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[mechanix0889]

hello guys thanks for taking a look at my build thread i i havebeen working on this project for a while but have just had the urge to start posting some pics of the progress.

Feel free to comment and let me know what ya guys think!

The Car as of last year

its a 1988 Supra Turbo Targa

it was a pretty good solid shell rust wise and decently straight but paint needed some work.

Engine Bay

june of last year i ended up melting piston number 6 and so the project got started with some dramatic make overs...

i stripped most of the car to send it out for paint and got a new engine for it and
a bunch of mods... i will list alot more later.

But next heres the car in primer after all body work was done

Pics of the Car in primer

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next was the sealer to seal the car

next was the paint

more paint pics

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thanks man im still adding pictures check back in about a half an hour there will be a whole lot more !


heres some of the door jambs and doors

Finally Fully Painted. in the booth

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fresh Paint outside

Finally in my garage \

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thank you!

Some more pictures after painted

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next was to do some cleaning on the rear taiil lamps and license plate lights as they were faded,

after a hour or 2 of work

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old faded license plate lights.... they were driving me nutz!

comparison

after cleaning

 

[hvyman]

Looks very nice man. Is that the stock color?

 

[akito]

Nice job!!! I don't think that is the stock color though, my 8E3 looks darker than that. But oh my, fresh paint job are freaking nice!!!

 

[Stretch]

The blue is gorgeous; that primer black was not. Great work so far! show pics of the 160 in car if you have them.
eric

 

[IJ.]

Very nice, one question though why is the torque damper/limiter on the wrong side of the engine?

 

[87mk111]

I'm liking that paint job.

 

[Dirty Monkey]

WOW nice Sleeper, Get some vids up

 

[mechanix0889]

Looks very nice man. Is that the stock color?

it is a stock toyota color but not of the supras... paint code 8t5 off of a newer camry or prius with a pearl and metallic in it. i wanted to go a little different butnot crazy

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WOW nice Sleeper, Get some vids up

thanks man yea when it was inprimer it was holarius to mess with people...itll be even more fun now though

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Very nice, one question though why is the torque damper/limiter on the wrong side of the engine?

lets just say it was a bad night when that was put on... were notgonna go down that road..lol

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whichpics are you refering to? i will see if i have some

thanks for the comments though i love the color myself!

The blue is gorgeous; that primer black was not. Great work so far! show pics of the 160 in car if you have them.
eric

 

[IJ.]

it is a stock toyota color but not of the supras... paint code 8t5 off of a newer camry or prius with a pearl and metallic in it. i wanted to go a little different butnot crazy

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thanks man yea when it was inprimer it was holarius to mess with people...itll be even more fun now though

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lets just say it was a bad night when that was put on... were notgonna go down that road..lol

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whichpics are you refering to? i will see if i have some

thanks for the comments though i love the color myself!

LMAO can't say that then NOT give us the back story Dude!!
(lost count of how many times I've screwed the pooch on something then woke up the next day and thought WTF was I thinking when I did that)

 

[ohiosupramst]

I think I might have bought my R154 off of you. Anyways car looks great nice progress.

 

[Beaks]

Saw this on Supraforum, looking forward to seeing some finished pictures

 

[mechanix0889]

Saw this on Supraforum, looking forward to seeing some finished pictures

thanks man! i have more pictures coming

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LMAO can't say that then NOT give us the back story Dude!!
(lost count of how many times I've screwed the pooch on something then woke up the next day and thought WTF was I thinking when I did that)

after the build is complete...remind me and ill explain the story!

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I think I might have bought my R154 off of you. Anyways car looks great nice progress.

yup you did! and a bunch of other parts lol ya need anything else?

hows your build coming? did you end up going to texas this year?

 

[2tonebb6]

the color is amazing,and so is the polish job you did on the exhaust.do you have any specs on that exhaust?

 

[Supracentral]

Very cool. It really makes me happy to see people bringing them back to life rather than trashing them.

Car is looking great - can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[ohiosupramst]

Have any 7m stuff left ? Running good, now I just need some more power. Didn't make it to texas I'm hoping to go to SILV!0 though.

 

[SupraDreamPDR]

Nice build thread. Love seeing Ohio Supras being saved / built. Good luck.

 

[mechanix0889]

heres a little update to what i got done this weekend on the project!

First off i started at the rear of the car and wanted to get the bumper on... one problem the old peices that attatch the mudflaps to the bumper had every bolt broke off and impossible and not worth the time to drill out so i whipped out the tig welder and the torch and made some new mounting for it heres the final product.

then i painted the bumper support so it would not rust and to make it look as good as the rest of the car even though you wont see it. if i knew it wasnt painted then it would bug the hell out of me.

so after that i got the bumper finally installed looks good i would say

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NExt on the list was to get the targa seals in but i had to put the seal holders or flashing that hold them on... well i noticed the factory used double sided weather proof tap on the one side to prevent water to go under neath these so i went to the store and put it back to the way of how it was ...

heres some pics

heres the old tape

then the new installed

then it all installed on the car

Next Were the seals
ALL NEW OEM SEALS

then installed

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then its time for me to put the window downs on these are trim peices that go on the top of the door right by the window.

new oem parts... expensive and the last ones available!

then installed.

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then was the mirrors i wanted to get them put on ... to give the car more of a look

the old foam i wanted to replace... so i did
old

new foam...yeah... from toyota

then on the mirror

THen mirrors put on the car

next was the spoiler i reallyt wanted to get this on today... butt i ran out time...

then i noticed i was missing my thirdbrake light housing and light... and well i spent 2 hours looking for it finally found the damn thing....which i was glad becasue its discountinued...

i gotta paint it and then assemble it on my spoiler then ill get to put it back on!

other things i got done was put the door seals on which are the last ones available...

and ordered a bunch more parts. ill list what all i ordered tommrow!

enjoy everyone!

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Nice build thread. Love seeing Ohio Supras being saved / built. Good luck.

thanks man well have to get together i get it done and go cruising!!

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Very cool. It really makes me happy to see people bringing them back to life rather than trashing them.

Car is looking great - can't wait to see the finished product.

thanks man im trying to do everything right and make it look cosmetically 100% right i think its comng along well!

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the color is amazing,and so is the polish job you did on the exhaust.do you have any specs on that exhaust?

poilish jobi did on the exhaust? that is a custom made 4inch exhaust and it will be getting cut in peices here in the next couple days.... and when it goes back on all tig welded this time!

 

[89nasupra]

Looks great man!!! very nice work.

 

[WhtMa71]

Looks great so far! Glad to see you restoring it.

 

[mechanix0889]

Looks great man!!! very nice work.

thanks man im ordering some more parts today for it 1000cc injectors .96 a/r exhaust housing... radiator.... all the goodies!

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Looks great so far! Glad to see you restoring it.

thank you sir! i planned on doing it eventually its just a matter of getting around to it lol and sooooo much money dealerships still rape money with these parts even at employee cost!