My Background
I purchased my first MK3 in 2004 for $300 ... ever since then I've purchased qute a few more Supras. In the last 5 years I actively participated in many motorsports events (AutoX ,TrackDays ,TimeAttacks) with my latest evolution car - LDZ supra
Objective of this build
The objective of this build would be to use all of my knowledge for MK3 Supras and build a car that would have the very best available chassis parts&setup with reliable 450RWHP JZ engine.
Plan to achieve this
To achieve this ,I would have to merge my TKO supra with my LDZ supra. Here is a pic of the 2 cars:
TKO car Background and usability
The TKO car was originally build by Kirk Wagner and Todd Simson (TKO Motorsports). Kirk participated in many Midwest council time attacks ,from 2006 to 2008 he achieved 4 finishes in Top5 which was quite remarkable considering that the competition on the events was 100+ cars. I believe that he won at least one time attack championship in his class. The 7M-GTE engine poor reliability is what always held him back ,he eventually sold the car to me in 2009. Here is his famous video (on this forum at least
:
[video=youtube;zC_rhauk6Lo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC_rhauk6Lo[/video]
I did the last tune for the car and Dynoed it at CHI2K9. It made 391RWHP with some unacceptable ,but typical curves for MAFT PRO & 7M-GTE combo (lol don't you love these spirals!). Video here ,Graph Here.
After 20 years ,and many Motorsports event the engine was pretty much gone. The end of the days for this car came on a Gingerman trackday ,where the BlowBy finally killed the crazy expensive turbo (Kirk Paid $2500+ for this Kit from Sound Performance in 2001!). Here is the last picture of the TKO car:
From the TKO car I would take only the best:
-Chassis (already caged) Kirk was a professional welder ,and TKO Motorsports main work was to build cages. Thus the car is caged pretty good. They used S&W cage as a baseline (DOM tube SCCA spec). It is gusseted to the top of the A-piller and the B piller. Of course it misses the extension to the front subFrame as seen on the DTM Supras ,but I could add these later. The lack of rust ,wide fenders ,fiberGlass hood ,completely gutted interior ,cut out doors - makes this the perfect Chassis . His weight was in the low 3100lbs ( 3,312 with him in the car) which is pretty good with 50-100lbs of improvement room:
Cage:
Doors:
-Front Brakes. He had the VERY BEST brake kit ever available for MK3. Stillen BBK kit with Brembo F50 calipers and 5000 rotors.
- Coilovers: Buddy Club racing spec dampers with 18kg front 10kg rear springs.
LDZ car Background and usability
The car was pretty much well described in this thread :
I would take everything from it ,minus the Chassis ,front brakes and coil overs. Here are the inserting parts:
- Rear SubFrame ,heavily reinforced and all arms fully adjustable:
- Custom Adjustable UPC (Originally from Dr Jonez Car):
- MKIV rear BBK (with Jake Reed mounting hardware ,again original Source Dr Jonez Car):
- 1.5JZ engine. GT35R + basically stock bottom end and head with Crower Stage 1 cams ,Titanium Retainers and Crower Valve springs.
Last Dyno was 387rwhp again at CHI2K9 (Video here):
Note the 80%+ powerBand when used with R154!!!
More work in progress images later...
I purchased my first MK3 in 2004 for $300 ... ever since then I've purchased qute a few more Supras. In the last 5 years I actively participated in many motorsports events (AutoX ,TrackDays ,TimeAttacks) with my latest evolution car - LDZ supra
Objective of this build
The objective of this build would be to use all of my knowledge for MK3 Supras and build a car that would have the very best available chassis parts&setup with reliable 450RWHP JZ engine.
Plan to achieve this
To achieve this ,I would have to merge my TKO supra with my LDZ supra. Here is a pic of the 2 cars:
TKO car Background and usability
The TKO car was originally build by Kirk Wagner and Todd Simson (TKO Motorsports). Kirk participated in many Midwest council time attacks ,from 2006 to 2008 he achieved 4 finishes in Top5 which was quite remarkable considering that the competition on the events was 100+ cars. I believe that he won at least one time attack championship in his class. The 7M-GTE engine poor reliability is what always held him back ,he eventually sold the car to me in 2009. Here is his famous video (on this forum at least
:[video=youtube;zC_rhauk6Lo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC_rhauk6Lo[/video]
I did the last tune for the car and Dynoed it at CHI2K9. It made 391RWHP with some unacceptable ,but typical curves for MAFT PRO & 7M-GTE combo (lol don't you love these spirals!). Video here ,Graph Here.
After 20 years ,and many Motorsports event the engine was pretty much gone. The end of the days for this car came on a Gingerman trackday ,where the BlowBy finally killed the crazy expensive turbo (Kirk Paid $2500+ for this Kit from Sound Performance in 2001!). Here is the last picture of the TKO car:
From the TKO car I would take only the best:
-Chassis (already caged) Kirk was a professional welder ,and TKO Motorsports main work was to build cages. Thus the car is caged pretty good. They used S&W cage as a baseline (DOM tube SCCA spec). It is gusseted to the top of the A-piller and the B piller. Of course it misses the extension to the front subFrame as seen on the DTM Supras ,but I could add these later. The lack of rust ,wide fenders ,fiberGlass hood ,completely gutted interior ,cut out doors - makes this the perfect Chassis . His weight was in the low 3100lbs ( 3,312 with him in the car) which is pretty good with 50-100lbs of improvement room:
Cage:
Doors:
-Front Brakes. He had the VERY BEST brake kit ever available for MK3. Stillen BBK kit with Brembo F50 calipers and 5000 rotors.
- Coilovers: Buddy Club racing spec dampers with 18kg front 10kg rear springs.
LDZ car Background and usability
The car was pretty much well described in this thread :
I would take everything from it ,minus the Chassis ,front brakes and coil overs. Here are the inserting parts:
- Rear SubFrame ,heavily reinforced and all arms fully adjustable:
- Custom Adjustable UPC (Originally from Dr Jonez Car):
- MKIV rear BBK (with Jake Reed mounting hardware ,again original Source Dr Jonez Car):
- 1.5JZ engine. GT35R + basically stock bottom end and head with Crower Stage 1 cams ,Titanium Retainers and Crower Valve springs.
Last Dyno was 387rwhp again at CHI2K9 (Video here):
Note the 80%+ powerBand when used with R154!!!
More work in progress images later...
