Recent content by john smith

Hi guys , yeah I"m really gutted, my wife has even locked up all the sharp knives for the next couple of weeks. We had a test day early last week and all was going well , the car was very fast, in fact heaps faster than the race winners times. Then out of the blue it threw a con rod out the side...

Yeah Dan, you had better be there,we have a long way to go. Thanks for all your help.

Hey spiller ,that photo of your car looks like its at Mallala .Do you compete there? Everything in the car is solid mounted and braced. the chassis is also seam welded.

Hi LD ,Im not sure that i can be much help to you as i think your knowledge on Supra is greater than mine. But I can only pass on my experiences. With regard to my car, it arrived from Japan with 10 degrees of caster, 4000l lb springs, shocks that would do justice to a Mack Truck and on the...

No , the ride height is quite low compared to a road car, but the big wheels and tires dictate how low you can get it The car suffers huge clearance problems.

Hi guys, yes you are correct about the weights. The old girl has to weigh over 1400kg as opposed to the Skylines 1300kg . We have done a lot of work on the springs and shocks ,making the car more flexible , and with the help of a couple of guys from this forum, the engine is currently getting...

Hey guys , sorry about the long time to reply, but Im not very good with computers. Yeah the white whale went really well for us , right up to the point where it holed a piston . The boost was running at 1.4 bar which is where it has run for the past 20 years. But iI think the computer had a...

Hey mk3Les its a small world, yes it sat out the back of the P.D. dept. at Fergusons 5 years. We have just finished rebuilding the motor after 20 years, and are giving the whole car a good tidy up before the Muscle Car Masters in early September. Ill try to keep you informed on how its going.

Thanks guys .yes I was the Dealer Principal at Fergusons for many years and had the car resting comfortably there. Dan ,I remember Nick, of course, and hope he is keeping well. You are correct about the diff. The Group A car has a larger housing and uses an 8 inch crown wheel. Parts are really...

Thanks S.A. but it is like teaching an old dog new tricks.

Hi guys ,my name is John Smith ,I live in Australia and own the last factory built MA70 Group A Supra Turbo in existence. I race the car occasionally in historic group A touring cars in Australia. The car is in the same condition as when it competed here in the late 1980's. These days ,with...