Project Super Slow

[DustinS]

Recently purchased this '87 N/A with a dead engine from a friend. They said it had a slight knock.

Current Plans:
Plasti-Dip white for the time being
Black Interior. I will be painting/dying a lot of the parts and using black suede.
7mgte or 2jz swap. (Have a big decision here)
Set up for Auto-X and local twisty roads.
Lots of carbon fiber, though it will be painted
HID Retro-Fit.
Proper Tint

My main issue right now is the Engine. I was planning on rebuilding the N/A and running it while I built a 7mgte. The current engine is more than gone. It sounds like you are pounding a giant metal sheet with a sledge hammer.

I have two engines currently sourced:
A 7mgte that is torn apart and needs put back together. Though it is complete or a 2jzge VVT-i with no throttle body, alternator, or wiring harness. I am trying to decide which route to go down. Price will most likely be the deciding factor.

On to the Pictures:

Came with the car

Questions
Any Idea what these are for? Found them in the trunk:

Also where does this go?

The previous owner told me they kept going bad and to just leave it off, but I believe this may be the cause of the auto locks not working.
The light failure control module was also in the trunk for the same reason, and I think it might be the reason I only get high beams no matter what, and the high beam light in the gauge cluster does not light up.

 

[Grandavi]

Enginewise, either direction isnt gonna be super cheap to do correctly.. but if you can afford it, I would go the 2jz vvti. The folks at Kaizen motorsports know that engine quite well (they have a vendor forum here).
Take your time, do it right. If you dont know.. ask. This forum has some excellent people in it.
Are you going black with the car or blue? I really like the midnight blue (not sure what the color is called) with good rims on it. I think I have a photo of my old one...

 

[DustinS]

Thanks, I'll get a hold of them. I am not sure what Color I am going. I still have a long time to decide, but it's between Black, midnight blue, and a very dark metallic grey.

 

[gats]

The blue gaskets are for the rear main oil seal retainer:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?S=EM&P=63

Door control relay lives in the door, and yes without it installed you will have no central locking.
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TEWD/MK3/manual.aspx?S=Main&P=014

Good luck

 

[Mikael_7m]

good luck with the project! You have a lot of work ahead of you!

 

[DustinS]

The blue gaskets are for the rear main oil seal retainer:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?S=EM&P=63

Door control relay lives in the door, and yes without it installed you will have no central locking.
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TEWD/MK3/manual.aspx?S=Main&P=014

Good luck

Awesome! Thanks. I see now why the control units would fail. Leaking taillight gaskets, which lots of people seem to have. Guess I need to source new ones and seal the lights.

 

[DustinS]

Plan for the car is to change it into a 300-350rwhp reliable daily/weekend racer. Not build for speed, but built to out handle most cars on the road. (sorta) On to progress Pictures from today.

Not too bad

The antenna? I am just going to take it out. PO installed it for whatever reason.

water from the leaking hatch :/

Stripped but dirty, the drivers side seat are ridiculously heavy! Going to a semi-racing seat will save so much weight.

sorta clean...

Up on jack stands and Hood unscrewed ready for engine removal.

I have just chosen to go with the 7mgte. It is going to be cheaper and I will be able to make the power I want.

 

[AbsoluteSpeed]

Well it didn't take you long to start tearing this thing appart.
The leak in the hatch is most likely the gaskets around the tail lights.

Goodluck with your build.

 

[ryansmith]

Looking good, bet it's a lot of fun tearing it down to reveal what's under all the interior, let me know if it is the rear tail light gaskets, I'm getting slight water in my hatch too.

 

[DustinS]

Well it didn't take you long to start tearing this thing appart.
The leak in the hatch is most likely the gaskets around the tail lights.

Goodluck with your build.

I enjoy stripping cars. You learn a lot about the car, as well as previous owners. Found a medicine bottle filled with unknown substance, a syringe, and a spoon wrapped up in the drivers side fender.

 

[BoostMonger]

Found a medicine bottle filled with unknown substance, a syringe, and a spoon wrapped up in the drivers side fender.

