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I'd assume you need to go from the OEM tyre/wheel rim size combo. When I had my chassis tune the tuner brought up the car specs and then went around measuring the gap. All on mine were 15mm on non OEM tyre/rim combination so no shimming was required on the non adjustable coil overs. But, you ideally aim to keep the tyre profile in line with the rim size anyway, otherwise the speedometer reading will be affected so any alteration should only be a low few % at most and a low few percent on 15mm doesn't make a lot of difference.

If you phone up Lexus customer helpline people they should be able to give you the arch clearance. On the Supra I was told it's a 25mm gap for stock suspension and 15mm for the optional Bilstein setup. Same clearance on all four arches.

I've sprayed large sections of cars for a £100 in paint and thinners and one I did over 7 years ago still looks I'm really happy with that, good. So £1k for some flies and translucent paint is by any standard a pretty poor effort. I'd suggest its either a do it yourself with a stash of rattle cans or pay for a proper job which is going to cost. I'm kind of in between; OK sprayer with guns, a decent high volume compressor and a large indoor area.

I wasn't thinking. Volumes listed here instead. With autos its always hard to say what volume as it tends to be related to how far its been broken down from just the sump oil to include the oil cooler and general pipework to what is held in the converter. The best I've ever managed in an auto oil change is 70% and the lowest is well under half of the system fill. On an auto oil change I always measure the volume that comes out and then its always roughly the same goes back in if the gearbox wasn't running low to start with. The last ZF box I did a few weeks back was 4.5l out and 4.6l in on a system that holds nearly 8l. https://at-manuals.com/manuals/toyota-automatic-transmission-fluid-type-capacity-instruction/

http://www.globotrip.ch/Benzin/Toyota_files/Manual-W58.pdf Specs say 2.7l capacity.

I have a set of turbos that were sold to me as off a twin to single conversion low miler (aren't they always?). Sold as a 36k mile set, £275 collected or arrange your own courier pickup. PM if interested.

Have you tried to or thought of re-oiling your existing clutch? Toyota sell silicone oil for just this task. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLkafSZHMp8

Latest set at auction sold $2,200 no tyres.

I went over to the NEC this year on the closing day and was surprised, and a little saddened over how many of the exhibitors now have their cars roped off to the public. It was mainly the Ford owners who seem to have got a bit precious about their vehicles. On the roped off Capri stand there was a gazebo at the back of the stand with all the exhibitors sat around chatting with each other and I was wondering what is the point. As a former owner of 4 Capri's that was a bit disappointing. A particular car favourite of mine since I was a boy is the e-type jag and there were a ton of those on display this year (probably more than any other car) and I made a few useful contacts in my hunt for a Mk1 Roadster. For anyone looking for a specialist, or expensive non Supra old classic then events like the Classic Car show is a great place to make contacts with those who know the marque down to specific bolt detail. I didn't know until this weekend that there are Mk1 e-type replicas around which are valued at a third of the real thing. Shows how valuable getting close to those in the know can be to stop you making any silly and expensive mistakes. The Supra stand looked really good as ever and the crew were there chatting to the public with the cars accessible to walk around. It did look a little cramped with the gap between cars quite narrow so hopefully they all got through the three days unscathed. It's a well done to IanIan and JakJak (so good we named them both twice) for all the time and effort that goes into organising, setting up and tearing down the Mk4 Supra stand. I had a wonderful daddy daughter day out and about the NEC, its the first time I've paid to go in for years and years. Note to self, I should probably try to go more often.

I just checked a spare facelift frame I have and the sensor lead does have metal clamps, seems it was just the rears that went to plastic. Shouldn't be hard to scan and print plastic clips to copy the original metal ones though. Just modify the bolt holes to snap clips or have plastic screw holes with plastic screws.

The brackets being snap plastic clips shouldn't be that hard to 3D scan/print?

