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    Welcome here Mechanic; you have been blessed with a cool toy; enjoy your photos... Say, what is the red button lever (for?) under the dash left side next to the hood release lever... I really like all the older styles & features of your truck; will it still be colored yellow when you finish..?

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    Quote Originally Posted by xboxrox View Post
    Welcome here Mechanic; you have been blessed with a cool toy; enjoy your photos... Say, what is the red button lever (for?) under the dash left side next to the hood release lever... I really like all the older styles & features of your truck; will it still be colored yellow when you finish..?

    3DMechanicL200
    Hi! Thanks again for the warm welcome! That red lever that you see down there is a general current breaker, it leaves the truck without electrical power (same as if you unplugged the battery). About the color... to be honest yellow isn't my favorite, but is the original color of the truck wich was never repainted, so it has all the oem decals and wire brackets still pasted on the engine bay wich has no dents or rust, and the paintjob there is great. I was thinking about repaint it white, but i don't want to lose all those cool aspects that it still preserve until this day. Eventually, i'm going to restore the body with a new paintjob but, in answer to your question yes, i'm going to keep it yellow It may seem a stupid way to keep a "non conventional" color like this, but i'm preety nostalgic about those things and therefore i learned to be in peace with that screaming yellow (though i'll probably get a Little less intense yellow the day i'll buy the Paint).

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    Quick questions!
    The 2 litre 8 valve that came in late '70s or '80s sapporo/ galants is 88 mm. bore right? and the eclipse block is 85? Is this info accurate?
    What about the crankshaft? is the 4g32 one compatible with the sapporo/ galant block. is the 6 bolt one? Lots of options! which one do you recommend.
    I do not intend to gather 1000 hp or nothing like that, but i don't want to be limited either if i want to make things a little bit interesting in the future.
    Should i get a sapporo/ galant block or an eclipse one?
    Well, it wasn't quick after all. LOL

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