WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 So at the moment I'm undecided at the direction im going to take with the car... I got it imported from Japan with the help of Jurgen at JM Imports with every intention of keeping it bone stock like i bought it, well that plan lasted for all of five minutes as while I was waiting for the car to arrive from Japan I had already spent a few thousand pounds on various things from Whifbitz! But hey, that gave me loads of fun things to look at while I waited for the car So the car arrived in the Uk in August and i Picked it up in October... I asked Jurgen if he could do a couple of bits with it while he had it, the two main things being re-trimming the front seats in leather and the other being de-restricting it for me. So the Spec when I picked it up was as follows: Stock Everything! It has the RZ Aerokit and Active front lip Manual 6 Speed Twin Turbo Greddy Turbo Timer 78,000KM on the clock 17" stock wheels Stock Big Brakes I'll try and keep you guys updated as I continue working on it my plans for the car are somewhat unclear at the moment, haven't decided if I want to stop at BPU or go for uprated twin turbos some day... only time will tell! this year i intend to: Fit coilovers uprated brakes (already bought) New headlights Respray (whole car if budget allows) BPU now for some pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemanhead Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looks nice mate, does it really need a full respray now? paintwork doesn't look bad in the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millar11 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Lovely car mate. Wot coilovers you putting on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looks exactly like.mi e did a year ago Looks like the chrome rings on your headlights are peeling, which is a common issue. You can either buy new (circa £600, and sell yours for £250), or Scott on here does a stripdown and refurbishment service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looks nice mate, does it really need a full respray now? paintwork doesn't look bad in the photos. I think pictures are always quite flattering, the front bumper definitely needs doing as the respray that was done when it arrived in the UK was of a very poor quality... I probably could have done a better job with a couple of rattle cans from Halfords Lovely car mate. Wot coilovers you putting on? I'm thinking of going for some Tein super streets, thats what ive been recomended by garage D.... they are only a stones throw from my house! Looks exactly like.mi e did a year ago Looks like the chrome rings on your headlights are peeling, which is a common issue. You can either buy new (circa £600, and sell yours for £250), or Scott on here does a stripdown and refurbishment service. yeah, i was planning to buy a new set from whifbitz either this month or next month, should make the front end look a bit cleaner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 So, the first modification I did was to get rid of those horrible looking stock wheels, having already ordered a set of big brakes from whifbitz i knew I needed to go up to atleast an 18" wheel after spending weeks and weeks looking at potential choices I decided upon a set of Rota Grids, i was torn between white or matt bronze and after many people told me how much they regret buying white wheels i decided upon the bronze i was going to go for 9.5 fronts and 10 rears so I could have the concave style all round, Rota have recently released a new shade of matt bronze, upon placing my order and waiting 3 months for the wheels to arrive they told me that the wheels i had ordered didn't actually match in colour :/ they gave me the option of upgrading to 10J all round at no extra cost or cancelling my order, stupidly i agreed to take the 10J I went for a 235/35/18 front and a 265/30/18 rear, not i kinda regret my decision as the amount of stretch up front is not ideal i have to park my car on a kerb at night which sucks because ive managed to nick the wheels twice (with full lock on) because of the amount of stretch.... im now looking to get another set of grids for the front, this time a 8.5J ET30 (as opposed to a 10J ET35 They poke 14mm) the dude a Rota said they only have the 8.5J in in a ET35 which would tuck under more than desired, so i'm a little undecided on what to do? does anyone else on here run rotas? what size and offsets have you gone for? despite the many issues, i love these wheels they look awesome on the car and the colour is stunning in person, goes really well with the white Finally, Piccies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 after a couple of weeks, I decided the car didn't quite have enough grunt so i ordered myself a Catback exhaust for the car, i opted for the 4" titanium from Whifbitz, who doesn't like a blue tip?? got a couple pictures while i was fitting it, and few of it on the Car.... was very easy to fit and did the job myself from start to finish in about half an hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What an ugly looking car ;-) Fronts 8.5 offset 30. Rears 9.5 offset 30. Volk TE37 tho :-) Tyres are going wider by 10mm all round next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 [ATTACH]207857[/ATTACH] What an ugly looking car ;-) Fronts 8.5 offset 30. Rears 9.5 offset 30. Volk TE37 tho :-) Tyres are