Hey everyone! well this will be the first time im doing any wrench work on a Supra and looking through these other build-ups/rebuilds it seems i have my work cut out for me. Recently i purchased an 89 NA 5 speed targa shell for $100. It had no motor, transmission, front seats, minor rust in the spare tire well and over the pass side rear fender well, and faded/chipped clear coat. other than that this car is in amazing shape, brand new tires, MINT interior minus a gauge cluster and the rear seat backs, which unfortunately cracked.
Shortly after i found another local supra for $700 in the Wantad. Its an 87 turbo 5 speed targa. he parked it because it couldnt pass emissions. it sat for a while and the interior is absolute CRAP. the previous owner decided to spray adhesive on everything and try to "reupholster" it in purplish suede. so i cant use these seats . however it does have a complete drivetrain which will be pulled out, rebuilt, MHG'd and dropped in the 89.
now ill stop boring you guys with text and we'll move onto the pictures. i took all these today because of lack of memory space on my camera and me not wanting to delete my vacation pics. so anyway this is basically just what i've gotten up to @ this point in time. now remember i only paid $800 total for these 2 cars.
*comments preceding their corresponding pictures*
the 87 in all its glory....
So far i've taken out the wires, coil packs, and 3000 pipe. dont wanna take the plugs out because there about 1/2" of oil sitting in each one.
the god awful interior of the 87, if anyone needs anything from this lemme know and ill see if its in decen condition, it IS a targa and thats in good condition.
ahh the fresh bay of the 89, its gettin a repaint before the engine goes in.
best shot i could get of the outside shell, all mouldings are in good condition, all lights work, power antenna does not. only 2 dime sized dents in the whole body.
here i am in mid process of performing LASIK surgery. swapping out the stock lights for some ebay replacements (look much better i just hate the lines on the glass lights....)
here you can see my new wal-mart steering wheel cover
replaced stock door speakers with alpine 4" 2 ways
replaced rear speakers with 5.25" MB Quart "components" look old school but get the job done. these came out of the 87.
replaced the other rear speaker with the tweeter from the mb quart.
this is the same condition the rest of the interior is in minus the rear seat backs, driver window switch still has the lil tab thingy
.
cleaned up the drivers side carpet and what looks to be the stock foormats which are in suprisingly good condition for the year.
wipers need some rescuing
30 mins later
the car came with some aftermarket 16" wheels and BRAND NEW kuhmo tires all around, they need some cleaning up but they clean up nice
this ECU and a harness for it was in the car when i got it and i looked online to try and match the numbers but couldnt find anything. anyone know if i can use this?
writing on the other side, looks like its a JDM ecu for a RHD car, can i still use this with the engine from the 87?
comment, tips, any type of commentary at all is apreciated, im familiar with working on this and as you can see.... VERY different.
Shortly after i found another local supra for $700 in the Wantad. Its an 87 turbo 5 speed targa. he parked it because it couldnt pass emissions. it sat for a while and the interior is absolute CRAP. the previous owner decided to spray adhesive on everything and try to "reupholster" it in purplish suede. so i cant use these seats . however it does have a complete drivetrain which will be pulled out, rebuilt, MHG'd and dropped in the 89.
now ill stop boring you guys with text and we'll move onto the pictures. i took all these today because of lack of memory space on my camera and me not wanting to delete my vacation pics. so anyway this is basically just what i've gotten up to @ this point in time. now remember i only paid $800 total for these 2 cars.
*comments preceding their corresponding pictures*
the 87 in all its glory....
So far i've taken out the wires, coil packs, and 3000 pipe. dont wanna take the plugs out because there about 1/2" of oil sitting in each one.
the god awful interior of the 87, if anyone needs anything from this lemme know and ill see if its in decen condition, it IS a targa and thats in good condition.
ahh the fresh bay of the 89, its gettin a repaint before the engine goes in.
best shot i could get of the outside shell, all mouldings are in good condition, all lights work, power antenna does not. only 2 dime sized dents in the whole body.
here i am in mid process of performing LASIK surgery. swapping out the stock lights for some ebay replacements (look much better i just hate the lines on the glass lights....)
here you can see my new wal-mart steering wheel cover
replaced stock door speakers with alpine 4" 2 ways
replaced rear speakers with 5.25" MB Quart "components" look old school but get the job done. these came out of the 87.
replaced the other rear speaker with the tweeter from the mb quart.
this is the same condition the rest of the interior is in minus the rear seat backs, driver window switch still has the lil tab thingy
.
cleaned up the drivers side carpet and what looks to be the stock foormats which are in suprisingly good condition for the year.
wipers need some rescuing
30 mins later
the car came with some aftermarket 16" wheels and BRAND NEW kuhmo tires all around, they need some cleaning up but they clean up nice
this ECU and a harness for it was in the car when i got it and i looked online to try and match the numbers but couldnt find anything. anyone know if i can use this?
writing on the other side, looks like its a JDM ecu for a RHD car, can i still use this with the engine from the 87?
comment, tips, any type of commentary at all is apreciated, im familiar with working on this and as you can see.... VERY different.
