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Home made run stand. All scrap build. Handy and cost nuthin but time..

Got it running--Magnetic pickup distributor from an 82 Toyota supra, with a GM HEI sparker, triggering a regular coil. The HEI wires come out from behind the carb where its mounted on a piece of aluminum for a heat sink. Really simple, and shoots a big fat spark. Fired first try. Rather be...

Hey OI--Thanks for the response. I moved the Toyota 5MGE off the rotating engine stand to a home made run stand this AM. Need it lined out before I do the Distributor.-- Be a Few days.. I see you are from Willard--I Kinda lived near your neighborhood in the 70s--Ash Grove, BoDark. Worked general...

Got my parts collected up for my DIY HEI distributor for the Toyota 5MGE I'm trying to resurrect. I've built Fords and GMs all my life, (First build at 14, and Now I'm 72) and have always used the GM HEI as soon as it came out, so it stands to reason I'd do HEI on a Toyota--I think.. Got 3- 4...

I decided I'd go with what I know on the controller, and get a GM HEI 4 prong to wire up as the controller for the 82 Supra distributor I'm planning to use. It has vac advance and an older magnetic trigger in its sounding similar to GMs, and I'm more familiar with GM stuff. 20$ for a 'new' GM 4...

I've prettymuch got the intake fabbed (cobbled) up out of tubing and flat iron. I've been drilling and torching holes in flat iron, but took this as another 'reason' AKA excuse to get more tools--er toys. Got a set of carbide teeth hole saws offa amazon, and to my suprize they worked great!! Ran...

Got this project running and driving. Blowthrough 2bbl on 302 ford.. The best thing about it is the wideband 02 gauge.. Never could read a plug, and this gives a pretty reliable AFR..

Thanks for the response Bob. Yes I am a fortunate fellow with my own personal little junkyard. I pick through it regularly and the wife calls it PaulMart.. I often find 'forgotten treasures' like this T cowl and this tractor grill that I'd put in an old truck cab. Machinery tinkering IS...

Tanks for the response, real experience is valuable and rare with these. I've removed the EFI on this one as the wiring was destroyed by a fire, and from sitting in the woods for 15 years, and being critter chew toys. I've used the EFI throttle body lower to be the base of a carburetor manifold...

Got a Toyota 5MGE 4.8 liter twin overhead cam 6 from my junk a few weeks back, for a winter project. I believe its has its roots in Offenhauser, Packard, RR, and Jaguar, with Japanese quality and engineering, and I think it's 'pretty'. Set in my hobby junk yard about 15 years back after I got...

Thanks for the response . Yeah, I've been pricing the MSD box, and I'd be out about $400 after I get the crank switch.. That's a bit much seeing as I'm not sure the engine is any good--sitting for so long. The Petronix is closer to what I'm willing to pay, but they don't have a specific...

I've considered similar stuff for my A coupe, but I live in a high humidity swamp world. Too hot to run in the summer for old fat guys. Was considering making a similar looking window mound gadget I could just pour a bag of crushed ice in.

Working on 'dumbing down' a Toyota 5MGE twin overhead cam 3.8, that I have in my junk that I got from an electrical fire. Am carbuerating it and looking to alter the distributor to a HEI or something. It has that computer type hall switch distributor with a vacume advance. I'd like to do what...

I had a Ford Thunderbird IRS in this originally, but it had a 2.70 gear with an open diff, and I had a 12 bolt GM with a locker and a 3.72 in my junk. I was having difficulties getting the Ford rear brakes to work well with my GM fronts and master cylinder so I swapped the IRS out with the 12...

I'm trying to use an Autolite 2BBl in this project-- Might be a little sketchy as its kinda small--ran a 352 truck motor I think. It's pretty simple to turn into a blow-through. I'm not trying to make big power with it. Not alotta holes to plug up and its got replaceable jets in the base of...

That pic of the distributor kinda might need explaining--- I put a shroud made from a cut up milk jug over the works to protect them from spatter. Electronics and magnetic pickups might need protection and I'n too lazy to disassemble the works just to spot weld the flyweights. I'm all about...

Did a quick yard test drive. Welded the Advance out of the distributor. Ran TDC. No vacuum or mechanical advance--responded well--When you have a motor that doesn't need vacuum, the feel like they have alot of advance it seems. It's at dead zero TDC--I even pulled the #1 plug and looked at...

Thanks Jim.. Yeah--getting into a T bucket takes some 'skills' I no longer have.. I really like the simplicity of themt hough, and would build one pretty quick.... All machine..

Thanks Jim. This is basically a T bucket with a cab. Working the turbo plumbing on an open engine is so pleasant. Just real direct and easy, no stress. I'm even sitting in a roll around chair most of the time. Pretty deep into my 70s so I need it pretty cushie. I feel sorry for the small car...

Making a little progress. Got the intercooler hooked up and test ran it in the shop. Chasing a turbo drain leak- waiting for a gasket. The free chicom turbo spun fine sitting in the shop. Having intermintent on/off with the VE guage. But nothing caught on fire.. !! Kinda unusual for most of...