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You want to mod your Toyota huh? Check out Downey Off Road. They're big into Toyotas. Rock crawling is a viscious form of off roading, I never saw much fun in it for all the damage you do, but have fun~ Plan on bigger axles, driveshafts, front IFS removal if yours has it if you get really serious, etc. Oh, and for rock crawling many people run small motors... you don't need hp, just low low gearing. If you want more hp on the street, do headers/exhaust and free intake to start, those are the easiest ways to make power on a stock motor. I don't know if the supercharger for the late model trucks (Factory TRD, about $3000) works on your motor or not. 260 hp on the motor it was intended for. Oh, and most importantly, be ready to bash the shit out of all your body panels! Seriously, hope you have fun, just hope you know what you're getting into w/o wasting thousands of dollars like me smile.gif [ 03 May 2002, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: 1Slow7 ]

I've only got a Ford/Mazda one

Thanks for the input, I already have it apart at a shop though... And Joe, it ain't sold yet, cause I ain't got it back yet smile.gif

Sorry no one seems to know, I don't think we have any of those cars on the board yet...

No, its more like Jerry Springer: "My boyfriend would rather take a ride in his car than let me ride him"</font> Funny shit indeed!

Haha.. the acceptance stage... Denial, Anger, Bargaining etc right? You are correct. I've had mine for more than a year and a half.. a record for me and cars.

See! DIRECT testimony, I'm not kidding here!

Ok, here's I need done on the little bitch... ~Full Transmission rebuild. ~Install new rear brakes. ~Find & fix "clunk" in front right suspension ~remove all pads & silicone to calipers ~wax ~purchase/install two new tires ~install/hardwire head unit ~touch up caliper paint ~scuff, paint, and rebalance rims w/stick on weights ~remove new, annoying boost controller & reinstall stock airbox ~continue daily payments to Explodius, the God of Apex Seals I'm paying $50, plus a tip for good work. I can probably supply most the parts, whatever's left can come out of the $50. I'm going to base offers on mechanical experience and approximate schedule of completion. Moral: Don't but an RX7 unless you got a beater car and no life, or just $$$ since you'll spend all your social, work, and sleeping hours working on it, and it will lower your grades, annoy your friends, make your girlfriend(s) jealous, and generally consume your life. I recommend a new Porsche for equivalent fun w/ turnkey style operation. Consider yourself married to the RX7... what looked so good from afar is now whiny, finicky, never in the mood to play when you are and just TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE! Don't do it boys!

Two months,a 5th gear snychro, an shiftgate spring, three internal bearings, a throwout bearing, a heat-welded pilot bearing, and a lot of cussing later, my car is ~almost back together... pray to GOD this transmission is happy! Won't be out tonight because of it, the pilot bearing was a complete disaster. Hopefully now I can let this thread die! At this point I know why someone would spend $60,000 on a new Porsche that's no faster than my car... cause it just fucking works!

Oh, that's normal if you've driven the car with the plugs in... oh wait, you have pistons... shit, I know nothing. smile.gif

It is not the throwout I have determined. I hope it is the pilot, I feel that it should be. I really hope it's not in the case, but with 6" of shit on the ground today I didn't touch it. I should be done with the tool tomorrow or Wed at the latest. Is that cool??? I can buy you a different one, or repay you if you have to use it and I screwed you over. I hope I didn't! Alex

Tommy, where were you at Saturday ?? smile.gif

Brian: I am going to take the trans back out probably early next week. Do you have that puller available? The noise is getting worse, I know something's gonna go soon. We didnt have a jack to put the trans back in with, so we probably let a lot of the weight on the pilot bearing while we tried to get it lined up... didn't mean for it to happen but it probably did. This could explain why the noise got worse.. it was very slight before, I never really thought that mabye I just destroyed the pilot bearing... reading everyone's previous posts again, my 2nd to 3rd shift seems a little sloppier but it may just be because I hadn't driven the car in so long. What does everyone think? Brett listenend and thought it was coming from the rear inside the case, but I'm praying that's not what ends up being the real deal.

If you use the 3M Mark suggests it works very well, 3M is very good quality. You can still cut through the paint if you're not careful though, the real buffers are powerful smile.gif I've done my car several times and haven't hurt anything, but I had more experienced supervision (ie my little brother). The result of using a real buffer is unmistakable though. It gleams like an oiled female body part in the Florida sun. Oh, and Mark you're a great asset to the forum and of course my friend, but you don't have a girl friend do you?? Just teasing buddy.

