yo! new here so let me introduce myself

rodama5anthony

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my names anthony. just bought a 89 supra over the summer. its a NA but i got it for a good price with fresh paint, fairly new head gasket, magniflow exhaust system, and a strong running engine ^^

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so i've already started putting some work in to it. i put in a front and rear strut bar, and i did my own custom headlights


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if you want to new how i did it let me now and ill be happy to do a write up. ill put up night pics later today or tomorow

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so im pretty happy with my supra, planning to put in stance coilovers soon and tanabe sway bars. im thinking about getting into drifting so if any of you guys have any suggestions let me now id be happy to hear from other supra owners

p.s for you grammar nazis im sorry im 19 and this is how i type when im lazy
 

barkz

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drift...N/A, what about tranny? that thing sits so high looks like theres not even an engine in it. but welcome!
 

GotBoost?

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That's a fine green beast you have there, Anthony. Welcome to the forum. And don't worry about your spelling, there are worse offenders on the net and here, trust me. Post pics of the car whole car when you can.
 

rodama5anthony

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barkz;1626686 said:
drift...N/A, what about tranny? that thing sits so high looks like theres not even an engine in it. but welcome!

i dont now what you mean by it sitting to high and yes a NA if you rely on only power to drift you got no skill but thanks for the welcome :)

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GotBoost?;1626773 said:
That's a fine green beast you have there, Anthony. Welcome to the forum. And don't worry about your spelling, there are worse offenders on the net and here, trust me. Post pics of the car whole car when you can.

hey thanks and ill be sure to post up some more pics and definitely going to post some night pics
 

MK3er

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Good to see another supra owner my age getting into the drift scene. Welcome to SM and congratulations on buying a supra! Before you consider drifting with your heavy n/a i want you to realize the less power you have to get you into a drift and keep you in it the more stress you will be putting on the body and suspension. I would also like to hear more about how you did your head lights those are tight!
 

rodama5anthony

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MK3er;1629222 said:
Good to see another supra owner my age getting into the drift scene. Welcome to SM and congratulations on buying a supra! Before you consider drifting with your heavy n/a i want you to realize the less power you have to get you into a drift and keep you in it the more stress you will be putting on the body and suspension. I would also like to hear more about how you did your head lights those are tight!

hey man thanks! ya i realized that i just installed stance gr+ coilovers and im planing to get rear adjustable traction arms and toe arms before chrismas. and ill post up thread on my lights when i get the chance
 

rodama5anthony

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alright finally got the chance to wash the car and take pics so enjoy =]

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gave my dad the chance to test out his new camera until it started raining

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and here is the headlight shadow

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FullNelson

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Im kinda suprised your headlight shadow is so precise considering it looks liek you just took some fog lights and stuck them in there. Wheres the write up?
 

rodama5anthony

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hey man i put alot of effort into making those i slashed a giant burn mark in my welding glove lol well i was kinda waiting to see if anyone wanted to know how i did it but 6 months later im finally getting questions about it lol well im going to pull them off soon to check the wiring ill take pics wen i do
 

FullNelson

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I like the color too. Now just get some wheel spacers and the car would look tits.

Not hating on the headlights, it just looks like it has the potential to be done in a sketchy manner. Ususlly those type of headlights dont have the cutoff line yours do though. Any comparisons to OEM hids in terms of brightness and visibility?

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I like the color too. Now just get some wheel spacers and the car would look tits.

Not hating on the headlights, it just looks like it has the potential to be done in a sketchy manner. Ususlly those type of headlights dont have the cutoff line yours do though. Any critiques you have of the redesigned system?
 

rodama5anthony

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FullNelson;1670245 said:
I like the color too. Now just get some wheel spacers and the car would look tits.

Not hating on the headlights, it just looks like it has the potential to be done in a sketchy manner. Ususlly those type of headlights dont have the cutoff line yours do though. Any comparisons to OEM hids in terms of brightness and visibility?

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I like the color too. Now just get some wheel spacers and the car would look tits.

Not hating on the headlights, it just looks like it has the potential to be done in a sketchy manner. Ususlly those type of headlights dont have the cutoff line yours do though. Any critiques you have of the redesigned system?

there 6000k so that would be around the brightness of the hids off bmw. if i were to redign them id probably do it much more neater and grind the welds make it really smooth and make a clear plastic cover to protect the projectors from rocks lots of ideas how to do that but none seem to effecient

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i think i jizzed in my pants today! got up early to install the whiteline sway bars that i got for chrismas then i took it for a test drive and man that was CRAZY cutting corners quick im still shaking abit
 

rodama5anthony

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yongai27;1675873 said:
i heard you dont want sway bars for drifting, it doesnt let you go sideways as much?
anyways, if ur into drifting, you should look into steering angle http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?106777-Steering-Rack-Spacer-Question
Im planning on doing that too lol.

correct sway bars will help keep your wheels planted on the ground but since i only have front sways i can still wipe out the back. plus sliding can be forced even if you have grip! lol i will definatly need more angle thanks man