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    Finally fixed all my problems!!! No more issues

    Sold my mk3, that is all...... :icon_bigg
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    Quick question on the poly bushings :)...

    I'm installing poly bushings on my lower control arm but I cant seem to find out anywhere if I'm suppose to use the metal sleeve that came with the old worn out bushings. The sleeves are sort of messed up after the removal and the poly bushing instructions never clearly say to reuse the sleeve...
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    A few questions on Bilstein Shocks for those who have emmm :D

    Hey guys, well its time to change my front suspension with fresh new parts. I have lower balljoints, upper control arms coming in this week. My car is sitting on H&R springs and " AWFUL Monroe shocks" The car dips like crazy and I'm just simply not happy. The best set of shocks appear to be...
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    Please dont be mad :( but I need advice on race car......

    Ok, so the bov question has shown its head over and over again.... The other day I was going thru my supra parts and this one little peice caught my attention.... It was my old stock bov, I soon started to sweat with doubt in my heart over what to do next. I know the right thing to do. I know...
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    RAGE..... I h8 h8ters........

    Ok, I am very very very pissed off right now..... My uncle asked me to take him to auto zone to get a warranty for the cheap shocks in his truck soo kool I go.... As I get there there are two teens at the pipe section looking for straight pipes and talking about resonators and where the cat...
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    Bike Rack Maybe?

    I have been wanting to get into bike riding for a while now, going to bike parks and just riding a bike around the trail for fun and health. Problem is I have no bike and a supra. So I was thinking, has anyone ever put a bike rack on a sup that didnt look ugly. A bike rack that will actually be...
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    I hate my shift knob...... Help Please :)

    Hey guys, I just recently did a 5 speed conversion on my sup but I hate my shift knob.... Every other light I find myself tightening those little weak bolts. I would really love one that actually screws on the shifter and is not those crappy universal ones..... Problem I have not a clue on where...
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    I was bored one Teusday so mini photoshoot + cool story + pictures.....

    Hey guys, three weeks ago I was getting ready to part out the car I have been working on for over three years. The car took an unexpected turn and was once again in jack stands.... I had pretty much given up and had accepted the truth, I could no longer keep my mk3. Options were to part it out...
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    Transmission Codes :( Car no Go..... Help :/

    Hey guys, been working on this thing for 3 years and everyday I am closer to losing this car due to the inability to keep it running for more than 3 months.... It my DD and I need it for school.... On sunday as I was heading for church when my car just simply stopped shifting into first...
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    I was bored one sunday, then this happened. ( SUBWOOFERS in an MK3) Pics!!

    Ok sooo its been 4 long years with this car and its small speakers. I have done everything to it from an engine rebuild to a turbo upgrade to a completely new front suspension..... Before the Supra I was a huge car audio fanatic/installer.... But I never even gave thought to doing something in...
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    Kool Story Bro<<<<<<< Very Kool...

    K folks gather round for this one... Early this morning I was finnishing my power steering pump install so I decided to take my sup out for a ride.... The steering wheel felt stiff. unlike ever before..... With the new rack, tie rods, pump, line It felt incredible...... So I hit the road...
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    Transmission Cooling Suggestions

    Hey guys, recently I swapped a 1JZ auto soarer transmission into my car. I started at about 2pm on a rainy day and got home from the shop I was using at around 4:30 am. We ran into a few problems but it all worked out great in the end. The car ran beautifully once the transmission was wired up...
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    1J Auto Transmission to 7M help :(

    Hey guys, last night I stayed up till 3:30 am at the shop swapping in a 1J auto transmission from a soarer. I changed all the electronics and swapped over the bellhousing and also the rear part to the drive shaft (too tired to remember what its called) . Once done, we put fluid in and took...
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    Impossible, it seems like my car will never go straight... Help! Please :(..

    Okay, this has been impossible for me to figure out.... Its been 5 months now trying to fix this pulling problem... Everything has failed... It all started when I changed my shocks, and 2 days later a bad wheel bearing.... Not sure exactly when it started but it was right after that... Ever...
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    Insurance adjuster to see my Supra, tips?

    This past saturday I was heading towards a friends shop to get some work done on my car and then go pick up some boost controllers from Lincoln "Bluechulappa" when all of a sudden a civic rear ends me at a red light.... The street was prob a 30 mph speed limit street but he hit me really...
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    Cant figure this one out :(, help!!

    About a month ago I went to try and pass inspection only to find out my car would fail in a really really bad way... The car has no codes, no check engine light and was running perfectly fine... I had just put in a new 57 trim from driftmotion..... The car was doing this before with the old...
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    Failed Emissions Need Help/White smoke

    Hey guys, really need help trying to solve a problem I just cant get a grasp of... I am beat.. Every time I start my car I get white smoke from my exhaust... Sometimes more than others... I was also blowing white smoke when the car would start to run but it would fade away... Three days ago I...
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    Colored Vacuum hoses, who has them?

    Hey guys, I am in the middle of a turbo rebuild to get my car on the road again.... I have IC piping on the way, turbo gaskets, and a few other goodies my car needed.... I am almost done but I still need two things, an accordian hose from Toyota and the second.... Well I wanted colored (red)...
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    Throttle body difference? Auto Vs 5speed...

    Hey guys, not too long ago I had a terrible idling problem with my throttle body and my idle control........ I ordered a throttle body from a member here but I never knew there was a difference between the throttle body in my auto and the one I got from a5speed ..... When I got it it had a...
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    Quick wheel photoshop request please :).....

    Hey guys, I been wanting to paint my wheels bronze for a while now but I just cant get a clear picture in my head on how my car would look with its wheels bronze.... If anyone could do a quick photoshop out of any of these three pictures (which ever is more easy) that would be great... Thanks a...