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  1. Facime

    Portland Area Get together pics!

    Well, I got a late start this morning, got to Portland late...missed the BBQ...got roasted going up and back...my damn dog left hair all over my seat...It was awesome! I wish we could have stayed longer and gone and cruised somewhere together. It was nice to meet fellow Supra lovers... 4...
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    What to do: Road Trip!

    for 14 years I drove my old classic 73 celica...poor old car had 334k miles on her (not the engine...that only had 215k...lol) and I made a few very long trips in her, the longest being almost 1800 miles from Albuquerque through Tucson to Corvallis Oregon. On those trips I aways did the...
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    Wheel width and tire size question

    +37 is the stock offset...cant tell ya width though sorry
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    So I got my car back.

    confidence is a fleeting feeling...one day you can feel secure and jump in your car and feel like you can drive anywhere...but once you have a breakdown, it will always be in the back of your mind.
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    My targa brace

    yeah I'll take some beauty photos of it today at the Portland meet, I'll try to post em up later tonight.
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    My targa brace

    wow, you got that out fast...you guys gonna rebuild that one? yeah I'll be puttin on the sunscreen and flyin north with it on, so see ya this afternoon with it!
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    My targa brace

    Well, Ive only had it for a day, and I got a sub box I will need to redo, but the way I see it I can keep this in the targa holder for when needed, and yes it just slaps on with a couple bolts at the back, (the front has acorn nuts built in...or will anyways). No, the targa can not go on...
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    Bars & PSI

    BAH I saw the word "Bar" and thought I would drop in to see who was here...bartender, pass me another cold one!
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    My targa brace

    It was just an asthetic thing. I had seen the X-brace, but I didnt find a big "X" over my head all that appealing. Dont get me wrong that guys fab work was phenominal, I just didnt like the design. Also that one was really for a different purpose, more of a racing design. I wanted something for...
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    My targa brace

    Im headed to the meet in Portland tomorrow so some guys will get a chance to look at it. After I get back from that I will try to get approval to conduct a group buy. 2 things - Realize I did all the finish work to get it prepped for paint, so getting that done before powder coating might...
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    My targa brace

    When I picked it up yesterday I talked to the guy about the way the back plate mounts. We both agreed that the tube bars should come all the way back to the rear mount locations and the "tabs" will drop down off those bars, and then gusset that into the rear plate more like the front. When...
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    My targa brace

    I paid around 100 bucks to have it made and then I did my own finish work, prep and paint (I didnt have the time to get this one powdercoated). Future versions will be powdercoated, at least thats the plan. I was introduced to this fabricator by a guy I met on another forum. I designed the...
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    My targa brace

    ...just picked it up today. Front and back plates are 1/4 inch steel and the bars are 1'' tube. Im gonna have the guy make a second generation of it with a couple changes, but all in all Im happy with it. I had this made because my Targa shimmy was particularly bad. I dont know if I got a...
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    86.5 NA have turbo donor, looking for directions

    I feel like a noob, sorry...I did a new search using the term NA-T (had forgotten that term) and found the info I was looking for. sory to waste forum space on my own newbishness...carry on
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    Another BVSV question.

    so you just left the lines to vent to the atmosphere? or did you plug them off in some way?
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    86.5 NA have turbo donor, looking for directions

    Ok did the usual search and found some info in another post but not quite the same question so if anyone can point me to a post that covers this or post here for my reference. I have an 86.5 NA/5spd that has a solid bottom end. I also have an 89 Turbo/auto with a rod knock. Im considering...
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    Why can't my supra run right?

    have you considered the possibility of a bad ECU? I had a pontiac GP that had a mind of its own when it came to idle...sometimes it would just jump up to 2000 sitting at a stoplight...used to have to stay way back from people in front of me so I didnt rear end anyone on accident. Anyways, turned...
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    Another BVSV question.

    yeah I already looked at what it does and how it works. the only thing I can figure is that during cold starts and operation it would run a little extra rich. Or, since were only talking about vapors, maybe that would cause it to run lean? Seems to me the stock 7M runs rich to begin with, so I...
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    Portland (OR) Area MkIIIs Get-Together

    I'm still planning on coming to this. driving up from Cornvally, anyone else coming up from my way wanna caravan or need a ride?
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    Another BVSV question.

    Im running mine the same way and I too havent noticed any ill effects. but I would be curious to know if any experts can shed some light on the topic as well.