Alex L.

Aside from fluids and a few minor bits, it's ready to make noise. Nearly six years in the making.

Hey everyone, I finally made the jump over here. I'm Alex if you couldn't tell, and I was CR member since '06 or '07. I have a few project vehicles, most notably my '94 Supra street/strip car. I'm not as active on forums as I once was, however I look forward to seeing what this new interface and merged community has to offer. Attached are a few photos of my Supra. Feel free to ask any questions you may have, and I look forward to the continuation of the community that's meant so much to me.

It was the inevitable end state that we all saw with the rise of other social media platforms, but that doesn't take the sting away. A huge thank you to the Green family, the moderation team, my fellow sponsors, and everyone else who kept this forum running for as long as it has. It's been a hell of a ride, with many good friendships and memories as a result. Thank you all for providing an excellent community to grow up in.

Get the Supra running, get the SC300 running, and take the YXZ to the sand a few times.

Good call on thinner fasteners, Adam and Jesse.

Build two brackets something like this with a peg on the end of the leg that the front axle will rest on to prevent it from sliding off of the mount. I'd personally run lag bolts into the studs if you can rather than basic wood screws.

It's marked on my calendar. I'll see you all there.

I joined when I was 14 or 15 after seeing a sticker on a car at a Hooters meet. Many of you may remember my friend Sean and I attending numerous night meets when we were still in high school. This forum served as my place of solace during some very rough times in my teens, which I thank you all for immensely. I consider many of you lifelong friends, and find it refreshing that conversations can pick up like we just spoke yesterday, even if it's been years. The forum has obviously changed over the years as we've all grown older and gone different directions. However, anyone who's been involved with this community would be dishonest in saying it hasn't served as an influence on their life. Whether it be laughter in a time of despair, information/advice for life decisions, shoulders to lean on when times get tough, or simply a way to kill time with like-minded individuals. The automotive and racing culture is still at the core of this community, and is obviously what initially brought us all together. However, it is and always has been so much more than that. I love you all, and am happy to continue sponsoring the forum each year. Thank you all for helping mold me into the person I am today, and I look forward to seeing you again when I can take some time away from the shop.

I did not receive an email. Please email me directly and we can discuss from there: Alex@bpautosports.net Thank you.

+1 for Josh for PDR work. Beautiful example of a survivor. It's difficult to find something more enjoyable to drive.

In the shop, wishing I wasn't in the shop.

Precisely. Both have their place.

I appreciate the use of anodized titanium. I saw you playing around with the electro process on Facefriends. It's nice to see more people working with that process.

I had zero plans at the beginning of the year, and was entirely burnt out on the project. Now that ammunition prices are far in left field, the car has taken priority again. I have no set plans, deadlines, etc. I'll continue to take bites from the whale and see how far that gets me, all while continuing to document the processes of building it and constructing different parts on YouTube. I have no idea if 2021 will be the year for it to finally run again, and frankly don't care. I finally feel a bit of the drive I had for it years ago, and it's nice to look at the car through rose colored glasses again, even if they're a bit smudged nowadays.

Keep in mind a truck can serve the same partial purpose of an SUV in terms of sleeping area with the addition of a cap. That way you have the ability to rest out of the elements, while still having all the utilitarian benefits of a truck bed.

Insert 11.5" w/Geissele MK4 Federal rail, Law folder, Omega 300, EXPS3-2, etc.

On 3 has a cleaning machine. My good friend Bob there will get you taken care of.

It's in the Preamble.

I use a white paint pen to quickly visibly differentiate between blackout and NATO PMAGs. I color in a portion of the magazine's exterior webbing. Different reasons for doing it, but it undeniably makes the magazines yours.

I went on a trip with my YXZ this past weekend as well. I'll have to check the odometer, but I suspect it went somewhere around 75 miles through narrow trails, over small jumps, through water, etc. Any doubts I had about how it would act on the trails were quickly squashed, and it didn't miss a beat the entire time. The turbo system is plenty responsive for tight, technical trails without destroying low end grunt to get up steep, narrow trails where you're threading the needle through multiple unmovable objects. I believe I bought mine for slightly under $18k brand new, put a few hundred into it to fix what I broke when my friends Mr. Jameson and Mr. Busch convinced me to smash it into a ditch, and maybe $1k into my budget turbo system. Call it $20k overall, and, as Joe said, you can't beat the smiles per gallon you get out of them, even if it's slightly inconvenient to ride around this area. Considering the amount of money we spend on our project vehicles, one of these is a drop in the bucket and a nice escape to another form of motorsports/petroleum-fueled fun.

You should buy it.

Lash set, engine assembled, and ready to go in the car for good as soon as I finish the factory replacement manifold for my DSM:

Ordered Toyota shimless lifter buckets to finish setting lash on the Supra's engine. Provided these buckets give me the measurements I'm looking for, I'll then be able to get the engine back in the car, and maybe start working on it again. Maybe.

Thanks, guys. No more boost for awhile. This needs to be kept simple, reliable, and maintenance-free so it can actually be enjoyed.

I spent a few minutes writing a base map for it, and getting it to the point where it's able to be driven in boost (albeit fat):