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[faithless88]

I have been looking at getting a car to build up and play with. Since I have driven an 88 corolla for the last 2 years, I have become accustomed to Toyotas. Just wondering whould it be better to get a car such as this or get a stock one and build up form there. I have talked to boostadikt and he would sell it to me for 8k.Just wnat to get some more info.

And if anyone would like to give some tips on what to look for in a supra?

 

[Poodles]

personally, if you're looking for the build up part of it, I'd get one that's pretty stock so you can do the fun part of doing the upgrades

 

[NewWestSupras]

There are a couple of built cars on here for sale that seem like a hell of a deal. If I had to do it all over again I'd probably buy one like that, and go from there. People dump a ton of money and effort into these cars and can't sell them for half of what they put in. (myself included). Although I doubt I'd sell mine, its a disease, but I like suffering with it, heh. You guys are lucky to live in the U.S., the prices are low compared to Canada for what you get. I think you are shopping in the right place.

 

[gtsfirefighter]

In order to really appreciate your supra, you need to buy a stock one and build it up yourself. Go through the build threads and you can see the satisfaction people get when they've accomplished something. Buying one already built would probably be cheaper but it would feel like cheating to me.

You can find a really nice stock supra with a bad motor for cheap and go from there.

 

[faithless88]

I was leaning to a stock one to do myself vs one that was already built to a point.

This is what I have found around me:
87 auto
92 man
Haven't checked craigs list yet.

 

[suprarx7nut]

87 auto says its a V6 3800. wow. not even close.

The 92 Teal is pretty :love:

 

[gtsfirefighter]

I was leaning to a stock one to do myself vs one that was already built to a point.

This is what I have found around me:
87 auto
92 man
Haven't checked craigs list yet.

Keep looking. You can find one cheaper with a lot less miles on the chasis. If I'd have been more patient, I could have bought a nice black 92 turbo with shadow grey interior for 3000 bucks. With any luck you'll come across one that has an owner who doesn't really know what they have.

 

[faithless88]

Been looking again and this is what I found:
87 not much detail
86 manual
87 auto

I have checked a good online classfied for my area, craigslist, auto trader, carsoup.com, cars.com; any other places I could check?

 

[SevenMKIII]

I'm almost to the point where I want to sell mine and I haven't even driven it yet :cry:

 

[Poodles]

that's why, make it road worth enough to drive and you'll be hooked...

that's why I try not to ever take mine off the road for longer than a month, as you start getting to the point that you want to throw int he towel and sell it...

 

[SevenMKIII]

I bought mine not running. Bought a fresh motor and rebuilt it, and have just been troubleshooting things since then. I started this last January...

But to OT poster, I'd say buy a stock car and modify it. Once you are confident with your experience level [wrenching] start to do bigger mods.

 

[PROJECT N00b]

1986.5 supras are the lightest.

 

[2543arvin]

that's why, make it road worth enough to drive and you'll be hooked...

that's why I try not to ever take mine off the road for longer than a month, as you start getting to the point that you want to throw int he towel and sell it...

Thats the truth! Everytime my car has been down for months on end (7mgte swap and then took it out for 7m build) I started looking for a mk4 supra or just selling my car for something else. But once I got my car back on the road it reminds me why I still have it!

 

[steven89]

Thats the truth! Everytime my car has been down for months on end (7mgte swap and then took it out for 7m build) I started looking for a mk4 supra or just selling my car for something else. But once I got my car back on the road it reminds me why I still have it!

right when i got my car, i had it down for 2 months for a BHG. I didnt get discouraged or anything though. I looked at it as a way of getting to know whats in my car and whatnot. I also fixed some minor issues like heater core not being hooked up and etc while i was in there.

 

[esteban1490]

I have checked a good online classfied for my area, craigslist, auto trader, carsoup.com, cars.com; any other places I could check?

Realize that you might have to wait a few months for a good deal to come along. I spent almost a year looking for a supra before I found one for a reasonable price. Good luck w/ your search though.

 

[faithless88]

I have been watching them for about 4-5 months and none of them have changed. But from the ones I have found would any of them be a fairly good deal?

 

[gtsfirefighter]

Been looking again and this is what I found:
87 not much detail
86 manual
87 auto

I have checked a good online classfied for my area, craigslist, auto trader, carsoup.com, cars.com; any other places I could check?

The white 87 looks nice and reasonably priced. The 86.5 has a cool color combo that I would love to have, a little steep for an N/A though, unless it's in mint condition. If so jump on it!!! The dark blue 87 looks good although it has a lot of miles.
Actually, MKIII's are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for one. I'd look into the white 87 a little deeper.

 

[faithless88]

I have tried to email them but I get your default email service is not properly installed.

 

[Poodles]

personally?? I'd get that 86.5 becasue it's a rare color combo (looks AWESOME in person, especially with bronze wheels) and the miles aren't too high for the year...

depends on if it really is as good as the pics say though.

just strt looking, I've seen cars look GREAT in ads and look like utter garbage in person, or the other way around. get pics and post em here and we can usually tell you what it's worth...

don't forget to carfax!

 

[faithless88]

I have been leaning towards the 87+ for the ma71 and the r154 tranny is the only reason why. But how many are the ma70 vs the ma71? But what I can get ahold of will determine on what I get huh