Big Supes

I always thought they were stripped back and polished, tbh.

I'm nitpicking a bit, but personally don't think you can beat the OEM viscous/shroud design for efficiency and reliability.

Nice spec! I bet you can't wait to get your hands on it. Only thing I would consider changing would be going back to the stock fan shroud and the viscous, but that's just me. Great purchase.

What's the full spec and history behind it?

Nice choice. Looks really nice. I like the R35, but it's more of a daily driver IMO, unless 1000+ bhp, where as the MKIV is a lot more fun to drive, has character and feels special when you take it out, even after 11 years of ownership.

As mentioned above. Give Paul Cheshire a call.

Blitz side skirts are one of my favourite side skirts for the MKIV. They'll look the part for sure.

Hoping for 700whp, but will see where Map Daddy Mike feels it's safest. He seems confident and the engine is still pretty healthy for it's age with no smoke or concerning knocking or tapping. I might get Mike to remove the launch control though as the stock engine could do without me being a big kid. I've probably used it around 5 times, but everytime I feel a sense of guilt. You're right though. These old engines are a true testiment to a time when the engineers built these cars and not the suits fixated on profits only.

Thanks Pete. For someone like me who really gets a kick out of working on my own car, you can sometimes find yourself out of your comfort zone which is why having people like the SRD boys to pull a bit of knowledge from here and there is really important. I try not to message unless I really need to as they're not a charity helpline for wannabe tuners.

Back to update build thread and show the forum some love again.

Fast forward to present time, we're back at it.... So, the 600whp satisfied longer than the 500whp (which I think was two weeks before I was back down to SRD.... ), but it's time to push for a bit more. After speaking with Mike and Lee, it was pretty evident to get more power I'll need a bigger turbo so I went with a Precision 6870. As I'm still on a stock engine I thought I'd throw an inlet in too and DBW. As the inlet was being added, it made sense to switch to a 5" ETS so all the pipework is made only the once (it'll go forged eventually and turned up some more). The biggest hurdle in doing the inlet this Christmas is carrying out the unknown while everyone is shut. I tried to factor all the parts I'd need before hand prior to starting, but like everything new, there's always a bunch of stuff you're not aware you'll need. We're not a million miles off now. ETS is on, pipework is 90% done. Just waiting on a friend to weld the ally Link boss onto the inlet for the IAT sensor. DBW peddle is modified to fit the MKIV. Five Guys and Supra bud James has almost finished relocating the battery. Injector loom is lengthened. If all goes well, the inlet should be bolted on tomorrow. The only thing holding the car up will be ordering a second expansion loom for the Link/DBW. I'd like to thank Lee, Mike and Ash for being on the end of the phone for help in making sense of some of the unknowns. Once the inlet is done, I'll start swapping the turbo....

Some other uninteresting things to note... the original 30 year old Laserline bit the bullet so I went with a new replacement Laserline as 30 years is a pretty good testament to the brand. As the dash was starting to show signs of it's age, I thought I'd give it a makeover by wrapping it in some leftover material I had. This along with SRD/JP Works TRD dials and a Renown wheel, the car has a nice, clean and updated look and feel.

A few pics from this year....

I had originally planned to go with Harry SupraLED's front projectors and halo's so I could work around deleting the front indicators, but after installing it all, the headlights didn't fit very well around the wing. Harry was cool and offered to help as it was probably something silly I had done. As the deadline for a car show was approaching, I ended up calling Lee and sourcing some new facelift front lights and parked the UK glass lights for a bit. I'll more than likely end up sending the UK lights off to Harry to see if he can sort my error. To complete the back end, I opted for some Whifbitz carbon number plate garnishes. I've always liked them and they also make for a discreet place to hide a reversing camera. I also added the addition of a Whifbitz carbon TRD spoiler... A very tappable booty, indeed.... Some more additions while the car was being put back together. Sound deadening... While getting the rear diffuser to fit, it was also a good time to swap out the backbox to a ti..... With everything tacked in place, I sent it off to a friend to weld. Fast forwarding a bit.... MOT time:

Thought I'd give the thread some long overdue love. TBH, it's been a bit neglected purely through being so busy on the car in my spare time lol. So, after having the fuel system installed, I felt it really woke the car up and gave the single turbo experience I was expecting. The torque was there and the engine felt a lot more responsive. With the engine satisfying (to a degree) the craving for that kick in the arse when coming on boost, it was time to turn some attention to the body and focus on styling. I really liked the TwinZ kit and with blue being my favourite colour, I found the perfect variation while prepping a car at work for sale and knew the Supra had to painted in it. So, the strip down began.... I decided for a cleaner look, I'd delete the aerial and rear wiper. The panels are quite thin on the Supra so patience was key not to distort the panels with too much heat. I used an air blower to rapid cool the areas after each weld which helped. Overall, I was really impressed and relieved at how little rust this car has. I mean, the main reason I bought it all those years ago was due to how mint it was, but the chassis literally only had a small amount of rust at the very end of the seal which has only gone through a couple of skins of metal. It wasn't really necessary, but it was ground back and a small plate was welded in. I used POR-15 for all these areas to act as a rust preventer which was sanded and then primered over. Next step was to get out the careless door dings people inflict in car parks with the help of my pal. I thought I was pretty careful about where I park, but it goes to show, you can't be too careful! While the car was being attended to, the bodykit was prepped and primed. And, then finally, it was time to start getting some colour down... Lee @SRD hooked me up with new quarter windows, rubbers all round and, while the car was being worked on, I decided to swap out the HSD Monopro's for HKS Hipermax S. The poor old OEM diff oil cooler had seen better days and had been leaking slightly so, with them being discontinued, I found the closest size oil cooler and made it fit. The OEM bracket wasn't in the best shape either, but with a bit of fettling, it's doing it's job. I decided to epoxy the cooler to the original housing as it was the logical choice. The OEM window rubber bolts were pretty seized so things got real lol.... While the car was being painted and put back together it was time to decide on a colour for the wheels. With the new Toyota badges and facelift front lights, I wanted something that would lean towards tying in with the grey Toyota subtly used for these. Between a few of us at work, we decided Porsche Platinum would work.