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  1. benchwarmer

    Write-up: Cleaning electrical contacts

    This is going to be a bit rough since lighting was poor today. I'll take better pictures tomorrow when it isn't overcast and miserable. Every MKIII owner, or any other old imported car owner, knows about intermittent electrical problems. Occasionally the car won't start. It idles poorly...
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    Answering questions

    I'm a member of many car forums and I run across this problem on every single one of them: If you figure out what your problem was, TELL US WHAT IT WAS! I can't count the number of times I've gone searching for answers to questions only to find a dozen related threads that just end with no...
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    Saved from the crusher

    Well I accidentally bought a 280ZX. I went to the junkyard with a friend to help him pull a hatch for his Z31 and we wandered all over looking for one. Turns out a Z31 was the only Japanese sports car they didn't have that day. As we searched I stumbled across an 82 280ZX that was remarkably...
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    High Compression NA exhaust

    Well it's smog season here in Kalifornia so I'm busy converting my car back to stockish. Figured I'd take some pictures and video while I was at it. I tried to make a video of it running on straight headers but I agave it a little too much cowbell and the camera went flying. I'll try it again...
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    Matt's break it 'til it works thread

    I'll take some pics in a bit so don't go getting your panties in a knot just yet! I am the proud owner of a thoroughly trashed 87 NA. I found it completely by accident in, of all places, my soon-to-be father-in-law's backyard. I was shooting pool with her brother when I happened to look out...
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    New to site, Supras, and imports in general

    Hi everyone, I'm a recent convert from the world of American muscle. I'm the proud owner of a truly beat up 86.5 but never fear, I'll have her looking as good as she sounds soon enough! I found her derelict in my girlfriends back yard, abandoned there by her uncle. I managed to talk him out...