this 2.8-liter intercooled turbodiesel pumps out 138 horsepower and 232 lb-ft of torque

Even if I had the money, I wouldn’t like the seller just based on this bullshit, so No Dice.

One person’s wrenching dilemma is another person’s open-ended question.

Thank you, Mr. Clarkson.

Dammitsomuch.

Can we get Q branch to kit it out with some machine guns and an ejector seat?

That’s an excellent point.

I do recall. :-) Awww, yeah:

Ah yes, the Hawk GT and the modern 400f. I wanted both of those, along with the FZR400.

It’s like what a Honda Helix wants to be when it grows up.

Not really, or at least not in a general sense. Some folks will do them for labor-of-love type projects, but IME most people who are tinkering about with carbureted bikes will swap to other carbs rather than going to EFI.

I remember when these came out: their pejorative nickname was “Pathetic Coast”.

Having not been alive during the 1980s, I’ve had to rely on hearsay from others as to what that whole situation was like. It appears to have been wild, an era where anyone could try to do anything because it’s the ‘80s.

Impact drivers are fantastic. I bought one *mumble* years ago to do a clutchectomy on a motorcycle where the engine cover screws were stuck. (The impact driver bit was similar enough to JIS that it worked beautifully.)

I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a truly bad car show. There is always at least one odd or interesting thing to appreciate, like an unrestored Corvair rampside truck:

Oh, ouch. :-( Yeah, heat guns are very effective paint removers.

Armed with a chemical combination of Goo Gone, Simple Green, and WD-40, plus a spate of blue shop towels, a microfiber towel, the aforementioned scraping tool, and a couple hours worth of elbow grease, I managed to get all of that adhesive off of the car.

Years ago a friend gave me an 8-liter Patagonia bag like this:

A: “We’re the Toyotathonian Peoples Front!”

Right on, brother or sister. Keep Holden on.