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    Motec Traction Control Testing

    John: TC was one of the BIG selling points behind me getting the M800, my car is pretty well undrivable without it. I have mine set to pull boost pull timing cut ignition and modulate the Throttle and with all of the above it works quite well. My induction system is Wet so there's a HUGE...
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    Tragedy has struck

    Stripped exhaust studs Banana when you unbolt it In extreme cases the head will walk around on top of the block under boost as the bolts/washers smoosh into the head.
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    Is The Transmission Mount.....

    The bolt part can't fit through the hole..... (it's bigger) So when the rubber is pulled upwards by the trans the bolt stops and the rubber doesn't tear off.
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    Removal of Upper Control arm

    ^ Must be a LHD thing ;) (or the bigger washer bottle from cars with headlight squirters)
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    Removal of Upper Control arm

    You need to pull the plastic inner away a little so the Bolt head can go behind it and they come out ;)
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    Bilsteins blown?

    gas/oil rebounds oil/oil doesn't As mentioned the Springs handle the rebound in use the shock just slows/dampens the rebound/compression rates.
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    Tail Lamp Failure Box

    Double check you don't actually have a dead brake light ;) (this caught me out recently the result being I have a brand new box from Toyota plugged it in and the light was still on DOH) The bulb would make just enough contact to light up when checking it but not enough to stop the fail box...
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    BHG job questions....

    LOL well done! I have a 4" long 10mm Inhex socket that's perfect for stock headbolts..... pity I don't use em anymore ;)
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    What causes valve buckets to not slide onto the valves freely?

    Side note on this ;) Cryo treating buckets is bad mmmkay! (they relax and swell at the open end and won't fit back in their bores)
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    Right Hand Drive Supra

    Dunno Bryan, Wes is going to send me a bare baseplate I'll mark it out and send ot back to him so they'll line up correctly.
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    Tragedy has struck

    TBC: Hardness test the head.
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    BHG job questions....

    So I read this as "The cam was in the way and I couldn't get the Inhex socket right in and only rounded out a few mm at the top of the bolt" ;)
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    Right Hand Drive Supra

    I'd be very surprised if it's a direct mirror image Wes.
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    Oil pan gasket? or Permatex? lol?

    I used to use 3bond way back in my motocross days ;) Pretty impressed how well they work on the 7M.
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    Oil pan gasket? or Permatex? lol?

    The brand is 3bond, click the link for the part number it's probably one of the best RTV products you can buy. :)
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    Oil pan gasket? or Permatex? lol?

    Prefer the 3bond to the Toyota FIPG x 10 ;)
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    Oil pan gasket? or Permatex? lol?

    I use 3bond Black RTV with great success.
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    Kink in my neck

    You've had "neck aids"?? wow ;)