About me/introduction (so you be able to understand my Supra relationship):
My name is Joseph and I'm 48 years old (and counting. Hence the no "energy" as on thread's title). This leads me to believe that when I owned my first Supra back in 1986, some (if not most) of you guys weren't even born. Back then, living in Washington Heights, NY (largest Dominican community in NYC), it was all about "how many RMS watts" you had on your car. My first Supra was a 1982 M/T Maroon MKII and I had 14 speakers installed (a mix of EV's sub-woofers, woofers, full range JBLs and tweeters), 4 AMPS (2 Harman Kardon CA-260, and two Kenwood), Alpine head and Blaupunkt BEQ-65 Gooseneck EQ. I installed everything myself since I had opened a small Car Alarm & Audio Shop on Carter Ave/Cross Bronx right behind the famous "Mariscos de Caribe/Atlantico" restaurant (I rented a space at "Clean Car" which was a trendy detailing shop owned by a friend) and used the car as a model to promote my business. In 1991, a musician friend of mine (Darys Contreras) frequently asked me to sell him the car and I ended up selling him the MKII because I was already obsessed with the newer MKIII and thought of using the money towards the new Supra. Then, got marry, moved-out my mom's apt, had children, etc... (you all know the drill) and could never buy the beloved MKIII. Because I had so much fun back then while I owned this MKII, I've never been able to put it to rest and some times would dream about MKIIs & MKIIIs (for some reason, I've never been attracted to the MKIV other than the beautiful JZ engine) until almost two years ago I said to myself "enough dreaming and get the damn car". I started searching for an un-molested 89+ 5sp turbo and it had to be maroon. I was willing to go anywhere and get it and used the Temptest search engine to do a 1200 miles search. The closest ones I found were in TN, VA, NY and MA and because Temptest did Oddle and Craigslist, I couldn't find anyone willing to do business with me if I wasn't local. Finally on August 2011, I found one in West Palm Beach with a good engine and tranny, but with some body rust. I just jumped on it, paid $1,800.00 and still buying parts to restore my unfulfilled dream.
Finally, when time to take care of the shell came to play, discovered that the car had more rust that anticipated, but that didn't stop me. I was quoted $1,800.00 to replace all rust with new sheet metal and paint the car in/out (since there was rust all around the windshield, I was told that there was no guarantee of the glass not braking while being removed). The rest, is all detailed with pictures on the following thread:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?181193-Wrecked-my-89-M-T-turbo-shell-on-the-way-to-the-paint-shop-yesterday-(7-12-2013)
About my thread title:
Time machine/Nostalgia: because "remembering, is living" (Recordar es vivir) and perhaps because I was single and living at my parents apt (no responsibilities like I have today), I feel that back then, I had the time of my life.
"Build": Yes, "build" with quotation marks. I do want to upgrade as much as possible without having to relocate anything or add mods at all. I plan into building a reliable power train so I be able to pass it on to my children, grandchildren, great great grandchildren and on and on. My power goals??? whatever I'm able to get with just upgrades (I'm 48 and don't see myself at the 1/4 mile, drifting, racing and all that's involved in now days trends).
Highly motivated with no time or energy:
Ok... Enough introduction and stories. This was my block a few days ago. Ready for the head with OEM HG.
Been lurking the forums frequently as of late and got motivated by seeing so many finished blocks on every thread and decided to pull all internals out again and take the block to the machine shop again (took it the first time to oversize the bores in order to fit 0.50 pistons). Since I am not looking boost beyond what stock upgrades will provide, it was my intention to just manually prepare the block for OEM HG. This engine has never had a BHG and the head was just shaved/smoothed when I took it for service. Now, I will have to wait and find out how much metal will be taken off the block and see if I still can use the OEM HG.
This is my block today:
List of upgrades:
Note: Need some advise with fuel pump. I've seen so many threads about Walbro, Aeromotive, Bosh, Denso, MKIV, 12V mod (don't want mods), dual resistors, etc.. . Is there a plug and play upgrade to the stock? What do I need in regards to fuel given my goals (pure upgrades. not going for 550cc/Lex mod). There is so much info in the forums like the staging thread, but most of them outdated (too old just like the car).
I've been buying parts for this car for almost two years now and perhaps there is some other upgrade I'm forgetting. If something else comes up, will edit.
