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    The ToySHOta Project

    Unfortunately, no update. I am still waiting on the pressure plate from Clutch Net that I ordered months ago. I can't say they have been helpful...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Mar 24, 2015 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    I installed the new front wheels. They are 15" x 7". They came with chrome steel center caps, but I really wanted to put the factory Toyota steel...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Jan 3, 2015 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Thanks for the encouragement. Still been slow on progress lately. Still waiting on parts. I did get the drivers side motor mount welded,...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 20, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    I am not much of a domestic vehicle person. That Taurus was the only Ford I have owned. I would never have touched it had it not been a SHO.
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 13, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Thanks for the encouragement, now I just need to get what is in my head into reality. The only thing I got done today is I installed a new...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 12, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Hello again. I appreciate the concern on my steering modifications. Like many other thing in a build of this sort there are some compromises....
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 11, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    I won't have to compensate much. Only on toe adjustment which is easily done. I did get the box moved today and got rid of the rag joint. Not a...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 10, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    I got a little bit done today. I mentioned I have to move the steering forward a few inches. I got the pitman arm end moved forward, re-drilled,...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 9, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    I have a 1985 Toyota MR2 that I have built a 1mz v6 with a turbo mr2 5 speed transmission, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, shimless valves, headers,...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 8, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Thanks for the interest. This will be a slow project as I am working on 3 other project trucks that I own. I have several problem areas to...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 8, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Ok, last one for today. As I mentioned, I installed the engine and turned the plenum around. I test fit it and thought the throttle body stuck...
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 6, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    I know all this is long winded. So, pictures of the truck with the engine and transmission in: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 6, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Part 2: The Ford Taurus is a transaxle and that also means it has no real engine mounts and the throttle body is on the wrong end of the engine....
    Post by: fj55tlc, Dec 6, 2014 in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads
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    The ToySHOta Project

    Hello all. This is a build on a truck I have had for about ten years. It is a 1982 short bed base model. It has not had an engine in it since I...
    Thread by: fj55tlc, Dec 6, 2014, 27 replies, in forum: 1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads