Noob from huntsville [Archive]

pbasil1

02-01-2008, 07:14 PM

Hey guys... Im totally new to supras, but my buddy sparked the passion within me. I just recently bought an MK3 out of florida that already had a 1jz swap. Its in need of some work because the tranny is pretty bad, and the head gasket and i thing the rear main seal is leaking too.... I plan to completely rebuild it over the year...

Here is a pic of the car. Its all i got right now.

http://rigshowcase.com/img/224iJrnY/13086.jpg

Hope to learn alot about the car and engine. You guys seem to know a bunch. Looking forward to talkin with all of you.

See ya round, pbasil

suprahero

02-01-2008, 07:43 PM

Welcome Mr. Basil. I live about an hour and a half south of you and I own one of those weak ass'd 1jz as welll. I hope to see you around and you can pm me with any questions you may have. I also have the inside scoop on cheap labor. My neighbors are excellent mechanics if you run into anything you don't feel like tackling. See ya, Jay

MKIII VIXEN

02-01-2008, 09:40 PM

Welcome!

ERA

02-01-2008, 09:47 PM

Welcome.
Cool color :D

mkthree92

02-01-2008, 10:16 PM

Welcome! Nice red you have there.

Mr.PFloyd

02-01-2008, 11:01 PM

This is very ironic for me. I thought he was from Huntsville Ontario, which is the most hick town around here... lol....

suprahero

02-01-2008, 11:26 PM

I can't tell if that was meant as a jab or a haymaker............:icon_bigg

Mr.PFloyd

02-02-2008, 12:04 AM

I can't tell if that was meant as a jab or a haymaker............:icon_bigg

can't it be both? :biglaugh:

Sawbladz

02-02-2008, 12:25 AM

This is very ironic for me. I thought he was from Huntsville Ontario, which is the most hick town around here... lol....

You and me both man.

Oh, and the red ones are the fast ones. It's a proven Supra fact.:)

suprahero

02-02-2008, 07:29 AM

Sorry to break it to you, but Blue > Red all day everyday.............:evil2:

da89soup

02-02-2008, 08:23 AM

Welcome!!

Owning a 1J comes with a greater responsability for posting pictures.:biglaugh: We all like to see how it was done so please post a few more pictures of the engine bay ect. Looks like you have a great car to start with!!:icon_bigg

jugodegolf

02-02-2008, 08:49 AM

Sorry to break it to you, but Blue > Red all day everyday.............:evil2:

Just as long as you get the speeding ticket..I can't aford another one.

Looks good from the picture. 1jz too.:love: red :love: mmhh wonder why I like it so much.

ForcedTorque

02-02-2008, 09:59 AM

And the Bama Supra group grows! Who is your friend, do we know him? If not get him on here as well. We need all the RED we can get in here to counteract the beautiful blue 1J car to the south of you. I would recommend you take Suprahero's advise and PM him with any questions you might have. He is very knowledgeable. You can also PM me with any car or interior questions. The only 1JZ I've ever seen in person is Jay's, so I can't help much there.

gtsfirefighter

02-02-2008, 10:43 AM

Another 3E5 bama folk:rolleyes:

Welcome. Car looks nice but we need more pictures

pbasil1

02-02-2008, 11:01 AM

LOL ok ok i get it! More pics.... Today ill try and get some if i can. Im working all day so we'll see. Thanks for all the comments though. I appreciate the warm welcome!

BTW, heres the speaker build i posted a coupl days ago. Its a few of the doors, maybe it will hold you guys off.... LOL

http://www.carforum.net/showthread.php?t=1699

suprahero

02-02-2008, 12:07 PM

You should come down and make me a speaker box to fit under my targa top. I'll be expecting you around noonish............:biglaugh:

suprarcr89

02-02-2008, 12:28 PM

nice car you got there.. love the color too..:biglaugh:

you could do what suprahero is doing... drop a 2jz block in with the 1jz head.. if the 1j engine is needing a rebuild.....

good luck and give us some more pics....

Jay: dont know how you feel about taking your spare out but antman had a box made to hold a speaker that fit in the spare tire well looks nice....

-Ken

jugodegolf

02-02-2008, 12:41 PM

You should come down and make me a speaker box to fit under my targa top. I'll be expecting you around noonish............:biglaugh:

Jay he'll be by later as he's at my house hooking me up w/killa skills on my sound system.:biglaugh:

da89soup

02-02-2008, 02:20 PM

BTW, heres the speaker build i posted a coupl days ago. Its a few of the doors, maybe it will hold you guys off.... LOL

http://www.carforum.net/showthread.php?t=1699

Nice try to hold us off for pictures but Im gona have to go with not good enough!!! Try again but this time with engine bay pictures.:biglaugh:

pbasil1

02-02-2008, 10:35 PM

Ok here it goes...

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0739.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0738.jpg

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http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0736.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0735.jpg

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http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0732.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0730.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0720.jpg

pbasil1

02-02-2008, 10:36 PM

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0723.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0727.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/pbasil1/DSCN0726.jpg

Got some tire rub goin on... Any suggestions as to a easy fix, thats not expensive? Can i get the rims machined and roll the fenders maybe?

Oh, and suprahero i do plan to contact you soon. I dont know much about these cars, so ill be asking plenty of questions. And i do plan on rebuilding the motor soon so ill need some suggestions for good affordable machine work. Im still a broke college kid.

ForcedTorque

02-02-2008, 11:09 PM

That is a nice looking car!

I see you took Ryan's (da89soup) advice on engine bay photos. There are people on this forum known as picture whores..........Ryan is their Gay Blue leader

da89soup

02-02-2008, 11:31 PM

Well at least im the leader of something!!:biglaugh:

Thanks for the bay pictures!! Im done hiding the fact that I am going 1J at this point and I just like to see how others did the swap. Interesting how a few things were done under your hood!!! As far as a good machine shop I belive Jay uses two different shops. I know he uses one shop for headwork for sure!!

As far as the rubbing goes it looks like you have some pretty low offset there. A great person to ask about that kind of stuff is Borhor (Boris)!! Just PM him and tell him you were refered by my Gay Blueness.:biglaugh:

ForcedTorque

02-03-2008, 10:40 AM

Thanks for the bay pictures!! Im done hiding the fact that I am going 1J at this point and I just like to see how others did the swap.

I used to get PM's about things like this, so I didn't know your intentions here.

ERA

02-03-2008, 11:51 AM

Awesome wheels!

Sawbladz

02-03-2008, 12:52 PM

A slight roll should take care of all your problems. What are your wheel offsets and tire size?

pbasil1

02-03-2008, 01:14 PM

A slight roll should take care of all your problems. What are your wheel offsets and tire size?
Not a clue as to the offset... Came with the car. 255x40x17 in the rear. Im thinking of getting the wheels machined and rolling the fenders. I think it should fix the problem.