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    when civic owners meet supras

    I just love it when some ass pulls up beside me at the traffic light GP. I will sit there and start pumping the gas, getting to around 3 -4 thou, then I pip the horn and just move a little bit, to watch the ass hole take off while we still have the red light. So while I wait for green he is long...
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    eBay leather seat cover review

    Yeah count me in for a complete set, if they can send it to a I think it's called an APO. got a member here in the UK in the forces. Ian Staley from the UK. $350 is a steal. Ian :biglaugh::naughty:
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    poly subframe bushings kit

    Can you give an idea of price front and back sent to the UK please. Ian
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    body kits

    They charge big money for transport. I asked for one to the UK, 200 bucks for the part 950 bucks for the transport EX tax in the uk. they think everyone's name is Homer, duuuuh
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    Do-Luck RXB knock offs

    I too have a targa or more aptley named "wobble top", seen these before but not sure that they will do the job. I have seen one that was real stiff but that one had like a ladder bar underneath too. So the DoLuc bar keeps the sides from flexing in an up/down direction. Combined with a front and...
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    Engine swap for the better or worse?

    Okay so yesterday I was collecting an complete interior from R spec for a Dutch MK3 forum member to take over there from the UK at the end of the month. Talking to the guy, he had two motors, the 2.5R (rotted body) and a MK3 3Ltr with a twin turbo from the MK4 in it, very nice but during our...
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    I have to admit guy's I liked this statement best "If you have lag, it's called a transmission... down shift." the biggest point I was trying to look at was doing as little as possible to the bottom end of the engine other than regrind ect. By using turbo pistons I would be reducing the...
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    block machining question

    I would use a permanent marker on the rod or skirt of the piston you take out number from 1-6 from the front to back. Keep everything in zip lock bags,
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    Okay thanks guys as you can see there is always another way to skin the cat, never thought of hydraulic. Ia,
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    Keep it up there is clearly two sides to this and I am getting more and more into the idea of it. There is plenty of room in the engine bay There is a member of the English supra owners that has fitted the biggest Turbo I have ever seen, ok he is doing it to drag it but with a 110mm inlet throat...
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    I have at my disposal a machine shop of sorts, radial floor standing drill, lathe, computers and when I left my school I trained as a toolmaker for some years with BSA in the UK. I will be doing a fabrication and welding course in the new year with the object of restoring classic cars. I don't...
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    Great guys keep it coming need all the info no matter how negative or positive, it all helps to make the choice.
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    Thanks guys for all the info at last over here there is only one way. I don't hate Turbo's per say but I built a Turbo BMW 730 years ago so 3.0 and a KKK from a 745. Man I crapped myself one night, I had stopped under a bridge and open up the hood, the turbo and about 12 inches of downpipe were...
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    Conversion from NA to SUPERCHARGED NOT Turbo....

    Hi from the UK to all our cousins in the US. That's the formalities over, my name is Ian and apart from the spelling we do it sometimes quite different over here the meaning is the same. And in Toyota Supra world we all talk the same language. My Supra was bought way back in 87.5 by me brand new...
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    How to Replace a MKIII Driveshaft Carrier Bearing for $50

    Well according to ToyoDiy there are two bearings which I have copied to here 37230‑14061 (01/1986 - 07/1987) 1 € 202.63 37230‑14070 (08/1987 - 07/1988) 1 € 197.65 there are also several different sizes of the thick washer. here 37230G WASHER, NO.2 (FOR CENTER...
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    Replacing 7M-GE with 2JZ-GE

    Well I don't hate Turbo's but in a country where the speed limit on Motorways is 70Mph what's the point. Okay You might get to 70 a half or even a second quicker, but at the end of the day when Fuel cost's us here £1.30 a Litre that is £5,12 per Imp gallon it can make a difference. Roger doesn't...
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    6 speed gearbox SWAP

    Hi just wondering if any knows of anyone that has done a 6 speed box swap on a MA70 just a theoretical question first.
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    Leaking valve seals or piston seals?

    Old fart here to give my 10cents worth. Blue smoke is OIL, end of story, White smoke after warming up is water, end of story. Reasons for the Oil can be atributed to several things, oil rings fuck*d or Valve shaft wear equates to fuck*d, simple answerr my car has done 200 000. Change the fuck*ng...
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    BHG block indentations

    My Toyota Dealer tells me it is about 1000 Klicks.
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    BHG block indentations

    Wel I did, it is a very interesting. You are aware of the old addage, he who doesn't read the full artikel is only geting an estimation. RTFM.