So starting a thread about my car a bit late. My name is Jake i am from Minnesota. A little background on me I am a Universal Technical Institute graduate having a 4.0 GPA, and taking the Toyota specially training. Now working at a Toyota dealer as a master certified technician (also certified in those damn hybrids:greddy2
I have had Supras for 3 years now. On number 2. The first one was a 1986.5 tan auto, non-turbo, targa, w/ABS... there begins the story.
Driving home from a friends place coming around a corner hit the brake for a "T" in the road. ABS bleed solenoid opens up. Pedal drops to the floor, tried pumping it up a few times still nothing. Well here goes, try for the left turn (mind you i have crappy tires on the back) end up spinning out into a lake.:1zhelp: Luckily I was in a supra so i didnt roll when i hit the dirt otherwise I would be dead. Get out of my car and am up to my chest in water. Get it towed home try and dry it out best i can. Have it cranking over but no spark interior is all wet everything still works just no spark.
Well in the mean time I am looking around for another one hopefully turbo. One day I was looking on craigslist and see one. 1986.5 turbo, manual swap, non-targa, NON-ABS!.:love: Only thing is it had some front end damage. Hood, front right fender, front bumper, headlight all destroyed. Ran nice just needed body parts. Well it turns out it was even the same color that damn tan 2 tone as my first. While i was working the guy down on price I was saying where am I going to find parts for this car. After the keys and title were in my hand I informed the guy I had a parts car in the driveway:evil2:. This was about 2 years ago late January 2007.
So i spent the rest of the winter and spring getting the car ready to drive all of the body work fixed up. Doing some minor engine mods FPR, dampener eliminator, 255 walbro fuel pump, POS home made intercooler piping. Also cleaned up some of the mess with the tranny swap that the last owner had. also got all of the little things working. Drivers window with an intermittent problem due to the switch contacts not working right. Just had it prime and ready to rock.:naughty:
SO:
I think the Supra gods hate me with the next remark. First day I have it running and looking nice:icon_bigg I am coming back from the gas station, half mile from home my road and all. 50 mph speed limit doing about that, no really I was, I get T-boned by a dumb B**** in a Honda.:evil5: Pass rear quarter, bent my control arm. broke my rear wheel knuckle, blew my tire, took a 6 inch section out of my drilled and slotted rotors just like perforated paper, spun me into a light pole and smashed my rear bumper.:aigo: I was so SO SO pissed. We both were ok, but I was almost in tears looking at my second supra smashed up. There was $5,700 in damage to mine. just her front bumper was gone. She got a ticket for "failer to yield at a stop sign" and was at fault. My car was totaled out. Got a call from her insurance saying they will give me $2400 for the accident because that was what my car was worth and take the car. I asked what if i want to keep the car. Well then we will just take what the car is worth off of you cash return. $100 they said. I told them done.:icon_razz
I few weeks later still depressed about my 2 cars going to hell and dealing with stupid women I got pissed and said I am not sleeping til i drive my car again. I took all i needed off of the swamp buggie and put it on my turbo. Drove it that night. Ran great, drove ok. Took it to work the next day and aligned it and it was prime again. Well with a few extra dents in it.:3d_frown:
I have had Supras for 3 years now. On number 2. The first one was a 1986.5 tan auto, non-turbo, targa, w/ABS... there begins the story. Driving home from a friends place coming around a corner hit the brake for a "T" in the road. ABS bleed solenoid opens up. Pedal drops to the floor, tried pumping it up a few times still nothing. Well here goes, try for the left turn (mind you i have crappy tires on the back) end up spinning out into a lake.:1zhelp: Luckily I was in a supra so i didnt roll when i hit the dirt otherwise I would be dead. Get out of my car and am up to my chest in water. Get it towed home try and dry it out best i can. Have it cranking over but no spark interior is all wet everything still works just no spark.
Well in the mean time I am looking around for another one hopefully turbo. One day I was looking on craigslist and see one. 1986.5 turbo, manual swap, non-targa, NON-ABS!.:love: Only thing is it had some front end damage. Hood, front right fender, front bumper, headlight all destroyed. Ran nice just needed body parts. Well it turns out it was even the same color that damn tan 2 tone as my first. While i was working the guy down on price I was saying where am I going to find parts for this car. After the keys and title were in my hand I informed the guy I had a parts car in the driveway:evil2:. This was about 2 years ago late January 2007.
So i spent the rest of the winter and spring getting the car ready to drive all of the body work fixed up. Doing some minor engine mods FPR, dampener eliminator, 255 walbro fuel pump, POS home made intercooler piping. Also cleaned up some of the mess with the tranny swap that the last owner had. also got all of the little things working. Drivers window with an intermittent problem due to the switch contacts not working right. Just had it prime and ready to rock.:naughty:
SO:
I think the Supra gods hate me with the next remark. First day I have it running and looking nice:icon_bigg I am coming back from the gas station, half mile from home my road and all. 50 mph speed limit doing about that, no really I was, I get T-boned by a dumb B**** in a Honda.:evil5: Pass rear quarter, bent my control arm. broke my rear wheel knuckle, blew my tire, took a 6 inch section out of my drilled and slotted rotors just like perforated paper, spun me into a light pole and smashed my rear bumper.:aigo: I was so SO SO pissed. We both were ok, but I was almost in tears looking at my second supra smashed up. There was $5,700 in damage to mine. just her front bumper was gone. She got a ticket for "failer to yield at a stop sign" and was at fault. My car was totaled out. Got a call from her insurance saying they will give me $2400 for the accident because that was what my car was worth and take the car. I asked what if i want to keep the car. Well then we will just take what the car is worth off of you cash return. $100 they said. I told them done.:icon_razz
I few weeks later still depressed about my 2 cars going to hell and dealing with stupid women I got pissed and said I am not sleeping til i drive my car again. I took all i needed off of the swamp buggie and put it on my turbo. Drove it that night. Ran great, drove ok. Took it to work the next day and aligned it and it was prime again. Well with a few extra dents in it.:3d_frown:
