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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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I'm as new to this forum as i am to the Supra. 1st Supra, 1st Sports Car. Wanted a Chaser Tourer V but couldnt afford one. But hey, I aint complaining. Nway, i'm from Lusaka, Zambia (Southern Africa) and mine is an 89 Targa with bout 88000+ kilometers (55000+ Miles) on the odo. hav had it for a total of 5 days, hell haven't even finished paying it off. Nway, here are the pics:

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As can be seen, needs a paint job (any color recommendations?). Mods will come later, hell thats what this site if for (well that and the other cool mkiii sups!)
 
crisp

crisp

existentialincrementalist
May 25, 2007
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another narrow body 1g?


...more SEX!;)


(no flames... pleeeeeeez!)


-crisp
 
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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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Brings tears to my eyes looking at all the replies, looks like my sup and i have found us a new home.:icon_bigg Nway, thanks for the comments, comments well taken note of. The flames even i dont like and the hood scoop, still trying to figure out what the guy was thinking. That will be the first thing to go. For the color, was looking at maybe a metallic silver but i also like the color of crisp's sup (the one in his sig).

Mods are a huge problem here, hard as hell to find, would probably have to get em from South Africa. Nway, need me a down pipe as well as a proper exhaust (what u see in the pic is all muffler and tip, looks like a stock pipe to the manifold). I also need a BOV coz for the life of me cant seem to be able to see one (yeah, all the BOVs i ever seen are in pics, never seen, have heard a whole lot of them, but never seen 'em on an engine). 1st things 1st, gots to service her (err, i mean the car), take care of the steering issue i'm experiencing. Have to do something bout the idling as well (gets as low as 500rpms, have had it die on me coz of the revs).

Keeps posting and commenting!!
 
supraman7mgte

supraman7mgte

Shut up,bitch!!
Apr 1, 2005
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Wow,i'd do my best to return it to "normal".
Not sure what the roads are like in Zambia,but your Supra height looks like it's ready for rallying! lol
The funky idle could be an ISC perhaps.
 
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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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supraman7mgte said:
Wow,i'd do my best to return it to "normal".
Not sure what the roads are like in Zambia,but your Supra height looks like it's ready for rallying! lol
The funky idle could be an ISC perhaps.
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Actually, the previous owner told me he has rally connections so the shocks at the back are rally shocks (bout $500) a piece. Want some coil-overs but once again, mods (or rather parts for mods) are a bitch here. I had to do a quick google for ISC (i'm feeling dumber and dumber every second i'm here) but yeah, that could be the prob. Guess i now have to spend alot of time in the Tech section of the forum.

Ahh, so much to do!!!
 
Skam9685

Skam9685

1992 Honda Prelude SI
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DriftShin said:
Ahh, so much to do!!!
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yea I feel ya there, I'm trying to get mine back up to proper running...always wanted a mk3 Supra and now that I finally got one its overwhelming between researching, fixing, waiting for the next paycheck just so you can do more but its the way it is. I just cant wait till I'm ready for modding :evil2:
 
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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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Skam9685 said:
yea I feel ya there, I'm trying to get mine back up to proper running...always wanted a mk3 Supra and now that I finally got one its overwhelming between researching, fixing, waiting for the next paycheck just so you can do more but its the way it is. I just cant wait till I'm ready for modding :evil2:
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Gets kindda depressing when you see all the good looking, properly modded mk3s driving around or in pics. Was at a forum where i was seeing dyno graphs with 900+rwhp. Then again its so damn motivating coz you know if properly done, you can have the same too. 900+rwhp is way more than i want. If i could get 400+ i would be a happy camper, hell anything above 300 would be so cool. Looking forward to my 1st service (soon as i get everything cleared with the previous owner). Hoping to get near original performance then start from there!

Hey IJ, noticed you in Aussie. which part? Was in Melbourne doing uni for a couple of years, stopped counting how many mk4 sups, Skylines (33s) and Impreza's i saw. Neva saw a single mk3 tho (???).
 
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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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IJ. said:
Drift: I'm in Melbourne which Uni?
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Deakin uni. Was there from 02 till 04, didn't finish my course, financial probs. Wuld love to come back there tho, loved it. Can u belive i almost got a Commodore (was that desperate for a car!).
 
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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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Burwood campus. How long you had yo mk3 and what you done to it?

I'm currently trying to get as much info about what parts are located where and what they do. It helps me very little when someone tell me its this that has a problem when i dont know where it is or what it is. So just avoiding being a pain by trying to know as much as i can.
 
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DriftShin

DriftingShinobi
Aug 17, 2007
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IJ. said:
Some light reading ;)

Had mine since 1997 and have done a few things.
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Crikey! 10yrs. WOW. Guess u know as much bout mk3s as can be known huh? well guess thats +1 more person i can talk to bout my car. Long live forums!!

The last picture on 1st post of the write up kinda answered (but not fully) bout BOV placement.
 
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