A MBA value to you probably depends on you age, prior experience and how much kudos your actual or potential employer assigns to a MBA. I did the first year of a MBA course at Henley when I worked for a major International oil company that sponsored the costs; as they valued the MBA title in career progression. To be honest, I didn't learn a thing in that first year that I wasn't already applying as I was heading up a new business sector group. I never went any further than the first year as I got head hunted by a US company that wanted me and didn't care a dot about what qualifications I had already or could work towards. They certainly wouldn't have been interested in funding years 2 and 3 of an expensive MBA course and I wasn't either. I went on to head up small multi National companies, without ever needing to finish the MBA course. I found the course work really boring but that was probably mostly because it wasn't teaching me anything I hadn't already experienced and applied in real business life. So, you rarely want to do a MBA for yourself as you can teach yourself business, if you have a business brain, should you be setting up on your own. It only has value if your employer, actual or prospective sees it as adding value. In which case, make sure you get them to pay for it because it is an expensive course. From those I know who did go on to complete an MBA the only observation I made is that it didn't make them any cleverer. I always found in my time as a boss in other peoples and my own businesses the most important thing is being able to form a strategy and have a plan how to implement it. A MBA doesn't invoke strategic thinking. But, the main factor to any business is how you manage and interact with those who work for you. A MBA doesn't teach you that either.

Those rear bars get as bad on the inside as the outside. You might want to consider doing a Dinitrol wax spray inside that will stabilise corrosion and dries leaving a protective wax coat. It comes with a really long diffused spray pattern straw so you can get spraying in far away very inaccessible places. Seeing all those nuts and bolts made me feel queasy. You'll probably find all the bolts come out easy without any need to WD40. The only ones I ever found issues with was where the head of the bolts had corroded badly. Then I had to resort to welding on globs of metal or in the very worst cases a left hand carbide drill. I expect you'll be surprised how easily things come apart though. At least your tank breather pipe is intact, they can sit in fine damp soil to the left of the rubber and rust away. Yours does look a little pitted. These are discontinued so a self build replacement would be needed if it had snapped. I'd recommend sanding it down and clear coating it while you have the tank off to keep the original vent tube going for a good while longer.

Check your kick panel fuse box, 7.5A fuse for the turn signals which I believe is the 3rd one from the left second row down. The hazard lights may be on a separate fuse? Then you are down to the actual switch gear. If you suspect its the actual switch at fault I and I'm sure a few others have these in their spare parts store so it shouldn't be a financial ball breaker.

It's got to be moving from a hold towards a soft buy, the current pricing is still quite a bit over the possible floor price of around $16k for BC with the basement price being zero. Bitcoin Price Predictions There are a handful of Bitcoin price predictions made for the mid to long term, or with no time scale at all, that are still standing today. Here are some of the most exciting predictions from Bitcoin’s most legendary evangelists. Shervin Pishevar – $100,000 (by 2022) @shervin Shervin Pishevar is a venture capitalist and angel investor who co-founded Hyperloop One and Sherpa Capital. He has also made investments in several companies including big names such as AirBnb and Uber. Pishevar has called for Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2021 via Twitter. The prediction came not long after a December 2020 meeting with MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, whose company invested more than $1 billion in Bitcoin during 2020. Given his meeting with Saylor and his previous predictions of a decline in the US economy, it’s no surprise that Pishevar has become bullish on Bitcoin. Thomas Fitzpatrick – $318,000 (by 2022) Thomas Fitzpatrick Citibank’s Thomas Fitzpatrick is the global head of their market insights product, CitiFX Technicals. He made headlines for his Bitcoin prediction of $318,000 by 2022, which surfaced after his report was leaked onto the internet in late 2020. His analysis drew similarities between the gold market of the 1970s and Bitcoin’s price action, in particular gold’s $20 to $35 range before its surge in 1971. He also cited the acceleration in money-printing by central banks since the emergence of COVID-19, which may fuel the Bitcoin run. Winklevoss Twins – $500,000 (by 2030) @tylerwinklevoss Winklevoss twins – the famous Bitcoin billionaires have said Bitcoin has the potential to reach a price of $500,000 by 2030, which would put its market cap on par with that of gold (around $9 trillion). Tyler Winklevoss said, “Our thesis is that bitcoin is gold 2.0, that it will disrupt gold, and if it does that, it has to have a market cap of 9 trillion, so we think it could price one day at $US500,000 of bitcoin.” The prediction has been explained in full detail in a blog post by Tyler on their website. Anthony Pompliano – $250,000 (by 2022) @APompliano Anthony Pompliano is a well-known Bitcoin personality. He’s a founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital, a crypto-friendly asset management firm for institutional investors. He has previously claimed that he holds more than 50% of his net worth in Bitcoin, showing his belief in the cryptocurrency. Pompliano previously predicted that Bitcoin will hit $100,000 by the end of December 2021. Since then, he has revised the figure to an upper limit of $250,000 – more than double his original prediction. Why the updated number? Pompalino believes the available supply of Bitcoin is much less than is perceived by most, which lies in stark contrast to the amount of demand that is beginning to precipitate – in particular by institutions. Along with many others, Pomp also talks about the US Federal Reserve pursuing aggressive quantitative easing and keeping interest rates low, leading to flight to safe-haven assets.

