Guest DaveWilko Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Got my baby back from the painters yesterday. Then spent an hour waxing it and 2 hours wiring and plumbing in a defi style boost guage. It went into the shop normal dark red and came out bright ferrari red They made a mistake ordering the paint. Apparently it is a supra colour but I notice it says Toyota SUPER red on the tin they gave me. Anyhow I'm not complaining cos they did a crackin job and its a nicer red It looks a bit orange in the pics. Trust me it is bright arterial ferrari rosso corse blood red The 60mm guage fitted into the eyeball vent after I gutted it with the aid of about 6 layers of gaffer tape wrapped round the body of the guage. It was a nice, tight fit and I can angle the guage too Only problem is I can now see I am only boosting to 0.6bar Going to change the plugs, bung in a bottle of injector cleaner and clean out the smic and see if it helps. Anyone any other ideas? Before: After: Boost guage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 looking ace there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 pics wont work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 No pics for me either, just red crosses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveWilko Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 oops! sorry guys. I moved them in photobucket. the link looked the same. I'll redo it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Looks lovely!! The pic of the front in that red with the bonnet scoop reminds me of a Ferrari 550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieren1234 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Looks rillant mate, would have had the lip on the front bumper colour coded but still looks excellent. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Yeah gotta say that is a very nice red! looks like they done a good job. Hope mine comes back looking as good as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveWilko Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thanks guys. Hmmmm.. colour code the lip? Didn't think of that! lol. Might pull it off and do that myself. Good luck with yours Trig For anyone from Northern Ireland, it was painted by TBR, Moss Rd, Drumbo. Moss Rd is off the Hillsborough Rd about 3 miles from Carryduff. Ask for Keith and tell him I sent ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Super red is an early Toyota colour, it doesn't seem to fade like the later ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveWilko Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thats good to know michael. I had a '77 Toyota corolla liftback that was super red (I think) with wolfrace slot mags. Fun car Edit: Anyone here know what slot mags are? Givin my age away here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Looks nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Lovely clean motor there mate, I like!! liking the avatar as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveWilko Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Lovely clean motor there mate, I like!! liking the avatar as well Thanks mate. Music to my ears. You should have seen the state of it before the re-respray. Looked like someone had brushed the paint on Hehe. Its SUPERVAN! Just found it today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Looks nice mate, i think i prefer it to the origional Red. Thats good to know michael. I had a '77 Toyota corolla liftback that was super red (I think) with wolfrace slot mags. Fun car Edit: Anyone here know what slot mags are? Givin my age away here! YEAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveWilko Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Now that would be different! 18" slot mags on a supra! .......I'll get my coat:looney: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam bell Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 dont paint the lip its better in black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovervi Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 looks really tidy, how much did that set you back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveWilko Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 It cost £1200. They normally charge £1500 but the owner is a friend of a workmate so I got a cheeky deal I got a loan to buy the car and got enough to allow for a respray. Paid £4500 for '93 UK spec auto TT which I thought was cheap enough. Hopefully the car is worth £5700 now lol. It is to me anyway. It was getting a lot of goggle eyed rubbernecking looks on the way to work this morning. (Or was it cos I was driving nekkid? hmmmm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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