Ok I finally have enough done to put up my build thread. First the back-story, I owned RMJ Motorsports for 7 year and have built many different Drift and streetcars, Many an Rx-7, S13/S14 w/ Sr20’s, RB and 1jz motors, SC300’s as well as a few Corollas and a host of other cars, even Hondas, lol. Closed the doors in June 2008 after a good run and two years finishing in the top three of the Formula D Pro-Am series. Economy sucked, lease was up, owed no money and had a great offer on the table with my current job, and it was time to move on.
Now I had time to work on my own projects for a change. Picked up a 1jz full motor set for 800 off of a local guy that had bought it with a spun bearing, installed into a Volvo and had no money to fix it. I had a 2jzge bottom sitting in storage, so I figured hell 1.5JZ something new for me and it would be sick in my S13 I had at the time. Well as fate would have it the S13 got hit, insurance totaled it, I got fair market value ($3000.00) for it. Sold the parts off it and was left with a 1jz motor in my garage with no car. Decided to get something different, that I do not see much of, the MKIII Supra was the candidate.
My fiancé found the Supra, 1986.5 non-turbo with 116,000 miles on it and only two owners, both brothers. Car was repainted the original Mahogany Brown Pearl by the previous owners. Did not like it at first, but it has grown on me. Car had no rust, not damaged and all stock.
Supra the first day I bought it
The build begins, picked up TEIN Super Street coilovers, some XXR 962’s, Arizona Performance Wilwood 13” brakes. Car needed a new rack and pinion and tune up, ran great. Went to Shineauto to pick up a front lip and the motor was next, it was time to gather the parts over the next 8 months.
At Jtuned in April
Tein's
6-Piston Wilwood Superlites
The 1jz was pretty beat, not well taken care of and the Head was questionable. First up was full tear down of the motor. Luckily the cam journals were unscored and looked good. 2jzge block was disassembled and along with the head was taken down to Indio Motor and Machine (IMM). They are 3 hours away from me, but have used them for years and the can do everything in house and they rock. The block was cleaned, the turbo oil outlets were drilled out and tapped to M12x1.25, the intake and exhaust side oil galleys were connected and both sides cleaned again. The cranked, rods, and pistons were balanced and blue printed.
1jz when I first got it
Full Motor before it was touched – notice the nastyness
Before taking it to IMM, Glenn (best friend and partner in crime) owner of Illicit Performance ported both sides and the combustion chambers. The head then went back to IMM and received a 3-angle valve job and the valves were shortened to match the existing shims.
Old valvetrain
Head in the porting stage
Now I had time to work on my own projects for a change. Picked up a 1jz full motor set for 800 off of a local guy that had bought it with a spun bearing, installed into a Volvo and had no money to fix it. I had a 2jzge bottom sitting in storage, so I figured hell 1.5JZ something new for me and it would be sick in my S13 I had at the time. Well as fate would have it the S13 got hit, insurance totaled it, I got fair market value ($3000.00) for it. Sold the parts off it and was left with a 1jz motor in my garage with no car. Decided to get something different, that I do not see much of, the MKIII Supra was the candidate.
My fiancé found the Supra, 1986.5 non-turbo with 116,000 miles on it and only two owners, both brothers. Car was repainted the original Mahogany Brown Pearl by the previous owners. Did not like it at first, but it has grown on me. Car had no rust, not damaged and all stock.
Supra the first day I bought it
The build begins, picked up TEIN Super Street coilovers, some XXR 962’s, Arizona Performance Wilwood 13” brakes. Car needed a new rack and pinion and tune up, ran great. Went to Shineauto to pick up a front lip and the motor was next, it was time to gather the parts over the next 8 months.
At Jtuned in April
Tein's
6-Piston Wilwood Superlites
The 1jz was pretty beat, not well taken care of and the Head was questionable. First up was full tear down of the motor. Luckily the cam journals were unscored and looked good. 2jzge block was disassembled and along with the head was taken down to Indio Motor and Machine (IMM). They are 3 hours away from me, but have used them for years and the can do everything in house and they rock. The block was cleaned, the turbo oil outlets were drilled out and tapped to M12x1.25, the intake and exhaust side oil galleys were connected and both sides cleaned again. The cranked, rods, and pistons were balanced and blue printed.
1jz when I first got it
Full Motor before it was touched – notice the nastyness
Before taking it to IMM, Glenn (best friend and partner in crime) owner of Illicit Performance ported both sides and the combustion chambers. The head then went back to IMM and received a 3-angle valve job and the valves were shortened to match the existing shims.
Old valvetrain
Head in the porting stage