Very excited and tired,
Joseph
My name is Joseph and I'm 48 years old (and counting. Hence the no "energy" as on thread's title). This leads me to believe that when I owned my first Supra back in 1986, some (if not most) of you guys weren't even born. Back then, living in Washington Heights, NY (largest Dominican community in NYC), it was all about "how many RMS watts" you had on your car. My first Supra was a 1982 M/T Maroon MKII and I had 14 speakers installed (a mix of EV's sub-woofers, woofers, full range JBLs and tweeters), 4 AMPS (2 Harman Kardon CA-260, and two Kenwood), Alpine head and Blaupunkt BEQ-65 Gooseneck EQ. I installed everything myself since I had opened a small Car Alarm & Audio Shop on Carter Ave/Cross Bronx right behind the famous "Mariscos de Caribe/Atlantico" restaurant (I rented a space at "Clean Car" which was a trendy detailing shop owned by a friend) and used the car as a model to promote my business. In 1991, a musician friend of mine (Darys Contreras) frequently asked me to sell him the car and I ended up selling him the MKII because I was already obsessed with the newer MKIII and thought of using the money towards the new Supra. Then, got marry, moved-out my mom's apt, had children, etc... (you all know the drill) and could never buy the beloved MKIII. Because I had so much fun back then while I owned this MKII, I've never been able to put it to rest and some times would dream about MKIIs & MKIIIs (for some reason, I've never been attracted to the MKIV other than the beautiful JZ engine) until almost two years ago I said to myself "enough dreaming and get the damn car". I started searching for an un-molested 89+ 5sp turbo and it had to be maroon. I was willing to go anywhere and get it and used the Temptest search engine to do a 1200 miles search. The closest ones I found were in TN, VA, NY and MA and because Temptest did Oddle and Craigslist, I couldn't find anyone willing to do business with me if I wasn't local. Finally on August 2011, I found one in West Palm Beach with a good engine and tranny, but with some body rust. I just jumped on it, paid $1,800.00 and still buying parts to restore my unfulfilled dream.
Finally, when time to take care of the shell came to play, discovered that the car had more rust that anticipated, but that didn't stop me. I was quoted $1,800.00 to replace all rust with new sheet metal and paint the car in/out (since there was rust all around the windshield, I was told that there was no guarantee of the glass not braking while being removed). The rest, is all detailed with pictures on the following thread:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?181193-Wrecked-my-89-M-T-turbo-shell-on-the-way-to-the-paint-shop-yesterday-(7-12-2013)
About my thread title:
Time machine/Nostalgia: because "remembering, is living" (Recordar es vivir) and perhaps because I was single and living at my parents apt (no responsibilities like I have today), I feel that back then, I had the time of my life.
"Build": Yes, "build" with quotation marks. I do want to upgrade as much as possible without having to relocate anything or add mods at all. I plan into building a reliable power train so I be able to pass it on to my children, grandchildren, great great grandchildren and on and on. My power goals??? whatever I'm able to get with just upgrades (I'm 48 and don't see myself at the 1/4 mile, drifting, racing and all that's involved in now days trends).
Highly motivated with no time or energy:
Highly motivated because of my "obsession" with the car and lurking on the forums reading and searching about the MKIII.
No time because I work 24/7 (own a small limousine company now days and it's like a doctor being on call at all times). That being said, it's time to add that because of the nature of my business, I'm not stranger to cars. I've owned Mercedes Benz, BMWs, Lincoln Town Cars (by the dozen), GM SUVs, minibuses, vans, you named, but none of this vehicles had made an impact in my life like the Supra did.
No Energy because of two simple reasons... Work schedule and age (not to mention having a family with small children still requiring of my time and care as well).
Ok... Enough introduction and stories. This was my block a few days ago. Ready for the head with OEM HG.
Been lurking the forums frequently as of late and got motivated by seeing so many finished blocks on every thread and decided to pull all internals out again and take the block to the machine shop again (took it the first time to oversize the bores in order to fit 0.50 pistons). Since I am not looking boost beyond what stock upgrades will provide, it was my intention to just manually prepare the block for OEM HG. This engine has never had a BHG and the head was just shaved/smoothed when I took it for service. Now, I will have to wait and find out how much metal will be taken off the block and see if I still can use the OEM HG.
This is my block today:
List of upgrades:
Light weight flywheel, crank pulley, driveshaft (+ going to order the light weight pulley set as well).
- Ronnie K sub-frame bushings set.
- Energy Suspension front/rear bushings set.
- Full 3" exhaust with Magnaflow 3" high flow spun metal catalytic converter.
- Bigger Intercooler (as big as I don't have to relocate oil cooler).
- 2 row radiator.
- Sticking to OEM clutch set.
- Wide band sensor.
- Turbo. I'm keeping it stock but have been thinking about "DM" 57 trim upgrade. If I do the upgrade, will I have to detour from my "no mods" rule?
Note: Need some advise with fuel pump. I've seen so many threads about Walbro, Aeromotive, Bosh, Denso, MKIV, 12V mod (don't want mods), dual resistors, etc.. . Is there a plug and play upgrade to the stock? What do I need in regards to fuel given my goals (pure upgrades. not going for 550cc/Lex mod). There is so much info in the forums like the staging thread, but most of them outdated (too old just like the car).
I've been buying parts for this car for almost two years now and perhaps there is some other upgrade I'm forgetting. If something else comes up, will edit.
Very excited and tired,
Joseph
