Brandon's Build

[BrandonW]

well the fuse started blowing again and it was tracked down to be wires in the engine harness by the lower intake manifold, they melted the outer coating and were touching the manifold and or other the other wires exposed

that is now fixed and should not have to worry about that again (such a relief)

head studs re-torqued
cps rebuilt
ac is working
some small damage done to my door while at the shop fixed at no charge to me

only things now are passenger side door lock is messed up and small leak from the gas tank
still gotta put on my carbon fiber windshield cowl and my sunshade

other then that car is on the road and driving well

 

[BrandonW]

my first time back at the inspection station after the rebuild and i passed!

knew i would i couldn't see any reason for me to fail emissions

 

[BrandonW]

carbon fiber windshield cowl installed today, i like it plus my original one was in pretty ruff shape (temporarily had the oem one sprayed black until i replaced it since it was rusted pretty bad)

cell phone pic

 

[BrandonW]

few pics someone took at a car show for cystic fibrosis

my car, invisiblemonkey and the white mkiv is a guy named reid, not sure if he uses this forum

 

[BrandonW]

the englishtown meet was today, had a good time and everything was good except for the wind that made it seem alot colder then it was

picture i took before we started the drive to englishtown:

 

[scotty]

Nice build. What IC pipes are you running? Custom?

 

[BrandonW]

hey thanks, they are cooleeze ic pipes

 

[BrandonW]

car is down for a few days to do a clutch mast and slave cylinder i also picked up a new tps since i was getting a code for it, replacing a ic coupler, some exposed wires coming off the coil pack and alternator before they cause any problems

pictured:
clutch master cylinder
clutch slave cylinder
tps
sunshade i most likely wont put on until the spring
and the 6 inch speaker pods from the group buy

 

[OneJArpus]

looks good, i had my sunshade for 3 1/2 yrs before i put it on lmao... i wouldn't put it on til i felt comfortable witht he looks and the performance of the car.

 

[SupraBro]

where did you get the carbon fiber covers at???

 

[BrandonW]

the coil pack cover and cam gear cover i got from retro spec in the vendors section, the windshield cowl i got from raptor racing

 

[BrandonW]

not much has been going on my car is garaged and im driving the 4runner and plus we are getting a snow storm like every week now lol

i have gotten different seats to replace my torn leather seats same color just in fabric for a really good price and the drivers seat has three more options mine didnt have the power up down, recline and to move foward and backward

i was kind of iffy on getting the fabric seats but the price was awesome and they are still dark and not badly faded also very comfy lol

i also got new boots for the shifter and e brake also had my armrest recovered by julio (empera here on the forums)

something i did in paint:

 

[BrandonW]

streetwars is coming up and the supra will be out of the garage for the spring, summer and fall

so im replacing:
-all the worm gear clamps with t-bolt clamps and two silicone couplers that are messed up (one has a rip in it and the other looks like its starting)
-rack bushings because they are shot
-and since i have no idea when its ever been changed the diff oil

will be going with
http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=47&pcid=7
and
http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/Main/product.asp?product=Additive%20Friction%20Modifier&category=Transaxle%20Fluid

 

[BrandonW]

this is at work so i was just wondering since i can most likely get it for free or very cheap would this be ok to use in the turbo lsd?
its service pro lsd gear oil 80w90
cell phone pic:

 

[BrandonW]

went to street wars today, had a good time and the weather was great except a little windy but not a big deal

when we were about to head out:

a few i took there:

 

[BrandonW]

a video someone made of us leaving for the college where streetwars was being held (im at 1:47)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmrrebiPyhI

 

[BrandonW]

first synthetic oil change was done today purolator gold oil filter and 6 quarts of:

 

[BrandonW]

sunshade is finally on, its been collecting dust for a while

 

[BrandonW]

air conditioning is working in the supra and its awesome

 

[highmilehatch]

Looking good Mr. White! What ended up being the problem with the AC?