I dont think i ever introduced myself....here it goes!!

[Figit090]

Well....here we go. I bought this car from a friend about a year ago...i'd always liked supras but NEVER thought i'd actually get one because it was on my list of "rare" cars...i figured i'd have a toyota pickup.

well this friend of mine picked it up for 500...then "fixed" something and i bought it for 1400 because it ran good and he said the previous owner didnt have a clue. maybe he lied... i dont know.

either way i ran some radiator cleaner through it months later...BHG uncovered...whatever....great learning experiance and everybody loves my car so the effort, time, and money are well spent.

so now it's truly mine from the hours i've spent on the engine for the BHG (totall noob into engine work BTW... ) and i thought i'd post some pics because i just got a high-res camera.

let the 56k killing begin, i hope you enjoy the pics of my supra. let me know what you think...i'll probably get my SM photo album up someday but for now this is good. sorry for lack of rear shots, i havent photoshopped the plates out yet...and i'm to busy right now.

 

[killarb634]

Well thats a nice clean car. I've always loved them in black but with some clear corners on it.

 

[sid]

i LOVE black supras. black is definitely the color if you are going spoiler-less.
i like the 3rd shot...very imposing.

 

[Figit090]

thanks! i like black too...if i get another supra someday its going to be hard getting a different color...it might drastically influence my choice. lol

 

[Figit090]

I HAD to get some of these up. just had to take a min and remove my numbers.



-----EDIT------

silly shiny paint revealed my plates. gotta fix that.

 

[honestabe]

Is that stock suspension? What size tires do you have?

 

[RHDMK3]

Black MK3's are FTW!!! Nice ride

 

[johnathan1]

OMG! That paint is perfect. It's very rare that you see a pre-89 in beautiful shape like yours. It even has an almost perfect stock lip spoiler!! :love:

Make sure you wax the hell outta that paint!

Where do you live in CA btw?

 

[Figit090]

norcal. humboldt.

too bad my paint really isnt perfect...lol its actually really bad in spots but with a fresh wash w/instant wash and wax it hides most of it. i'm going to polish her up once i get money to buy a polishing kit. right now i need spark plug wires and i barely have money for that.

 

[rsaeini]

you may want to cover the plate numbers some more....the reflection is on the bumper.

BTW- super clean car. i can only hope mine will look that clean one day.

 

[Figit090]

thanks, and yeah killerb told me about that too. thankfully it pretty hard to see what they are...but i guess if you go to the DMV you could just find a combo with "supra" in the title and you'll all set.

ill get back to the other replies in a bit, i didnt ignore you i'm just really busy as of now.

 

[Figit090]

Is that stock suspension? What size tires do you have?

i have records of shock/strut replacement (i'm bad w/suspension so i'm not sure which or if both are correct) but i have a feeling they were replaced with something close to stock because its still pretty high up.

if someone posts measurements i'll go out and see how high my car iss from the ground and varify if anything was changed when the replacements were put in.

the rims are 16in...225s not sure how tall the sidewalls are...i forgot to look for you. will do that tomorrow.

why do you ask? i'm just curious.

Black MK3's are FTW!!! Nice ride

thanks man! its nice to hear that people like my car. it helps when i have to spend money on her.

OMG!...

thanks.

BTW- super clean car. i can only hope mine will look that clean one day.

thanks, i hope mine will have a turbo like yours someday

 

[honestabe]

I asked because you look like you have 15's with that wheel gap. Here is a pic of mine back when I had an interior and proper sized tires, atleast in the rear. I'm thinking you're sitting an inch high, but that's just a guess.



Here's yours for comparison.

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[Figit090]

at first glance my rims look rather small but i think its just the design. i dont THINK they are 15's unless i read the sidewalls wrong. i think i measured them once too. we'll see.

i think we're about the same....i compare the heights using the trim on the side and the top of my tires meets with the bottom "line" of the trim, as do yours.

make sence?

 

[honestabe]

That does make sense to me.

 

[johnathan1]

89+ Springs were slightly shorter than pre-89 springs...The 89+ "revised" suspension is only SLIGHTY lower though...so Figit's car is a little bit higher than Adam's unless his is an early 89 and got the pre-89 springs or something weird.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Go with thecheapest setup(but not bad mindyou)

KYB's and Eibachs. Or I can sell you my scraer status HKS springs

 

[honestabe]

Mine's a 90. And come to think of it, they're not stock. They're not TEMS compatible shocks like my car came with. Oh well.

 

[johnathan1]

Shocks won't really affect ride height...it's the springs that make the difference.

 

[Figit090]

yep.

i dont want to pay money for the esthetic aspects of my car unless its a polish or something low-cost. and my car handles fine so i dont think i need shocks...im not sure that i would even know if i needed them. either way...i dont have or wany to spend money on that. i dont drive crazy anyways.