So the story is this. I originally never wanted a Supra. I actually wanted an Integra as my first car.. Then I smartened up and wanted a rear wheel drive Japanese car. I saw a 300zx and loved it.. Until I first laid eyes on a MK3. I went through Craigslist nearly every day.. Every Supra in the area was overpriced for what they were.. High mileage, original engine, BHG, rust buckets. Then I found one that was reasonably priced, and the best condition one I could find. It was a 1990 N/A with a little bit of rust, a rebuilt engine with 60k on it, and 215k on the clock. It may have a lot of miles, but it's actually in very good condition for how old it is.
Heres a few pictures from when I got the car..
See.. I wasn't lying when I said it was in really good condition for the amount of miles and 21 years of wear and tear.
Heres a few after a good wax job..
My personal favorite:
After driving the car from August until the snow flew, I decided to tear into it and fix as much rust as I could. There was so much more rust than I originally thought there was. I was literally about to sell it, but I stuck through it, and emerged with a mostly rust free car. The only rust that remains is on the passenger side rocker panel, and sadly, I don't think that will be fixed for a long while. While the car was off the road, I picked up a $300 parts car, with a blown engine (I didn't know it at the time...) This car made me a lot of money through parting out, and will save me money in the future, seeing as I have a attic full of body parts.. I also stole the passenger side rocker panel off of it, just in case.
Between then and now, the Supra has been good to me. Its never let me down, and has always started for me.. And always beat whoever decided to roll up next to me.. Until a 4.6 powered 05 Mustang GT decided to roll up next to me lol!
Anyway, that brings the story up until present time.
Heres a picture of how the Supra sits currently.
All I'm planning on doing is having a stockish NA-T making some decent power. Im pulling the engine to put the bung in the oil pan, put a rebuilt pump on, and then slapping it back together. Gonna pull the head, replace the head gasket (obviously) and just generally refresh the head.
And so.. The madness begins.
Heres a few pictures from when I got the car..
See.. I wasn't lying when I said it was in really good condition for the amount of miles and 21 years of wear and tear.
Heres a few after a good wax job..
My personal favorite:
After driving the car from August until the snow flew, I decided to tear into it and fix as much rust as I could. There was so much more rust than I originally thought there was. I was literally about to sell it, but I stuck through it, and emerged with a mostly rust free car. The only rust that remains is on the passenger side rocker panel, and sadly, I don't think that will be fixed for a long while. While the car was off the road, I picked up a $300 parts car, with a blown engine (I didn't know it at the time...) This car made me a lot of money through parting out, and will save me money in the future, seeing as I have a attic full of body parts.. I also stole the passenger side rocker panel off of it, just in case.
Between then and now, the Supra has been good to me. Its never let me down, and has always started for me.. And always beat whoever decided to roll up next to me.. Until a 4.6 powered 05 Mustang GT decided to roll up next to me lol!
Anyway, that brings the story up until present time.
Heres a picture of how the Supra sits currently.
All I'm planning on doing is having a stockish NA-T making some decent power. Im pulling the engine to put the bung in the oil pan, put a rebuilt pump on, and then slapping it back together. Gonna pull the head, replace the head gasket (obviously) and just generally refresh the head.
And so.. The madness begins.
