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erachter

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  1. Nissan is doing the same thing really. They just take a part that is already available, put it under the heritage scheme and increase the price 3x-4x.
  2. Looks like a facelift one, which are already available lol (atleast in US)
  3. make it 6NO, will still be kinda silver
  4. I believe GZ were only a JDM option
  5. 2.5 inch bore Same pipe as 2nd decat(but with a cat) Can ship Located in Crawley £100
  6. I had exactly same issue on mine after oil change(appearing when stuck in traffic) and it disappeared by itself in a couple of days
  7. I am not usually a fan of bodykits, but this one looks really cool, even the spoiler
  8. I had just the front suspension, I've ordered all the rear arms(traction rod, upper arms, lower arms, arb links and tension rod) from Japan. I use the car daily and I am having a different mindset, something like "Nothing else can break ". And its quite pleasing to go through a number of potholes or road imperfections and to hear nothing from the suspension
  9. Thanks! Its the same as all the other Supra models, besides the anti roll bar(its thicker). I did the work at Darren @ Magnum Performance in Enfield and he did an amazing job. you can either reuse and update the bushings or completely replace the arms. Thanks a lot!
  10. Part 1 - Buying the car I have found the car on ebay, it was an auction listing and I contacted the buyer and convinced him to sell me the car before the auction ends It was owned by a previous club member near Glasgow and had a big stack of previous service history, has a lot of stamps in the history book and was serviced by Toyota until 2002 when it had about 90k miles. It sat for a long time until 2012 (97k miles) and then was not used much until I bought it (had 106k miles when bought). It now has 114k miles and its not been a year since I bought it and I am happy to say that the car is enjoyed as it should be and that its not a garage queen. When I bought it the car had various issues, and a lot of stuff was worn: - Car was misfiring at high rpms, it had a bad tune(on Syvecs S6) and probably spark and coils were just too old, these all got replaced - Rear tires were worn, because of the camber it was running had inside wear - Car was too low and too cambered - Had hardrace rear arms which were terrible and completely rusted, it was not possible to adjust them, the original 1993 OEM ones in the front were in very good condition btw, so OEM Toyota really means quality - Needed an alignment badly, but it was not possible to do one because of the rusted rear arms and bolts - Something strange was happening with the paint, clear coat was kinda washing off - Seats were worn due to age - A lot of dodgy wiring and fittings, for example later I found out that the fuel pump was wired with a household connector with no fuse or relay - Fuel lines were rusted Of course, as any smart man I decided to buy the car and drive it back 500 miles to the other side of the UK. It drove flawlessly and had no issues down the road.
  11. I have BC coilovers at the softest settings and I am really happy with the ride comfort. My ride height is set to just a tiny bit lower than stock.
  12. mine does this when battery is almost dead
  13. I know the previous owner owned it for a couple of years so maybe before that. I think all of the last 3 owners(including me) were club members
  14. These are actually XXR 521 with BBS stickers Have 0 issues with them, had a few pairs of JR wheels previously and all were crap, they were wobbling at high speeds. These have been through quite some tough terrain, no cracks or any issues whatsoever. Fronts: 8.5J ET35 - 235/40/18 (Chinese tyres but they work great, next time will put some branded ones) Rear: 10.5j ET20 - 265/35/18 (Goodyear Eagle F1) Arches have been slightly rolled, I am thinking of going for 275 next time since I have 0 rubbing with 265. Pics from underneath:
  15. I hope so, since I have invested too much in the car haha
  16. Wanted to create a thread for a long time related to my Supra to have a history of what was done to the car. Got the car in July 2020, sold my NA5 few days before and wanted to upgrade to one with a turbo I will be detailing everything I did with the car over these posts, including a few roadtrips across Europe. This initial post will be related to what the car is now and how it looks. 1993 UK-spec Toyota Supra (I believe this is from the first batch that were brought to UK) Exterior and chassis: 113k miles Full repaint in October 2020 in Reneissance Red 2.0 (color from the new Supra) looks absolutely amazing. Was a full windows-out respray. Fully stock exterior-wise. Headlight washers were deleted but the bumper is original. Underbody was stripped and treated/restored by Darren at Magnum Performance, absolutely amazing job, car looks better then it came from the factory lol. Headlights inserts painted black. Suspension: Fully restored stock OEM UK-spec suspension £3k worth of new OEM parts, bushes, wheel bearings, etc.. single thing that is not OEM is ARB bushes(strongflex) BC ER coilovers OEM calipers refurbished by Bigg Red in a red color Chris Wilson pads, OEM discs Interior: Completely stock, besides the radio and Toucan display Cruise control still works lol Leather was professionaly retrimmed @Oct 2020 in the original cream color, we've hand picked the leather to match the exact structure and color of how it was from the factory and the result is amazing Dash panels refinished in the original soft touch paint New OEM handbrake lever New OEM auto shifter Engine and performance mods: Forged engine at 102k miles, currently running 600bhp @1.2bar of boost CP Pistons 9:1 comp ratio Forged rods Arp hardware everywhere 264 cams ID 1050x injectors Bosch 044 fuel pump Whifbitz exhaust manifold with 2 x 38mm turbosmart wastegates BW S362 SXE 0.91 AR turbo @1.2bar Greedy intercooler Whifbitz single box 3 inch exhaust with blue tip Syvecs S6 + Toucan Display etc. Drivetrain: Big diff - B04D (eu-spec auto diff 3.538 ratio) Rebuilt A343 @113k miles auto gearbox with upgraded valve body(shifts very quick and smooth) and Raybestos clutch packs with a lot of other goodies I am using the car as a daily and I really like the Auto gearbox, its one of the best autos that I've driven.
  17. The bad part is that there is nothing really useful for us, we had headlights available before, door handles are not a rarity and brake boosters were available too... So I don't see anything that is valuable. Interior parts, dash panels, rear speaker panels, drivetrain parts, etc. thats what we really need. If they would start producing a new v160 or parts for it(which is not possible, I know) it would sell in thousands, not just for the Supra.
  18. from what I've seen its about $670 per each facelift headlight or pre-facelift ones. Thats from Japanese dealers.
  19. Maybe not the right thread for this, but does anyone have any experience on how BW EFRs compare to Precision gen2? They seem to be in the same price range.
  20. 85500-12240 85515-14010 85513-12020 All of these
  21. Its been on FB a couple of months ago for 14k if I am not mistaken
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