Hi, I did a search but didn't get much...
I was wondering a few things about supras...first, what everyone thinks about buying engines as opposed to a full car...I've been thinking and the cost of a decent supra can be anywhere between 500 dollars to 7000 depending on how it's been kept up(commonly)...a decent turbo supra could be had for 1-3 thousand if you look around...
So then came the question...why would someone swap in a turbo engine when they could just buy a whole new turbo supra...you get the car, the engine, all the hookups already there... if you want to do a rebuild you have more work getting the thing apart but you still will have everything ready for when the engine is up to spec.
next question...is there a year within the mkIII's which is considered the best base for a project car? i heard a blurp that the 1986.5 was good but dont know anything about differences that would make one year better. I only heard that ONCE from who knows where. so yeah...since i couldnt see anything to really make one better than another in terms of design...i'm asking. wiring? mounts? bracing? i have no clue, maybe there isn't anything.
one last question; I think my car has been in a wreck and for the purpose of easing my mind about the car's structure i was wondering how a person would go about deciding if a supra is good to keep as a project car down the road or just keep it a daily driver... I'm NOT selling mine but it keeps bugging me that i MIGHT have a car that's been crunched up bad and isn't worth the $$ to do a swap down the line... title is clean...but it's from another state.. i dont know if that could have been wiped from the record.
i'm kinda looking for something to ease that thing in the back of my mind telling me i have a nice looking car with a chassis that could be bent past the point of being worth large investments. i'd rather get mine looking good and running good and wait for a non-wrecked supra for a project on the side than pour my $$$ into it customising it here and there to find out i should have found one with no previous damage and blown my wallet on it.
plus in finding another supra..chassis inspection would be part of what i look at... I'M NOT selling my car..but the thought still buggs me, and if i find myself a 2nd supra i want to know whats considered a stay-away.
I was wondering a few things about supras...first, what everyone thinks about buying engines as opposed to a full car...I've been thinking and the cost of a decent supra can be anywhere between 500 dollars to 7000 depending on how it's been kept up(commonly)...a decent turbo supra could be had for 1-3 thousand if you look around...
So then came the question...why would someone swap in a turbo engine when they could just buy a whole new turbo supra...you get the car, the engine, all the hookups already there... if you want to do a rebuild you have more work getting the thing apart but you still will have everything ready for when the engine is up to spec.
next question...is there a year within the mkIII's which is considered the best base for a project car? i heard a blurp that the 1986.5 was good but dont know anything about differences that would make one year better. I only heard that ONCE from who knows where. so yeah...since i couldnt see anything to really make one better than another in terms of design...i'm asking. wiring? mounts? bracing? i have no clue, maybe there isn't anything.
one last question; I think my car has been in a wreck and for the purpose of easing my mind about the car's structure i was wondering how a person would go about deciding if a supra is good to keep as a project car down the road or just keep it a daily driver... I'm NOT selling mine but it keeps bugging me that i MIGHT have a car that's been crunched up bad and isn't worth the $$ to do a swap down the line... title is clean...but it's from another state.. i dont know if that could have been wiped from the record.
i'm kinda looking for something to ease that thing in the back of my mind telling me i have a nice looking car with a chassis that could be bent past the point of being worth large investments. i'd rather get mine looking good and running good and wait for a non-wrecked supra for a project on the side than pour my $$$ into it customising it here and there to find out i should have found one with no previous damage and blown my wallet on it.
plus in finding another supra..chassis inspection would be part of what i look at... I'M NOT selling my car..but the thought still buggs me, and if i find myself a 2nd supra i want to know whats considered a stay-away.