Hello everyone!!
I will try to keep this short so here goes!!!
For those of you that know me you know Da Soup is an 89 Auto NA Targa. I brought it back from the dead when really it should have been turned into soda cans. Since the car is now complete I am looking to do an engine Swap/Build. I have found a 87 manual turbo hardtop sp. I know that 89 was a transition year and really should be treated as its own special year when doing a swap. If I buy this 87 I plan on rebuilding the bottom rods ect ect. And the top will get port, polish NA cams. I would use the r154, driveshaft and lsd out of the 87. Am I correct in assuming that as long as I use the ecu, harness, tach out of the 87 everything should work fine. Or is their something I am missing.
Ok second question!! This 87 that I have found is in pretty ok shape. BHG but it is all there. Body has some rust, missing moldings and trim but it is a solid car. Basicly should I feel bad about buying it and destroying it to build my car. I would basicly part out the rest of the 87 that I dont need. Someone could save this car and make a nice supra out of it. So do I buy it or do I keep looking for a wrecked 89 and let someone else save this 87.
I will try to keep this short so here goes!!!
For those of you that know me you know Da Soup is an 89 Auto NA Targa. I brought it back from the dead when really it should have been turned into soda cans. Since the car is now complete I am looking to do an engine Swap/Build. I have found a 87 manual turbo hardtop sp. I know that 89 was a transition year and really should be treated as its own special year when doing a swap. If I buy this 87 I plan on rebuilding the bottom rods ect ect. And the top will get port, polish NA cams. I would use the r154, driveshaft and lsd out of the 87. Am I correct in assuming that as long as I use the ecu, harness, tach out of the 87 everything should work fine. Or is their something I am missing.
Ok second question!! This 87 that I have found is in pretty ok shape. BHG but it is all there. Body has some rust, missing moldings and trim but it is a solid car. Basicly should I feel bad about buying it and destroying it to build my car. I would basicly part out the rest of the 87 that I dont need. Someone could save this car and make a nice supra out of it. So do I buy it or do I keep looking for a wrecked 89 and let someone else save this 87.
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