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With the sun slowly setting in the West, TERCEL1 prepairs to add a few more miles (one quarter mile at a time) to its clock which, just the other day, turned 197,000 miles Getting ready, with only a few miles on the newly installed clutch/PP package to 'break it in' at Capitol...

(not to sound like a broken record but....) I'm STILL in need of 3.72 ring AND pinion from a C52 or C56 trans! alf :homer:

TERCEL1: Results from only my FOUR trips to the track this year... At the end of last years season, TERCEL1's flywheel was giving me fits so while in the process of having all THAT sorted out, it was suggested by the guy who does ALL the work on my car (Denys (Boostjunkie) Bolanos, to scrap...

The subject line pretty much says it all! It appears the "O" ring seal INSIDE the distributor is shot.... alf :homer: PS: Post intentions on this thread and not in a private message... I want all who read this thread to know who might be trying to sell me something and...

In search of a 4EFTE crank pulley, I searched here and was happy to find someone who had what I as looking for... and his name is johnnygt. Just before we sealed the deal, he sent me a photo of the piece and an explanation as to the cost (Shipping was a killer but...): The following...

Hi guys!!! Like the subject line says: WTB: 4EFTE Crank pulley/harmonic balancer alf :homer:

Title, pretty much tells it all! I'm looking for the bolt which holds the crank pulley (harmonic balancer) to the 4EFTE engine!!! With all the Starlets across the pond, somebody MUST have one or two lying around!!! Help me out mate(s) alf :homer:

Friend of mine is looking to purchase a LEFT REAR Starlet caliper. Anybody have one too sell? alf :homer:

Is this company still in business? http://www.couture-auto.com/ (and if NOT, why don't they take down their site!!!) :mad: Help! alf :homer:

TERCEL1: 2012 World Cup Finals To view post, click HERE <- Clicky

Normally when people start to tell a story, the start at the beginning... but, seeing that it's getting late and I have to get up early in the morning to go to work, I'll start at END... I wanted more RPM out of TERCEL1 so I decided to do THIS: (From my thread: "Let the 2nd guessing...

Coolant Housing Took head to machine shop to have work done on it and the coolant housing was attached to the head.... The guying doing the work on the head (for whatever reason) removed the 3 "things" which hold the coolant housing to the head and put all the items in a box (which I...

Had always wanted to take part in the above race at Mason-Dixon Dragway so, I requested (and was granted) leave time for Saturday (06-23-12) so, at around 10am, I departed Laurel and made my way along westbound I-70: Several miles north of Frederick, MD I ran across this nice lookin'...

I'm sure you've all heard the rhyme which includes the line, "Wednesday's child is full of woe" When Capitol Raceway closed about a month ago, I was full of woe... after all, Capitol was my home track; it's where I found my love of drag racing with TERCEL4 and continued the love...

Depart Laurel, MD (04-29-2012) at 4:10am Through the tunnel Over the bridge (into Delaware New Jersey Turnpike in the wee, wee hours... "Man In The Mirror" - Michael Jackson "Here Comes The Sun" - Beatles "Expressway To Your Heart" - Soul Survivors "I Will...

Who in their right mind would pay $100 to test 'n' tune? That was the offer put forth on Wednesday when Denys called me at work. "You gotta come with us this Friday (my day off) so you can put down another 11 second pass! You don't want to be 'a one hit wonder' Al, come on!!!" He has...

Normally takes about an hour to drive up to Cecil but for some reason (perhaps 'cuz it was a Friday and there was I-95 roadwork along the way) I left home at around 3:45pm and after an 'almost car overheating' scare, finally arrived at my destination, around 615pm!!! UGH During the 'almost...

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The first time I raced up at Cecil County Dragway (it's about 70 miles NORTH of where I live) I felt like I'd stepped back in time. Geez! This was one of the tracks I'd read about in Hot Rod magazine, when I was a teenager, growing up in Western Massachusetts. So many great memories. Since I...

Every year at around this time... 3 things are certain: 1. All clocks 'fall' back an hour, 2. VOA workers begin their new shifts (which were picked a few 2. weeks ago), AND... 3. MIR (Maryland International Raceway) presents a two day 3. imports vs. domestic shootout called, The WORLD CUP...