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    rear brake pad fell off need help diagnosis

    yes lots. it would lessen as you speed up so i assumed it was that as i increased my velocity the good shocks would carry some of the weight the bad shocks couldn't hold. when i looked at the back a week ago, the rotor would touch the shield so i just assumed that was the entire problem. WHen i...
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    rear brake pad fell off need help diagnosis

    Ok so hear is the story. last year i replaced all the brake pads on my supra and took it to the mechanic to unfreeze the calipers ( he said he just hit it with the hammer). I started to have too much fun and would brake a lot to the point where it would no longer hold and readjusted the tension...
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    difference between are catch locks and non-locks.

    Looking to buy some aerocatch hood locks or non-locks for a replica carbon fiber stout hood. My question(s) are what is the difference between the locks and non-locks and can i use ANY aerocatch hood lock or is there any specific ones i should be looking for? also, if anyone has any, how exactly...
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    mounting replica regulus ventes front nose

    I am planning or purchasing a regulus front vented nose from ebay and wanted to ask those who already have a replica of the regulus nose if anything needed to be modified. i ask this b/c when i asked this to the seller, he replied "This part will bolt straight into the factory holes but you...
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    Bring back the Kaminari 3 piece spoiler???

    I commit to this group buy, have cash at hand and ready to get this wing :)
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    Running too rich? burning oil when turbo spools... HELP

    one 2 many zeros... 39,000 miles when i originally got it and 61,000 miles currently. Thanks for point out the obvious typo ---------- Post added at 08:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 PM ---------- thanks bro, ill look into that and report back
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    Running too rich? burning oil when turbo spools... HELP

    Hi i have an 1987 toyota supra turbo targa top 5 psd manual that had ben acting up lately. when i received the car it came with about 390,000 miles original on both body and engine and since then it has gone up to 610,000 miles. Everytime i spool the turbo up in the car the car starts to stutter...
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    hi i was wondering if the quick targa release was still in production that you posted in the...

    hi i was wondering if the quick targa release was still in production that you posted in the beggining of 2008. much appreciated
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    the reason i am looking into monitoring all these different sensors is because i like to plan ahead. If i am to do something i want to do it right the first time around and since i saw that pre 1996 GM vehicles were able to monitor thier car through a carputer and since i am planning my carputer...
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    so how do i go about activating the super monitor on my supra seeing as it probably has it?!?!
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    so wait, i have a 1987 mkiii turbo so shouldn't the super monitor be incorporated inside the vehicle already?!! i thought i just needed some type of adapter hooked up to a laptop to obtain the readings from the super monitor. Please correct me if i am wrong
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    with a little more research, i came across somethin fond in 8-88 mkii supraswhich might lead me to something im looking for :) ITwas called a super monitor. its allows the user to Clock Calender Range: Predicts how many miles left you can drive based on a starting off with a full tank (also...
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    limequat- well thats were i was kind of confused.. i saw someother post talking about using standalone for the supra such as AEM which would allow sum monitoring of temps, pressures, etc. but i dnt plant go to standalone at this moment. Could you expalin what/how megasquirt and Syclone/Typhoon...
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    i kno you can do this with a paper clip, but i want to use the program riderunner which would display it on the cars screen. OBD diagnostics is one of the many features of this such as gps, bluetooth, wifi, music, etc....
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    OBD conversion to OBD II for carputer setup

    alright so i have been doing some research online and have been trying to do a custom carputer set up in my supra (using a mac mini running windows 7 and mac OSX snow leopard) and use a program called ride runner (formaly known as roadrunner). The issue i am running into is that snce i am not an...
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    Targa Blots item # Please

    yup its an LHD (wish it was a RHD tho, would give others another reason to look at the car :naughty:) And thanks for the part #'s poodles, i ordered the pieces (2 of each) and it came to like $21. I should be receiving the pieces soon and hopefully get rid of my targa issue.
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    Targa Blots item # Please

    so poodles, just to make sure, is the drivers side front targa bolt originally welded on or not?!!? the guy at the toyota parts department said that's how it wa originally assembled but then again he didnt know you could order the targa bolt alone and suggested tht i buy the whole targa top...
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    Targa Blots item # Please

    wow i didn tthink it was that big of a deal. Im gona go to my mechanic tomorrow and see if his welder can actually get the job done. Hopefully it turns outto be an easy fix in time for the winter. Thanks poodles :icon_bigg
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    Targa Blots item # Please

    well poodles, i mean the bolts themselves aren't per say completely stripped, more like worn but still functional. The drivers side front bolt has actually desoldered itself so screwing the targa on does nothing because the bolt is moving around and is no longer attached. I was planing on...
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    Targa Blots item # Please

    i already seached this and went to toyota myself but they cant even seem to find the true part number( they thought they didnt sell them individually). i came to the conclusion that the part # was 63619A for the fronts and 90501-07056 for the rears. I just wanted to make sure before i ordered...