fastphil666

Thanks folks for reaching out. I borrowed a telescopic magnet and had it fished out in 5mins, first try. I should have a look at this now you mention it, can you remove it with the rear bumper in place? The outside has been undersealed and looks ok but i know looks are often misleading. This is the tool i rescued, it had a 1/4" drive on top of the handle and the magnet got it.

So i was re-fitting the rear bumper after some tlc (a touch up). The 2 nuts in the drivers rear quarter were tightened up, then i dropped the driver down into the quarter, it fell next to the plastic vent. Ive spent about an hour an a half so far "fishing" with a magnet and string but still no luck. I started to to try an remove the plastic vent but theres no space next to the petrol tank. Ive borrowed a telescopic magnet so tomorow i'll be attempting it again. Anyone else done this and can offer some pearls of wisdom....

Very nice find, largely a clean supra. Love the stock body too. Very jealous of your car collection.

Im basically wondering, if i didnt want the lights, would copy/pre face lift spats cover the holes left by the lights?

Do the copy ones just go straight accross then? I have a veilside bumper which i wanted to swap to oem but it will mean new spats that cover the light or a cutout one and new side lights

The oem option, jdm spats. Do they cover the light/reflector on a facelift import or is the reflector just above the top of the spat? Thanks in advance

I wasnt so much comparing a supra and vx220, more to say that was a car you could corner at silly speeds (100mph) Swampy I have nothing bad to say about the autobox, i know a lot turn their nose up if it isnt a tt6! The auto in the supra is brilliant an in its time must have blown peoples minds. I suppose its just horses for courses, the type of a road and b roads i drive doesnt suit the supra's power delivery/level. On motorways theyre still a quick car, however straight roads are boring!

Mine has kw variant 3's with trd anti roll bars all bushes are healthy. The handling is good for the age and type of car, just the fun factor for me is full boost. Power delivery on the supra means high revs and your really moving. I have owned some serious handling cars, namely my vx220 turbo, that could corner at ridiculous speeds and was tiny. Power came on early and was very useable

Thanks T2 msw, no longer wanted, have found.

I owned an n/a 5 speed szr when i worked for ifor williams trailers, 2 years as a daily and i could give it a squeeze on the same roads without worrying about firing off into the undergrowth. I believe that the supra handles well for the type of car it is (gt car) suprised me tbh. Mine has kw version 3 coilovers and trd anti roll bars, just the car doesnt feel exciting until its delivering its all, you cant do that on the roads i like.

Ive owned a mk2 mr2 na, rev 1. Slow but no abs or power steering. It was a daily and winter was an experience. Ace cars though with a sense of occasion. I actually looked for them before i bought this supra, always liked them. Im not bothered about rear end going for a walk, majority of cars ive owner have been rwd, (e92 m3, supra na/5spd, vx220 turbo, mx5, mr2's, e30 325i) just in the frame of mind that maybe the power delivery is a bit much for the roads i drive. The m3 was 400hp but it was all revs, a smile at any speed with the v8 wailing!

Where in cheshire my friend? Any pics you could send?

On that type of road, bypass or motorway, she is a beast! Ive had a play, obviously on private land, with a friends r33 gtr. Up to 100mph he had the edge after that i reeled him in an passed him with ease, saw an indicated 175mph before i shut off.

I have had a feel of these before and will change them as a matter of cause, like you say though theyre tough to get at and yes i cut my hands to bits. Will have another go or get the wife/babies hands in there

I have been thinking about this a lot lately, my tt supra was my "poster on the wall" car growing up, or gran turismo garage car of choice. Having owned it for coming up to 2 years ive realised a few things, it really is a fast car still!! Mine is a bpu tuned auto, so around 400hp at the flywheel. Its a third car so only comes out for a play now an again. I live in north wales, so my route of choice is twisty A and B roads. The supra tt isnt really made for these roads in my oppinion. Great visibility and ride/handling withstanding, power delivery isnt really suited. If you want the 2nd turbo rush you need to be on it, so 100mph by the time you look down. Your then on the brakes because your going too fast for the next corner. Conversely if your on the first turbo only, 8-10psi, its not very quick/exciting at all. Obviously with traffic etc, you hardly ever get to push on. With winter here, any decent prod of the throttle and we have tc cutting in. I love the car and owning my dream car but for the roads i use, i cant help feeling a 90's/00's evo/impreza would suit me better. I have a mk3 mr2 track car which is shit slow but you can wring its neck all the time and barely creep past the national speed limit!! Am i crazy? Any similar thoughts on this...

So in the situation i describe, drop down to a lower gear then ask it to build boost from nothing may be the issue?

Thanks again for the replies, had a good look again, checked all vsv's and they have no issues, continuity and flow and switched flow all good. Checked the boost pipe that can collapse inside, thats fine. I used a bicycle pump on the actuators, egbv and egcv both move with very little pressure applied. Whats the purpose of the pressure tank? I'll have to check hoses for it.

Condition and price please?

After an oem rear bumper, gunmetal grey would be great.

Hi chris, if i find it is stiff to move or getting wedged in place, can i remove the exhaust and clean it up? Also can it be greased in any way so it doesnt do it again?

The accordion pipes, do you mean the pipes on top that join the 2 turbo's? One is a greddy silicone hose, the other looks non-oem too. I will have a good look today, i have an 11 month old so spare time is tight. See what i can see. Thanks for your help guys, i'll check if theres anything unterward before i adjust a thing.

Where abouts are you located?

How hard is the egcv actuator rod to move by hand? Have an intermittent issue, if i run my auto in manual mode, in second about 35mph and stamp on it, i sometimes dont get 2nd turbo. Also had it in auto when its changed down an no boost. Noticed an odd noise, like air escaping as boost builds (like a blown ic pipe) Ive checked all vsv's and replaced all vacuum pipes apart from the 2 to the pressure tank (fat hands) all ok. It did it on a run last week, popped the bonnet and gave it a rev, you could see the actuator rod move, but seemed to be notchy movements when returning to normal position?

Thanks again

Thanks for that dnk, what are we using to compress photos to 500kb then?