my supra project

[loki2043]

so i bought a 87 supra from my nephew in peices. so im trying to put the darn thing together now with not the greatest luck. i presume that there prolly isnt any junkyards with supra parts round here in portland? im doing the auto to 5 speed swap, getting a valve job and surfacing the head. and since i prolly dont have every part i need (or the experience) i need some help...

not sure what parts i need yet but i know ill need:
seats
driveshaft (front)

cant think of anything else off the top of my head right now.

let me know where all the junkyard supras are!

thanks

 

[Twigger]

You will need a headgasket kit. I dont think you will need valve seats, you can probably get them machined. As for the tranny swap you will need clutch and brake pedals, clutch master cylinder, you will need the lines from master cylinder to slave cylinder. You will also need flywheel and a clutch kit.

 

[loki2043]

gah... so turns out my head is shot. torque freaks said that it was previously surfaced and it needs a deep surface this time so its kinda shot or im risking blowing up the engine... sooooo i need a new head! yay... not.

so anybody *local* got a head they wanna sell?
local is portland, oregon.. or up to 50 miles away..
thanks

 

[IJ.]

3mm Cometic MLS Gasket

 

[loki2043]

3mm Cometic MLS Gasket

well i could try that.. but im risking it as they dont know how much was milled the time before. so its possable that it will work, or it could just blow up lol. and i really dont feel like spending 300 bucks on a head gasket. 200 is ok.
also... wont using a 3 mm head gasket change the compression? i know shit about compression so yeah...

 

[IJ.]

Well 3mm = 120 thou so I seriously doubt they've removed that much.

Even if it lowers your comp a bit just wind in a few more PSI, the low comp doesn't seem to hurt a 7M as much as lesser motors (We have a long ass stroke that gives good low end torque)

I'd get the head checked for hardness before I spent another cent on it though!

 

[loki2043]

well ill looking to hit 500 hp from this car... so i guess im gonna need to know some shit bout compression... im not sure if a 3mm head gasket is going to like 20psi.:icon_conf

 

[IJ.]

I run 20 psi daily on my 3mm !

 

[kwnate]

I run 20 psi daily on my 3mm !

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THE NW???? I guess if your helping someone out its ok.

One jay:bigun2:

:flamed:

 

[IJ.]

ohhh sorry I'll go

 

[loki2043]

so who wants to help me with this thing lol

 

[IJ.]

I'd be happy to but Nate won't let me

(that and I'm a bit far away)

 

[loki2043]

drive your pimp ass supra over to the us:biglaugh:

 

[kwnate]

I can only cheerlead for you!! IJ could help you on the tech side. If you have tools and IJ is online, anything is possible!:bigthumb:

What color is the interior, I have blue cloth front seats in good to excellent condition, no rips! I'm no longer usingthem. PM me if you're interested.

 

[loki2043]

well the dash is grey and the door panels are maroon and the car is painted maroon... there really isnt any other interior lol

so as i hate maroon.... i think ill just buy some racing seats. or maybe i can use the nice leather seats out of my daytona heh. and maybe i can use the nice garret turbo out of my daytona also...hmmm

 

[loki2043]

what else you got kwnate?

 

[Selz202]

I have some parts also if you need any. Let me know im 50 miles south of seattle. My interior is burgundy and im good with diagnostics on the mk3, so if you need any help let me know. Im always up to help someone in the region.

 

[loki2043]

I have some parts also if you need any. Let me know im 50 miles south of seattle. My interior is burgundy and im good with diagnostics on the mk3, so if you need any help let me know. Im always up to help someone in the region.

well I know I'm gonna need help. I've never put an engine together so I don't really know what I'm doing. all help and donations are excepted lol.

I'm going to need a head prolly. I foound one at a junk yard for 325 that was on a car with a blown hg. so far I'm looking at close to a grand for a head I can use .

 

[Selz202]

There are people in the portland area who are knowledgable with this. You just have to find them, mattonedime does lots of motor swaps for the mk3. Also there are a few other people. Some of which you could probably get a decent head from. Im not really going to be one to name names but i will send you a pm.

 

[Cravin Boost]

there is a guy on craigs list selling a ported and polished head. it still needs the valves finished but he wants 700 for the head + gasket. might look for it?