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WHY CRIMSON TIDE? Well, if you must know, it’s not only because I found the car in Alabama. I also was born in Alabama, but I am not a University of Alabama Crimson Tide fan. That said, the car is red, the same color as my beloved 1990. I name all my cars, and I like the way Crimson Tide...

Another factor contributing to the clearance issue was wheel taper. At the inside edge of the wheel, visually, it does not appear clearance would be an issue and that is, in fact, the case. This is like counting your blessings too soon, however, because the wheel tapers inward, creating a...

Naturally, the next day, I had to take a quick peek at what I had purchased and this is what I saw: At this point, I needed to decide who I would commission to install the coilover suspension and the BBK. I considered several well-known SoCali shops during this process though...

When the wheels were removed for refinishing, I noticed the year of manufacture for the Falken FK 452 tires was 2007. I decided to replace the Falkens with a set of my favorite high performance street tires, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport. I wanted a beefier tire look than the Falkens...

PAINT CORRECTION: While Patrick had done a good job of oxidation removal, it became apparent to me that more work was required in order to get the car’s paint in a condition I could be proud of. My garage has plenty of florescent lighting and I call it “The Graveyard”, because...

CALIFORNIA ARRIVAL: Exotic Car Transport arrived at my house at 3:00 p.m., on July 5th, exactly as was previously indicated to me. Here are a few pics of the big day: RESTORATION My attendance at SIV2016 had been a question mark for life reasons, but I knew that, if I...

COMPRESSION/LEAK DOWN TEST: Before making plans to fly to Alabama to personally inspect the car, Patrick and I agreed that he would have a compression/leak down test conducted. If the test went well, we agreed I would send him a deposit on the car. Things had moved along quite nicely so...

Patrick Nail purchased this car with 37k miles on the odometer. So, in ten-years of ownership, he put approximately 12k miles on the car. As you can tell from the pics and details above, it was not difficult to demonstrate that this was a 49.5k mile car up for sale. Even so, during our many...

Here are few pics of the engine compartment: In addition to a pic of the engine from another angle, this pic shows some of the oxidation on the front driver’s fender (more on this later): This pic shows a baseball bat being used as a hood prop. NIB OEM hood props were...

A short time later, I PMed the seller. The seller responded to me the next day and the rest, as they say, is history. That same day, I sent the seller, Patrick Nail, my pre-purchase due diligence questionnaire of about 65-questions. I also sent Patrick an extensive list of photographs I...

So, I had been looking for a clean MKIII turbo 5MT, off and on, for quite some time. For the most part, I failed miserably. There were a few cars to which I was initially attracted but, upon closer review, it became clear those cars were not for me. I mean no disrespect to the MKIII community...

Not all in one day, but you get the point: Ken.

Thanks for the kind words, Kevin. Much appreciated. I have to tell you, since I'm an HKS junkie as well, that I cannot read a post of yours without going through the list of HKS goodies in your sig :). Do you have a build thread? First, I'm pretty much a tech illiterate. I am not on...

BlackDevil, You must be reading my mind. I'm not looking to make big power in the least. In fact the car drives so well as is (300 whp), I am not even sure if I will go through with my initial plans for 550 cc injectors, MKIV Supra fuel pump, etc. I wanted a dead reliable cruiser that can...

A few progress pics (over the last couple weeks). Hope to be able to develop a thread soon. Personal inspection pics in Alabama: Arrival at my house/restoration begins: Also had my wheels refinished, purchased coilovers, new tires and ordered a BBK. Hope to have the...

Hey guys, I would have responded earlier, but I'm not getting subscription emails at the moment. Many thanks for the warm welcome. I bought bhmSupra's car on June 28th, and flew from Cali to Alabama to make the deal. It's a 49k mile 1991 Supra Turbo 5MT Hardtop (Sunroof), super red, with...

Bought one (last week). ricoboost, very nice car. Ken.

James, Read through this entire thread. Your work is inspirational and you have an amazing skill-set. The car came out fantastic. If all goes well, I'm hoping to take possession of another MKIII in the near future. Since we're both in SoCali, I'm sure we will run into one another soon...

From cs.com: Fifty-eight (58) confirmed attendees and counting! Ken.

From cs.com and previously confirmed attendee, Jason Moorman, in case any of you SM peeps have an R-154 to sell: Jason's MKII has a 7M-GTE in it and makes over 400 wheel, so you can see why that W58 gave up the ghost. Ken.