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Well fellas its been a fun ride but I sold the starlet today The new owner is finishing it and promised to update the thread. Thanks to everyone for their support and information. I can easily say that this is the most friendly and accommodating forum I have ever been part of. I got back into...

Ok so I started playing music again and got sidetracked. Im back on the project now. Gonna finish this thing this winter. Sorry for the lack of updates as it has been sitting in the same spot for 6 months now> updates coming soon

hahaha!!!

Took it out sunday for a quick drive to test the transmission and all that with the stock rear end still under the car....lasted 30 seconds and about 5/32 of tire tread lol. When this thing gets to about 10 psi its just a smoke show. Well time to put this narrowed Ford 8.8 with an auburn locker...

Fouled plugs, huge coincidence. Changed em and it runs fine. I guess my history of things never being simple made me assume the worst.

Anybody?? I tested the coils and they all fire. I guess its either a position sensor or the ecu.

This motor is in my 81 starlet. The harness has been simplified to the most basic sensors and ran smoothly until this point. My buddy hooked the jump box up backward when trying to start it. In his defense I dont have the terminals color coded or labeled. Anyway I can unhook each injector and...

Still working on it. Waiting on the machine shop to get my output yoke and slipshaft done. With no slip yoke on the trans and a solid rear axle Im using a slip enabled Dana driveshaft thats shortened and all that stuff. Gettin close!!

Body man is whipping this turd into shape!! Its gonna be cool. Im so excited to get it back and swap the rear end and driveshaft so I can take it for a spin!

Snapped these pics when it was sitting in front of the shop waiting on the rollback Grilled cheese FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is a crappy cell phone video of this thing running and whistling like a semi...

Car is off at paint. As soon as it returns I will take some new pics and maybe some action videos. Its gonna be badass!!

I do really appreciate and value your input so please dont think I do not. I will likely not drive in the rain but even still will probably seal up the scoop to make it a bubble.

I am going to be running the stock 4-runner scoop insert or a mesh. Possibly even welding the hole shut and making it a bubble rather than a scoop. Rain isnt that big of an issue as many of my friends with supras run that hood that is literally 75% mesh. Here is an illustration of my...

I flipped the colors... Because I had to do this 4-runner scoop to close the hood: Here are some pics of the body and wiring progress. All of the stock gauges work but the speedo...cable driven, not sure how im going to do that one. Prob put a lexus gauge in the starlet housing with a...

I dont know the pin numbers because I hacked the plug off....I know that their are 2 black/orange wires that are connected to the same pin and they both need +12 for the ignitor and injectors I believe. I also energized another black/red wire that was the oxygen sensor power IIRC. Otherwise you...

Hey man dont say that too loud, I dont want you to blow my excuse!!!

We got raped by snow and I had about 5 ft of snow accumulate in front of the garage doors from where it slid off the roof. This hurt business due to not being able to pull in cars, but it worked out good for the Starlet since it was already in the garage. If I could work on it this much every...

A few pics with the radiator in! Car is wired and you can reach your hand in and turn the key...and it sits there idling.. Very smooth with good compression which was surprising with the gunk I found on the cams. Obviously missed a few oil changes. Hard to believe that a motor we cherish...

Cool. Thats exactly what I ended up doing. Its good have some confirmation that its correct.