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    Sorry Ladies......I am now off the Market!

    Yep all 3 of em ;)
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    how much oil do you lose?

    I just buy them through either of the machine shops I use, the head gaskets in em are "Stone" who are an oem supplier to Toyota. I just buy GE kits as they're cheaper due to no Turbo Steel gaskets included that I can't use anyway.
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    how much oil do you lose?

    The MDS Gasket kits I buy come with Viton stem seals.
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    Lapping

    12"x12"
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    Just Another Rebuild

    I'm a connection ;)
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    Has anyone heard of an "X-brace" for the mk3?

    I saw one awhile back but like most if not all of these add in braces there was little if any triangulation and being bolted into weak non structural points I can't see how any of them add anything other than weight and the placebo effect....
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    Springs and Dampers?

    One thing I haven't seen mentioned is the need for the Shocks and Springs to work as a matched pair...... No use using a stiff spring if the damper can't match it. When I had mine built they were tuned on a shock dyno and on 0 are just right for daily driving, for +150 mph I cranked a 1/4...
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    Slow's build: Wheelie Bar Equipped

    Bryan: Ohhhhh "Wet noodle Doors" ;) (I did the same with my old Torana way back)
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    Is Tanya good in the back seat?

    Shawn: Ditto I'm constantly learning here it's been great :) re: KennyBabble I find if I read every 2nd or 3rd word only it makes sense ;)
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    Extermination of the White people

    <fixed> ;)
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    Is Tanya good in the back seat?

    Shawn: Things here are on the improve ;) The majority of our members are younguns but in general quite open to the learning experience and the staff keep on top of trouble makers so things are more settled. I found SF not to my liking at first and while I'm not a regular poster there by...
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    Extermination of the White people

    The KKK guys are the only ones with cars that run? ;) <jk>
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    Springs and Dampers?

    650/375's here ditto on not wanting to feel/hear every ripple in the road
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    what are the best rocommended bearing to buy for performance build?

    Balls? My cranks all have tapped plugs. Ric: Depends on size, yes you can still get genuine Clevites but only in a few u/s's
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    LPPROformance intercooler pipes

    Buy a bead roller it will pay for itself in the first few sets. "couplers"
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    Lapping

    After it's been machined flat.....
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    Springs and Dampers?

    Dude NO no they DON'T work in an A70 fullstop..... :aigo: They work ok in a Mac Strut front end but the double wishbone system we use blows through the lighter rate section at the slightest bump or direction change and all they do is add to the body roll.. SG05: I use a set of Eibach...
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    Springs and Dampers?

    Why on earth would anyone try and compete on progressive wound springs..... :nono: It defies logic really.
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    quick clutch question

    ARP 4ag bolts work. consider it cheap insurance for your legs.
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    Plastigaging Cam Journals

    ^ You say "do it right" then say fit 975's? :nono: