GTR Fever Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) Hey guys and gals, Joined yesterday and thought I'd say an official hello today. I'm from Trinidad in the Caribbean and recently bought a MK4 Supra N/A and auto. By the way, these cars are rare here, only about 10 in the country and its illegal to import any more because we have a STUPID age restriction for imports so you could only imagine the high prices owners call for them. Anyways, I did a TT swap on it but maintained the automatic. Have some minor mods done to it such as FMIC, Bosch fuel pump, Greddy intake, Tial BOV, TT supra suspension (Bilstein), Greddy Nur spec exhaust, Greddy Boost controller, Mishimoto rad/ hoses/ tranny cooler 18" staggered wheels (265/35 rear and 235/40 up front) gauges (boost, water temp, oil temp, oil press) Will upload some pics when I get home of when I bought it and how it is now. When I bought it, it had been parked in the weather for approx. 3 years with a damaged tranny. However, I have a problem with a coolant leak as mentioned in the technical forums. Hope to get some guidance on this project as I've never owned a Supra but have owned/built other JDM performance cars such as R33 GTR, R32 GTR, R33 GTST, S14 and S15 for drag/ drift (was a Nissan fanboy lol). My ultimate plan is to build a reliable automatic ~500HP weekend cruiser. Can it be done? Car will NOT be raced in any way, just the occasional sprint down the freeway of course. Regards, Chrisen. PICS - from left to right --> when i bought it, taking it home...got it looking stock with some FD RX7 wheels and the OEM spoiler...2JZ-TT installed....how she looks today minus the blitz exhaust will try getting some engine pics ASAP. Edited December 2, 2011 by GTR Fever (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 welcome - get some pics mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Welcome! Ive been to trinidad many times, infact i purchased my bodykit from trinidad, where abouts are you located? There many supras down there 30+ that i know of and most are hidden away due to the laws now. Heres a pic of my friends old supe, one of the only legit aeros of its time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hey, welcome along. My Mum is from Trinidad The autobox could start to become a potential weak link at that sort of power, so lots of cooling is your friend. There are some really good tips on Supraforums about looking after the stock autobox. Give me a shout if you can't easily find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR Fever Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 30+ MKIV's?!...whoa!! would've never thought..but the police really are starting to pick the illegal ones up one by one, makes mine all the much better lol..but seriously tho, I only know about 12 of them for the most :S i'm from central Trinidad, Cunupia to be exact, bought the car from Matelot which is the North Eastern coastline. i know that blue one, where is it now tho?? oh and pics inna bit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR Fever Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 what do you all think of the pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Good job getting rid of that spoiler that came with the car..! Your car looks fine wheels are a bit too bling bling for me would suit a more sportier style..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hi and welcome! What is the main reason for the age restriction? I would think emission? But that can be solved... Why an age limit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 30+ MKIV's?!...whoa!! would've never thought..but the police really are starting to pick the illegal ones up one by one, makes mine all the much better lol..but seriously tho, I only know about 12 of them for the most :S i'm from central Trinidad, Cunupia to be exact, bought the car from Matelot which is the North Eastern coastline. i know that blue one, where is it now tho?? oh and pics inna bit.. Nah the cops really cant touch most of them due to the original names matching up, like the mk4s go on mk3 plates, i mean if u register a supra on nissan plates then you ask for it...but yea LOL The blue one, well the bodykit is here in england on my supra, and it was put back to stock, painted black, sold and converted to a 6speed tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR Fever Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 the police going high-tech now..the licensing office and police computers are now linked directly so in a road block they can check the year of manufacture, chassis number, registered owner etc..so most of them in hiding under a cover lol the rims are actually very light weight and fit exactly the way i want..will change them eventually to something more aggressive the age restriction is to reduce the amount of "old, non-roadworthy cars" which makes absolutely NO SENSE in my honest opinion..sighh..but it makes the legal ones worth more lol most of the illegal ones recently have been imported and registered illegally with documents showing that they have been manufactured in 2006 or something so in a a road block you'll be in real trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I like the wheels. I say keep em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supralu Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hi and welcome, my mum is also from Trinidad! Ive been 6 times, most recently last month. I went to Mayaro last time I was there. Is Anywhere near you? All my family are in San Fernando and Port of Spain. Oh yeah, nice supra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR Fever Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Mayaro is around 1.5 hrs drive from my home..San Fernando is South and Port of Spain is North from me..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR Fever Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 oh and thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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