[Supras] Fork in the Supra road

[Bill]

Thanks, everybody. I guess that it must be the 42080 number is just a casting number, maybe? My original pistons don't have the small indentation in the center like you mentioned. Maybe they were correct after all; although it doesn't explain why the top ring grooves (ALL of them) were about .003" to wide. All I know is that the new ones are better in that respect, with only a 002" clearance; whereas the old were pushing .005". I think that's why I had two broken top rings. Who knows?

I'm having my machine shop replace the wrist pin bushings in the connecting rods. With that, I'm starting to feel like we'll have a pretty damn nice engine. Interestingly enough, the same step father who okayed my son to buy this hurtin' bucket of bolts Supra and dump it in my lap, is now going to front him the money for a $4000 turbo Eclipse. So now, he'll have a $4000 invested Supra that's worth about $2000, and be selling a car that I paid $1000 for Goodyear tires, so he'd be safe, that he drove about 1000 miles. The Supra is about to become a lame duck. (The step father is heavy into the mind control/power scene. He enjoys it.) However, I have learned my lesson very well. It'll be done when I feel like finishing it, which might be a real, real long time.

Thanks to all. I couldn't have made it this far without the help of ALL of you! Hell, maybe I'll keep it and meet you all in Las Vegas next time!

Bill