going wider by 10mm all round next time. Do you wheels sit flush on the front? I'm worried if I got for an 8.5 ET35 they will sit too far back, Don't really want to waste even more money on wheels than I have already! Car looks lovely btw (I'm jealous you have volks, they one of my all time favourite wheels) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 To be really flush need a little spacer, but it's not bothered too much. 5mm in more that above should be too hard to imagine. (I'd prob want a spacer tho if I'm honest) And cheers, yours is looking great, and looks to be getting treats [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 See, yours looks good, I just want mine to be functional and look good But I recon if I go for ET35 the front will look weak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C12MMO Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 That's Grid Drifts 18 x 8.5 ET 35 with 255/40 Falken 453 tyres. Car Looks great BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/05/091704f5c27e13aeb39f326310dac1de.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/05/a2ebaa3a6530a2e2a1f04f519d3c4b2f.jpg That's Grid Drifts 18 x 8.5 ET 35 with 255/40 Falken 453 tyres. Car Looks great BTW yeah they sit nice, do you get any issues scrubbing over bumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C12MMO Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 No I don't have any issues but it's setup pretty stiff and not very low as there's too many potholes and speed bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Got the car booked in to get my Big brakes fitted on the 19th so I shall be counting the days until they are on [GRIN][/GRIN] this does mean however that the OEM big brakes that are already on my car will be up for sale soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 got my car booked in at SRD next month for BPU... i have some decisions to make, weather to spend £1000 on an uprated SMIC and keep my front aero or get a FMIC and get a different lip... hmm also, TTC has been brought up in conversation, is anyone running TTC? and what do people think of it? what do people think should i go just Full BPU or Full BPU and TTC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolizma Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 May I suggest you go with FMIC and sell your lip to me?? If you like the looks of the lip you can still have it but you will need to sacrifice functionality (active). The car looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 got my car booked in at SRD next month for BPU... i have some decisions to make, weather to spend £1000 on an uprated SMIC and keep my front aero or get a FMIC and get a different lip... hmm also, TTC has been brought up in conversation, is anyone running TTC? and what do people think of it? what do people think should i go just Full BPU or Full BPU and TTC? 1k on a SMIC! Try £350: http://www.garagewhifbitz.co.uk/toyota/supra/intercoolers/garage-whifbitz-1637.html I'd go this route and keep the car as OEM as possible. The active spoiler is one of the coolest features of the car. Wouldn't bother with TTC mode, again keep it working as an OEM car. The kick at 4000rpm when BPU is a big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binfieldx Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 TTC bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdale Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Lovely looking car, and just what I'm going to head to JM imports for in the not too distant future. Hope my budget is similar to yours as that looks pretty much exactly what I'm after. Similarly, I don't think the modifying bug will take too long to bite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 . Wouldn't bother with TTC mode, again keep it working as an OEM car. The kick at 4000rpm when BPU is a big enough. Fit an ETTC switch. That way you can choose between them on the fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binfieldx Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Fit an ETTC switch. That way you can choose between them on the fly I didnt even know this existed?! I need that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 well this is what I was thinking about keeping it as stock as possible.... was thinking of going for a Chis Wilson SMIC hence why it was more pricey but it also rated for more horsies than the Whifbitz one, so should be fine if I decided to go single turbo I do love the look of a FMIC though, makes the car look menacing, decisions decisions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binfieldx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 well this is what I was thinking about keeping it as stock as possible.... was thinking of going for a Chis Wilson SMIC hence why it was more pricey but it also rated for more horsies than the Whifbitz one, so should be fine if I decided to go single turbo I do love the look of a FMIC though, makes the car look menacing, decisions decisions Can always put it back to stock mate, just garage the bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteJDMSupra Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Can always put it back to stock mate, just garage the bits. i was never cut out for being sensible.... not a bad idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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