For me this supra means a lot. The first three months of the build I was divorcing my cheating wife and during this hard time in my life this supra gave me an escape.
Fond a supra in craigslist in Feb 09 little details shown, just said "white, 89, convertible, auto $700." The farmer that sold it told me said it was his son's. His son left for Afghanistan in 04 and did not make it home alive. He said "Just take it, get it out of my sight." After years of hoping and planing I towed it home. My plans where to swap a 1JZ and a r154 and to keep it daily drivable.
First day home
trying to get the 7mge to run. I was going to beat the heck out of it but the neutral safety switch was broke, so I gave up.
Needs body work the paint was failing allover so I planed a repaint.
It had been siting under a open covered garage for years, I think starting in 03. The moss and lichen was now part of the paint.
March 09 I find a 1jz on craigslist for again $700. I later fond that it was very low miles, like just broke in low miles.
Everything done to the car from March till now was done by my hand alone. No one helped me with anything this is just how I wanted it, no real reason why.
I checked the turbos and replaced the y-pipe.
Tow it to my barn for the swap in march.
I work on small stuff wile waiting for parts.
WALBRO fuel pump (iphone 2g pics sorry)
Oh look the tail lights leak what a surprise.
7m out.
Believe it or not, I gave (as in free) this 7m to my wife's (we where still married at that time) boyfriend. I was trying to be nice, like the good guy I am. After I agreed to give it to him over the phone, I had two hours to fill every hole with sand. I knew who he was and she even came with him to pick it up. It is now in his MkII (not enough sand I guess)
This is the typical engine drop in pic. At least it looks that way, but I did all this work solo no extra hands, no help.
I used a dolly as much as I could then filled it in with filler.
In april the 1jz goes in.
The first ecu was bad, I had though that the jzz30 ecu was not as substitutable to capacitor failure as the jza ecu. I was wrong I opened it up and fond smelly jell on the circuit board.
The second ecu was dead as well, it took me weeks to find the problem and not starting the car had me testing and checking everything. I thought "no way two ecus are dead"
At one point I had spark, then I had no spark the next day.
My first startup was a little different than most. The ecu would not fire the injectors, so no fuel. But I had spark, so I took a small container of fuel and ran a hose from an unused intake port to the container. The vacuum from cranking the engine pulled the fuel up the hose, boom the car started real rich mix but it started and would run until I removed the line.
Modified my bumper for the huge IC.
A few week later I lost my job (In a nut shell) because Obama started taxing my company more they out sourced to India. So I was forced to cheap out and cut corners just finish the car.
In June I came across work with much lower pay, I could get the car painted.
After the paint before buff (cheap paint)
how it's looked for a wile
what I have been doing for the past months, with an open diff on a w58.
next plans
New paint tri-coat white pearl
some small body work
Spec-B Sideskirts
Spec-A Rear Add-ons
the rear diffuser from shine (if the GB happens)
the front shine air dam
some engine mods cant say yet
would like to paint engine bay a flat black
new seat covers front and rear
LSD
rebuild r154 trans
Fond a supra in craigslist in Feb 09 little details shown, just said "white, 89, convertible, auto $700." The farmer that sold it told me said it was his son's. His son left for Afghanistan in 04 and did not make it home alive. He said "Just take it, get it out of my sight." After years of hoping and planing I towed it home. My plans where to swap a 1JZ and a r154 and to keep it daily drivable.
First day home
trying to get the 7mge to run. I was going to beat the heck out of it but the neutral safety switch was broke, so I gave up.
Needs body work the paint was failing allover so I planed a repaint.
It had been siting under a open covered garage for years, I think starting in 03. The moss and lichen was now part of the paint.
March 09 I find a 1jz on craigslist for again $700. I later fond that it was very low miles, like just broke in low miles.
Everything done to the car from March till now was done by my hand alone. No one helped me with anything this is just how I wanted it, no real reason why.
I checked the turbos and replaced the y-pipe.
Tow it to my barn for the swap in march.
I work on small stuff wile waiting for parts.
WALBRO fuel pump (iphone 2g pics sorry)
Oh look the tail lights leak what a surprise.
7m out.
Believe it or not, I gave (as in free) this 7m to my wife's (we where still married at that time) boyfriend. I was trying to be nice, like the good guy I am. After I agreed to give it to him over the phone, I had two hours to fill every hole with sand. I knew who he was and she even came with him to pick it up. It is now in his MkII (not enough sand I guess)
This is the typical engine drop in pic. At least it looks that way, but I did all this work solo no extra hands, no help.
I used a dolly as much as I could then filled it in with filler.
In april the 1jz goes in.
The first ecu was bad, I had though that the jzz30 ecu was not as substitutable to capacitor failure as the jza ecu. I was wrong I opened it up and fond smelly jell on the circuit board.
The second ecu was dead as well, it took me weeks to find the problem and not starting the car had me testing and checking everything. I thought "no way two ecus are dead"
At one point I had spark, then I had no spark the next day.
My first startup was a little different than most. The ecu would not fire the injectors, so no fuel. But I had spark, so I took a small container of fuel and ran a hose from an unused intake port to the container. The vacuum from cranking the engine pulled the fuel up the hose, boom the car started real rich mix but it started and would run until I removed the line.
Modified my bumper for the huge IC.
A few week later I lost my job (In a nut shell) because Obama started taxing my company more they out sourced to India. So I was forced to cheap out and cut corners just finish the car.
In June I came across work with much lower pay, I could get the car painted.
After the paint before buff (cheap paint)
how it's looked for a wile
what I have been doing for the past months, with an open diff on a w58.
next plans
New paint tri-coat white pearl
some small body work
Spec-B Sideskirts
Spec-A Rear Add-ons
the rear diffuser from shine (if the GB happens)
the front shine air dam
some engine mods cant say yet
would like to paint engine bay a flat black
new seat covers front and rear
LSD
rebuild r154 trans
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