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    What in the hell have I gotten myself into?

    the dampener isn't under much stress, I have two and they both feel the same... try moving it fast and it will resist...
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    YAY my supra got love tapped again!

    can't have anything nice... fiance just got a new car, less than a week and some asshat alreayd left a nice scuff mark on her back bumper...
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    upper arm suppliers

    oh damn.... allows caster changes as well it appears...
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    Worth seeing: Brand new 1990 Turbo Targa

    JJ: you suck, mine smelled like cigars when I bought it with 145K miles on it... they seriosuly don't make em like they used to... look at the paint on modern cars compared to that.
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    Sports roof rare?

    sunroof/moonroof /= open air motoring of a targa
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    1987 TOPLESS SUPRA

    completely unsafe to drive... it was a hardtop, and as such will have none of the bracing to stop the thing from randomly imploding over a bad bump...
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    What Clutch Part Broke?

    could also be the throwout assembly...
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    swaybars:st or tanabe?

    whiteline doesn't publish there rates I do know the adjustable bars on the softest setting are STIFFER than the non-adjustable ones from whiteline. IIRC the non-adjustables where quite a bit stiffer than the other ones on the market... yes, they're heavier, but it's not unsprung weight...
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    N/A head bolt torque with stock head gasket

    possible, but see if the smoke stops after some time... you just opened the engine up, so you're bound to have vapor and stuff that needs to burn off... at least it's done it the two times I've had my engine apart...
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    2009 Nissan GTR site (no repost I hope)

    still looks like a stupid eclipse...
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    Worth seeing: Brand new 1990 Turbo Targa

    that one IC pipe near the fender looks pretty bad though... still... about all I'd do is take the wheels off and clean the dust and crap off the suspension... have it sit in it's own climate and humidity controlled room and occasionaly go stare at it...
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    I got the sh*t shocked out of me..

    usually pops the 100 amp fuse under the hood... if you're lucky and didn't take out anything else...
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    Shocks vs Struts????

    there are really 3 setups... shocks which if removed, the car will still be able to drive struts that make up the upper part of the suspension (mcpherson strut) entire assembly has to rotate to allow the wheels to turn then you have our setup that's in the center. as we have double...
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    Worth seeing: Brand new 1990 Turbo Targa

    somebody contact toyota of america, betcha they'd like to have it as a museum piece...
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    Tough shifting gears under full throttle?

    putting the right kind of oil in and allowing the surfaces to wear back in works... I've had normal oil, Royal Purple Max Gear, Royal Purple Synchromax, and now Red Line MT-90... normal oil it ground a bit, max gear was about the same, synchromax it ground like none other, the red line...
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    What in the hell have I gotten myself into?

    yes, that right VSV is in the right place wrong EGR (I'll run to storage, I'm sure I have one out there, but finding it is gonna be the tough part) that's the bracket for the dampener on the driver's side of the engine that bolts to the frame take that water inlet off and take a wire...
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    Worth seeing: Brand new 1990 Turbo Targa

    holy shit... I'd never drive it... back when they actually had good paints, look at how there is ZERO orange peel in the paint...
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    anybody have the kaze light kit?

    doubt it... you could make a custom projector setup for FAR cheaper...