89 Supra n/a DD build

[ryansmith]

hey gay blue is the best supra colour around.
Cool I'll try sort out the gaskets now thanks for that. Yeah I was thinking it will be a tight fit behind the pedal but will get one on order cheers

 

[lithium14]

I like what I see here. =D

 

[slowma70]

Thanks ill have an update by Thursday if it doesn't rain

 

[slowma70]

lil update..
Today i went ahead and flushed the diff and the tranny.
For the Diff i used 2 quarts of motorcraft 80w-90 and the lsd additive with oem washers.

Had to get a 6 point 15/16(24mm) socket for the fill and drain plugs

Yuk

The magnetic drain plug was all covered in some type of gunk with metal shavings.

Cleaned

Adding the additive 1/4 of an oz at a time

Both bolts torqued to 30ft lbs

Now for the W58 tranny i used Redline MT-90 that i got at Titan motorsports which is 10 min from where i live. Also Oem washers.

I barely managed to take off the fill plug from the tranny as the PO stripped it.

I left the tranny draining while i went to Toyota to get a new fill plug.

Got this oil pump at the autoparts store which made the job much easier:

got the fresh fluid in then torqued both plugs to 30ft lbs :icon_bigg

The tranny feels much smother now then before. Goes into gear with barely any force or hesitation. The Diff doesn't shatter no more which is also great. All i need now is some marling crawler shifter bushing to remove all the play i have while in gear.

 

[slowma70]

Cleaned the supra and went to take pictures of it with the springs settled and the top off.. :naughty:

My cousins pit bull wanted to join.

Edited this 1

Let me know what u guys think..Thanks

 

[slowma70]

Today i got to do my marlin crawler bushings which i had for over 2 months.

Also got an oem shift lever gasket from Toyota.

Old rubber seat removed:

MC seat installed:

Nylon MC bushing also installed:

Everything put back together.

The difference is incredible. Gears go in more precise, barely no play when is in gear and much stiffer. 10X better than before and the best 20 buks ever spent(no lie). I did a DIY on the installation of the bushings, here's the link:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?159241-D.I.Y-Marlin-Crawler-bushing-install

Also received a minty glove box that i purchased from cripplegto.


Old 1 was held on by screws and was missing the handles

Installed the new to me glove box and looks amazing. Thanks cripplegto!

 

[kakanator]

looks great man I wish my grey interior was that clean.

 

[ryansmith]

new glove box makes a difference, very tidy

 

[cripplegto]

^+2

Interior looks great!!! Im glad you like the glovebox.

 

[slowma70]

Thanks every1

 

[ryansmith]

quick question, before you did the tail light gaskets did a little bit of water get into the rear boot area?
if so did the new gaskets prevent the water getting in once replaced? To get mine they are $80 NZD each.. bit pricey but if they work it will be worth it in the long run.
Thanks

 

[slowma70]

quick question, before you did the tail light gaskets did a little bit of water get into the rear boot area?
if so did the new gaskets prevent the water getting in once replaced? To get mine they are $80 NZD each.. bit pricey but if they work it will be worth it in the long run.
Thanks

Before i did the tail light gasket i used to get water in my spare tire area and in both left and right access panel above the wheel well. When i replaced it i haven't seen no water in those area and also i keep a paper towel in each side to verify there's no water getting in. Thats expensive for just 1 side.

 

[ryansmith]

Before i did the tail light gasket i used to get water in my spare tire area and in both left and right access panel above the wheel well. When i replaced it i haven't seen no water in those area and also i keep a paper towel in each side to verify there's no water getting in. Thats expensive for just 1 side.

Great so it sounds like the issue is in fact the rear tail gaskets. I know it's super expensive, I have not come across any on ebay.com.. seems like I can only get them straight from Toyota.

 

[slowma70]

its been a while but heres a lame update...

Last week i got these minty sawblades locally for 100 bucks with decent tires.

With them on

Got some new wipers: Rain X latitude for the front and back windows

And finally did my e-brake with Centric shoes and oem toyota springs and clips.

Before:

Got everything cleaned up with a scotch brite and a wire brush:

Everything layed out just in case

installed the new shoes and oem harware(the gray paste is anti-seize on the sliding area of the shoes)

This was my first e-brake job, it was fairly easy if you have the right tools and follow the tsrm.

 

[ryansmith]

Cool wipers, will need to get on to this myself

 

[ryansmith]

These wipers work with the standard two screw mounting point? went to get some yesterday and they said they don't have any for my car, clearly are compatible with the supra, only in NZ....

 

[wade3570]

lookin great! keep it up!

 

[slowma70]

These wipers work with the standard two screw mounting point? went to get some yesterday and they said they don't have any for my car, clearly are compatible with the supra, only in NZ....

no they dont you will need an adapter to go from the screw style to a pin style..

Thanks guys

 

[slowma70]

Not much of an update haven't really done nothing important.. i got to change my dash that was cracked and replace it with a better 1



What florida sun does to your dash



Got the other dash on





Also got to rewire the fog lights and also installed the capsules that Razo-e sells..



Got time today to get some pics taken with the KevinM visor and fogs

















im in the process of saving up for a 1j so hopefully that will be this year. Tell me what you guys think of it so far. Also should i tint the windows?

 

[1jz-Rolla]

Car looks great man, I really like the job you've done restoring it.

Keep up the good work!