Project Great White
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Made a little progress
Es300 projector fog lights
Got these put back in
Pulled off two of these
And replaced them with these
I still have to find the right size tires for the front,
Pretty sure my turbo needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
She's smokin a little
Es300 projector fog lights
Got these put back in
Pulled off two of these
And replaced them with these
I still have to find the right size tires for the front,
Pretty sure my turbo needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
She's smokin a little
Picked up a 2013 model in January. Power everything, horn sticks a little but I like it.
On a side note 14 months later the supra is home.
She needs a turbo rebuild possibly a Holset hx35.
If only it would quit raining and warm up a little so I'd feel like workin on it.
On a side note 14 months later the supra is home.
She needs a turbo rebuild possibly a Holset hx35.
If only it would quit raining and warm up a little so I'd feel like workin on it.
Finally caught a small break in the weather, so i decided to spend the day working on the Supra.
The TT wheels had some imperfections so i spent part of the day wet sanding and polishing, upon test fitting I realized bigger front tires is a must.
Im thinking a 225/45r17 should be about right.
also put in some work on my bike, flushed the radiator, changed the shift seal and ordered some other odds and ends. hoping to have it road worthy by the end of the month.
this is the same color i plan on painting the Supra, Starfire White Pearl off the newer Lexus
if all goes well ill be pulling the turbo and taking it to Work Turbochargers in Pelham to have the seals replaced soon.
really want to be able to drive the car to some local events in the spring.
The TT wheels had some imperfections so i spent part of the day wet sanding and polishing, upon test fitting I realized bigger front tires is a must.
Im thinking a 225/45r17 should be about right.
also put in some work on my bike, flushed the radiator, changed the shift seal and ordered some other odds and ends. hoping to have it road worthy by the end of the month.
this is the same color i plan on painting the Supra, Starfire White Pearl off the newer Lexus
if all goes well ill be pulling the turbo and taking it to Work Turbochargers in Pelham to have the seals replaced soon.
really want to be able to drive the car to some local events in the spring.
Well I got Bored and bad things happen when I get bored.
I started the wire tuck process and ordered everything to convert to coil on plug.
This is what the drivers side of my bay looked like before I started
My bay definatly needs to be painted there's a lot of stains and not all of it will wash off
A good bleach bath with a lot of scrubbing later
I still have a couple sections to extend but the topside is looking decent so far
Should be able to make some brackets to relocate the fuse box in the fender well, just have to go pick up some supplies tomorrow after work. It won't look this bad when I'm finished lol.
I started the wire tuck process and ordered everything to convert to coil on plug.
This is what the drivers side of my bay looked like before I started
My bay definatly needs to be painted there's a lot of stains and not all of it will wash off
A good bleach bath with a lot of scrubbing later
I still have a couple sections to extend but the topside is looking decent so far
Should be able to make some brackets to relocate the fuse box in the fender well, just have to go pick up some supplies tomorrow after work. It won't look this bad when I'm finished lol.
Drivers side is finished.
So I started pulling my turbo so I can either send it off for new seals or an upgrade
And what do I find?
Oil! And lots of it
Now on top of cleaning and tucking the passenger side of the bay,I have to pull the intercooler and piping in hopes of removing all the oil before the turbo comes back.
Any body have any ideas how to clean this stuff out?
So I started pulling my turbo so I can either send it off for new seals or an upgrade
And what do I find?
Oil! And lots of it
Now on top of cleaning and tucking the passenger side of the bay,I have to pull the intercooler and piping in hopes of removing all the oil before the turbo comes back.
Any body have any ideas how to clean this stuff out?
went back at it pretty hard yesterday
pulled my intercooler and all the piping and gave them a good bath in degreaser
recieved my JZ coils yesterday as well
and today I built the extended harness to accommodate the new set up.
This turbo is really startin to piss me off, im going to replace the oil seal myself and have a shop balance it,
if that does not work out im not sure where ill go from there.
Right now im dead in the water until I get my money caught back up. so until then im going to try and get as much done as i can on a minimum budget. Plans include finishing the wire tuck and doing the 12v fuel pump mod. maybe redo my battery relocation with 0 gauge wire, and wrap my intercooler piping with header wrap.
pulled my intercooler and all the piping and gave them a good bath in degreaser
recieved my JZ coils yesterday as well
and today I built the extended harness to accommodate the new set up.
This turbo is really startin to piss me off, im going to replace the oil seal myself and have a shop balance it,
if that does not work out im not sure where ill go from there.
Right now im dead in the water until I get my money caught back up. so until then im going to try and get as much done as i can on a minimum budget. Plans include finishing the wire tuck and doing the 12v fuel pump mod. maybe redo my battery relocation with 0 gauge wire, and wrap my intercooler piping with header wrap.
Finished the passengers side wire tuck, I think I'm going to attempt re routing the engine harness through the fire wall on the drivers side to clean it up some more.
I still think you should of gone with gold/bronze rims on that white car =p but I like all the updates, good to hear you saved your motor too, nobody likes to have to scrape their work. I went to 1jz instead of doing my burgandy 7m up but it was a auto and swapping in the manual tranny wasn't worth the time and effort compared to buying a jdm ready to go here in canada. Did you end up getting the bigger injectors yet? or is that whats next in store?
sheedy126;1925516 said:
Battery is in the hatch, my friend made an aluminum battery box at work.
Beals;1925493 said:
I still have a set of XXR 521's 18x10 I'm thinking about painting Gold. I'm undecided on the TT wheels one minute I love them the next not so much. As long as the ol 7M runs as strong as it does I can't just give up on it. Although a 2J swap is very tempting. Just bought a Turbonetics 60-1 that should be here next week and a set of bigger injectors should follow quickly.
I should have some major updates coming sometime next week. Turbo will be here, re doing my battery relocation and hopefully the car will be back in one piece. Shooting to be on the dyno by early May.
yeah do it up, I liked the black rims better then the mk4, i know some people like the polished up 'stock' look but I think a deep dish makes a car look so much meaner. Mine are currently suffering curb rash from a combination of the previous owner and a stupid A&W drive through with a 2 foot curb when I first got the right hand drive car. =( but I wanna look into refurbishing the lips and painting the gun metal grey centre to red once I start on the bodywork.
I prefer an aftermarket wheel on our cars, but I half ass want it to look semi stock.
If I can hit the 400hp range and still not look like a heavily modified car I will be happy.
Maybe ill just be"that guy" who has 3 or 4 wheel setups laying around lol.
I actually fixed some curb marks and re polished the TT wheels but definatly worth it.
If I can hit the 400hp range and still not look like a heavily modified car I will be happy.
Maybe ill just be"that guy" who has 3 or 4 wheel setups laying around lol.
I actually fixed some curb marks and re polished the TT wheels but definatly worth it.
I just went through your entire build thread, I must say I am truly inspired by your dedication and determination when life gets thrown at you. Your Supra has come a long way since, I just picked up my 2nd MKIII and I am very excited to build it up! Hats off to you!
RiceFarmer;1925868 said:
Thanks RiceFarmer, in May it will be 4 years that Ive owned this Supra. Ill be the first to admit the transformation has anything but gone as planned. I have had my fair share of setbacks but who dosent. like I tell everybody who rushes me to finish "Im in for the long haul, shes paid for and dosent hurt anything where shes at" this Summer everything mechanically should be done. perhaps paint this winter but i try not to plan that far ahead you never know what will happen.
