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These are prime real estate these days being another one of those discontinued parts, they now retail for anywhere between £50 if you are lucky to £150 if you aren't. I have a spare that I bought as a spare so Its probably best see if you can persuade anyone to part at the lucky end of things first. Start off at the usual places contacting breakers like Keron, always a decent place to ask first for recycled parts. You can split the clock so if someone has an old broken clock with its buttons still there just hanging around then that might be the way to go to make 2 into 1.

My recommendation would be don't do it. I've had and seen enough older cars where the underseal has either failed or trapped in live rust that it really is something I now avoid like the plague. If you paint a surface or coat it with corrosion preventive then you can see if rust occurs or reoccurs. If you underseal or raptor coat then its out of sight is out of mind.

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It shouldn't be missing anything as you can buy separate as an alternative to the pump itself a rebuild kit and also gasket kit.

For 93-96 the p/n is Denso 673-1200

It probably is a case of getting it out and about a bit more. When i took my car over to get its alignment some 60 miles from home which is a long way for the car these days, it's amazing how much other people get joy out of seeing a Supra out and about. I had one young guy wind down his window alongside me at a roundabout telling me to take good care of the car with it being a real classic icon. I had a good number of thumbs up from drivers coming the other way. Then at the B&B I stayed at, the son of the hosts said they get loads of Porsche owners staying (attending the same chassis tune place I was visiting the next day), there was even a 911 GT3 there the week before but he loved the Supra. Sat in it, drooled over the 2JZ and said it was the best car to have ever parked up at the B&B. That's high praise coming from a Scooby owner. Boys of all ages love the Supra. That's why I take the MGB roadster out lots, the ladies absolutely love that car.

I've used these a few times, usually one of the lower price US Genuine Toyota suppliers.

I have a few new OE coils, I can part with one for £95. If interested PM me. You only need replace the one that has failed or is failing rather than swap out the lot. Coils tend to either work or not work. You could check the resistance of the other coils just to check they are in spec and similar (around 13k ohms from distant memory) just for peace of mind on the others.

I bought a spare set that were bought from a modder who sold them as being of a 40k km car. I'm not convinced on the km claimed as one turbo seems to have a bit of shaft float but there are no damaged blades on the turbine. Still coupled with all the oil pipes. i would be prepared to let them go for what I paid which is £200.

They weren't available from Toyota when I was looking for one 2 years ago. They fail with conical wear around the outward edge of the bush so anyone buying a recycled bar now will need to check the contact areas haven't just been refurbed with filler. Ripped is a genuine member so you'll be OK with his but from just about anyone else I'd be checking for filler repairs in the bush contact areas. The only other option would be to weld in new tube sections or buy one of the many adjustable bars on the market.

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If you are after an investment Supra you should be talking with the Jap importers to bring one over as then you can avoid rust issues that do affect the cars that have been here for decades.

I have a complete front sub-frame surplus to needs with hubs, arms and ABS sensors. Feel free to PM me an offer for the subframe, or subframe with arms or subframe with arms and sensors. Would need to be collected from Shropshire.

Final episode today. The drive over yesterday to a B&B close by to Center Gravity showed the steering to be a bit skitty and light relative to what it had been before the new front arms were put on so it was obvious that there would be some major realignment required this morning. I arrived at CG just ahead of the appointed 08:30 and the father and son-in-law team of Peter and Chris turned up a little ahead of schedule to. After a cuppa the car was taken for a lengthy test drive and Peter diagnosed all the adjustments that would be required from running various speed and road condition tests. Aside from the skitty steering feel and wayward movement of the car over bumps he also picked up something I hadn't that the nearside rear was planting less power than the offside rear. After the run there was then 4 hours on the ramp optimising the toe, camber and caster. I elected to go for the Grandad Tourer settings so the car was given minimal toe to maximise the rubber contact and I also said I preferred heavier steering with better self centring so the caster was set higher than OEM spec at 4 degrees. Then back into the car first as a passenger and the ride comfort was transformed with bumps now just lifting or dropping the car rather than moving it sideways as before and when I drove it the steering feel was fully restored. Once all the adjustments had been made the cars ride height was good across the car and all four sides were 10mm lower than the factory stock new settings due to the car being fitted with factor Bilseins we do run slightly lower. The weight distribution was within spec so no shimming of the dampers was required. In all I was there for 5 hours. Well worth the money for anyone with a poorly aligned car or anyone wishing to set a car up more for cornering over straight line comfort if using the car on tracks or thrashing around lanes. Well over £10k poorer and only the MOT man will know. Project closed.

