Because I'm 100% serious this time about getting my Supra back on the road as a daily driver, I decided to just start over with a new thread. I really really wanted to do this earlier, but because of college and all sorts of multiple family medical emergencies on top of not having a job, it was just not in the cards. Old thread with lots of pics: http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?67725-Orion-s-plans-for-the-summer. Here are some pics from when I first got it, including some the night of purchase:
Even at 23 I'm still in school, and likely will be for a long time coming. However I did land the perfect job and now work at www.SupraStore.com as a customer service/sales tech. Chances are, if you e-mail or call in, it'll be me you're talking to! I'm not going to plug them too much, as you get the idea and we're not a vendor here (yet), but rest assured when you buy stuff from us, it will be going towards keeping a 7M and a MkIII on the road!
My plans of a pretty full and comprehensive restomod after college have not changed at all. My intention right now is to get it running "as is", which doesnt change the fact that much of the car needs attention. I certainly dont plan on going full standalone, having a much better, nicer turbo that isnt 50 years old in design, and designing my own intake manifold in this stage, but I also cant say what the future holds outside of a running Supra.
The idea is to keep the current intake route (purchased another factory intercooler a while back), which I actually want to try to do anyways as I love love love how the car sounds with all of the parts it has on it right now, and I do think having a different intake tract will change how the BOV sounds for instance. I love my Type S, so sue me
The car is still months away from running, but I am collecting parts in the mean time to get it to where it needs to be. For instance, I did get a nice fancy 400 lph turbine fuel pump:
and I'll be doing a sweet ITB setup
but that wont be for a while. So this is what will be done over the coming months:
☼: Drain the half tank of gas from 2006 out of the car; clean out the gas tank.
☼: Replace the power steering rack.
☼: Change the 2006 oil, and the filter which hasnt been changed while the car has been in my posession.
☼: Put back together my intake system with factory IC. Buy an intake filter (had an HKS pos)
☼: Put the dash back together. Put the gauge cluster and A/C vents back in, wire up a relay to the switch for the e-fans, fix the mess with those wires and the turbo timer on the floor. I dont plan on doing this yet, as the car doesnt have a heater core. I was told by the previous owner that it was bypassed (because it leaked presumably). I'm basically already halfway to taking out the whole dash, so since this is still a long term (rest of my life) car and even though I live in Florida and it doesnt get cold really, Id still really like to have one as it can be used as a second radiator if the car starts overheating. We'll see.
☼: Belts havent been touched before, prolly a good idea to replace those.
☼: No idea what condition the O-rings or the injectors are in.
☼: I have no tires for the car right now.
☼: Have to put the front bumper back together. Took about half of it off when I thought you needed to in order to get to the intercooler, which isnt the case.
☼: I had been using the battery for it in my DD Miata for quite a long time, so although it was brand new when I bought the car, its old and might need to be replaced by the time everything is back together.
☼: Make the exhaust for the car. All I have for it is a downpipe, but thats not even on right now. The plan is to hopefully fab up an exhaust that I can replicate and we can sell as an inexpensive bolt-on SupraStore exhaust. Much of the original fancy aftermarket JDM exhausts are only getting tougher and more expensive to get, so I feel I should take the opportunity to help the community!
☼: I currently dont have a shifter for the car. My friend just recently finished his 2JZ S14 swap and used an R154, but it didnt come with a shifter. So for whatever reason, I let him "borrow it". It was cut/welded a bit to fit the chassis though, so he just has to buy me one. Still waiting on that, who knows when I'll get it. Another friend owes me a new MBC. Side note: dont let friends borrow your shit, even if theyre good friends, unless you're okay with not getting it back.
☼: My R154 thrust washer is fubar, so I'll be getting a built R154 from a friend. Dont want to play "hey, how long before this problem stops my car from being road worthy?" Also, the brake fluid in the car is absolutely disgusting and needs to be flushed pretty badly.
☼: A taillight bulb is out, so that means all of the taillights are out. I resoldered the taillight warning box thing, though I dont think it needed it. The bulb still needs to be replaced. I'm hoping the box just has a bad ground. I've wanted to convert them to LEDs for quite a while now, but that's far into the future.
☼: Oil filter relocation...I've planned on using an E38 BMW (7 series) remote cartridge filter setup. Also a nice oil-to-water cooler, and convert the factory oil cooler into a power steering cooler
☼: Install AEM wideband. I have the whole kit including bung, but the entire exhaust still needs to be made. I would also feel much more comfortable with oil temp and pressure gauges.
This is all the result of buying a modded car; someone else's project. It was ridiculous amounts of fun when I was 15-16, and way more power than I shouldve had, but I was very careful and thus still alive with an intact Supra because of it. It really needs some restomodding; now for the stuff I'd LIKE to do:
☼: Engine rebuild, drill out the #6 coolant passage in the head, fix the capped coolant lines on the block, replace hoses and shit as necessary, etc.
☼: FFIM, nicely sized Treadstone intercooler, MAP conversion, ITBs.
☼: Standalone EMS, still a toss-up between AEM, MAP-ECU, Maft-PRO, etc.
☼: GT35R/37R/S366 or similar turbo, ported factory manifold with ceramic coating and shits, maybe make a SupraStore 7M T4 manifold
☼: Big ol' injectors, 750ccs maybe? I'd rather go too big and not worry about that again.
☼: LED tails and front corners conversion
☼: New pedestal spoiler from the 2011+ Mustang. It looks real slick and is about the size of the pre89 one, maybe a little lower. Oh yeah, and those vortex generators from the Evo IX too.
☼: Custom vented hood, a la MkIV Top Secret. Some of you may remember me first mentioning it back in 05 or something when I initially made plans to make it. Nothing has really changed in that regard. Might just do a drop-in reverse vent kit if there's interest.
