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    Just painted my 87 Turbo

    First time I have ever painted a car. Looks pretty good I think. I bought it and it was spray painted flat black over the tan original color. Took about a month an a half, but looks a lot better then it used too, especially for my first time painting too. Unfortunatly, I am going to have...
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    Any insight on my stock gauges?

    Hello, I have an 87 supra turbo, that has a jdm engine swap. The oil pressure, fuel, and boost gauges are not working properly. Both oil pressure and fuel needels just stay at the bottom, while the fuel warning light will light up if I am very low on fuel. The boost gauge will go to 0 once I...
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    Do the stock gauges go out often?

    Hello, I have an 87 turbo and the Boost, oil pressure and fuel gauges do not work. It has a JDM engine, so maybe the oil pressure sender would be different? As far as the fuel gauge goes, the "Low Fuel" light works, but the needle for the gauge is always at the empty mark. I tried the...
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    How easy does your car shift?

    I was just wondering how easy you peoples supra's shift? I guess I'm comparing my 87 supra turbo w/ jdm swapped tranny and engine ~45k miles to my 96 honda civic hx 5spd totally stock with 128k miles The civic just shifts like butter, compared to my supra. I can be doing like 40mph and shift...
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    Car shuts off when I turn headlights on...?

    Hello, Well I was at my girlfriends house, and when trying to leave...I started my car...and as it was getting ready to leave and turn my lights on and then it died. so i tried to start it again and it just turns over and over and over and doesnt fire up. So i unplugged the ground from...
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    Boost, Oil Pressure, and Fuel gauges do not work, JDM 7mgte

    hi, I just finally got my car back this weekend, my dads toyota mechanic friend has had it for 6 months and didn't fix anything that I told him to. first, it has a jdm 7mgte engine ~45k miles, 3" blitz nur spec exhaust, act lightweight flywheel, centerforce stage 3 clutch...but other then...
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    Boost on replacement OEM headgasket and OEM headbolts?

    Yo, Im finally getting my supra back after my toyota mech. checked it out (a family friend) Its a JDM 7MGTE, 45k miles, 3" Blitz turboback exhaust, ACT lightwight flywheel, centerforce stage3 clutch, kyb gr2 struts, eibach springs....i purchased the car this way. my question...after...
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    Difference in JDM 7MGTE and non-JDM?

    hello, I've been looking all over the net trying to find if there is a difference in the JDM and "non-JDM" versions of the motor. Are there any? I purchased my supra used and it has a JDM engine swapped in. Thanks! :naughty: