Supra build

Okay, so i posted a thread in the newbies section when i first got this car last July - and it's been sat since needing an update. So - here is 9months worth of updates It is a continuing project now with a fair bit of work still to follow up on...

It's a '94 N/A, with a rebuild carried out on te engine before it was taken off the road. The original intent for the car was a long term project, taking couple of years to do as the money became available...but who can have a supra sat on the drive and not get it on the road? So, the project picked up pace quick.

Bought in a bad way, the car had been stood for about 3-4 years just degrading. It belonged to the son of someone who lived opposite my mum and dad, so i was seeing it all the time but had nowhere to put it - until i bought my house all of a sudden i had a drive and i made an offer...got it! Awesome price because they knew me and it was on MY drive.

So i needed to strip it back as far as possible and find out what needed doing. Beyond the obvious respray, the sills needed some attention, outer only though, the inner sills were good. So i got a friend of mine to get some plates on it. The intention was always to get a kit on it, so there was no need to be pretty - just needed to be done well.

Happy days, welding all done and the car is stripped down good to go for paint. So i bit the bullet, sold my E36 328, bought a crappy £400 volvo and in she went to the 'shop. I said they had about 6 weeks, and they gave me a great price too. Whilst it was in, i ordered a fiberglass OEM style kit from GRAMS, great quality too by te way - would recommend to anyone!

4 weeks later - bam! Done! Wow, what a job they did too. Repairs done (and well), Spray done, kit fitted.

So, mega happy with that, and after coming home from being away for 3 weeks - i loved it and straight away got to putting it back together. I'd already bought some XYZ Coilovers from VTEC Direct when i got the car. I had these on an Accord Type R previously and they are good bits of kit for the money! On they went - looking awesome and shiney Removed rear ARB too - I did it on my E36 and it works well to settle the back end in quick switchbacks and mid-box chuckers.

Easter rolls by and i take a week of leave with the intention of getting it on the road that week - MOT booked for end of week, so that's the deadline...

I'd just been paid and with a little bonus in there too - it got spent. Wheels ordered - Japan Racing JR11 18x8.5F and 9.5R in ET30 all round. Tyres ordered - 245/35 fronts and 255/40 rears. Having spent the best part of a month trying to work out what offset/tyres would work considering the standard arches, it was a little bit of a dive in the dark.

Exhaust also got ordered from Whifbitz - the 3" twin box system with 2nd decat pipe. Shiney!

Front splitter came from Slouch Performance - Kaif who runs it is a top bloke and i can't give him enough praise for sorting a great price and getting it out to me quick.

And so...it's done - well it's on the road. There are a few things that will need ironing out over the next few paydays...but it runs like a dream. I work in South Wales and so my drive from the North West is through the awesome A-roads and it feels great, sharp as i could ask for. Rear ride height will be adjusted once i know the coilovers have settled a bit, but there is clearance there.

Looks lovely now mate, you've done a good job on containing that rust!

Looks good that, nice!

Looks lovely now mate, you've done a good job on containing that rust!

Yea there wasn't a massive amount of rot on it at all apart from those little bits. Underneath it's completely solid - so that's good. The arms are a bit flakey but nothing deep, just surface and all new arms are on the cards anyway over the next year or so. The sills got sealed before the skirts went on and waxoyl'd profusely so hopefully there won't be any major issues anytime soon.

Looks good that, nice!

Cheers

Very smart great job mate.

Lovely

Have you priced up the arms yet?

Thanks sheefa!

Arms - i've had a quick look around...driftworks do the front camber arms for circa £200, rear arms...well it depends which one. Won't be replacing them all...just the ones that will allow the adjustability i want. The rest will get new bushes and a clean up/paint when they come off.

Nice Fiesta and mkii escort too

Well done dude. Looks great!

Fantastic finish on the paint, loving the colour.

Yea i knew i had to stick with the original colour. Looks great when it's fresh! Even got some pop in the sun too!

Thanks sheefa!

 

Arms - i've had a quick look around...driftworks do the front camber arms for circa £200, rear arms...well it depends which one. Won't be replacing them all...just the ones that will allow the adjustability i want. The rest will get new bushes and a clean up/paint when they come off.

The driftworks arms aren't designed for road use. I know someone who fitted some and he found them terrible, went straight back to used oem arms. I've heard similar things about polybushes too. Maybe different on the E36.

Of you're purely drifting the car then it won't matter much, but if it's generally going to be used on the road you can't go wrong with the oem ones

Na i dont drift...at all. I'm definitely a 'grip' man. The standard arms have some camber adjust on them right? That's the main thing i'm after. I like running a decent amount of camber on the front, works for me. Around 2degs is what i'm looking for.

Thing is, i suppose its down to what you are used to and like. I'm not bothered by a firm ride, and i've always had my cars that way and it works for me. Have to work up some options.