Mark, a friend of mine told me that you never let anyone know if you're able to buff... I didn't and found out how serious he was. Judging from you're previous replies (verifying again my buddy's creed) you're a brave soul.

Hey dude, thanks for the review... we're running some numbers on turbines with intercooling in ME502 right now, but unfortunately it is of the power plant variety and not automotive... one of these days I'll have time to learn what's really important!

Mark/66/Brian From all this I conclude it is indeed the tob and that the reverse noise must be a biproduct of the new 5th gear synchro, which is tied into reverse, and that someone now isn't lined up perfectly. I will try to lube up that TOB really well... anybody got a lift? It's takes me forever after the bastards stole my floor jack, I haven't bought a new one yet.

It makes the noise 1) in neutral, with the clutch engaged 2) while driving with the clutch engaged (seems quieter, but it may just be the rest of the noise drowning it out) You must be good at finding stuff on the forum Brian smile.gif The reverse noise continues while the car is rolling backwards, with clutch disengaged. When filling the rear shift linkage case with tranny fluid I ran out, so the shift linkage was covered but it could have been higher... ~maybe this is rear bearing not having enough fluid? It seems it was always be making noise though. It also does not really change with just a little pedal pressure, seems to be just when the bearing is contacting.. further analysis? [ 06 March 2002: Message edited by: 1Slow7 ]

Yeah, I know the pilot bearing probably should have been replaced, but with the project going on three weeks and not knowing Brian had a puller, it didn't get changed. So~ Thankfully no, I have no gear change problems, it feels very good as far as the actual new synchro goes (yay!). Now, the bearing... I took the whole damn thing apart and I still couldn't put it all together in my head (damn pull clutches). I can see well the bearing through the access hole without taking the whole trans out.... I tried to grease it a little more the other day in this manner but it didn't work, but on the other hand I could try harder. The surface that contacts the pressure plate is the large flat portion facing the front, where there is that "release collar" to allow the bearing to pull free from the plate for trans removal... ie, there is the tob surface, thin plate, then pressure plate... should I grease both sides of that plate??? I only greased the tob itself... and should I have someone release the clutch while I do this? I used regular black auto grease... I shouldn't use lithium on this part right?? Thanks for all the help boys... ...the "whine" in reverse is a rotational, small vibration equipped thingy that feels like the driveshaft isn't lined up quite right or something, but it is, I've retorqued and measured the spec'd distance for the PPF (though the car wasn't Perfectly flat...?) Maybe you're right Mark and it's inside, 5th and reverse are together on our trannys... but damn what could this be... 1Quik7... Yeah I did it myself... three weeks and about $300 worth of synchro, bearing, upgraded shift select spindly, misc tools... the time is because it was during my free time, with no lift. It was a bitch only because of looking for tools and shitty weather/location of working. If you had a setup, it'd be easy. Edit: Oh, yes I spun it prior and Brett can vouch that it spun very well and quietly. [ 06 March 2002: Message edited by: 1Slow7 ]

Took the trans out, replaced 5th gear synchro, and put a NEW throwout bearing in because the old one was a little noisy... the new one is MUCH worse~ It gets better when it heats up, but is way too noisy when cold. I put grease on the contact points with the fork, and a little on the front (towards the front of the car) of the bearing, but couldn't tell where exactly the manual wanted it... these are sealed bearings right? How can I make it quiet??? I did not replace the pilot bearing because I did not have a puller for it. Mistake? Cause? Also, though I marked and installed the driveshaft in the same orientation, I now have a bit of "gear" noise in reverse...sounds like an old ass honda like my neighbors used to have... ahh, help, I hate "fixing" my car only to have three new things wrong!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cokeslop: How do you get a striped bolt off? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> oh sorry... tell her how sexy her stripes are, then rub her slowly and gently... [ 18 February 2002: Message edited by: 1Slow7 ]

Sounds like another job for (trumpet blast!) the Blue Tipped Wrench. (oh,and order a new oil pan, the wrench is just for getting even, it won't be usable afterwards smile.gif)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bottlefed Windsor: One of the causes of wheel hop is worn down tires. I used to have wheel hop on 1 of my mustangs, and when I put new tires out back, the wheel hop went away.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> This is true too. New rear tires helped mine a lot. It'll be back soon though... smile.gif

Yes, HP+ are excellent... ask a few people who've been following me when I stab them smile.gif and I only have them on the front right now. Excellent pads, excellent price. And whatever you do, DON'T waste your money on any NAPA pads!

I'd just like an Apexi RX6 on my wee little 1.3L smile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif