Fair enough, thanks for the input but i'm still going with a manual trans. i'm sure there's a way to tune an auto to shift at different points but i don't like my cars to tell me when to shift. and i dislike lag between engaging into gears.

 

my homie in chesapeake works at a truck center off military hwy and makes above 120k.

a little info on him
5 time master ase mech.
works on civic from the earliest of days to big trucks.
been doing it well as long as im old

also

imo

stroker kit,big boost levels,loads of NOS,big tires and shoot for the stars build what you can afford and enjoy life bro

 

He work at east coast truck and trailer by chance?

 

nope west service
i almost took a job at east coast but i didnt wanna learn to work others junk for a living when no welding was needed

 

That's funny just so happens I'm the lead fabricator there now and I weld 6 hours a day at least... And I make more here than I did at riggins.

 

Well i am definitely not using nitrous in my build, but thanks, i'll enjoy it all when this build is done haha

 

damn i should have took that job

devising plans for a time machine evil grins and chuckles

 

Well since this is actually my hopeless supra build thread now, im going to take it back and start from the begining. I Have a 1988 Toyota supra, Red, Targa top, grey interior, optional 4.10 rear, optional headlight washers. all power interior options (except passenger seat.) I traded a 95' s14 240sx for it in November 2012. i felt like i made out like a bandit in that deal. about 4 months go by, it has a blown head gasket. fix the head gasket but didn't tear it down all the way to check for internal damage. another month and a half goes but and on the way home from work it starts to knock. very loud. said fuck it because i knew the motor was pretty much done at that point. i figured i would try to make it as far home as possible and that's when the motor threw the rod in cyl. 6. thought that this would be the best opportunity to give it a heart transplant and build something i have wanted for a long time. fell in love with my supra since day one and this why i wont let it go. it has basically become somewhat storage in the garage (kind of upsetting.) so far i have taken off the head and all of the accessories, not much for how long its been down i know, i have some of the interior apart as well. so here it is, i will be posting updates, pictures and questions when i get chances. i am also going to get a better camera. my phone dodes not do any sort of justice.

 

how should i go about uploading these photos? wont seem to let me just post them from the hard drive. do i have to put them on photobucket or something like that first?

 

Generally that's the most flexible way to do it, yeah.