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so in other words, the task at hand isn't going to be either easy nor fun... what joy. :3d_frown:

Ian, any tips for removing the semi stuck buckets? I remember they came out easily but at that point in time they all spun freely wich is why i bothered posting my question in the first place.

yeah, everything was kept in order. layed everything in the back of the car the exact way i took it off as to not mix things up. Just ran out to the car and checked wich ones weren't turning. once again, the shims themselves spin freely, but the lifter buckets I3, I5, E1, E3, E4, and E5...

musical buckets? as in separate shim from bucket, move the buckets around then put the shims back where they are supposed to go?

cam followers? in the bores where the valve springs are i noticed a very small amount of what looks like damage in E6 for cyl 3. Thats the only bit of interference i found. The other ones look fine to me. As far as the damge, just looked like a very small amount of pitting in the head around...

Im currently finishing up a Valve Stem Seal job on my 7M. Valve springs have already been reinstalled and so have the lifter buckets w/ the shims. No cams have been placed ontop of the shims/lifters yet. The shims spin freely ontop of the lifter buckets but i have like 5 or 6 that aren't...

Got to thinking today... Technically the MA70 is a green car. By this I mean its environmentaly friendly. What is it that brings me to this conclusion you say? Well most of them are sadly off the road most of the time so it doesn't polute as much as the average american vehicle. Stupid...

thats it? no more recipies?!

ok, got the valve springs/retainers, seats, locks all in place. Didn't bring any tools from work so not too much i can do. I presented cyl 6's spark plug and hand threaded it in a bit to keep anything from falling in the cylinder. I decided, where better to keep from mixing up the shims than...

yeah, he woulda launched on you from a dig... maybe taken a car or two on you. you throw second, you might have been either next to him or at his 1/4 panel, and third he's be in your rear view... :naughty::evil2:

Ever since the first time I owned the supra I knew It had potential. I'll take on anything thats down to mess around. You never know what your gonna get. Love messing w/ exotics or muscle cars. Even If i think off the bat that imma get raped its always nice to know by how much and how much...

Its great to notice an improvement in the car after upgrading. Great kill. The master tech at my job has a 1970 Dodge Charger that he's restored from the ground up. Sweet car, cammed out and all. Keeped telling the man I wanted to see what the Charger had but kept saying it was just a...

yeah, theres a station not too far from my house. was thinking that already but i was gonna jump the gun and ask how to apply. I have to see when I get the chance. Work a 7:30-5 and dont have a working car (damn rod knock!) Then again I really should develope a work out routine. I am...

learned something new today. My dispatcher at work was telling me to just reassemble the head on the 7M saying that after dropping the used motor in and the initial start up that the head sounded fine and that it didn't sound like I needed any valve adjustment. I followed that up by showing...

been actually thinking about the whole fire dept idea most of the day. how physically in shape do i have to be? i take it that like the military, theres a basic that you haev to pass. i very randomly work out. been having trouble making it a routine/habbit. im mechanically inclined, yes...

and what am i expected to do? give up these nearly 4 years of spending money on it and just let it all go to waste? I atleast have to get it reliable wich is my current situation with it. I have no place to store it, no other form of transportation... Its one of those, w/ the money i spend on...

I just need to be able to afford to live at the moment. This supra's kicking my ass.. I hate having expensive taste w/o money. It seems the less money you have the more money you need to get what you want.

well (IMO) i am a semi-sane individual... you kinda learn to deal with lifes little curve balls as you get older. Never really been prone to violence. I bark more than I bite. The learning to laugh at everything is something I've been working on altho at times its not always easy. Was in...

you sure you want one? Looking through her myspace and I think the most recent one was from christmas last year.... :sarcasm: live in dade county. not all that familiar w/ my surroundings as most of my life w/ a car has been building it and not driving it but i know broward county is the...

Had experiance working at PepBoys selling parts. I've heard from other techs that Ford pays better (probably labor wize) than the other makes. Possibly as far as waranty stuff. Then again that might just be as far as the Tech part is concerned. sadly, there are medical records... gotta...