Engine underway. The blood-red bearing lube looks kinda vampire-esque... [IMG] [IMG] The header finally arrived, I hope it stays this shiny...
Assembled the bottom end today. All clearances are on the tight side of factory spec, she's gonna run nice....:) As the engine assembly progresses...
Sorry man! (not!) I have the same sickness, space (and marriage) is all that limits my fleet. I keep thinking I'd like to sell off my Yotas and...
They're pretty far away from you, but here's a couple in awesome shape for their age- If I had a place for it, I'd own the '83 by now....
:lol: Yeah, I agree, but these cars go for a premium in Canada for some reason...
I wouldn't give much for it. It looks to need a lot of attention bodywise, and the engine is just at the age where the head gasket fails. Once you...
This is taking a while.... Finally got the cam today, the shop received it and shipped it to someone accidentally! It's back home now, work will...
Always remove those before anything else. If you drop the trans mount first, they're murder.
Think I'll call and see how low he'll go. They have been for sale since December, so I might be able to pry 'em loose pretty cheap. Though they're...
Yeah...:p
I can get these locally, 16x7 with 255/60 M/T drag radials and BFG 245/50s for the front. I really just want the drag tires for my Celicas, but...
We need to sticky these links! I'm familiar with this one, in fact I've downloaded and printed most of the sections. They're in a binder for...
Wow, looks good! Love the ratrod look. Agreed on the hubcaps, but worth trying, now we all know how they look. Might work with another color...
You could run a recirculating valve that blows the excess manifold pressure out to the inlet side of the turbo. It won't make the noise of an open...
It's great to see one of these oldies rescued! Hope you can restore it to it's former awesomeness.:cool:
Easy, if you can afford it. All you need is here-http://www.northwestoffroad.com/parts/engineswap.html They have headers, mounts, trans adapters,...
The knowledge took 50 years, you'll get there.:p The garage is new this year, 24x24, with all my crap still in piles...when it gets organized,...
Nice truck, I'll give you twice what you paid for it! :p Good find, man!
pics I fired up the heat and spent an enjoyable afternoon in the garage today, even made a little progess! I laid out the RE for the truck, took...
In general, we get more cold than Calgary, they get more snow. They're at a higher altitude, in the foothills of the Rockies. We have a better...
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