There has been reports of a shortage of diesel in the system so expect big rises in that fuel some time soon. USA is down to 3 weeks diesel supply, here is probably a little higher but UK diesel storage figures were last available in 2019 when they were 10 weeks supply. Diesel is the one fuel forecast to head for the hills in the coming weeks from its current UK average of 1.90/l. Its making my and anyone else's bulk storage option look a sound and improving investment by the day.

With the USA debt a big chunk is car lease. No one in a job actually buys a car in America and they pretty much all do a new trade in every 2 years. When I was living there it always amazed me that people earning $150k a year were still doing usually 2 cars on rolling finance. There are many tube vloggers that recon it'll be the car finance market that collapses banking before mortgage defaults get a look in.

Its all part of the WEF global masterplan with the Soros funded politicians at the helm. Its a global phenomena I'm afraid so no place to hide, in or out of the sun. It was reported in Spring that there are at least 104 World Economic Forum (“WEF”) Young Global Leaders embedded in British institutions, charities, and companies. Liz Truss is recorded as yet another young global leader graduate of the WEF. Big business are our unappointed leaders operating behind their puppet politicians everywhere. It is a project thirty years in the making that is due to mature by 2030. Best buy a remote island somewhere, that worked for Richard Branson.

The UK registration process is really easy. Just VIN insure the car, get a MOT certificate and filling in a V55 sending off your fresh VIN MOT certificate and customs tax letter. Then a few days later you get a new registration, keepers document and MOT certificate. A doddle.

This is one to test the market, 5k mile 2002 TT6. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf22/london/lots/r0006-2002-toyota-supra-rz-s-twin-turbo/1288163 As a PS - Should anyone be interested in bidding there are a few add ons to be aware of: "Please note this lot has entered the UK on a temporary import bond, which must be cancelled either by exporting the lot outside of the UK on an approved Bill of Lading with supporting customs documentation or by paying the applicable VAT and import duties to have the lot remain in the UK." So its hammer price plus 15% buyers premium plus VAT on the buyers premium plus UK 20% VAT on the sales price plus 10% import duty on the sales price. So just add 50% to the sales price and you won't be far off. Then it'd need to be made MOT ready and V55 register which companies typically charge £1k to do for you or you can DIY for around £200. SOLD for £69k + fees

Not a tracker but thieves are apparently very keen on employing Apple or Samsung tags. Cost around £30 and very easily secreted with a bit of duct taping behind some trim and have 1 year (replaceable) battery life. Thieves use these to find out where target vehicles are parked up overnight so they can then go pay a visit.

I took my Supra along to my very local classic car show this Summer and there were boys of all ages from 10 years up crawling all over it. I let anyone who wanted to sit in the car and have their pictures taken and there were plenty who did. The good thing for Supra owners is this means the Supra will still be relevant in 40 years time whereas most of the enthusiasm for the vast bulk of cars there at the show, a good many that had me drooling, will have literally died away in the next 20 years. My early 20's daughter has demanded I hand the car over to her, its been a constant part of the family for all of her life so she will very likely get her wish fulfilled one day.

Easiest fix would be to insert a 15mm spacer which is essentially just an aluminium disc with the diff flange holes drilled. Its a common fix applied by the landy crowd when they mess around with the set ups. https://cdn.devon4x4.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/363x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/d/a/da6339_situ.jpg

Be worth removing the rear bar bushes and taking a pic as that is the point where the bars wear and snap. Always interesting to note Supra inflation in action as the pair of bars new were £260 when last available. I think the front bar may still be available.

Never heard this myself. Only ever been shouted at once from the driver of another car asking is that a twin turbo followed by is it a manual. There was another instance when a sweet young girl sat in the car alongside told me that my car happened to be her boyfriends favourite car. I told her it has been an amazing car but to tell her boyfriend that a lovely girlfriend beats an amazing car every day, she really loved that so there was then one happy girlfriend and happy boyfriend in one car together. You can never spread too much happiness.