First... a little history about me and this supra. When I was 18, I was riding with my dad in his truck and I noticed a house that had two (2) supra's for sale. I managed to convince my dad to stop so we could see the cars. There was a red hard-top, non-turbo automatic that was somewhat functional, and a burgundy 5 spd. turbo w/ a sunroof that needed ALOT of TLC. Shit... When they popped the hood and I saw the CT26, OMG :squirt-mo... My dad ended up buying it for $300. The car was in such bad shape that he needed to get the other supra to get the turbo one running (dont ask me what they did because I have no clue!) When they gave it to me, it had no clutch, only the boost gauge and tach were working, and all you would do is hear the turbo spooling while stepping on the throttle because of the numerouse boostleaks (id imagine). On my way home the first time, It stalled on me by my house, turn the key, nothing... I had to open the hood, and jump the starter with a wire they had placed by the battery. I must emphasize the fact that I was a complete NOOB back then. Didn't know shit! My dad told me, "the car has no clutch..." I asked "how do you know?" and he'd reply "oh with time you'll learn" :nono: The car was in so bad shape that my friend Ray and I raced... he had a 2000 Kia Sephia w/ a manual tranny and he beat me! ::hang:: Well, long story short, the lower radiator hose blew and there went the 7M. I wanted to keep it and drop a 2JZ into it but my dad made me sell it saying it was a waste of money.
Three (3) S13's later I had the oppertunity to buy it back. I had sold it to Ray's, friend Ivan for what I got it for, Ivan gave the car to Ray who dropped in a (supposedly) JDM 7M. He gave it to me with the following...
Pro's:
It Ran
Full Interior
Upgraded 60-1 CT26
Exhaust Shop Custom Upper Intercooler Hard Pipe
Turbo XS BOV
Megan DP
Gutted Catalitic
Removed EGR
3 Inch Piping
Narrow Band Autometer Phantom A/F Ratio Gauge
Autometer Phantom 30psi Boost Gauge
Sunroof
Cons:
Crummy Engine Harness
No Shocks (hood shocks, hatch shocks, struts, rack and pinion damper, etc.)
Boost Leaks
BOV Leaked Pressure under Boost
A305 Differential Leaking from Pinion Seal
W58 Transmission (he blew the R154)
300ZX Front Wheels
Random 5 spoke Wheel without center Cap on Back Right
S14 Wheel Back Left
Only Center Section of 89+ 3 Pc Wing
Brake Lights Not Working
A Few Dents on the Body
No Air Filter
Gutted Thermostat
Large Hole Cut Above Fuel Pump in Hatch Area
No Passenger Door Molding
Missing Front Sway Bar Bushing
N/A Fan Clutch
No Fan Shroud
No Battery Tie Down
Cracked Driver Side Rear View Mirror
Front Passenger Side Brake Caliper Leaking
No Intercooler Grill or Front Lip
No A/C
No Power Steering
Poor Condition Dash Board
No E Brake Boot
OLD Fuel Filter (im thinking OEM from 1987)
Clutch Master Cylinder Leaking Fluid into Cabin
Missing R154 Inspection Plates
Missing R154 Deflector
Missing Lower Engine Bay Cover
Missing Driver Side Wiper Blade/Arm
Horn Fuse Blown (honk horn, headlights would go up then back down)
Sunroof Leaks
Driver Side Seatbelt Cut Off
Engine Heater Hose Looped off
Excessive Play in Rack & Pinion
Dome Lights Inop
Those are all befor pictures. First went the wiring harness... the car wouldn't start because of the broken Cam Position Sensor wiring... I got a NEW Harness. I didn't like that it was running open loop, so I got another thermostat (like a dummy from pep boys). That worked for about 2 weeks then failed. I gutted it and continued on with my life. Then the Slave Cylinder stopped working. I was driving home from work and it just stopped letting me put the transmission into gear. This had all happened by the way in a matter of months. I got the car home, and decided that I was tired of all the problems. I was going to fix the whole car! :icon_mad: I was thinking, let me atleast start it daily to keep everything good. About a week into that I noticed that the brake master cylinder was empty (rear seal blew, was being sucked into the brake booster by the intake manifold) and so was my Koyo Radiator
:bhg:
Three (3) S13's later I had the oppertunity to buy it back. I had sold it to Ray's, friend Ivan for what I got it for, Ivan gave the car to Ray who dropped in a (supposedly) JDM 7M. He gave it to me with the following...
Pro's:
It Ran
Full Interior
Upgraded 60-1 CT26
Exhaust Shop Custom Upper Intercooler Hard Pipe
Turbo XS BOV
Megan DP
Gutted Catalitic
Removed EGR
3 Inch Piping
Narrow Band Autometer Phantom A/F Ratio Gauge
Autometer Phantom 30psi Boost Gauge
Sunroof
Cons:
Crummy Engine Harness
No Shocks (hood shocks, hatch shocks, struts, rack and pinion damper, etc.)
Boost Leaks
BOV Leaked Pressure under Boost
A305 Differential Leaking from Pinion Seal
W58 Transmission (he blew the R154)
300ZX Front Wheels
Random 5 spoke Wheel without center Cap on Back Right
S14 Wheel Back Left
Only Center Section of 89+ 3 Pc Wing
Brake Lights Not Working
A Few Dents on the Body
No Air Filter
Gutted Thermostat
Large Hole Cut Above Fuel Pump in Hatch Area
No Passenger Door Molding
Missing Front Sway Bar Bushing
N/A Fan Clutch
No Fan Shroud
No Battery Tie Down
Cracked Driver Side Rear View Mirror
Front Passenger Side Brake Caliper Leaking
No Intercooler Grill or Front Lip
No A/C
No Power Steering
Poor Condition Dash Board
No E Brake Boot
OLD Fuel Filter (im thinking OEM from 1987)
Clutch Master Cylinder Leaking Fluid into Cabin
Missing R154 Inspection Plates
Missing R154 Deflector
Missing Lower Engine Bay Cover
Missing Driver Side Wiper Blade/Arm
Horn Fuse Blown (honk horn, headlights would go up then back down)
Sunroof Leaks
Driver Side Seatbelt Cut Off
Engine Heater Hose Looped off
Excessive Play in Rack & Pinion
Dome Lights Inop
Those are all befor pictures. First went the wiring harness... the car wouldn't start because of the broken Cam Position Sensor wiring... I got a NEW Harness. I didn't like that it was running open loop, so I got another thermostat (like a dummy from pep boys). That worked for about 2 weeks then failed. I gutted it and continued on with my life. Then the Slave Cylinder stopped working. I was driving home from work and it just stopped letting me put the transmission into gear. This had all happened by the way in a matter of months. I got the car home, and decided that I was tired of all the problems. I was going to fix the whole car! :icon_mad: I was thinking, let me atleast start it daily to keep everything good. About a week into that I noticed that the brake master cylinder was empty (rear seal blew, was being sucked into the brake booster by the intake manifold) and so was my Koyo Radiator
:bhg:
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