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This thread might give you some pointers.

You might want to give Chris Wilson a call or email on this. First thing I'd be asking is does the uprated clutch work with the standard bore master cylinder if you retained the stock cylinder but Chris if you can track him down would be able to sort you out.

The Lexus owners forums have quite detailed threads on X reference Supra parts. They did this as Supra parts were deemed or assumed to be better in many instances, an example being the suspension arms that are a drop in but with the Supra parts it was claimed they have stiffer bushes so deemed an upgrade. Anyone looking out for this just hop over to the Luxus forums and do a search.

There is a lot of this going on. It can get a bit OCD so I've largely called time on parts buying as there are instances where I've ended up with 2 spares of quite a few things - mainly the electrical parts; just to improve the chances that one will actually work if called upon. At least that means that the part you need should be available somewhere from someone if they are willing to part. Probably most hoards will just end up on auto jumble stalls in 20 years time. Wouldn't a stockpiled parts register be a wonderful thing. Probably find there are 200 sets of headlights sitting on shelves around the country then they could be like £100 a set again.

You maybe need to check out your rear diff to subframe two mounting bushes. If the go spongy then it can cause transmission hop. If you can, rig a camera underneath and drive then you'd be able to see if there is a lot of flex in the bushes power on to power off. I replaced all my rear end for new just over a year ago and the only components that looked like they could really benefit from the change were the diff frame bushes that had gone really soft, much softer than the new OE ones. Keep you fingers crossed it isn't the diff mounts as getting the old bushes out and new bushes in isn't easy with the frame mounted on the car and isn't particularly easy with the frame off either.

There is a USA launch book to for dealerships that I have a copy of somewhere. I think I downloaded that from the NZ Supra site. Recall it gushed about the hollow fibre carpet and aerated compound rear wing as critical weight saving measures but then, the Mk III was a heavy beast.

Will LED headlight bulbs be any more passable than HID? I ditched my HID's for Night breaker bulbs and side by side there wasn't any major difference on the garage wall. Wish I'd bothered to take some pics but I didn't. Headlights aren't something I use these days so I've never used them since fitting so you may want to check out some of the online videos that show night breakers compared to standard halogen bulbs.

May as well replace with new if you can still get the arms. If you just replace the bushes with poly, which isn't cheap if you buy decent ones, you'll still be relying on your old ball joint. The arms if still available probably won't be for much longer so it's a now or never for replacing these parts with OE.

Once you find the wheel stamp you need to then work within the correct width restrictions for that size wheel.

The facelift second cat is less than half the new price of the pre-facelift second cat which tells you a lot. A new pre-facelift last time I checked was around £1,400 and facelift was around £600. If you look into the second cat chamber its a ceramic honeycomb in the pre-facelift and a void in the facelift. As for base price then there are companies who recycle scrapped cats so they can be contacted for a scrap value which for the pre-facelift Supra I'd expect to be around £60. You could contact these and others for a scrap price.

Unless you are referring to simple drive on ramps, all hydraulic ramps need to be fitted to a flat surface and usually one with at least 9 inches of concrete to support the post bolts meaning most driveways would be unsuited. Before I had my own 2 post ramp fitted I used to borrow a scissor lift at the local garage and bung the owner some beer money. That made certain jobs a lot easier and the owner would even give me a free hand on some 4 hand jobs but it was obviously limited to when and for how long. With local garages just ask, what is the worst they can say - no?

Word is its been bought by a Chicago Toyota dealership, probably as a prop for the MkV launch. I was told that Toyota UK are after a red MkIV Supra to. So maybe its just a red thing?

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?343946-1993-Supra-TT-BPU-Auto

Its not really half price but its a good £10 cheaper in store for 4l than usually available online so I grabbed myself a load for my Range Rover - while stock last.

I have run my car with its jspec brakes to 158mph on the gauge and never had any issues pulling up on the Autobahn when the Polish wagon doing 50mph pulls out in front. The big brakes = better stopping power is largely a myth. Big discs just dissipate heat faster than smaller discs so can withstand repeated use longer before fade sets in. Multi pot brakes tend to reduce the effort required in braking more than stopping you in a shorter distance. So, unless you are planning to go track racing then you would probably not notice any difference beyond pedal feel with big brakes over small brakes and not actually reduce the stopping distance in a emergency braking situation appreciably. More effective braking, as in shorter stopping distance, is tied much more to your tyre and brake pad selection/quality/newness that it is to big brake or small brake.

If you are concerning yourself in any way with resale value then you probably shouldn't bother. 5 years ago singled TT6's were fetching two to three times what the stock cars were. Today they fetch the same with stock TT6s an easier sell so the direction of price travel is evident.

I bought one of these a couple of years back from a Toyota Genuine Parts dealer for 60% of the price of Toyota Oxford. Probably worth checking out US supplier options if you aren't in a real hurry even though the exchange rate is a little lower than it was when I bought my one. From memory it was about £65 delivered back then, genuine Toyota.

Facelift or pre? The pre-facelift actually has a cat element. I'll be swapping out my two cats next May if you are still looking then (pre-facelift).

There looks to be a part number under the bolt - uncover that and do a search and that might identify what it was originally intended for.

I think there is one running on eBay, or there was yesterday.

I recon a OEM original fit set of wheels on a pristine stock car will be worth at least £2k on the asking price of a car in a few years time as most got binned and that means (once the wheels are discontinued) most Supras wont have access to a set of stock wheels. That's a problem as the wheels are a big visual part of the stock look that historical auto investors strive for. If they don't get £600 now its only a matter of time till they do and with Supra parts inflation that's not going to take too long at all.

Wondered what they look like - here is the advert address

I'm sure there are clauses specifically concerning false information about owners, main drivers, addresses, where it'll be parked overnight etc. that would invalidate any insurance.

I doubt any insurer would provide cover for you to self export a vehicle. That'd leave them wide open to fraudulent claims of oh it got stolen somewhere en route. You can get transit insurance which costs 1% of value insured and then arrange your own 20 foot container shipment port to port. So long as you do it before March 29th there won't be any major paperwork issues whereas after that date there may be. PS - The transit insurance I arranged in the past had a 30 day term.