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Irvine Irvine we are having a main Soarer meet that day at Crail, not got all the fine details sorted yet,but we should have 10/12 Soarers there including some from down south , and a drifting Soarer . So will either meet up with you Irvine (same place as last time), or see you lot there. Andy

Mig Cheers mate . and thanks to all who replied .

I'm sure it would shift down Scoboblio, i am sure there IS a way of locking the box into 3rd without it going to change down.

Ok Wanted to knwo how to get the Supra autobox to lock into 3rd gear, ie for a dyno run.

LOL ALex But 2x3" will outflow 1x4" i'm sure of that . Andy

Emm Alex are you trying to say yours is bigger than ours ? ..cause maybe you missed the bit that i said we had 2.... Andy

Alex We fitted 2x3" pipes in as well, 1 going into the pod enclosure, and the other going into the engine bay itself.

Alex if it works dont matter how it is done we did ours the other week and used cardboard to make templates for the mdf we used to finish the job,and then put heat reflective material used to reflect heat from behind raidiators to cover the mdf, and it works a treat. Always nice to save money on cars Andy

eyefi i think is looking for the tool to hold the crank pulley, while the crank bolt is undone ?. We locked up the flywheel,and used this kit to take the crank pulley off,and it works just fine. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=040211223&r=2076&g=111 Andy

James :0. Glad it wasnt anything more serious . Andy

James Your gearchange , might be caused by worn bands in the box, i hope it aint but thats what was worng with ours we changed it the other week and it is now fine. your boosting issue we might have the same prob. Andy

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Ian I guess the main ones that most replace (on Soarers at least) are the LCA ones, you would normally get a creaking and groaning from them in the morning usually. there are quite a few bushes to replace, Nic has posted DIAG of the EPC showing most of them. As for the rest of your Q's, Nic could answer the cost one. And fitting that depends on who does them for you, lets just say it aint less than a days work if you wanted ALL of them doing. Andy

Check the earth connections on the car..and you can test the starter..if you remove it by bridging the solenoid termial with the starter itself.but if you aint done it before then have someone who has do it for you banners. Andy

colsoop they do mate . Andy

John Then i hope it aint the turbo housing . Andy

John Sorry mate cant think what else you could do , i hope the gum gum works mate drastic i know but sounds liek your about to burn the bleedin car. What about getting a new clamp from someone ? shame your so far away i could have let you try ours . Andy

Nic The price i mentioned in my last post was for the complete arms ..the bushes i have are america dezien ones..which we like,not sure what the mate charges for the bushes.i can find out if you like . Andy

Nic Sorry i might have put that wrong about the oem ones..these WILL be pattern bush.i already gave the info to one of the members on here, a friend who sells Soarers over here gets them. And the last time i was quoted for the Soarer LCA's it was £256 for offside and £265 for nearside... Hmm dont ask not sure why each side is a diff price .and there is a slight diff in the Soarer bushes to the Supra bushes. The Soarer bushes from the factory have cutouts in the bush.to allow some more flex in the bush for comfort i guess.and the Supra dont have the cutouts in the bushes, since it is a Ture sports car, and requires the handling. Andy PS Oh and the bushes i am talking about are NOT the Valmos ones.

Hmm had ours of the other day as well John put it back on and it is fine, are the flanges mating flush when you offer the downpipe up to the housing ?. Andy

Dave I guess the right chocie to make would be the new arms, as you get a nice new balljoint with the new arms. The main reason being that you get the balljoints with the new arms, balljoints cant be fitted to the Supra just like the Soarer. The arms aint that cheapbut like i say you Do get the whole lot...ie bushes and balljoints. As for wear yes poly ones would prob outlast a rubber bush ok BUT the OEM ones will last prob longer than you will now have the car. Oh and we dont have TRD bushes on ours we have another make. Get the arms Dave deff the better choice for you mate, have them fitted get tracking done and forget about them . Forgot to say the new arms come complete bushes and balljoint. Andy

John We have the exact same kit as you have and the V-Band has never gave us any probs, sorry it dont help you much but at least you know THEY do work ok. Andy

Nic I can assure you it is a LOT easier to fit aftermarket poly bushes, than it is to fit bushes with casings. Reason being you need a nice big press to fit the bushes with casings and the right adapters like Chris has said....you Don't need a press to fit the poly ones as you are not removing the casing from the LCA or whatever bush you are replacing. And they can be burned out with a blowlamp, ok takes a lot longer but it can be done, just easier if you have proper burning stuff. And the oem ones can now be got, there was a thread on here not long ago someone asked the same Q. Andy PS Dave the lower control arm bushes are just another name for the lower wishbone, and you do have a UCA..upper wishbone.and yes it is good to have them replaced on an old car,not cheap but a very good investment like Nic has said.

Mike We did all the front ones on our Soarer (same as the Supra)..and we used poly aftermarket ones, which use the same outer casing from the OEM ones..so you need to take the arms off and burn the old bushes out, as you need to use the inner casing as well. Now it wasnt that bad a job. BUT the main problem for us was the LCA's bolts, if they aint been off for a while then they can be a nightmare to undo. And if your replacing the old bushes with OEM ones then i hope your place has a VERY large press cause the OEM ones will need it. Oh and be sure to have it 4 wheel tracked after with the right equipment. Andy

Ian You nasty person ..nothing wrong with a haggis if ya can catch one . Andy Oh you may have E-mail coming your way shortly Ian .