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  1. Grandavi

    88 Blue Turbo restoration/upgrade story

    I was just picturing 200+ mph sustained.. then I pictured what I imagine it would take to get there... then I thought maybe we should be talking about a different car. If you can do it, I think you will become infamous in the Supra community.. but probably too broke to afford internet...
  2. Grandavi

    Inherited an 88T.

    Welcome to SM... thats my car's twin! : )
  3. Grandavi

    just a quick question concerning pricing things..

    Thats odd, it looks like my 72 and 73 celicas (other than the hood and engine).. I thought the 77's were longer hatches.. Extremely nice find, it looks complete. man.. the dreams that inspires.. lol
  4. Grandavi

    just a quick question concerning pricing things..

    Miata=British??? Mazda is British?
  5. Grandavi

    just a quick question concerning pricing things..

    lol, we arent ragging on you (at least trying not to).. just trying to save you a bit of heartache. If your shell is clean with NO rust, then the car is worth a lot more. If your willing to pull it apart, catergorize, price and ship things out.. its a great source of income over time. (as was...
  6. Grandavi

    just a quick question concerning pricing things..

    Its not a question of value really... because we tend to think of the vehicle/parts backwards when WE own them. Remember.. a longblock running 7MGTE can be picked up for about 750.00 from Japan with everything external except the harness.. however.. your still gonna have to redo the gaskets and...
  7. Grandavi

    just a quick question concerning pricing things..

    I sold a 1990 MK3 to a 18 year old that had big plans. He contacted me about 3 months later to see if I would buy the car back. Currently (as of today) he is into the car for (including purchase price) 4600.00 and wants me to buy it back for 1200.00. The engine is torn apart to fix the BHG.. but...
  8. Grandavi

    The Mistress

    Those boots look very very good. Leather is fine, but only if your really good on maintaining it. Otherwise, the exterior "flakes". Vinyl is a bit more resilient and for shifter/ebrake boots, is probably a better choice anyway. I was an upholsterer for about 4-5 years and did a lot of full car...
  9. Grandavi

    The Mistress

    A photo of those new boots would be good as well if you got 'em : ) Didn't you replace the boots in post 206?
  10. Grandavi

    just a quick question concerning pricing things..

    Bad situation all around, however, dont fool yourself thinking your going to be able to repair it cheaply. I would recommend that if anyone without tools and mad mechanical skill wants to touch a MK3 supra, they better have about 10k sitting in the bank. Otherwise, your just digging yourself a...
  11. Grandavi

    Wheel Fitment & Question Thread

    I run 225/40R18 on my fronts and they clear perfectly, however, when I think of going with a 245/40R18 like you have... Im thinking two things... Drop the width and height of the fronts. The height may be all you need (someone else may know that better than I). remember.. 245/40R18 is 40% of 245...
  12. Grandavi

    1300 Kg Track SUPRA project

    I just walked through the full thread.. didn't see any carbon doors.. lol. (I must have missed something) Curious.. why no door trim? It kinda makes it look a little off and FG or CF trim wouldn't be that heavy. (I have FG on mine)
  13. Grandavi

    ebony supra project. lowering it and paint. Lots of pics

    Generally speaking, I got mine FRP instead of CF... should have gone CF in retrospect.. simply because the FRP is majorly porous in comparison (or is it just me thinking that). Looks excellent, but you will have to modify a bracket to hold the driving/fog lights properly and there is nowhere to...