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^ this. A block of wood is a great tool.

Damn. Thats a good price. Mine is: Block checked and tanked Linebore mains Overbore and hone cylinders Deck Check and polish crank Balance crank Size rods ~ $1400. This will include all bearings, and arp mains.

You can get brand new upper control arms for pretty cheap.

No, looks like i'll probably be sitting at my computer, ordering the Spec 2+ clutch when the apocalypse hits. Knowing that i won't complete it before armageddon is a bit disappointing, but at least working on the Supra keeps me from getting too down about it.

How could it possibly have rod knock if all the rod clearances were checked during install? Is it making good oil pressure? Or is it possibly piston slap?

I would lay a head gasket over that head surface, to see if any of that corrosion will impinge upon the sealing surfaces. If it does, you either gotta shave it more, or toss it.

Yeah, with what little we have to go by, I would agree with Planemos.

Got my Arizone performance oil supply kit, just a couple of shots to show comparison:

Look at the TSRM to troubleshoot some of this stuff, like testing the fuel pump- it's easy. And look at the TEWD to determine what harnesses those are, I'm not sure.

Cool. I had bought a brand new set of control arms, and didn't want to destroy brand new bushings, but I found that pushing them out really didn't hurt them. I did this: Same idea, just a different tool. :)

That is an R154 tranny. If the car has TEMS, get Tockico Illumina 2's, for about $450, and get some HR or Eibach springs, for a comfortable, yet sporty ride/ look. I used to have a VW as well, and some of them are Motronic style with a big fuel distributor, while others of the same year were...

I thought it was more of a K-Jetronic system, like the 75-83 Z cars. And I'm glad to see you restoring this car. 99% of the people on here have an emotional attatchment to their Supras, so it's definately worth it to fix, so long as it's worth it to YOU.

Sounds good. ps- I had the Mille Miglia 1000's as my first wheels, too.

It's actually an SIP racing gasket.

Yup. Doing some quick calculations, and assuming a normal amount of material removal by the machine shop, a 3mm head gasket would put me aroun 8:1 CR.

You know what- you got me worried, so I went into the garage and measured it. I'm not quite sure exactly where I'm supposed to measure it, as there are differences in height depending on whether you measure on the bead or not, but it is greater than 2.4mm at it's thinnest. Also, the SIP gasket...

Quick update: My machinist is almost done with the block prep. He's line bored it, balanced/polished the crank, decked it and checked the rods. just going to do the final hone and cleaning. He also took care of ordering my ARP mains, and all the clevite bearings. Received this today: Titan...

Fulcon tiers? Oh! Falken tires. And I've never heard of a Denim chip. He might have been trying to say Dinan chip. Which isn't for Toyota's, so I imagine he's lying. This other car sounds interesting, though.

I believe that Jeff no longer even has to look up the part numbers, he just knows them. $22.96 on Toyota parts zone

What am I looking at- is it a pre-oiler?