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Hehe that was how I removed my turbo last time. In two pieces so I could reach the bolts easier. I just smacked mine with a rubber hammer and it broke loose.

I agree, my brother is in the same position. He is a student and saved up everything he had to get a 3000gt. It was great until he started having to fix things, it adds up quick. If you can't work on stuff yourself and don't have deep pockets, this probably isn't the car for you. That doesn't...

The first time I had to replace my starter it took like 4 hours to get the 2 bolts off. Now I've got an awesome method and it takes 10 minutes. It's not a hard job just frustrating to get the bolts off. If you have this problem again and are in a jam, just tap the starter with a pipe or hammer...

I want a dipstick where you can actually read the oil level. Maybe if I scratched it up with sandpaper or something.

Aww you wussies, if my car made it you don't have any excuses. Racer, as I mentioned I'm in Jacksonville all week. So if you need some last minute help, I'd be more than happy to stand around and watch you work. Forced, if your worried about fitting all my junk in a supra then don't worry...

Don't forget the turbo feed lines. Metal bits will eat up your bearings bad.

Well I made it back, hurray. As far as I can tell no rodknock. I look forward to seeing you all this weekend. EDIT: I forgot to mention one of my roomates is a photographer type. If he's around this weekend I may be able to talk him into taking some cool shots for us.

I ran into a similar situation and this is the route I took, only cheaper. I have a spare shortblock I'm building, but I still wanted to drive my car until it was done. I opted to spend a few weekends to drop the subframe and change the bearings from the bottom with engine in car. In the end I...

Well took the supra for its maiden voyage and it did well. I really missed driving it. It may still develop rodknock, but for now there's no "woodpecker in the engine." If all goes well I'll probably write a "redneck rodknock fix" how-to. The front of the pan still leaks oil, but every supra...

Hehe the car isn't much to look at now, definitely needs a paint. It makes up for it in power though. I'll dig up that piece tomorrow for you. Let me know if you need anything else.

Well the heat lamp seems to be helping. I'm not going to risk it today, I'll let it sit overnight. I used Permatex Ultra Black, which I've never had a problem with before. I really don't know how it didn't set over a week. Not enough time to pull it back out and re-do this weekend, just going to...

Well I put some oil in and ran the car for a bit, sounded nice. The oil pan started leaking so I tightened the bolts a little. And lo and behold some wet gasket maker came out. That's right a week later my oil pan gasket still hasn't set and I ran the engine for like 20 minutes. I'm gonna set...

$100 dollars? You can buy a rebuild kit for like $7 IIRC.

Oh my God, I didn't realize oil could freeze. That's far worse than what I got. Seems like we are all puling it together at the last minute :D, should be a good time. Hopefully my 7m will hang with your fancy engines. Oil pumps are not only hard to get at, but pretty expensive. I always offer...

Yes, on the slave cylinder.

Within 6 months of purchasing my last supra I made 350rwhp. Almost a year later I still don't have a title :<. I'm a little bit more mechanically inclined than paperworkilly inclined.

NGK makes coppers all right, can get them off most of the sponsors on this board. I like the coppers because they're cheaper and it forces you to change them more. This way you can keep an eye on what's happening. Part Number is BCPR6E. I don't know about anyone else but I have run 18psi with no...

Well I got my new bearings in and bolted my subframe back last weekend. Unfortunately my oil pan gasket didn't set up because of the cold, so I couldn't start it. This weekend should be good for startup!

I braved the cold and got my bearings in and subframe back together tonight. My car will be running tomorrow, will yours? We shall see.

Did you end up having to cut up the bumper support to fit the Turbo A duct? Looking good Jay, just get it running :D.