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  1. Killa_CiViC

    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    Finally closed up and painted and about to go back in the car. Next, I'm going to start building a pedal assembly... going to try building off a set of Civic clutch/brake/gas pedals I have laying around in the garage.... This little part of the build only took 5 months


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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    Progress is slow... Baffling and pump mounting is done.
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    Just to give an idea what I'm doing with the tank. Don't worry, only about 2" of that box is going to be sticking out of the bottom of the tank. As it turns out, the tank isn't made of nearly as thick of material as I would have expected, and it's galvanized. Pulling my hair out trying not to...
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    I've gutted the car, and started building the fuel tank for a Walbridge 255lph fuel pump. Taking forever to get anything done, trying to capture everything on video.
  5. Killa_CiViC

    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    Just checking in here. I've spent the past year collecting parts and tools, saving money, thinking about just what I really wanted to do with this car (at one point I even thought about abandoning and selling the project, but that went away pretty quickly). I'm about ready to actually get...
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    What are you doing / did you do today / CHAT THREAD

    Merry Christmas to you guys. I've been very busy over the last year, taking classes (leadership and management training stuff mostly), evaluating changing majors and going back to college for a different degree so I can change careers. Haven't spent as much time visiting this place as I used to.
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    New toy for the build. Wife's eager for me to get started now.
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    I think I'm more likely to try and shoehorn a 3UZ under the hood, than a rotary. I'm just not a rotor guy.
  9. Killa_CiViC

    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    Alright, this has been sitting, but not forgotten. Been really busy, and now it seems like every time I'm going to head out and work on it, clouds blow in and it starts raining. I've had far too much time to think... reconsidering my motor options. And after spending a weekend working on my...
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    Used CPO Lexus ES vs New Honda or Toyota

    Lexus is not the same as Toyota and very few parts actually cross over in spite of similar platforms. I'm a former Toyota master, current Lexus master technician. IF you buy a Certified Pre-Owned Lexus, invest in the extended warranty too., They're now offering extensions up to 125k miles...


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    2016 Presidental Election

    This article came out during the last election cycle, but I think it's still pretty relevant http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/calling-truce-political-wars/ And then this monologue is for the trump supporters. "Don't be fooled. You're being sold a bill of goods by someone who only...
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    2016 Presidental Election

    My grandmother was uninsurable due to diabetes and heart disease. Somehow, the hospital treating her took out an insurance policy on her behalf, which covered almost all her expenses. Medicaid picked up the rest. I don't know the ins and outs of how it worked, but this was way before the ACA...
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    2016 Presidental Election

    Why should healthcare be a right? I personally don't think it is a right. It's a privileged that I pay for. Universal healthcare in other countries sucks, because when government controls the kind of coverage you receive, you can no longer get the kind of coverage you may want. How would you...
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    2016 Presidental Election

    Bernie's tax increases affect me too. I don't believe in free tuition, universal healthcare or any of that other Utopian idealism. All I need do is look at the state of public schooling k-12 to see free tuition as a failed prospect. I grew up poor. I was home schooled. I never needed free...
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    2016 Presidental Election

    So who are you voting for?
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    2016 Presidental Election

    I'd also vote for Cruz. Social programs have tended to hurt my bottom line more than help. I'd like to strip government down to the bare minimum. Sadly, it looks very much like Trump is going to get the GOP nomination, and likely win the presidency, because he's tapped into the hatred for...
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    I was amazed that once I had them side by side, the Starlet is actually a good bit smaller than the civic. Also picked this up. I'm also expecting a front grill, and some headlight bezels today from an eBay purchase. I found a guy in England that makes reproduction fiberglass bumpers, but...
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    $2k. Seems like a lot, but the RA29 Celica's, and TE27/37 Corollas I was looking at are selling for well above $3k for rusted out shells. And this one already has rack and pinion steering, and AE86 running gear is almost bolt on. Not to mention, within' the last two weeks, I've seen an AE86...
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    It figures that I bring a project up to work, and all the sudden, I'm slammed with lots of customer work. I wasn't able to push it in and get it on a lift yet, but I snapped a few pictures before it got too dark. Massive 1290cc push rod BEAST of a law mower engine.... just for comparison...
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    1981 Toyota Starlet build.

    BEAMS 3SGE from an IS200/Toyota Altezza is the most likely swap candidate.
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