This is basically a recap of my post from Supramania.com, that I figured I would share with my fellow tampons.....(idk)

Ok, long story short, I went to a big car meet a few Wednesday's ago, everything was ok....on the ride home I noticed a small knock (you guessed it). So from seeing all the inevitable damage thats cause from the smallest knock, I have decided to go ahead and pull the motor for the rebuild I have been wanting to start anyways...I thought maybe it was low on oil, but it wasn't. So i'm thinking maybe something is up with the pump.

Pictures of how it looked, after having it towed home. Basically just something to remember. Not that anyone would want to...lol







The SR & RB like lean from a bad motor mount.





















Old water Thermostat housing



Starting to pull the little things off that normally get in the way.



Stock CT





Almost all intake off





Starter switch rely





Harness off and probably going to be replaced, seeing thats its missing and or broken most of its connectors






As it was waiting to be pulled






All the stuff thats been taken off



got the motor pulled last night.... pics in a few

Next plan is to get the tranny off the motor and the motor onto the stand.



The motor as it stood, right before the pull





The shifter removed, so nothing gets broken






All chained up ready to be removed





Drive shaft removed





And its in the air





Motor mounts that needed replacing, I really don't know how m motor didn't drive away on its own with these things.




Passenger side mount




Caught up on the PS pump





And the PS pump cleared....




Step away and took a breather, cause the tail of the tranny had to be lifted next, so.....






Myspace pic time





Getting motivated to lift the beast




And on the ground somehow lol





So next step is to remove the tranny, and get the motor mounted on the stand, then it will be time to source and price a lot of things, also tear down the motor to send it in for head and block work....

Alright, so today and tonight was eventful.....

The tranny and motor were together waiting for me this morning when I woke up.

So I tried releasing the tranny from the motor...well it refused to let go.

After calling in some back up from a friend that just got his Supra back on the road after 3 years of building, and pulling on the ole TSRM....we figured it out, and the silly clutch fork, was holding strong like it should have. A small thing to overlook.

So tranny came off and was set aside. Well it was decided to go ahead and mount the trannyless motor to the engine stand. Come to find out the both sets of bolts I got with the stand either didn't fit the threads on the block, or weren't long enough to get a good grip on the block. Again, a small thing to overlook but it happens. So tomorrow before work, a little trip to a local hardware place will hopefully pay off, and i'll get the bolts that fit.

And now the pictures...




What I woke up to this morning






Off with the access panels






Removing the clutch assembly





The old and used 6 puck





The light went out, and I found the real purpose of the famous 7M




My buddy's Supra chilling next to mine





My whole motor, just sitting in a corner?



This morning was nice so I went out and felt like cleaning a bit..... I moved the fuse box, and surrounding electronics, and got to work with Purple power, a brush, and a toothbrush. I still have to figure what i'm going to do about the ABS...cause as far as I know it doesn't really work (being that I have front locked one time, in the rain) If anyone has some advice on how I should go about the ABS, please let me know. Here are some pics of the bay so far more will come


Pics of the bay after the motor was pulled...









Got up to the abs, and still trying to figure that one out



The whole corner that is done.



Ok I got to taking my drive shaft off, and it dawned on me. Could my diff. cause this "rattling sound" I heard? Cause the oil pan is off, and it looks like theres no damage at all. Should I tear the diff out and see whats going on in there?









I guess this was a joke when the motor got swapped?




ANYWAYS small update...today being my day off, I wanted to finally remove my diff. and see whats going on in there. Well I got 2 of the bolts off, but the remaining ones refuse to come off. So while they were taking a WD-40 bath, I went to good ole' Home De-Pot, and Sears...and bought a few things I was hoping would fit, into the galleys to access the ARP bolts. (Pics will follow) Anyways, I got a socket that barely fits, BUT, I finally got them off. I'm so happy, but a little disappointed, cause its doesn't look like theres any damage to the MHG, which I was planning on there being. Not that thats whats disappointing lol, its the fact that I still don't know what cause my motor to act like I threw a rod. So untill my next day off, or if I find some time tomorrow before work, to take off my diff...ill see whats going on in there. Other then that, I am STILL at a loss, on what the problem was.

And now le photos

Tools of the trade... ( idk lol)



It fits



The bolts and 2 studs I some how managed to release also.



And the head is off



21 years of being the heart of a Supra

1



2



3 & 4



5



6


Pictures of the MHG (that has no damage)








1 & 2



3 & 4



5 & 6


So now, I can start dissembling the lower end...as soon as I purchase a compressor & impact gun

Other then that, next on the list is the DIFF