☼: Digital speedo box
☼: Fancy wheels. I'd like to have something lightweight like TE37s or RPF1s for "fun" and some taller 17" wheel for cruising.
Even at 23 I'm still in school, and likely will be for a long time coming. However I did land the perfect job and now work at www.SupraStore.com as a customer service/sales tech. Chances are, if you e-mail or call in, it'll be me you're talking to! I'm not going to plug them too much, as you get the idea and we're not a vendor here (yet), but rest assured when you buy stuff from us, it will be going towards keeping a 7M and a MkIII on the road!
My plans of a pretty full and comprehensive restomod after college have not changed at all. My intention right now is to get it running "as is", which doesnt change the fact that much of the car needs attention. I certainly dont plan on going full standalone, having a much better, nicer turbo that isnt 50 years old in design, and designing my own intake manifold in this stage, but I also cant say what the future holds outside of a running Supra.
The idea is to keep the current intake route (purchased another factory intercooler a while back), which I actually want to try to do anyways as I love love love how the car sounds with all of the parts it has on it right now, and I do think having a different intake tract will change how the BOV sounds for instance. I love my Type S, so sue me
The car is still months away from running, but I am collecting parts in the mean time to get it to where it needs to be. For instance, I did get a nice fancy 400 lph turbine fuel pump:
and I'll be doing a sweet ITB setup
but that wont be for a while. So this is what will be done over the coming months:
☼: Drain the half tank of gas from 2006 out of the car; clean out the gas tank.
☼: Replace the power steering rack.
☼: Change the 2006 oil, and the filter which hasnt been changed while the car has been in my posession.
☼: Put back together my intake system with factory IC. Buy an intake filter (had an HKS pos)
☼: Put the dash back together. Put the gauge cluster and A/C vents back in, wire up a relay to the switch for the e-fans, fix the mess with those wires and the turbo timer on the floor. I dont plan on doing this yet, as the car doesnt have a heater core. I was told by the previous owner that it was bypassed (because it leaked presumably). I'm basically already halfway to taking out the whole dash, so since this is still a long term (rest of my life) car and even though I live in Florida and it doesnt get cold really, Id still really like to have one as it can be used as a second radiator if the car starts overheating. We'll see.
☼: Belts havent been touched before, prolly a good idea to replace those.
☼: No idea what condition the O-rings or the injectors are in.
☼: I have no tires for the car right now.
☼: Have to put the front bumper back together. Took about half of it off when I thought you needed to in order to get to the intercooler, which isnt the case.
☼: I had been using the battery for it in my DD Miata for quite a long time, so although it was brand new when I bought the car, its old and might need to be replaced by the time everything is back together.
☼: Make the exhaust for the car. All I have for it is a downpipe, but thats not even on right now. The plan is to hopefully fab up an exhaust that I can replicate and we can sell as an inexpensive bolt-on SupraStore exhaust. Much of the original fancy aftermarket JDM exhausts are only getting tougher and more expensive to get, so I feel I should take the opportunity to help the community!
☼: I currently dont have a shifter for the car. My friend just recently finished his 2JZ S14 swap and used an R154, but it didnt come with a shifter. So for whatever reason, I let him "borrow it". It was cut/welded a bit to fit the chassis though, so he just has to buy me one. Still waiting on that, who knows when I'll get it. Another friend owes me a new MBC. Side note: dont let friends borrow your shit, even if theyre good friends, unless you're okay with not getting it back.
☼: My R154 thrust washer is fubar, so I'll be getting a built R154 from a friend. Dont want to play "hey, how long before this problem stops my car from being road worthy?" Also, the brake fluid in the car is absolutely disgusting and needs to be flushed pretty badly.
☼: A taillight bulb is out, so that means all of the taillights are out. I resoldered the taillight warning box thing, though I dont think it needed it. The bulb still needs to be replaced. I'm hoping the box just has a bad ground. I've wanted to convert them to LEDs for quite a while now, but that's far into the future.
☼: Oil filter relocation...I've planned on using an E38 BMW (7 series) remote cartridge filter setup. Also a nice oil-to-water cooler, and convert the factory oil cooler into a power steering cooler
☼: Install AEM wideband. I have the whole kit including bung, but the entire exhaust still needs to be made. I would also feel much more comfortable with oil temp and pressure gauges.
This is all the result of buying a modded car; someone else's project. It was ridiculous amounts of fun when I was 15-16, and way more power than I shouldve had, but I was very careful and thus still alive with an intact Supra because of it. It really needs some restomodding; now for the stuff I'd LIKE to do:
☼: Engine rebuild, drill out the #6 coolant passage in the head, fix the capped coolant lines on the block, replace hoses and shit as necessary, etc.
☼: FFIM, nicely sized Treadstone intercooler, MAP conversion, ITBs.
☼: Standalone EMS, still a toss-up between AEM, MAP-ECU, Maft-PRO, etc.
☼: GT35R/37R/S366 or similar turbo, ported factory manifold with ceramic coating and shits, maybe make a SupraStore 7M T4 manifold
☼: Big ol' injectors, 750ccs maybe? I'd rather go too big and not worry about that again.
☼: LED tails and front corners conversion
☼: New pedestal spoiler from the 2011+ Mustang. It looks real slick and is about the size of the pre89 one, maybe a little lower. Oh yeah, and those vortex generators from the Evo IX too.
☼: Custom vented hood, a la MkIV Top Secret. Some of you may remember me first mentioning it back in 05 or something when I initially made plans to make it. Nothing has really changed in that regard. Might just do a drop-in reverse vent kit if there's interest.
☼: Digital speedo box
☼: Fancy wheels. I'd like to have something lightweight like TE37s or RPF1s for "fun" and some taller 17" wheel for cruising.
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