Alabama Supra Driver's Pics
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well i guess you could say the fitst 2 pics are of my new car. but motor and tranny had to go. number 4 piston rod broke i got the motor stripped down. engin bay was really hard to clean. i just got my blue 87 done put my pre 89 tails on and hatch back looks really good now
Starkville, MS at MSU
Just put another engine in with Swaintech coated pistons and rod bearings. no more blowby and piston slap!!
Just put another engine in with Swaintech coated pistons and rod bearings. no more blowby and piston slap!!
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These Are Five Months Old. I Have Had My Interior Redone In Blue And White Leather. I Havent Taken Any Pictures Yet, But I Plan On Doing It Pretty Soon. Thanks to casper for reminding me how to place attachments on here.
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i live in sumiton al. thats about 15 minutes from jasper and about 20 minutes from birmingham. i live in walker county. i just bought my wife a 1989 turbo white, but the motor is bad. the car runs good but has low compression. i dont know how i'm going to fix it yet. i'm either going to buy a jdm motor or have hers rebuilt. any sugestions? where do you live?
Depends on how much money you want to spend. I'd put a cheap (good) replacement motor and rebuild the one she currently has or vise versa.
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The engine that ran lean...
The old turbo, next to the brand new one.
New shortblock fitted with Ross pistons.
I live in Anniston.
suprahero said:
It would be good to have it rebuilt. There are many threads on this topic alone, and a search will yield many findings.
But, a rebuilt engine is practically brand new, and you can't go wrong with that. I've heard bad stories from JDM's, even though the two I've purchased were flawless. As always, I'll recommend using a metal head gasket, and ARP head bolts torqued to 70-90ft. lbs.
My motor was rebuilt by Brother's Machine Shop, in Oxford, AL. Metal HG, Ross pistons .20 over, Clevite 77's everywhere, ARP headbolts, mains and bearing hardware too, and the Rods were reconditioned. This thing is ready for serious boost. For the rebuild to include the bearings, machining and labor, was $650 or so. The other parts were extra, but like I said, it's a brand new engine.
Also instruct the builder to use CLOSE tolerances, because 7M's need to be as close to the TSRM (factory manual) specs as possible if you want it to last. No "loose" size bearings or crap like that. The place that did mine specializes in Chevy V-8's (in Alabama, who doesn't?) so I was VERY specific with the builder, and I am a happy customer. If the builder will not talk to you about YOUR engine that he's building just for you, then there's a problem, and I'd walk away. My guy never, not once, recommended anything to me, he just listened, and executed. If you need help finding a place, I might be able to help, but I'm out of town for a while.
Cheers,
Jeff
I'm in Satsuma, and I believe I'm one of the Mobile area's only Supra owners that also owns a computer. I don't see much online from anybody in the South Alabama area. C'mon locals, I need to meet a few of you guys. I have my 90 in my sig, my 87 in my avatar, and an 87 parts car.