Rear End Parts & Materials Spend £6,870 Front End Parts & Materials Spend £1,959 Garage Labour Front End £962 The car is back and the only thing left now is the visit to Center Gravity for the chassis tune up service this Tuesday. I'll hopefully get lots of pictures of the underneath and the work Center Gravity do on Tuesday that I can add into the thread. Spend so far on the underside is £9,971 give or take a bit with no labour cost on the main part of the undertaking. There were some additional service/maintenance jobs done by the garage of fit a new O2 sensor, new clutch fluid and fill with new coolant that are in the garage labour total.

For anyone in need of a first and second cat I have a set fresh off my car that were on the car for the MOT passed only a few days ago. They have been swapped out for a better looking set of cats with intact shields, these are speed hump trashed on my original set. Anyone finding they are now in need of fully functioning pre-facelift cats feel free to PM for pics and to pitch in with an offer.

If you MOT tester knows what a Supra should have in terms of canisters and cats then those missing, modified or bypassed is an automatic fail.

The clips are actually pretty easy to swap out for new one. All you need is a watchmakers little flat head screwdriver or a micro sim tool. As for the clips there are plenty of options, I got my set off eBay with the wires. Cheap from China if you can wait a week or so. Just removed the pigtails and plugged in the old wires, removing one at a time from the old clip and fitting into the new clip as they came out that way ensuring that the wires couldn't be fitted the wrong way around. PS - The number 7 loom clips are still available. I bought quite a few as the ones holding the coil loom had gone brittle and broke when opening up. They are also used around the engine bay so I bought a few spare to change those over sometime for new. I recall that they cost Toyota prices and had to come in from Japan so took a lot of weeks to get them. Do watch out that you don't have lumps of plastic from the failed clip in the spark plug recess. If you do you won't be able to get to them until the old plug is removed and then you run the risk of the bits dropping through the hole. You'll probably know if something is amiss if you cannot get the plug socket to seat fully down onto the plug. I had to dab grease onto the end of a long screwdriver tip to pick out the bits out of the recess while at the same time pushing them away from the plug hole. All a little stressful but it did the job.

If you do decat then you need the 1.2 bar restriction ring to ensure you don't over-boost the ceramic jspec turbos. Its easy enough done yourself and you can source parts cheaper that way than going full kit from one supplier. I'd recommend you keep both cats in your garage or bedroom somewhere as that always leaves the option to put it back to stock at a future date if that is what you or another owner wishes to do. I was never sure what has been done to my car as it ran over 330bhp when it was dyno run 12 years ago and it still has both cast and no on-board boost controller. There are loads of threads on BPU upgrades

I owned 4 Capri's in succession ending with a 3.0S followed by a 2.8i Special. Next car after the 2.8 was a MkIII Supra Turbo then onto a MkIV Twin Turbo so for me it was a logical step. I still rank my 2.8 with its LSD as one of the best driver cars I've ever owned. The 3.0S was in contrast the most lethal car I've ever owned. Welcome and enjoy both.

And maybe import duty, VAT and customs handling charge.

Its incredible to see from that old thread that the UK Toyota price for these was around £100 3 years ago and now its double that, Supra inflation I guess. The company I've used a few times is an independent dealer out of Atlanta, McGeorge. They were always good at follow up on email enquiries and back 3 years ago about half the price of your local Toyota dealer. Haven't used them since buying in that crankshaft pulley though.

I bought my OEM crank pulley in from the USA maybe three years ago. Landed taxes paid about 60% of the UK price, exchange rate isn't as favourable today but it'd still be worth looking at a few US Toyota part suppliers.

