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That's clean, efficient, *and* effective. My kind of ingenuity :D Now, to figure out what we can't plastidip.

Took mine to 150 indicated (my gps says max speed 143, so I'll take that)playing with an s2000 on I5. Blew his doors off with a bone stock 7mgte...hondas do tend to disappear from sight pretty quickly at those speeds, though.

Looks perfect...those springs will settle and end up a bit lower, probably. I'm also in the same boat; I've got a blown rear shock, and am wondering about going to static shocks in the back and keeping TEMs up front. Anybody care to chime in?

When you set calendar alarms on your phone reminding you when a supra will change possession and be for sale at a tow yard. ...That maroon 87 shell is going to be a parts car soon, damnit.

I've also heard tell of manufacturer tint being legal although darker than is allowed. Not entirely sure if it's true, however. Back on topic, with a much broader question: How do you, as an officer, tell that the peace has been kept; that the job is done, and there's no longer a threat to...

This. Insects and arachnids can take a hike. Also, rodentia is a class of vermin...probably part of the reason I enjoy my snakes as much as I do. Mice made a serious mess of my friend's Porsche 944; we even blew a carcass out of the exhaust when we started it the first time. Hit me in the leg...

I think the real danger would be dependent on how the genetics work, but even then the only good scenario is that the modified plant is sterile, or only produces viable offspring when crossed to the same strain of GM rice. But making it necessary to clone it to reproduce it would get everyone's...

Got some easy ones for ya: Fastest speeding ticket you've ever written or seen? What's the most lame excuse for breaking the law you've been given? Would you pull a supra over if it had a SM decal on it? Would you still write Mike a ticket? What's the real rule about having a front plate? One...

Mazda 323 or 626 turbo. My buddy bought a 323T for a daily beater while his VR4 was getting tuned...only thing he did to it was put a boost controller on it. He almost sold me the 3000gt because he liked the Mazda that much. And it's quick! Goddamn, that thing has balls, and it doesn't even look...

3 bars != tons of weight. Two (strut towers) are usually aluminum and the Xbrace is steel...all in all some 40 to 50 lbs, tops, which you can make back by removing the back seats and spare tire; but why would you? A single PSI of boost will take the same amount off your 1/4 mile time as removing...

Welded != 2-way. A 2-way diff is a LSD, but instead of only acting during applied torque (acceleration), it will also lock/differentiate during deceleration as well. The welded diff is permanently locked, no matter what. Neither wheel can ever spin faster or slower than the other, and it's a...

You can see the editing...one frame, supra's there. Next frame, explosion covers the screen and then the shell (no glass, btw) gets dropped from out of view. It's a common trick to keep from actually destroying someone's car, because it's usually one of the production staff that has to...

What might help is using the right order...the front bolts are supposed to be undone first when removing the targa. Doing the back first will probably shift it around a bit and misalign the fronts.

Looks great...in for pics of the back, and finding out how much has to be shaved off the support.

I'll admit to only being a handful of months older than my car (Manf'd 9/88...I was 5/88), but engineering is kind of an obsession of mine. Yes, I realize that there's no better solution than having the top bolted in, and possibly reinforced. But you know what? I enjoy my pseudo-convertible top...

Makes me wonder how the newer constant ratio auto-boxes do. One effective gear with no shifting? Can haz constant torque and power output nao?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/bkhollyer/Supra/supra010.jpg It's been around for quite a while...the other targa mk3 in my city has one installed. It makes enough of a difference in "noodling" with the top off that I noticed it driving his car, even though both of us have stock...

Personally, manual all the way. I don't feel safe letting an ECU tell me what gear it feels like being in. I was just explaining turbos to a friend, and he brought up that (admittedly good) question, is all. I already have an r154 in my mk3, and wouldn't even dream of switching out for an auto...

...when you're the kingpin in your car club, even though your car is stock(ish) and everyone else has a load more cash into their 240/944/Rx7, mainly because you still beat them unmerciful at any kind of road racing. Even though mine hasn't been on the road for 6 weeks :D

Noobish question, but will an auto-equipped car blow off pressure the same as one with a manual? I was thinking about it, and if you're on the accelerator, the throttle plate is still open when the auto shifts, unlike when you let off to hit the clutch and shift in a manual. So, does it release...