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I know you can get good molding glue at any decent body shop. There is even a particular kind of it, I'm told, that once applied and cured, whatever you stuck together is NOT coming apart. Ever. Might look into something like that, or a step below it anyway... I'm sure 3m is your friend here.

Restore? I'm more a resto-mod kind of guy. It needs a new master cylinder, but it's not a normal one from what I can tell, at least not anymore. Do you have any idea how hard it can be finding parts for things this old? ARRRRRGH! :p Ideally, I want to make this into something I can drive to...

Hey, if you've got it laying around... but if not, I would probably prefer the blower route, if ONLY for the packaging aspects. :)

I would be looking at the wiring, from what I understand, if you have a short anywhere in the line, it will cause havoc throughout the circuit. Then again, I probably know more about polar bears than I do about wiring troubleshooting, so... take that last bit of advice with a grain of salt.

Good point man, water injection will cool intake temperatures way more than anything pre-turbo could ever hope to achieve. :)

Do you have the seal that runs the length of your radiator support? Attaches to the hood...

All, I'd like you to meet Betty, she's new to the family. Wasn't even looking for another car/project, but couldn't say no for $400. Car might actually be a 1948, not 100% certain yet, just picked it up a couple weeks ago. Plans? Finish the Supra first (about a year, year and a half), then...

Fixed that for you. ;)

Could also have the gasket on the hood itself...

I still need to pick your brain on that heat shielding you did there Ian... Looks quite nice, and I suspect there's a good reason you used that much of it.

To control/lower EGT with higher compression engines?

So, how was the couch airhead? Hmm, your name has a fun double meaning in this context. ;) :p

That's one of the things I am looking forward to on the 46... it has dual horns, a buddy of mine has the same ones on his 50-something Studabaker. Bastards are SO loud, I love em. I would love to install a semi truck air horn on my Supra, but not sure where it would fit... Maybe under the back...

Nice. Could be wiring as well, couldn't it? And for what it's worth, you can dyno on 5. I've seen plenty of Volvos do it. ;)

I would say more unless you can fabricate and wire everything yourself. Budget twice what you think, and you'll have extra if you do good. ;) Speaking of good advice, see that "living with a Supra" thread linked in my signature? Take a read over that thread... Anyway, welcome to the forum, and...

Noel, I think I see what you're saying here. Would plain weave carbon be an option? That's the pattern of everything else I have, so I'd like to stick with that. I haven't decided on painting it all yet, so I may leave it exposed, and would want to be able to do that if I do go the exposed route.

Never quite understood that myself... if you have an idea for a good engine, it's a good engine. Except for Fords. (KIDDING PEOPLE) In fact, the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning toward putting a 1uz or 2j in the 46... They're cheap enough and would make enough power easily, in...

Always good to have more sources for things like this, thanks for posting it up. IIRC, Sammy's list wasn't complete when I saw it last...

Rock Auto is going to be wondering why they've suddenly got 35 orders for Supra hood struts... :rofl:

Ouch... Allow me to impart another bit of personal wisdom/experience here then: Only a fool trusts his means of transportation to a single Supra. Ideally, when owning a Mk3, you will own another vehicle that also runs. JUST... IN... CASE. If you have a $3000 budget, I would HIGHLY suggest...