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Would be a good idea, for safety's sake, to have the hoist as a potential "catch" point in case something does go awry on you. Just use a sling under the engine as you're flipping it, particularly if you're alone. I had a similar nervous feeling when trying to remove the crank pulley off the...

Front tires will naturally generate negative camber, when you lower a car. That is usually how that works after all... Like Nick suggested, take it to a good alignment shop, have it checked out. Be prepared for some headaches as well, it's not uncommon for adjustment bolts, particularly in the...

This is what I would suggest. I don't think you've posted up details on the overall condition of the car, pre-incident, that would give us a better idea on whether that is a fair price on the car or not. Personally if I were in your shoes with my car and someone tried to offer me that much, I...

I've heard of the ISC leaking a bit, but it has been so long since I worked on a 7m, I can't say for certain. So much seemingly random plumbing on them, could be that, or something else. If you're not *needing* to drive it, why not start a partial teardown until you find the culprit? :)

Pretty sure ANYONE would look like that if they put on a wizard robe and hat, which is to say, AWESOME. I mean, who doesn't like wizards? Happy birthday man. :)

Eh, I'd say that other than the wheels, chrome anything on a Supra looks pretty out of place...

Suspension is still stock and you're having that much trouble putting power down? How cold are the roads? I noticed that my winter tires stick a LOT better than the Nittos, despite the Nitto having a much stickier tread, all because of road temperatures during this part of the year. What sort of...

That poor Bel Air... I hate seeing things like this, particularly to cars that still look like they're in decent shape. You still won't find me in an Everybrand Boringbox though. For every accident I've had/been involved in, I'd much rather take my chances in something I actually like to drive...

Nope and nope. Looking at the ads, they look rather Chinaman Mfg, Incorporated to me, so take that for what it's worth. The Mk2 has a completely different suspension up front than the Mk3, and I believe the rear is slightly different as well, but I could be mistaken on that part. There are...

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but hasn't GM been doing VNT turbos for a while on their Duramax engines? Granted, that's diesel, and like Grim said, it's not very common on gas engines yet... What about Limequat on here? He's got himself a VNT turbo from a Duramax on his 4.2...

How much did that run you? Pretty good idea if you ask me. And fuck anyone who would give you grief over stopping short. There is absolutely no reason to park your nose 3" from the next car's ass. I've always thought it would be fun to put a KC light on the roll bar (pointed backwards) for...

24mm, and for the love of all that is holy, remove the FILL bolt first. Why, you ask? Well, if you drain all your fluid out of your diff and find out that your fill bolt is quite stuck... ;) Also, helps to use a 6 point socket for this job.

According to the guy in my office who picked up a 600R F3 earlier this year (his first street bike), "it feels like you still have power down low, but wait until you get it up there, it will surprise you." :p And you can have that powerband in a Supra, just have to build a nice JZ bottom end...

Man, I've heard some dry humor before, but I needed a drink after hearing that. :p

How could you even utter such blasphemy to suggest that you didn't like a 1st generation Celica? Unless this was when these cars were new and you were old enough to have enjoyed American cars when they had nuts, I don't understand how you could dislike the Celica... Hindsight though, ain't it a...

Yeah, I know. *grumbles something about the health & safety people ruining cars for the people that actually like them for the sake of the sheep that don't...* You know, I was always raised to stay out of the road unless it's safe to cross... Dunno about the rest of us, but pedestrian safety...

Age has little to do with ability/choosing to pay attention. I would expect that 80% of accidents are due to not paying attention, 10% due to conditions, and the other 10% due to poor maintenance on some cars... As for the Edmunds and KBB thing, they only go back 20 years. You might also try...

I live over in western Wyoming, Rock Springs area, so if anyone is ever headed east, you might see me around.

I've run 275's all around (good Nitto NT05, quite sticky with a 200 tread wear), and it all depends on road conditions, whether or not they will spin... Has a lot to do with suspension too, if you're too stiff, you'll spin just about anything with a moderate power level. I'm only making ~320whp...

They only made a couple hand helds, the Game Gear and the Nomad (portable Genesis), either one ran through about 8x AA's of awesomeness every couple hours. I would say you make a good point, but that's 90% of the "responsible" bit. Some kids these days...