"Red Jacket" Build N/A to 1JZ

StrikeIS

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Apr 1, 2009
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Hi everyone.
Ive recently bought my second supra.

My first one was a 89 targa Turbo 5 spd that spun a bearing on cyl. 2 and when money got tight I ended up selling it to a good home so that it would not just sit cause I could not put any money into it at the time.

Now for the new one which Ive named "Red Jacket", Its a 92 N/A 5 spd W/Sunroof. Im going to be swapping out the N/A motor for a 1jz in time. Right now I will just be updating this like brakes and, suspension. I just spent about 8 hours buffing the car cause the guy I got it from had let it sit under a tree for years so layers of dirt and oxidation had to be removed. I also found a mouse nest in where the spare tire goes (it smelled bad). So far Ive put new tires on the 5 spoke mk3 wheels (which I like better then the mk4 wheels). The tires are Cooper Zeon ZPT, I got them cause they were on sale at my local pepboys. I paid only $80 per tire, so good deal. Any who here's some pictures.

Before

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After

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More to come....
 

Bogwon

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Dec 1, 2012
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Bremerton, WA
Amazing what a little bit of good old fashioned elbow grease and some polishing compound will do for a paint job that starts out looking like that. That reminds me I need to go buy a buffer... Nice car Strike welcome back to the Supra family, we've missed you.