Roundfinger's Refurb...making things right again

[roundfinger]

I bought this 91 turbo targa supra automatic to make a daily driver. The body was straight just ugly, engine seemed pretty good...ill know for sure when i get it back. All the accessories worked, hell everything worked to my surprise. Its going to be a little more involved than I thought. I've figured out some of the issues with the car and will figure out and fix the rest as i come across them. I ordered some stuff to start as you can see below.

On a ha-ha story of my life funny note, I took the car to get painted and it was involved in an accident...at the paint shop...but they're fixing it and making it right. After much back and forth I decided to have it painted the 3h8 Burgundy Pearl again.

*** Edit! ****
Things that are wrong and will be righted!
1. AC blows but not cold
2. [Strike]Paint is obviously CRAP - At the paint and body shop currently.[/Strike]
3. Cracked dash...eventually
4. [Strike]Armrest needs recovering[/Strike]
5. [Strike]Seats need to be recovered[/Strike]
6. [Strike]Targa bolt broken off on passenger side rear....need to drill out and replace.[/Strike]
7. Targa seals leak
8. Radiator fan shroud is half destroyed.
9. [Strike]Fuck-Ugly 18" tuner rims with way small of tires.[/Strike]SOLD!
10. Carpet... if it doesnt clean up... Replacement will be ordered.
11. Radiator light is on - will inspect & correct
12. Airbag light is on - will inspect & correct

Parts in hand to fix & upgrade:
1. Intrax lowering springs
2. Leatherseats.com Black leather with Double grey stitching and perforated seating area
3. Matching center console and e-brake from Empera
4. Raptor racing muffler - I painted it in Black thermal paint.
5. Full Brand new Targa seals and replacement targa bolt
6. Replacement radiator fan shroud
7. New Targa tool kit
8. Supra dash cover till i can find a replacement dash.
9. Either MkIV TT rims [Strike]or my black 17x8 and 17x9 black Bullitts from the mustang...cant decide yet.[/Strike]
10. Sony Xplod deck with Bazooka tube

Mods/customization already on the car
1. 255lph walbro
2. Blitz bov on upper hardpipe,3000 pipe, lower hardpipe.
3. 3" exhaust from turbo back [Strike](if its as ugly as the current muffler I will replace it all)[/Strike]
4. BIC solid motor mounts
5. Profec B II
6. !!! THE waste gate is shimmed too?!?! correct me if I am wrong but step 5 makes this unnecessary right?
7. Sweeeet Supramania.com stickers on both rear windows will be staying.
8. HKS fuel cut controller.. meh not sure on this one..
9. Triple pod pillar w/ white face gauges.. Will be removed.
10. White face glo gauges - probably going to remove and just replace with LED's
*** Updated***well damnit, its the white face gauges and ONLY the white face gauges...the Blue LEDS look good, but now waiting on the replacement gauge cluster.

Upgrades planned once she has all the mods and parts above installed and is back looking pretty and running reliably with cold AC and no targa/window leaks...
1. repair the side to side auto stick wobble
2. LED's in the dash and AC system
3. new tint
4. hunt down a 90+ grey dash - think ive found one
5. replace the oddly tinted blue overhead light lenses - think ive found replacements
6. tint the turn front turn lenses w/ vht nightshade - where can you get vht nightshade
7. rewire the fogs
8. rewire tems to be controlled

and some other ideas but the mustang has to go before I get too crazy...maybe then
9. built 7m
10. a better turbo - ball bearing possibly - im a dreamer
11. maf t pro - im a dreamer...
12. new intercooler and tubing - Driftmotion big intercooler on the way
13. Ron R FFIM if i can keep cruise control - im a dreamer
14. new poly suspension bushings - fronts on the way from DM.
15. New illumina II's - on the way from A2M
16.

 

[IJ.]

Pics would help this thread

 

[roundfinger]

Some pics of the car as it was...

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[roundfinger]

Damn "THE IJ" is fast for an old man from down under! But because the IJ asks the IJ shall receive...a few old outside are added for now. The parts I ordered and have in stock will follow as soon as i can un-break my camera.

as soon as i got the car in my garage I removed the big ugly sub box, dvd player, gps, trash, and assorted crap. Re-moved and placed the targa holders on the proper sides and in the proper orientation. They were sideways and on the wrong side.

Some shots of the Ass-ugly interior which will be fixed ASAP.

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[roundfinger]

WOOT I get her back Monday! FINALLY!
Already lined up some time with my mechanic to check out and charge up the AC and maybe get the lowering springs installed and the rims swapped as well as minor maintenance.

 

[roundfinger]

Well FUCK FUCK FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK...
I still don't have my car back, they have to fix the maf connector which apparently got damaged when they had the accident in the shop, as it worked great prior to going in..hopefully i will get it back this week.

So far this car feels like its fuckin cursed. BUT i did get to look at and inspect the paint and it looked pretty damned good.

 

[JDMMA70]

yeah nice project nice dropping the f bomb multiple times and whats up with your avatar?

 

[roundfinger]

Sorry bout that I was a lil miffed, still am but o well. The avatar pic was taken at a friends law office party...you should see the other ones. WOWZA! :aigo:

Well the paint shop cant fix the harness that goes to my AFM but has offered to tow it to a shop and pay to have it repaired but I am going to just have it delivered to my house. If I cant fix it, and i probably cant, my Bro in law can...and there is always the chance that i may just go ahead and get a MAF-T setup....

 

[roundfinger]

Ok got some more done and found some more problems to fix...quite a few more...

