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As much as we all dream of picking up a twin turbo Supra, Brigette and I were able to make it happen this weekend. Things started falling into place a few months ago so we sold our 350Z to make room to bring home my dream car. I still miss the 350Z on a daily basis, don't get me wrong. I loved that car and I plan on picking another one up in a few years, but I'm not in a place where I can have two RWD sports cars so I had to let it go. But I believe this is worth it. HUGE thanks to Dustin and Stef for going to check this car out for me before I flew up to Boston to pick it up! They were VERY thorough with the car.

It's a bone stock 1997 (so 15th anniversary limited edition), twin turbo, six speed, Targa top, 77k miles on the clock, Deep Jewel Green. It has some minor imperfections, but it's exactly what I wanted. It's a car that I'm not afraid to get out of the garage 7 days a week, rain or shine, and daily drive. So without further ado, PIKCHARS!














Of course, I wasted no time in yanking the stock radio out and putting a Pioneer touch screen in. Hey, it's a long drive home from Boston. Gotta listen to the music on my phone somehow, plus the stock radio is lame. Truth be told, I ordered the radio, soldered the harness together, then shipped the radio up to Dustin and Stef and installed it right before the CSP meet. Then we got home a little earlier today, and I put some LED's from Diode Dynamics in the license plate lights. I've had a 7th gen steering wheel sitting around for a few months waiting to go in this car. I was going to do the same project as my Celica and make the E shift buttons work as volume control for the radio, but I may end up selling this wheel and buying one without the buttons. I'm undecided.




Along with the car, I got an insane amount of documentation. Stef printed off the Carfax and the Toyota dealership records for the car, which is pretty comprehensive. Targa seals recently replaced, tail shaft seal replaced, pretty new clutch and rear brakes. What I didn't know is that the seller had receipts and invoices for all of this, as well as the original window sticker, wallet key, a Carfax from a few years ago, the brochure for the car bra that came with the car, and loads of other goodies. So, with everything set in place, Brigette and I bought some plane tickets and flew up to Boston to pick the car up, just in time ti catch the CSP meet. All in all it was a great trip, the car drove fantastic, and I couldn't be any happier.

So with all of that said, I'll go ahead and answer the inevitable questions in advance.

How much did you pay for it?
Enough to bring it home.

Is it fast?
Oh yeah, it hauls. It won't blow your mind, thanks to a 3,400 lb curb weight and 320 hp stock. But a few basics free up a decent amount of power, which totally transforms the car.

Are you going to build it to a trillion horsepower?
Highly unlikely. I'm leaning towards leaving it stock. If I do anything to it, it'll be BPU so I can easily return it to stock.

So now that you own a Supra, are you going to become an a**hole?
Not at all. It's just a car, no reason to think it's better than anyone else's car.

Can I have/buy your Celica?
GTFO with that talk. The Celica is still my baby, and is still going under the knife for some more improvements soon.

So, there's my new toy. Enjoy!

lol. that's awesome.

I just realized you're following in almost my same footsteps. 6gc -> Z/G -> MK4 Supra. Except you still have your 6gc. Spolski needs to do the same.

You made 500hp at 16 psi on a 62mm turbo on a stock ecu? Lol OK Jeff

Butbutbut... But I wanna white one!



Photobucket has been doing that to me a lot lately. It displays properly on my phone so I never know when it's sideways or upside down until I see it from a desktop. Fixed it. I was hoping you'd chime in! I'm already ready to go single turbo, but I'm not sure if I'm going to or not. Whatever I do to the car, I'll make sure I can return it to stock. We both wanted a white one but we (meaning I) like Deep Jewel Green. This one has some rust on the control arms and suspension so I'm contemplating cleaning it up, flipping it and buying a BPU Supra or another stock one but in white. I'll probably keep this one though. I want a Precision 6266 and ideally 500 hp, maybe less. I want it to be quick but still very streetable with minimal lag. E85 is available here but not really common enough to be worth it so I need to stay on pump gas. Odds are I'll stay on the stock ECU anyway so pump gas may be fine.







So, small update. I traded Brigette cars for the day and brought the Supra home to swap steering wheels. Decided to take the top off since it was a nice day. I didn't notice it when I first bought the car but maaaan...... It gets flexible with the top off. You can feel the front end twist left and rear end twist right. Definitely not ideal for track days. But this isn't a track car, it's a DD. Anyway, pikchars!

Gotta start with the proper tools. Tea and a steering wheel puller.

If you think the targa flex is bad, just wait until it rains and floods your interior. Should condition the seals if they look to be on the dry side.

Nice job on the 3-post, though those useless buttons would drive me crazy.

Also, was it sweet tea? Because that really matters as to the integrity of everything.

Targa seals were replaced last March. I didn't take the time to hook them up today but the buttons are destined for the same use as my Celica, as volume controls for the radio. Or I'll sell it, I don't know. I don't care for the perforated leather. I would prefer another IS300 steering wheel to match what's in my Celica. It's much more plain, but I prefer it that way.

And the tea was VERY sweet tea. I like my tea to have the consistency of molasses.

That's good then, just make sure to keep them all nice and conditioned and you should be good to go.

Hmm, maybe you can find someone to trade then.

GOOD! If it doesn't begin fermenting on the second day you're doing it wrong.

2jz swap in the miata?

Monster Miata

Baby steps.




And a few short minutes (translated: many minutes more than what it takes in a 6gc) later...



Similar to the 6gc, the gauges have some green tint on the back, so I still have a hint of green. Nothing a little sanding can't fix, but not today.

I hate how all of your gauge needles are a uniform colour. :\ So jelly of that. Looks purdy though.

Let me haz yer old stirrin wheel.

Wait a second.... This generation doesn't have a boost, oil pressure, or voltmeter gauge? For shame.

Toyota got rid of a lot of creature comforts that the MKIII had for the MKIV. Most of them were in the name of cutting weight and/or cost.

Hollow carpet fibers, only the Japanese.

Got the windows tinted. Poor shot but they are 20%. Keeping the looky-loo's away.



And I couldn't resist...

Wow I need to come to this part of 6gc more often! How did I miss this thread??! Can't wait to see it in person Dan. It looks amazing and I am extremely jealous O.O

hmm which interior do you prefer. i think the supra looks like an airplane cockpit. i prefer the 6gc

Off topic has been slow lately, so totally understandable to not worry about checking in. This will be a slow thread anyway so not worth checking often.



Honestly, the Celica interior. I prefer the Supra gauge cluster but after that, I prefer the Celica interior more. The 93-96 Supra had higher quality interior materials than the 97+ but even with that, I still prefer the Celica interior.

Annoying thread bump! I can't help but post this:



Yep. Toyota... Skylark. The state of Illinois fails. Also, pointy knees.

I just realized I haven't posted this either, but I decided to try cleaning up the wheels a few days ago. I used Mother's chrome polish. I'd be a liar if I said it brought the wheels back to life, but it did a great job of getting rid of the fine scratches. The wheels are still in terrible shape but they do look a bit better.





Then I decided to flush the brake fluid and clutch fluid since both were nasty. The clutch fluid had plenty of solid bits in it. Here's a friendly reminder on the importance of flushing your fluids:



Thats a far cry from the clear yellow color it's supposed to be. I'm glad I took the time to do this before my calipers or slave cylinder seized up.

Toyota Skylark, must be like the Toyota Cavalier.

Every time I see skylark, I think of that scene in My Cousin Vinny. Those fluids are disgusting..