MK3 with a 1jz here!

[ryan625]

I recently bought myself a project car to get into the scene with, plan on drifting it a little but its mainly my cheap sports car for now :icon_bigg I am not all that familiar with anything other than diesels, I was pretty into them for a while and still have one as a hauler.

Anyway, my car is an 88 MK3 Supra with a 1jz swap that was done very well, and an r54 5 speed and a stage 2 clutch kit. I was told it was a springless setup with a 6puck? It is pretty much a bone stock 1j otherwise with just an aftermarket intercooler setup.

Look forward to diving into my project, there is work to be done!

Ryan

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Cheap is the only word out of place. Supramania is the place to learn an ask questions and i welcome you.

Pics of your project is a must !

Engine\Interior/exterior ect...


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[supra1jz]

Welcome to SM from 1jz owner to an other Cheap is the wrong word to use cause with all i have done on my swap Cheap would be the last word out of my month..

 

[suprafanatic]

HAHA, good point, Supra's really are not cheap project cars. But then again every man has a different idea of what cheap actually is. And on another note if you take good care of her she'll treat you right as well.

But welcome! And we definitely needs pics in here!!!! I use to have a 1J car as well, it was pretty fun.

 

[BoostMonger]

It's only cheap right up front, down the road its more like making payments on a 24 year old sports car, but your payments contribute to keep it on the road.

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[ryan625]

I guess cheap is a relative term, but I was/am a diesel enthusiast so it all looks cheap in comparison! I paid less for my Supra than I would for a built trans in my Duramax...

Anyway, it is nice to finally find an active Supra forum! I can't wait to start my build, first thing up is tie rods(inner and outer) and a new front subframe as mine is bent.

 

[suprafanatic]

Let the spending begin!!

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Let the spending begin!!

Lol god knows it's gonna happen it might only be $3,000 to buy the car but when you start wanting more power and reliability it goes up real quick.

Building my 1jz i started out with wanting to keep my swap under $3500 needless to say 2 weeks later i had spent $11,000 and i'm still not finished

 

[ryan625]

I doubt I will get that far into it, but eventually I would like to go with a single, 550 injectors, tuning, and whatever supporting other mods it may need. I am new to this "import" stuff as my diesel buddies call it and just want to go with a mild mannered daily that is drift capable and can embarrass all the damn honda drivers around here!

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Like we said bud when you get that speed/mod bug it hits big a.d hard real quick before you know it your eating Raman for 6months to afford a single turbo kit

 

[MkIII FTW]

I think most of us that own these cars come to that realization sooner or later. I bought my car for dirt cheap and when I started adding up receipts for the past two year I saw that I have spent multiple times the amount of my initial investment. And that was just replacing parts and restoring the car. That didn't count any modification that I'm currently doing. It just comes with the territory. I feel like I need a separate bank account just for the car haha. Anyways good luck on your build and welcome to SM!

 

[ryan625]

Haha this could get dangerous then. My wife already shook her head when I drove it home, can't wait to see what she says first time I have it torn down in the garage...She's used to it though. I just rebuilt my bike from the frame up and dropped a new motor in my snowmobile. lol

On the plus side, she liked the car a lot more after I took her for a ride in it and let her hear that 1jz sing!

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Nice. yeah most of the people close to me aka family and companions (yes more then one ) think i'm completely insane

 

[ryan625]

Yeah, I get that a lot. I am really good at spending money on things I love (wife included, it earns me points!).

She saw another MK3 while we were out and about today and said it looked great, I think that earned me an approval for new paint, wheels, and front lip