1. Spliced in new Maf connector so it would run right again....well at least run.
2. Removed old stereo, navi system, non-motorized tv and lots of old poorly connected wiring.
3. Cleaned the carpet - probably going to have to replace - later.
4. Removed rear seats and removed old covers.
5. Cleaned out the rear hatch area.
6. Removed old 18" tuner wheels to discover... a broken stud, fun...need to have this fixed or replace - beyond my abilities I am a computer geek.
7. put on the mkiV rims, and ordered a center cap to replace the missing one.
8. Ordered some new tires nothing fancy but decent i hear - General EXCLAIM UHP's 245/40/17 and 275/40/17's, loves me some tire rack
9. Had the Raptor Racing muffler installed to replace the hackjob thrush muffler.
10. Replaced the old battery with a new and properly sized one, corrected some of the piss poor wiring to the battery.
11. Found scale in the radiator so ordered a new radiator from A2, some new ilumina shocks, & 160 thermostat.
12. Re-adjusted my budget --- ^ UP! ^ again....

After paint.

 

[stillboostin87t]

I sometimes feel like my car is cursed too... Car looks great after the paintjob. Keep up the good work.

 

[roundfinger]

Thanks... I woke up to a flat tire today, but the tires on their are crap and i knew it.

I found and removed more unnecessary wiring today. Worked on restoring the luster to the black trim. Removed the gauge cluster because im not sure if i like the el-glo style white face gauges or not yet...if i do take them out then ill need to swap the ones in the pillar. Thinking I would like to do LED's in the cluster and matching in the ac - blue, then it will match my cd player.

I may have the local upholstery shop re-dye my carpet while i wait for a new one to come in. Anyone done this as a temporary or permanent measure and how did they like it? I saw a few threads on it and new carpet...

Ill post up some under construction pics when i get back from the beach!

 

[roundfinger]

Ok i am a slack bastard, i got back from the beach and didnt put up pics...and now I am at work and cant put up pics but I can when i get home.

I had my MkIV's mounted with General Exclaim UHP 245/40/17 and 275/40/17. So far I like them better than the sumitomo htrz II's i had on my mustang. But we will see how they work in the wet. Found out i have a broken stud on the front right spindle that will get replaced this weekend i hope.

May have to put a spacer for the rear tires once the Intrax lowering springs (ebay score) and new tems compatible illumina shocks(coming from A2motorsports) go on.

Pulled the gauge cluster off to remove the indiglo type gauges and install my LED's thanks to the comprehensive lighting mod thread only to discover that the original black gauges are not there...
Anyone know if there is an LED change to illuminate the Auto shifter? I havent looked into it yet.

Repaired but need to come back to the wiring on my driver side headlight. Also replaced both with Sylvania Silverstars for now.

Busted my knuckles inside the dash prepping it to put my cd player in...My skin shreds like cheese since ive gotten older!!!

 

[ForcedTorque]

Have you done the seats already????????? Why have I not posted in this thread? Plans look good.

 

[roundfinger]

My parents went ahead and had the seats installed for me!
My mom and I were being sneaky and took my dad's benz to get the top replaced for his birthday and while they had the supra at their house, my GF took the leathers and the car to a different upholstery shop to get them installed for my b-day. The seats look GOOD, and the smell of new leather really makes a 17 yr old car feel like new.
Whats your schedule this week? I am off thurs-sat every week unless i work OT, so I am up to meet up, chill and get some 7m supra learning off ya...and buy some parts

 

[ForcedTorque]

My parents went ahead and had the seats installed for me!

Ummmm...I got your PM, but I want to speak for everyone on this part.:ttiwwp:

As for meeting up, I will be making it to Cruise n the Coast over in Mississippi next weekend. Maybe you can make it over for that. Then, I'm going up on the 24th for the Central Alabama meet, but my car is iffy for that one.

And for parts, the small parts are F.R.E.E that spells FREE, but if I can find that Lexus and it works, I'll want a couple dollars out of it. Not much, I'll match or beat the most recent sale that I know of. I saw where Noah bought one from that same thread I spoke of for $30.

 

[cool chuck]

Ummmm...I got your PM, but I want to speak for everyone on this part.:ttiwwp:

For real!
Paint looks good tho. How much did that run?

 

[roundfinger]

Yes yes, sorry i know pics pics pics...here are some quick ones i took after work to appease you beasts. Ill stea..er borrow the GF's camera this weekend and get some decent ones.

Front drivers seat after leathers

Rear seats - please note the upper female targa bracket, recently tapped like a high school kegger...previous owner broke targa bolt, new bolt...2nd one is on the way...other one kinda got damaged...

Passenger seat

 

[roundfinger]

The Intrax springs waiting for the new shocks to come in... ignore the meathook and the foot...

Trying to clean up the rear carpet for now before it goes back in...I will probably order new carpet later but other parts come first.

Some parts waiting to go on...thats right dig the sexy box and messy garage

 

[roundfinger]

Over the weekend i took some Bondo black restore to some of the old black trim and to my surprise it helped a lot. I think another coat on the parts i hit and some on the parts I missed will make it that much better.

Just ordered from DM today.
1. Front Left and Right Powerslot rotors
2. Axxis ultimate break pads
3. DM's brake line kit.
(because the squeal is getting embarassing, but it still stops me
4. Front Energy Susp. Poly bushing kit
5. Spearco Style Intercooler
6. Blitz type 1 Rad

 

[roundfinger]

For real!
Paint looks good tho. How much did that run?

The paint ran me $880 with taxes and its way better than what i expected for that price. But i didnt go the show car route, i went with something that i wouldnt freak out when someone dented/scratched it for the first time...
WHICH it has already been scratched thanks to the rear wiper arm...which i have disconnected till i can find out why it went back that far.