Tee from China

there have been several Supra 'make-overs' of late that resemble Bentleys or Ferraris but some Japanese mob called Moto Supra have made another almighty sacrilege by using a Supra to resemble Eleanor from Gone in 60 seconds !! they even feel well chuffed with the results too - see for yourselves!!

heres a few from my collection

was first up at 318M yen which at that time worked out at 25156 Gbp so now a saving of over a grand. Sounds expensive but take into account the body kit is near 9k + paint and fitting. Wheels add another 3k so a 2000 RZ for 11K - thats a bargain to me - just a shame it wasn't a RSP!!

Tis funny that when I posted a thread about the very same car some people said it was over priced and just OK, but now others think like me http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?256852-TRD-3000GT-anyone

Dont know really just thoght that a turbo runs hotter that an exhaust! Looking at the pictures on the site I cant see any intake just turbos and oil feeds - so still cant work out the mechanics of the instalation!

Just looked at that site and at first I took the OP was talking of a rear mounted turbo as in one facing the bulkhead as opposed to the normal forward facing position - but seems now they are mounted at the rear in the exhaust not even in the engine compartment! Not sure I like the idea of two red-hot turbos either side of my fuel tank though!

I always thought there was two turbines in a turbo with one driven by the exhaust which then drives the other and pushes into the inlet side so cant figure out how one mounted in the exhaust would work. Would the heat not be directed on to the toeboard where the pedals are or the transmission etc? If it is so good why has no manufacturer used this before now? Does sound interesting though if no manifold,intercooler etc to have to be used - twin turbo V8s etc - ftw

Sorry to be a bit thick - but how do you mount a turbo on an engine without a manifold?

Thats why I didn't say who it was

Just been reading a new members thread about his car and he posted 15 times in 8 minutes! is this a record or is he just a saddo?

Sorry a bit long but worth the read as it is rather funny! To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: In light of your immediate failure to financially manage yourselves and also in recent years your tendency to elect incompetent Presidents of the USA and therefore not able to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.) Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy). Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated sometime next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' 2. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary'). Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.' ' 3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. 4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse. 5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. 6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. 7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it. 8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar. 9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. New Zealand beer is also acceptable, as New Zealand is pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion. 10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie McDowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater. 11. You will cease playing American football. There are only two kinds of proper football; one you call soccer, and rugby (dominated by the New Zealanders). Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full Kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). 12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the Australians (World dominator's) first to take the sting out of their deliveries. 13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. 14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). 15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (know also as cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season. God Save the Queen!

I may be wrong but isn't a 10" front way too wide for a stock wing? its not the 3mm spacer that is the problem and more like the 1.5" extra in the width! The size of tyre for such a wide rim is also why the wheel is outside the arch. I would never contemplate doing anything to a caliper other than painting that is!

No problem, If you need any translations my boss's girlfriend will give an accurate one. Glad you enjoy the quizzes will be back with more soon......Tee

Thanks for the explanations Stu, and as said please dont break her! better to go 'overseas' than that

Hi Stuart, Even more confused as I see a UK auto cluster in the dash - yet you state the car as a JDM manual! Can you elaborate on this and my previous post questions? Tee

HI Stuart, just a couple of small questions. In the spec list it says Recaro type recliners but I see normal cloth OE seats! With the wheels some pictures show the Lexus caps while others show TTE ones, so which come with the wheels/car? Cheers Tee

Hi Chris just went to that link and tried checking but all I got was please try later. If you can send me the Chinese you got via pm and I can get a college to translate it for you Regards Tee

Just looking at Twins Turbo Motorsport Engineering and found a couple of items which may be of interest. First up a larger master cylinder for those using an after market clutch http://www.twinsturbo.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,118/category_id,1/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,8/ And for those changing coil packs a useful addition maybe http://www.twinsturbo.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,17/category_id,1/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,8/

Have you missed my thread about the 6000km RZ July 2002 in Gunmetal for sale in Japan then?

Ahh I forgot how sweet that looked

Nice but dont think the wheels suit it as much as TRD ones and the red on the TRD steering wheel looks out of place and a plain black would look better....just my opinion of course

You mean the one I posted a thread about http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?256851-Another-late-low-mileage-surfaced-in-Japan

OK here goes with the answers:- 1. Wiesmann MF30 Roadster 2. Ferrari 348 Spider 3. TVR Tuscan S2 4. Bentley Turbo R 5. Venturi 400GT 6. Ferrari 550 Maranello Berlinetta 7. Aston Martin Vantage 8. Lamborghini Miura S 9. Ferrari 308 GTB 10. Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 11. Audi 100 Coupe S 12. VW Golf GTi Mk2 13. Lister Mk111 LeMans Jaguar XJS 14. Aston Martin DB9 15. Bentley Arnage 16. Bentley Continental Supersports 17. BMW E30 M3 18. DMC DeLorean DMC12 19. Fiat X1/9 Bertone IN 20. Lotus Exige S 21. Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione 22. Nissan 370Z 23. Nissan Skyline R32 24. Toyota Supra TRD 25. Toyota MR2 GTS SW20 26. MGB Roadster 27. MGRV8 28. Reliant Scimitar GTE SE6 29. IFR Aspid Supersport 30. BAC Mono

Which one was that H? I actually think that the best colours for a TRD is either RSP or Quicksilver, but white would still hit my short-list!

me too and from the sale of that add a genuine TRD bonnet with the proceeds