I'd nick name the car "Junkie"

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[MySupra]

Nice car strip, now strip it some more.

 

[Grandavi]

A couple things to look for... Spray water upwards on the tiny hatch side windows to check the seals there. Mk3 hatches aren't problematic but they can rust if someone has played around with the trim.. Generally though, the rubber seal stands up well so if it appears unripped, it's usually tight. Brake light seals are easy to spot when they go because you get water where your seeing it as well as in the spare tire hold. The worst places are the rear wheel wells (wire brush off the undercoat) and the quarter panels where the wheel well meets the panel. I'm pretty certain the rust begins from tiny holes in the wheel well under the coating allowing dust inside which fills the tight areas and absorbs condensation to start the rust process.
I have only seen 2 hatches leak.. Both were JDM.

Also look at the rear subframe for rust/cracks if you plan to up the power past 400 rwhp. I have read a lot of threads with issues there. (I want to drop and rebuild mine eventually)

 

[DustinS]

The drivers side rear quarter window is leaking, visible rust. The hatch seal is ripped, and the driver side taillight doesnt have bottom nuts. 'll get more pictures either today or Tuesday. Need to finish stripping the interior and start the engine removal.

Also if anyone knows where to get replacment seat pads for Bride Brix II's?

 

[Jacob25]

Good luck with your build. Stripping the car is alot easier than fixing everything and putting back together

 

[DustinS]

I am hoping it's not too hard.

Did Find out the car is actually an '86.5. Manufactured August of '86

Then found some things that worry me today:

First Off, Moved the c900 out of the way to give plenty of room for the Supra

Then got into the Interior. First off. The Doors will lock, but they won't unlock using the door switches. I am guessing the door lock module is dead again. The previous owner said they kept going out and he just quit replacing them. Seems the extras he had all had water damage?

Then I got to the Dash. Which had all of 1 nut and 2 screws in the entire thing... Not sure who was in the dash last, but they did a HORRID job of it. Also made a mess of the wiring:

What is the plug for? It wasn't plugged in anywhere.

Also when I followed that big red wire.

That is the ECU...

The wires that are spliced in lead to this:

What plug goes here? if it is easy to point out haha.

But Dash is out!:

The rust I was talking about:

Found a Leak from washing the engine before removal, Right side by ECU (LHD):

Cleaned up, ready for removal:

 

[DustinS]

Some updates today. Really happy:

Tokico Blues. Are these any good? Heard they are rebuildable, are they worth getting rebuilt?

Eibach's:

LSD!! I about died. Super excited:

is there any way to find out if the car has a r154? or a w58? without pulling the trans?

Is this a stock sway bar? (front)

No Antenna? Should there be one here?

Ready to pull the rear subframe. Does anyone have instructions on how to do so? I'll be searching, but figured it never hearts to ask/have multiple answers

 

[Grandavi]

7mgte had the R154 ge had the w58
There is a serial number plate by the brake master that has a code on other that will tell all

I will be back later to hook you up with some important web links for tech info.
As for the shocks, they are good but it depends on your final goal with the car and how your going to drive. I went overkill and added HSD coilovers but could have just stuck with stock suspension. Because your pulling the rear subframe, I would consider coilovers. I would recommend you steer away from Megan's unless your gonna mainly drift. Stance and HSD are relatively the same.
More info later from my hunts...

 

[DustinS]

Awesome Thanks. I knew the difference in Trans between gte and ge. Seeing as how one of the PO's installed an LSD, I was wondering if they might have swapped to the r154.

I plan on driving the car hard, My best friend(more like a big brother) owns a 350z he has built for road racing, I hope to be to keep up with him. So Coilovers are the end goal, but right now Shocks with springs will do. I want to get the car on the road as soon as possible, so subframe won't be off for long. enough to get paint, new bushings, and Weir Stage 1 LSD kit I plan on ordering next week.

 

[Grandavi]

Oh btw... The R154 has an inspection plate on each side of the tranny, the w58 doesn't have any iirc