ManwithSupra

This is why I refuse to do any business with companies outside of the UK for anything which has a descent value to it. So many companies in the Car Industry think, that because there is water between you and them its some sort of excuse or sheild to act like a twat or not bother when things go wrong. Which is the reason why I think that some of the non UK based paid traders on this site (which make F*** all effort) on this forum should not be allowed to trade on this site. I hope you get it sorted and find a solution..

I too have heard good things about the Nankangs... yet to use them though. I wonder how stiff the sidewalls are compared to R888's and how well they stand up to heat cycles. Funny I keep getting emails from Nankang to hold some stock of their tyres.

If only I had a stock supra...

Looks like lots of fun Would be good to see you at the track one day in that Are you involved in any motorsport?

When I was speaking with a Toyo representative last year about it, I was told that they have succeeded the R888 with the R888R so will no longer be making the R888 (or if they do they wont have the various markings on them to show they are road legal) If shops still have stock of the R888 because they purchased them when they were still road legal (They have an E mark and cert number on them) and they are in date (DOT marking on the sidewall) then I would imagine its ok, but to be sure call Toyo about it.

Its the way they displace water, the older design no longer satisfies standard road regulations. The new design has a water channel whereas the older type does not. Not to say that the older R888's that are already on your car are no longer road legal, its just that Toyo cannot make new tyres of the older design for road use because the old design is no longer are in compliance with the road regulations. I do believe that if you have older R888 tyres and they are road marked (E marked) and are "in date" according to the labeling on the tyre then you will be ok, however you may want to check with Toyo. Toyo decided to change the design for a road legal trackday tyre and called it the R888R (R being road legal)

Yep been replaced by the R888R for about a year now. The R888 does not meet road legal regs now.

You will also need to have a helmet that's designed for use with a hans/fhr device otherwise a hans/fhr device will be useless. If you decide to buy second hand (I wouldn't) go with a min approval of Snell SA2005 with has the posts fitted properly (it will have a FIA8858-2010 sticker on it) or go for the newer standard Snell SAH2010 (which has just finished but still valid until 2025) or SA2015 helmet. Simply drilling holes into a motocross helmet and putting hans anchors in with m6 nuts will not be useful in the slightest (Yes I have seen that). It may be worth knowing that if you plan to use a hans/fhr device that your harness should not be more than 20° angled downwards behind your seat otherwise it WILL NOT WORK so if you don't have a rollcage with a integrated harness bar then simply tethering the shoulder harnesses to a seat belt anchor point would be pointless. That said.. if you don't have a roll cage then fitting something like a sparco a harness bar is even worse.

Car looks nice also nice to see the rear wing acutally being the correct height too. Shame the cage is made out of cheese though.

If your passing this way on the way to devon mate (If you plan on taking the m25, m3 and the a303) you should pop into the workshop and see the race car.

I wouldnt worry about it, if you are really worried then pop a multimeter across and check. However I really doubt they are going to be charged after 24 hours.

Was thinking for next year whats the possibility of considering the race car at this event.. yes its very different to a stock Supra.. hmmm maybe not... perhaps... I dunno lol

This is plastered all over the news atm lol.. This sort of thing makes me laugh... Its international waters guys.... its fine. Guess what their bombers also fly past the UK in International Airspace... for goodness sake, is this what UK media and reporting has really come to.. they are only escorted by the UK Navy etc so they don't cross into UK waters/airspace its something that happens all the time... I mean REALLY?? I hate the news, media and all that BS... its all lies and nonsense its just to keep the public in a state of control so when the USA or whoever decides to start WW3 with Russia the public will accept it. Nonsense the lot if it. Utter.... S*** I have never wanted to leave this earth so badly.. all it is is just a bunch of nonsense, everything is...its run by power hungry twats and reported on by liers, swindlers and general idiots.

The Strawberry bank hotel is nice.. amazing food too.. stayed there when we did our stand at Autosport this year.

am i classed as old?

If it were me I would put it in gold after trump gets elected.. Its bound to bring the price of gold down so would be a perfect time to invest in that when it bottoms out. I wish I did back in early 2000 - £5k of gold then would now be worth £24k Any investment worth money though is a risk so make sure whatever you choose, get sound advice from a professional in that feild (which I am not)

Element 14 sell the stuff, not sure on what AWG you need but here is a link to a single wire - http://uk.farnell.com/te-connectivity-raychem/55a0111-26-9/wire-etfe-26awg-white-100m/dp/1972286

This is what I used on all the new looms in my track supra. Not cheap but incredibly reliable stuff and durable too. I also concentrically twisted the cables and added service loops and used raychem sleeving and boots. Time consuming and frustrating stuff but also when you are done quite satisfying lol

This... personally I would make up your own cable using Raychem Spec 55 and make sure the cables are twisted as above.

Wow he does go on...

I remember that day, was very wet amazing watching the actual race though. Good footage from in the car

Cool, I'll be up for bringing it

I know we are not over this year yet and I have seen the thread for the S club party event for next year. However I was wondering if there are any plans for club stands at large shows for next year. Now the race car is done I want to get it out for you all to see and get it on our MKIV owners stands as much as possible and of course out on track too (passenger laps) club track day maybe. Its nice having a car like this to yourself but hell its even more fun when you get to share it with other Supra nutters

I would clean all that mess up first as it would be hard to see anything on where its coming from. Get some brake cleaner and wash all that old oil off use a brush to get the really sticky thick parts, go for a drive and then take another look to see what the deal is.

In 90% of cases its a garage doing it so out of your control, unless you do all the work yourself. I always use sill protector if there is an exposed sill when jacking up customers cars (some have rubberised jacking points in place so dont need them). - - - Updated - - - Yep, it works wonders