mwilkinson
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My project to return the supra back to the road begins
mwilkinson replied to gavin.starr's topic in Supra Chat
Doing a great job on the car. Kudos for doing it all yourself. Enjoying the updates. -
Bloody he'll Scott, scary stuff! I'm very glad to hear you're OK after the heart attack and still checking in on the club. No niggle to get a Supra again?
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Sorry Darryl, I've checked for the SMIC duct and it's gone. I only have my new one. I have a memory now of giving this to Mike Thompson whilst Chris W was working on his car a few years back. Sorry for the false hope.
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I've got a Wurth plastic welder so I may be able to effect a repair myself - assuming I still have it.
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I think I have a spare SMIC duct. It has a small notch cut out of it from memory. I've got a brand new one, so it is surplus to requirement. I'll look in my garage this evening and confirm I still have it and I'll send you some images to see if you want it.
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OEM bolts have a marking system on the top of the fixing that denotes it's tensile strength. Toyota do this in a series of classes. 4T through to 11T. One of the manuals has a page explaining all the markings. But it's essentially something like this: (this isn't from the Supra manuals, just something I found on a quick search on the web).
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Absolutely you can do this for non-tensile specific fixings. Plenty of M6 × 1mm pitch bolts throughout the car.
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Not to worry. It was worth asking
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Did you use the OEM intercooler lower pipe bracket in the second image? Do you need it? If not would you sell it?
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What I'm noticing is that as original bolts, screws and nuts discontinue, Toyota themselves update the fixing number / part to a similar fixing as a replacement. The fixing itself is often a different, colour, length and sometimes design. What is consistent is the strength rating of the fixing.
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I've already had a few moments of either not being able to find a bit or finding bits I have no idea where they came from. Endless hours scouring images and the internet have been done. No plans for any promo of the car, that isn't really my thing. I'll just admire and use it knowing the level of detail that has gone into the restoration.
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Thanks Matt. Yes, seeing the car start to look like a Supra again does help keep me motivated. I'm just struggling to get time to work on the car at the minute, which means progress is slower - and that's not a good thing as it is slow enough in general!
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A 3 year thread revival, and a cracking one at that. Nicely done!
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I then installed the lights themselves.
