Hello,
I have never formally introduced myself here on this forum, but i have been lurking around for a little while. My name is John, I'm 24 and from Nebraska, and love my supra! I have made some good progress on my build and will continue to add updates. I believe this is a great way to recieve feedback from people who have been there, remember the work you put into something, and document what you have done to the car. All constructive criticism is welcome! Thanks for looking...
Background:
One day (this was in the summer of 2010) an mk3 with what i am fairly certain to be a BPU 7MGTE flys past my driver side window out of nowhere while my wife and kids are heading to get groceries. The blow off valve hissing as he shifted right by my window. Then he gets in front of me, slows down and before i know it a 90's ish vette comes flying up in front of me too and lines up with him. Of course being the nice guy I am, I slow way down ready to watch this...They take off from what had to be a 40 roll and immediately were gone...they went for a good quarter. I was immediately in love with the car....Just the way the MK3 looked and sounded (and kept up, couldnt tell who won) I was like what the **** kinda car was that!!?? I saw it said supra on the back, but i had no idea the year because at this point i only knew of the mk4 supras (yeah i was that guy).
Purchase:
So since i was about at the point in my life where i was finally ready to get a toy (had my family, bought a house, and had a great job) I decided what the hell...I'm getting one of those! Took me about a year to find one and I probably over-paid since i was entirely uninformed about cars and mechanically retarted. I paid $3000 for an 87 Targa, 7MGTE- R154/manual with 121XXX miles. Now, the body wasn't in "horrible" shape....it has a little rust around the wheel wells, and missing a passenger mirror and the front bumper is crap, but other than that not too bad. . The interior is mediocre at best, but that's all replaceable, and I'm not one for looks as much as how the car feels I'll be honest. The way I see it makes sense is upgrade in this order: Engine&Drivetrain/interior/exterior. So that's the order of my build..Of course like all hobbies this will be a never ending work in progress, but let's get to the build! Long story short... i turned up the boost and had fun trying to kill it to rebuild it, and it happened. BHG and coolant got into the cylinder spinning the rod bearing on the #3 cylinder causing the piston to slap against the cylinder head...
Starting Mods List:
Stock Internals- (Decked block, turned and balanced crank, honed cylinders, with new rings and bearings, and had to replace one rod, everything else mic'd great)
Cometic 2.0 MLS headgasket
New rebuild gasket set
New water pump, and taken apart and mic'd and cleaned oil pump
New, set to spec and ready to install cylinder head from CCH in Florida (came with NA cams)
re-surfaced flywheel/and kept what I believe to be the stage 2 ACT clutch, thanks PO)
Spearco replica intercooler
godspeed aluminum radiator
Upgraded turbo elbow to full 3" exhaust- for now, want to go DDP later
lexus AFM/550 Rc's
Apexi SAFC/Uego Wideband/DM AFPR/EGT, mech. boost gauge
60-1 trim CT26 -Albert rebuild-
manual boost controler for now/knock off HKS BOV from DM
blitz turbo timer
3" hard-pipes (still need to purchase these)
Not sure on suspension and tires yet
red MSD wires and Red vacuum hose kit
other things I'm probably missing
Progress:
Here is a pic of the car as she sat after pulling the motor:
View attachment 67621View attachment 67622
Here are some pics of what the machine work came back like:
Here are a couple pics that i need confirmation on: One is the clutch (what brand is it) and one is the turbo elbow (what brand and how bad will this restrict flow vs an open downpipe?).
A goodie table and misc.:
The motor is currently on the stand and all assembled i will get some updated pics soon, and keep the thread going..thanks for looking.
I have never formally introduced myself here on this forum, but i have been lurking around for a little while. My name is John, I'm 24 and from Nebraska, and love my supra! I have made some good progress on my build and will continue to add updates. I believe this is a great way to recieve feedback from people who have been there, remember the work you put into something, and document what you have done to the car. All constructive criticism is welcome! Thanks for looking...
Background:
One day (this was in the summer of 2010) an mk3 with what i am fairly certain to be a BPU 7MGTE flys past my driver side window out of nowhere while my wife and kids are heading to get groceries. The blow off valve hissing as he shifted right by my window. Then he gets in front of me, slows down and before i know it a 90's ish vette comes flying up in front of me too and lines up with him. Of course being the nice guy I am, I slow way down ready to watch this...They take off from what had to be a 40 roll and immediately were gone...they went for a good quarter. I was immediately in love with the car....Just the way the MK3 looked and sounded (and kept up, couldnt tell who won) I was like what the **** kinda car was that!!?? I saw it said supra on the back, but i had no idea the year because at this point i only knew of the mk4 supras (yeah i was that guy).
Purchase:
So since i was about at the point in my life where i was finally ready to get a toy (had my family, bought a house, and had a great job) I decided what the hell...I'm getting one of those! Took me about a year to find one and I probably over-paid since i was entirely uninformed about cars and mechanically retarted. I paid $3000 for an 87 Targa, 7MGTE- R154/manual with 121XXX miles. Now, the body wasn't in "horrible" shape....it has a little rust around the wheel wells, and missing a passenger mirror and the front bumper is crap, but other than that not too bad. . The interior is mediocre at best, but that's all replaceable, and I'm not one for looks as much as how the car feels I'll be honest. The way I see it makes sense is upgrade in this order: Engine&Drivetrain/interior/exterior. So that's the order of my build..Of course like all hobbies this will be a never ending work in progress, but let's get to the build! Long story short... i turned up the boost and had fun trying to kill it to rebuild it, and it happened. BHG and coolant got into the cylinder spinning the rod bearing on the #3 cylinder causing the piston to slap against the cylinder head...
Starting Mods List:
Stock Internals- (Decked block, turned and balanced crank, honed cylinders, with new rings and bearings, and had to replace one rod, everything else mic'd great)
Cometic 2.0 MLS headgasket
New rebuild gasket set
New water pump, and taken apart and mic'd and cleaned oil pump
New, set to spec and ready to install cylinder head from CCH in Florida (came with NA cams)
re-surfaced flywheel/and kept what I believe to be the stage 2 ACT clutch, thanks PO)
Spearco replica intercooler
godspeed aluminum radiator
Upgraded turbo elbow to full 3" exhaust- for now, want to go DDP later
lexus AFM/550 Rc's
Apexi SAFC/Uego Wideband/DM AFPR/EGT, mech. boost gauge
60-1 trim CT26 -Albert rebuild-
manual boost controler for now/knock off HKS BOV from DM
blitz turbo timer
3" hard-pipes (still need to purchase these)
Not sure on suspension and tires yet
red MSD wires and Red vacuum hose kit
other things I'm probably missing
Progress:
Here is a pic of the car as she sat after pulling the motor:
View attachment 67621View attachment 67622
Here are some pics of what the machine work came back like:
Here are a couple pics that i need confirmation on: One is the clutch (what brand is it) and one is the turbo elbow (what brand and how bad will this restrict flow vs an open downpipe?).
A goodie table and misc.:
The motor is currently on the stand and all assembled i will get some updated pics soon, and keep the thread going..thanks for looking.
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