"How much supra can you put into a truck?" build

[Nihiliz]

OH MY SUPRA GOD. That is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[suprahilux]

Thinking about it today, I'm not going to have the head touched. I can put those funds into more progress.

Glad to see people still getting excited about the build.

 

[ZOMGRSupra21]

Very nice build! Can't wait to see videos of this first start up! Seeing this makes me want to get my butt in gear fixing up my own supra. Subscribed!

 

[suprahilux]

Very nice build! Can't wait to see videos of this first start up! Seeing this makes me want to get my butt in gear fixing up my own supra. Subscribed!

I like how you say 'my own supra' because I consider this build more of a supra than a truck.

 

[SURUKO]

Glad to see people still getting excited about the build.

Still waiting for more updates on this beast

 

[suprahilux]

Not much going on here. I have been slowly getting the engine ready for reassembly. Machine work, balancing, and lots of cleaning.

I did however today unexpectedly drive by a yard sale in the ghetto of conroe and saw a set of tt rims. So we stopped to check them out. His price was 100 bucks. They were a bit scratched on the front rims but the back were almost perfect. Front tires almost new and rear have been shredded. I got em. After more than a year of attempting to get some with no luck. Sending payments of 700+ with shipping only to be refunded for a local sale. I finally got them for 100 bucks. I can't believe it. Anyways, they need a little work on the finish, but they are in decent shape. Oh, and I need one center cap. Not really much to see here, but here it is...

 

[87mk111]

Those look killer on that truck

 

[honestabe]

Nice deal! Now all you have to do is hit up the local junk yards to find a good pair of tires for the rear for dirt cheap (a friend found like new set of $200 tires for $40 including the rims that they were mounted on at a junk yard).

 

[suprahilux]

Yeah, maybe. It's hard to imagine that they would have drag radials at the junk yard. Anything less would be a waste of time. but I have some time before it is on the street, so I'll just have to look.

 

[suprahilux]

Today I built the short block after several days of just cleaning. Probe pistons, bored .020 over, arp rod bolts plus all of the normal parts and machine work needed for a build. Here are some pics, even though you already know what a 7m looks like...

 

[SURUKO]

Looking good there and nice deal on the rims they look great

 

[suprahilux]

Progress update. I got the head torqued and the BC cams installed and shimmed. More pics of things you have seen before...

 

[suprafanatic]

coming along very nicely! cant wait to see this thing in action once its done

 

[I<3Supras]

Look AAmmaazing Keep up the good work! I would like to see that beast run on the street/track.

 

[suprahilux]

Here is something you don't see a lot on a 7m...

I still need to finish polishing the valve covers and the center cover. It is held in place by a couple of screws that fit between the dip in the VC and the plate. That way there will be no visible screws on the top.

 

[customs]

Great idea. I always thought the 7M coil pack system was completely unnecessary. Why would you want to sit it on top of the engine in that way.

None the less, you have some done some awesome work with this build. I look forward to see this complete.

 

[suprahilux]

Well, the coil setup was not my idea. It was from this thread...
http://www.supramania.com/forums/sh...on-mod-w-stock-electronics...pics-and-writeup
but I can take some credit for the cover. No one has one quite like mine.

 

[zby67]

what kind of coil system to you have going there?

 

[suprahilux]

In sure you guys don't remember this one but I've still been working on it a little here and there when I have time.

 

[AbsoluteSpeed]

I still remember this build! Did you get the twin charge setup running?
Any pics of the current engine bay?