Be worthwhile keeping an eye on who is where with insurers. Presently looking to get my Supra TT6 agreed value pre approved before considering any switch from current expiring policy provided by LV Classics at £28k cover - looking to raise this to £30k on renewal. I'll add to the list as insurers respond. So far results are: Classic Line OK to pre-approve on photos and write up. Came back with £18k limit on agreed value which is a long way off market so rejected. Lynbrook Didn't get past first base, here is their response to my email. Hagerty International - Classic Car insurance Good to go with £30k agreed value based upon pictures and write up. I do have history with this broker as my other classics are insured through them so that may make things easier compared to new customers making their first enquiry? Hagerty offer primarily Hiscox insurance policies. An insurer with a fairly good reputation. Brentacre Insurance Services Ltd Good to go with pre-approval on agreed value. Photos sent and form filled out. Replied quickly asking for larger pictures so I've sent them some big picture files. Approved the valuation on £150 excess and 1,500 miles. The quote from Brentacre was very competitive, however i have decided against running with their initial quote as the insurer is Markerstudy who it seems from online reviews that Adrian Flux also use. Trust Pilot and Reviewcentre reviews of Markerstudy are appalling. Both bottom 1 star rankings (as a comparison my current insurer, LV top customer satisfaction surveys like those run by Which Magazine and are 4 stars, out of five, on trust pilot). i have asked Brentacre if they have a more customer service focussed insurer on their panel that they can offer up a quote for - awaiting a response on that. I declined. Brentacre are a professional brokerage to deal with, shame about the insurers really poor customer service and claims management history expressed in online reviews. The Markerstudy quote is 40% lower than the LV Classic renewal notice. A massive saving but for me not enough to justify the potential hassle in dealing with and pursuing a claim. Adrian Flux Acknowledged contact email in an auto responder message, message stated they would soon be in contact. Called late on the next working day to add some personal information. Said they can pre-approve agreed value no problem. I told them not to bother quoting Markerstudy. Caller ask why, had I read some bad reviews. I replied, yes a great many. Caller said they are terrible aren't they. Left to email over any quotes, excluding Markerstudy. Asked to quote first and advise insurer before agreeing to pay up front a £15 valuation assessment charge. They sent over a competitive quote (though high compulsory excess) with an OK insurer so handing over the £15 and lets see what valuation they come back with. Nine days later, I'm still awaiting the valuation and the policy renewal date is fast looming. I've emailed a prod. Received a response advising they couldn't give a valuation as the form was not accompanied by any pictures (these had been provided in the initial email so were resent). Several days later still nothing and I have run out of time on the current policy so its a no from me to AF. Turned into several months with no response. £15 was refunded without having to ask. Lancaster Insurance Never responded. No acknowledgement, no reply, no call. Sky Insurance Responded after a couple of days. Rejected due to the lower than desired agreed value limit. LV Classics Received the renewal which will only go up if I called them to raise the agreed value from £28k to £30k. Its noncompetitive compared to other quotes received for £30k cover so I won't be renewing with LV Classics. Policy was on auto-renewal which has been cancelled. They never even asked why I was either considering or actually leaving. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Top tip with Broker arranged insurance is always ask who the insurer is and run background checks before paying for the cover. Worthwhile as you only get to find out how good your insurance is when you come to claim against it and although people are more driven to leave bad reviews online than they ever are to leave good ones it is easy to pick out which insurers have a bad track record when it comes to customer service and handling claims. The cheapest insurance is often not the best insurance. Went in the end with Hagerty adding the Supra to a pre-existing multi car policy. £140 for 5 months cover at £30k agreed value to take it up to the policy renewal date.

If you intend keeping the car stock it would be worth your while keeping an eye open for a stock set of wheels to buy as a spare set or even to put onto the car. The wheels are a big part of the stock look that collectors hanker for and I'd expect a £350 set of wheels today will likely add £2k+ to value in the coming years as most stock wheels got themselves binned or scrapped.