everything machined anyway. Turned out everythign was perfect and there was a heat tag on teh back of the head from a rebuild shot so i figured it was a new motor. Bearings were not fully seated yeat and the cylinder walls still had the...
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    Considering NA-T

    I bought a running turbo car form a member on here for 600 bucks with what he thought was rod knock. Turned out to be a busted turbo. Had a buddy build me a CT-26 for 200 bucks. Donor car was an 88 so all i used was the hard parts. Got an 89+ ECU, Harness and igniter from a few other members on...
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    putting stock camshaft back in and taking out crowers read

    You use plastigauge to check journal clearances. Want to make sure the journals are not warn out to much to where it will damage the cams and the rest of the motor beacuse the oil is not staying where it needs to be.
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    most prestine supra*

    Uh, no. Example, my dads car, the one in my sig, is only 1 of 920 1971 442 W-30 produced, 110 of those were convertibles. Yes they were thousands of Oldsmobile Cutlass produced but not many with the 442 and the W-30 package built. I don't remember what year but either 70 or 71 convertible Hemi...
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    most prestine supra*

    If I could afford it, it would be parked in a climate controlled shop and driven every grate once in a while.
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    Saying Goodbye - Take Care SM

    Take it easy man and good luck with the vette!!
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    Louisiana ThreaD!!!

    We have a Louisiana thread already if you would have looked.
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    The (old) Official Gun Thread.

    Not a fan of the AK Poods but I do like the AK74U (in COD Black Ops) at least...lol I would love to have a FAL. I like that AR.
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    The (old) Official Gun Thread.

    Cool, well I'll probably end up getting the gun from them also being you buy from them if I can't find it here locally first for a decent price.