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  1. Grandavi

    Serious Question: Black or Silver?

    Mine is the Toyota Grey (close to gunmetal). I like it because the brake dust takes a long time to show up.
  2. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    Well.. in the end, I will have two :) the 88 Grey for one, the other.. not decided... lol
  3. Grandavi

    Notorious M.K.3.

    30 years ago, I probably would have figured that out.. lol. In the old days we used to send everything out for chrome. Now.. its not thought of as eco-friendly I think. Powder coating and ceramic coating seem to be the thing. You just cant beat the polished look though.
  4. Grandavi

    Arp flywheel bolt snapped :(

    If your in Christchurch NZ... (I have an old school friend there) its probably earthquake related.. I would overbuild..
  5. Grandavi

    30 mpg

    There is a turbo issue with poorly tuned engines I believe whereas the engine will go rich between shifts if I understand my car correctly.. and then... because its a Supra.. I have to have the boost maxed all the time.. I generally get around 15-18 mpg.. but the car will do well on the highway...
  6. Grandavi

    Notorious M.K.3.

    wow.. love that PS reservoir. That is soooo beyond stock :) No idea where you find this stuff.. but you definitely have good taste. Because I am stuck with the 7M.. I will keep my jealous remarks about the carbon fibre to myself.. lol
  7. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    Yeah, done shipping on Supra parts from Texas already.. almost the same as the parts.. and dont get me started about customs brokerage fees...
  8. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    RHD is not for me. :) And .. putting a car on rail from the center of the Universe isn't necessarily a bad idea.. providing the car is as good as it is supposed to be (and thats very rare in my experience.. lol)
  9. Grandavi

    Serious Question: Black or Silver?

    Hard to tell on a blue-grey background with a bluegrey car.. :) I prefer the black with chrome outside.. simply because it will look nicer longer..
  10. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    yes, that very same one. Took it for a test drive, and it feels really tight.
  11. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    in Canada, they all (except maybe about 10 - guessing) have shitty shells.. something to do with how people like driving in the winter or something. :) but your right, they US has far better shells (with engines, etc) and I am probably better going abroad and bringing it back. I am at 12,000...
  12. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    Boostcraver, I will pm you if I purchase the car tomorrow. I was concerned about 130,000 km. on the engine. if its good for another 130,000 km then that is good. The turbo was rebuilt about 3000 km ago. (just a CT26)
  13. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    I think it would cost 4k (if you look at new parts to do the work, which includes the bumper cover and underneath the bumper. I just found out the engine has 130,000 km on it (which may not be a lot for a properly built 7MGTE). Getting a little leary of it now.
  14. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    He will let it go for 4400.00. Thats with what I think is a very sound drivetrain, decent interior (ripped driver seat, but I can fix that myself.. the "myself" fixes dont cause me any pain) (remember.. this is Canada... we dont have quite as many MKIII's as you have.. lol) Normally, with the...
  15. Grandavi

    Notorious M.K.3.

    lol.. a terrible addiction.. I suffer from it too, but to a lesser degree.. :P
  16. Grandavi

    Question for those who know...

    I am looking at buying a 89 Supra with a 7MGTE that was fully rebuilt (new block, etc.. ) at RCTS (in Calgary, AB, Canada.. some of you may be familiar with Reg) in 2005. Two things are holding me back from slapping the cash down. 1. How much mileage can you get out of a PROPERLY built 7MGTE...
  17. Grandavi

    Notorious M.K.3.

    man.. that gloss makes them look like candy :) You are a true testament to "how much a person can actually pour into a Supra". (and my hero for doing it)
  18. Grandavi

    Notorious M.K.3.

    wait a second.. there's a BETTER supra????
  19. Grandavi

    the 2012 great canadian supra meet

    Check with the shipping company about minimum clearance. I couldn't ship a Supra by Semi because the guys I was talking to wouldn't do it with less than 7" clearance. Umm... not gonna happen on a lot of our cars.. :)
  20. Grandavi

    the 2012 great canadian supra meet

    I would recommend just thinking about Vancouver.. lol. But Im out anyway.. my daughter is getting married so I have to be away in Florida for that as it so happens she wants to get married on a cruise.. sigh.. and I had all that money tucked away for my car...