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  1. 8HP51 DIY Rebuild Inquiry

    I have found a complete 8HP51 (15k miles) locally out of a 2021 GR Supra for 1k with torque converter and valve body. Seller claims car had a error on the dash and sometimes gets stuck in second gear (could it be first gear lockout?) and sometimes performed normally. No metal shavings and clean...
  2. SUPRA ULTIMATE JB4 GUIDE AND LOG REVIEW (V1)

    SUPRA ULTIMATE JB4 GUIDE AND LOG REVIEW (V1) Been a busy 5 months learning nearly everything there is to know about JB4 on the B58 platform. Funny how trying to get my catless MT running right turned into countless log reviews and custom tuning on the JB4tech.com forum. As Jesse said it best...
  3. Rubbing Damage Fixed With Added Benefit

    The plastic fender wells above my front tires sadly sacrificed themselves in service of my aggressive fitment. The rears also wore through but out of sight, out of mind. Anyways I got tired of looking at the carnage under the hood and finally addressed them. What follows is not for the faint of...
  4. Open source front and rear Toyota emblems

    We're happy to introduce an alternative Toyota emblems set. The best part is we're open sourcing it. Me and a friend started developing a cheaper alternative to some well known too expensive (in my opinion) emblems. Especially for people overseas, import costs can be quite high. At the moment...
  5. DIY’d a manifold heat shield & intake snorkel.

    Heat management is a must for turbo powered engines and we were looking for a heat shield that would keep the heat away from the turbo compressor housing, didn’t see one on the market so @suptj & I made one. The heat shield runs full length and is butt up against the cylinder head on top and...
  6. $13 “Functional” Hood Vents

    Project from a few days ago. It is full winter in Minnesota, so these DIY projects keep me involved with the car and minimize the crippling seasonal depression that comes with driving a greasy Subaru wagon for several months every year. I will preface this by saying these vents will never be...
  7. Custom MST Intake Cover

    Thought about buying MST’s clear cover but decided that for $15 in Lexan I could fabricate one that looked more finished. Maybe a little built vs. bought satisfaction too. How did I do? If anybody wants to ship me their cover I will mod it. I could make the cutout different shapes…a diamond...
  8. How I Mounted My JB4

    This convenient factory grounding stud is where I grounded my methanol pump, solenoid, and fsb. Also modified and painted a random bracket I had laying around and attached on the same stud to provide a little mounting shelf. You could drill a few holes in any small L bracket and do the same. I...
  9. Sober Saturday Arts and Crafts

    Got bored on Saturday and needed to stay busy for my sobriety’s sake, so I painted my Supra badge. I think it turned out great, but please tell me you hate it and an overlay would have saved me time. photos of the process if anybody is interested, took about 1 hour. Vht plastic paint laid...
  10. Side Markers/Reflectors Fixed For $10

    Pics should be self explanatory, I do this with all my cars and it always turns out great (IMO). The reflectors are completely gone after about 6 medium coats. If you shine a light on them the SLIGHTEST color comes through which I like 🤓. 5 mins between coats, total time 1 hour. take your time...
  11. Magnetic Paddle Shifter Mod

    Hi everyone, a while back I watched this video: Where a guy retrofitted a set if Ascher Racing magnetic paddle shifters to his f80 m4. After owning my supra for a bit I came across the video again and did some digging. I borrowed a friend's OEM wheel to test fit the 3d printed backing plate...
  12. Tutorial for installing dash cam, speed radar, ETC or any electronics.

    Very helpful video although it's Japanese, enable auto translation may help (a little).
  13. Oil Change Walk-Through with Pics

    *This is a 1 banana job *This is pretty detailed, written for someone who has zero experience changing oil-if you are an experienced “luber,” you may find some of the steps below too detailed. I wanted to write it in a way that even the rookiest among us could follow Items Needed: 17mm socket...


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