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Location
Boston
Home Country
United States
Model Year
1989 (MKIII)
Engine
7M-GTE (Stock Turbo)
Transmission
R154 (5 Speed)
Mods
Engine - Head:

Cometic C4278HP metal head gasket (84mm bore 1.5mm crush thickness), ARP head studs, ported and polished intake and exhaust ports, Manley 1mm oversize (28.5mm) stainless valves, custom powdercoated valve covers, New Toyota spark plug wires

Engine - Block:

Reg-Reimer spec JE forged stainless .5mm oversize pistons (.010" raised pin, Dropped 1st and 2nd ring land, Stronger lands, Chamfered Skirt, Offset pin), Toyota .5mm oversize rings, blueprinted and balanced, polished intake manifold and valve covers, New Toyota Oil Pump with polished and ported passages for improved flow, ported oil passages for improved flow, all new Toyota gaskets, Clevite 77 bearings, ARP main and rod bolts, BIC engine torque damper.

Engine - Fuel:

Walbro 255 fuel pump, Aeromotive FPR with -6 stainless braided lines, New Toyota fuel filer, J Tube block off plate, Siemens Deka 850cc injectors, Igniter ground mod, pump 12V mod.

Engine - Turbo:

Boss Sr. turbo (T04E GT61 w/ "GTS" cover .83AR), authentic Spearco intercooler, Custom 2.5" Chrome intercooler piping with Cool-it tube heat shield, stock exhaust manifold w/ Jet-Hot 2000 coating, Cool-it Turbo cover.

Engine - Cooling and Lubrication:

Canton Racing oil filter relocation kit, Canton Racing 8 micron oil filter, Earl's oil thermostat, Setrab #51-07944 series 6, 19 row two pass oil cooler, Aeroquip -10 stainless braided oil cooler lines, PWR Radiator, Baldwin coolant filter, New Toyota thermostat (’10) w/ jiggle valve removed, New Toyota water pump (’04), Prosport Gauges oil catch can.

Engine - Electronics:

AEM ECU, Two PLX DM-100 series OLED gauge and sensor modules: oil pressure, oil temp, egt, boost, vacuum, wideband 02, coolant temp, stock horn replaced with an AC Delco 1988 Buick Park Ave. horn.

Audio:

Pioneer AVIC700BT head unit, HD Radio option, iPod integration, Blaupunkt 4.5's in front, 3.5's in the rear, stock hatch speakers removed, Retro-spec custom rear seat 6.5" speaker enclosures w/ Kicker 6.5 subwoofers.

Engine - Exhaust:

BIC 3" ceramic coated downpipe with flex joint, HKS Sport Turbo 70mm cat-back, PLX Wideband O2 sensor, RT metallic core high flow cat.

Engine - Electrical:

Rebuilt Nippondenso 70 Amp alternator, Optima red top battery relocated to back seat (back seats removed)

Drivetrain:

Automatic swapped with R134 manual tranny, South Bend Stage 3 OFE (Feramic/Organic) clutch with Cryo treatment, Stainless braided clutch line, new clutch master cylinder, one piece lightweight driveshaft (balanced), clutch neutral start switch activated, removed auto tranny ECT, rebuilt Jawsgear 3.73 LSD.

Interior:

Manual driver seat replaced with motorized adjustment seat, new leather recover, new steering wheel leather recover, new vinyl armrest cover, seat heater installation, Velour side panels recovered with vinyl, rear seats removed, new factory shift knob and boot, short shifter, new headlight stalk, new steering wheel pad, gauge lights replaced with white LED’s, gauge needles replaced with red needles (from a Ford probe), rear seats removed, battery relocated to trunk, new trunk carpeting and padding, new front floor mats, seat belt guides installed (old ones were broken).

Suspension:

Kazera 17” rims, 8.5” wide tires on front, 9.5” on rear, Tein Flex coilovers (w/o EDFC), Energy Suspension poly bushings, Beech front and rear end bar sway links, LIPP stainless steel rear traction arms, New front lower ball joints, Whiteline front sway bar, Tanabe rear sway bar.

Brakes:

Front: Willwood 4 piston superlite calipers, Willwood 13” x 1.25” front rotors, braided brake lines. Rear: Brembo stock size rotors, Porterfield racing pads, new parking brake pads and springs.

Body:

side moldings replaced with Toyota white moldings, JDM front side markers, euro turn markers, JDM foglights, repainted window wipers and windshield cowl.
Owned Generations
  1. MKIII