Big Supes

Sheesh, if peeps are spending 20k to restore a crusty underside, I think I need to start a trader account on here.

I'm going to put my UK-Spec ICE system up for sale, but before I do, I'd like some feedback on what people think it's worth. At present, I'm thinking the 1k mark is fair, but as Supra related prices are so volatile, it could be off in either direction. Anyone who knows me can vouch I do not seek to rip off the Supra community and we're living in times where a heated seat switch can't fetch £600. For anyone looking to restore a MKIV, I doubt you'll get an opportunity to buy the complete system combined.

Ha! Thanks mate, while the next chapter of the car was always going to happen, I'm not going to lie if I didn't feel a slight amount of resistance in the back of my mind when deciding to turn the page. All of that pressure/guilt has vanished since the first start-up on the single build though, and I haven't been this excited about the car as I am now for years.

You truly are sending this one, Mike. Loving chassis/body work and engine build. Some interesting parts you're using which is refreshing to see. Looking forward to seeing how it pans out and maybe catching it in the metal sometime.

Some nice Supra's there. Welcome.

Hey, I'm doing good thanks mate. Currently on a little getaway in Somerset. Log cabin, hot tub, doggo walks etc. Hope you and the family are doing well.

What a PITA. One of the rare things our government have got right over here is, like @Burnasaid, you can tax you can and and off. I pay monthly on the Supra and declare it off the road during the winter.

The neighbour was actually filming so it was all good. Yeah, it sounds awesome, but then again, show me a single Supra that doesn't give an eargasm. I honestly don't think it's obscenely loud. My buddy said it's loud, but he's conditioned to driving a stock EP3 for a long time now so your average BPU Supra would probably sound loud to him. It'll be interesting to hear how loud it is on boost once it's been mapped.

Yeah, mines due a bit of work on the underside as it has never had any extra protection done in its life. I still won't drive it on salted roads as it goes against the grain for me, but it can never hurt having a well protected underside. Can you not tax it monthly?

Each to their own really. If you've got the bug as the car is how you've wanted it for a long time, drive it as much as you want. I take mine off the road as soon as the salt gritters come out. Salted roads are a PITA for grime, corrosion AND traction, so I leave mine off the road and look forward to Spring.

After doing the valve stem seals, I felt it was pretty near to mapping, but there was one thing that was bugging me and it was something I coulda/shoulda done better which needing addressing and there was no easy way to do it... It was the single turbo water lines (deleting the water-cooled twins). I thought I was being clever cutting away the T section of the OE pipework at the bulkhead to avoid blanking off the redundant return to the twins while moving the T section further forward to give more room for the turbo downpipe. I was wrong lol. I ended up just creating a system that was weak in design and was causing small water leaks. As a result, it was a quick decision to make - engine out - as this car has been almost faultless in the last ten years and I'm not starting the next chapter with breakdowns and overheating issues. This is the only way to access the stainless water pipe that runs around the back of the head. After removing the pipe, I got to work undoing what I had done while making it easier to access moving forward. I'm happy to report the new water pipe works a treat with zero leaks. Engine is back in and running. After buttoning everything back up, it was time to transport it for winter storage. I know some people would be reading this thinking "what an effin ballache", and I don't blame you lol... tbh, at my end though, I enjoy the process and already plan to refresh the engine more than likely at the end of this year. It's really not a difficult engine to pull out. People might have seen my Professors are sadly up for sale as they're simply not going to play ball with the K Sport brakes. As a result, I stumbled across a set of these Work Wheels on the cheap. They've grown on me. The rear offset is a bit too aggressive for my liking, but they'll do for now. Lastly, I had a little drive around the block before putting it to bed. It's safe to say my neighbours car likes it.

Howdy peeps, Hope everyone is doing good. I've been slacking with my build thread so I thought I'd get it updated before I forget what's been happening the past few months. The car is off the road for winter now, safely tucked away in the Carcoon. Prior to that, I had been pretty busy chasing a few issues. To begin with, it was smoking quite a bit on idle (which I originally thought was my knackered twins). As it's running a brand new turbo, next on the list was the valve stems seals. Off it all comes out again... I devised a little tool to pressurise the cylinder in order to keep the valve(s) up to avoid removing the head. I used the line from my old compression tester. NB: if anyone does this, make sure you remove the little one-way valve on the line as it prevents air surging back through the line, meaning you'll think the cylinder is under pressure until you hear Mr Valve drop into the cylinder. The top half was in an inline gauge and bleeder valve to shut off/save the compressor having to keep pumping. Sure enough, on the exhaust side of number 3 cylinder (which showed the most oil on the cylinder head port), the stem was no longer sat in position. A few other seals had perished to the point they were no longer sealing at all. Once it was all back up and running, sure enough, the smoke issue had gone, although it probably needs a good run to clear everything out properly.

10.5 +30 / 9.5 +30 Awesome wheels, genuine reluctant sale as they don't clear new brakes. Refurbished by Speedwells, finished in gloss black spokes and polished rim. New decals applied in charcoal grey. Gutted to be selling these tbh as they're my favourite wheel, but they don't fit over my K Sport brakes and I didn't want to jinx a situation on the road where I needed to stop faster, but couldn't due to keeping these. I'm a bit superstitious like that lol. They come with brand new Pirelli P Zero tyres with zero miles on them - 285/30 on the rear and 265/35 on the fronts. Brand new centre caps direct from SSR. Price will pay me back what I spent on them. £3000 Collection from Dorset preferred.

That's epic. Great to hear a Supra lover won their dream car. Congrats man and welcome.

Hey Dieter, I noticed small bubbles coming from this bulkhead hose after filling the water system back up on mine, but without the nose of the car in the air. I thought it was trapped air as the pipe is the highest of the lot, higher than the radiator.

Nice work chaps. It feels nice refreshing the front of the engine with new OE parts. Re the UK turbo cooler, I always thought that duct from the bonnet vent was designed to cool cylinder six as that's generally the cylinder that gets hot and takes a beating. It also has the added EGR heat. I plan on putting mine back on.

As someone who PPF's and vinyl wraps cars and boats for a living, I can vouch for PPF being a workable solution, but it's better to get the fundamentals corrected first and use PPF as a protector.

When mine comes off, you're welcome to it mate. Unfortunately, I'm not sure when that will be. I'm still negotiating with my wallet if I can stretch a little fuel system on mine before taking it to SRD for mapping.

2k for stock wheels sounds a bit of a reach. I wonder if anyone would actually pay that.

Now that's a job I really don't fancy doing anytime soon.

In need of a replacement. I've seen fibreglass reproductions or I don't mind one that has surface rust as I can tidy up. Cheers

Hmm... PM me a price.

Ahh, yes. Thanks for confirming, chaps. I wasn't going mad lol. @Homer @evinX So, today I swapped the oem wings back on and found myself attending to some rust on the seals while I was there. I'm really looking forward to having the opportunity to get under the car and attack any surface rust and underseal the car. It'll most likely happen when I drop the rear subframe to refresh it along with the diff and suspension arms. The rusty patches were taken back and coated with POR-15 and then hammerited for now. The front bumper and lights are back on too! It's a car again! Hopefully the front OE fitment discs will be here tomorrow so I can fit the UK brakes and bleed the whole system. Next to bleed will be the clutch and then it's just a case of buttoning up the undertray and inner arch liners, bung off the TRC line, hook up throttle cables, fit the front seats and then off to the MOT station. Once it's MOT'd it'll probably be time to take it off the road until the new year.

I should be sorted for this now mate, but thanks anyway.

Nicely done peeps.