DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

Friday/Saturday night car shows at Keller's always have some good stuff. Burgers are good too. Lakewood Growler is a good spot to hit up for beer.

 

Tell me more about this

 

I think its mostly Saturday nights but they do impromtu car shows in the back area. Some of the local clubs put it on. Usually old restored cars and stuff.

This is a pretty old video but gives you an idea of whats there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP2Z4vPI8gU

 

You mean One Nasty. Used to be a freaking awesome dive bar, but has gone downhill.

They do bike nights as well

 

I have some small stuff I should be able to do myself but a hand would be nice.

Nevermind, you may as well be in another state.

 

PM me your address and I'll see how far it is. When do you need help?

 

PSA:

Fuckkkkkk u joints.


That is all.

 

I can only imagine they’re as much fun as spindles, maybe more.

 

@HCJ Also, check out The Oasis cafe on Greenville. It’s a cash only family diner with a great group of employees. When I worked nights, I’d take my wife for breakfast dates once a week.

 

Is it a strictly breakfast joint? Maybe I'll hit it up Sunday after wheeling Saturday.

 

Lies! Lies I say!

 

They do lunch, but IIRC, they close at 2.

 

How many mimosas did you drink every time?

 

0

They don’t serve booze.

 

What engine? 7M? 1JZ? 2JZ?!?!?

 

It's another 7M with a 60-1 Turbo going in and pulling the auto trans for an R154. Since it's so damn hot, I've made the end of Sept my deadline.

 

I like your style.

The 7M is increasingly hard to find.

I grew up in an 87 hardtop non-turbo. I found an 87 turbo targa top a year ago in the same burgundy color as my dads. Dude wanted $3K and said that the head gasket was blown and it was in immaculate condition. I drove from North Fort Worth to well east of Dallas to buy the thing, but backed out because he obviously lied in the description. Apparently, "immaculate" condition includes having hoses and wires touching the ground, a clutch that was stuck to the floor and silicon around the targa.

From talking to him, he had 2 other supras in his shop and another 7m-gte on the floor. I'm relatively convinced that he ripped the engine out of the one that I went to look at and replaced it with a junk one. Since then, I've been keeping an eye out, but haven't found "the one."

 

I'll admit I'm a glutton for punishment and sticking with the 7M. My first car was an 89 Turbo Targa with White Pkg. It developed BHG and I had to get rid of it. Found a rare 92 Sunroof with Shadow Gray interior 9 years ago, and still have it. The car came with a 7M that had the head gasket replaced, but still developed rod knock. I paid a local guy to swap another rebuilt 7M in and have run that for the last 7 years. But, it has an oil pan leak and i think the head is annealed and lifts under high boost. I only get BHG issues when boosting over 12psi. I push it to 18psi regularly. So a few years ago I found a motor that had been rebuilt with forged internals but never started. I pulled it apart and checked everything over and put another metal head gasket in. Along the way, I found a 5 speed swap, so going to do it all at once. Lots of work ahead of me.

 

Maybe by end of september ill have a more reliable car