Recent content by Aku

I appreciate your insight! My main reasoning for even posting this build up was for archive purposes for whoever may find it useful. I realize things have changed compared to back in the day and people tend to keep their information secretive. Having a dialogue regarding the R&D is a great way...

As I mentioned on Supra Forums, it's great to see you with another A70 Ken. I think that information pre-dates a lot of the younger guys getting involved in the Supra community though lol. Hearing my Old Man's stories of how the first was built makes me excited to see how this car will evolve...

I'll be sure to get all the info and specs on the setup upon completion, I just remember the sizes were huge and the clearance was very close as the neck is rather thin. Ideally I would remove the head and front plate and weld it on directly which is something I am considering for peace of mind...

Thanks! Aaron over at Driftmotion has been very helpful as far as finding a solution. For now we figured we could just make a threaded adapter piece that the -20 fitting/bung can be welded too then tap the lower engine side and seal it. The only alternative was removing the head to get the front...

Thanks guys! I actually came VERY close to doing a 2JZGTE swap (just because lol) and calling it a day but have had great times with the 7M. Never ran into any of the classic issues most seem to have. I can only attribute that to it never having blown before and the previous owner taking the...

Thanks guys! I can't imagine that being particularly comfortable lol! :biglaugh: Thanks! **Updates** I spent the past week cleaning up the engine on & off. Took 4+ hours to de-grease the exhaust side thanks to a leaky power steering hose. I also removed parts that wont be needed as...

Thanks guys, much appreciated! :bigthumb: Today marks a significant milestone in the rebuild. The chassis is repaired completely and ready for the new parts to be bolted down. The R&D process was expedited thanks to all the prior research and notes I was able to give the shop along with their...

Transporting my engine and some components today to have some AN hardware welded on to accommodate my new cooling system upgrades. The anticipation is killing me lol :aigo:

It's been a while since I've been on SM. I figured I'd check back in and share what I've been working on over the past year (most of it at least). Simply sharing my past, present, and future with my A70. Some may not agree or like where I am taking her build wise, but I find it refreshing and...

The video and Supra in the original post is mine. I have only ever been flashed on one occasion (in the 1.5 years of owning these) buy an SUV of all things from accross an intersection making a left hand turn. When taking the time to adjust my headlights I used 3 separate vehicles of varying...

Finally installed my LED plate lights! :icon_mrgr

Congrats on getting them working! I had to go on a quest on par with the Da Vinci Code just to get the diagrams & translations :runaway: (several years back lol)

Thought I was getting trolled as I watched lol:joshers:

I'll most likely be coating/painting them in a satin finish. I have a set of the sills in my garage, but one is slightly dinged. The finish is similar but the letters aren't raised like the window guards so doing anything to subdue the shine might remove the Supra logo.:icon_sad:

I did the same as Doat mentioned and bought some towers from SuperBrightLED's. I went with the most I could fit in a circular pattern to get a nice even spread and avoid hotspots. I've had nothing but great results from going to LED's, the brightness generally meets or exceeds that of stock. The...