Miguel

How go's the fight CJ ?

You should have a dipstick, a Lokar one. Wiring diagrams for the speedo were in the box, but I'll have a look around to see if I can find anything more specific for you ( my memory isn't that good;) ). The only other wiring is the reverse light switch, which you splice into the original Supra gearbox selector reverse circuit, and the Trans-brake solenoid, which is a simple fused power and earth relay circuit ( make sure to run a warning light so you know when it's activated). It's then up to you how you want to run the extra coolers and fans I threw in, I would recommend thermostated and in good airflow. There are loads of aftermarket oil-pans for the TH400 ( I can't comment if they all fit) but I think the stock pan was roughly 4 litres with it being closer to 10~12 to fill entirely. I believe BL also do their own deep pan one that will definitely fit, so it might be worth asking Zohair on that front. HTH

Glad to hear you've found the Supra love again. You'll have to massage the nearside passenger footwell/tunnel ever so slightly in order to give enough clearance for the selector shaft on the box. Other than that, and the hole you'll need to make for the shifter cable, there isn't too much messing with the body. What I supplied you with, along with the few changes I made, should see a pretty easy install with minimal modding. The shift is indeed reverse pattern ( pull back to go up gears) with Trans-brake. The Trans-brake is also your reverse gear - select neutral and switch Trans-brake on. Normal operation of the Trans-brake is achieved by selecting first gear, taking up the slack on the drivetrain and activating the Trans-brake solenoid. If you get stuck drop me a PM and I'll try and remember what's what.

I vaguely remember CW commenting on the Chrysler V6's, might be worth aiming some questions his way?

Hey Mark, long time no see. You still not fitted the TH400 yet!

^ Add a six speed diff to that list, which also helps with the below .

Fingers crossed for him. Get well soon Jurgen.

I'm a little sad that the V10 is no more, it was a great engine, a turbo version of it would have been a monster. Saying that, the V8TT is a none too shabby replacement, certainly sounded nice on the one down at FOS. Don't know about the looks though, maybe because I kind of got used to the last one and actually find it nice to look at now. [ATTACH=CONFIG]137270[/ATTACH]

Can someone please give me information on these boxes; What theyre like to drive daily? Nowhere near as nice as the Toyota box. Only 3 speed so whats it like on motorway? Get used to revs, or fit a Gear Vendor O/D and empty your wallet Can you use the lockup switch? Doesnt' have one - unless you go for the weaker full auto or find an aftermarket lock-up option (rare). Direct replacment for the BL setup im told although need to use my existing bellhousing, What power will they take? It fits in the hole with some gentle persuasion, thats it! You need new prop/adapter, crossmember mount, speed sensor adapter, cooling fab and shifter mech mods. The power it will take will be based on how it's been built. A manual valve body TH400 will take more than an auto one ( This was the case when I had one anyway, could have come on since then) Will my pi3200 histall work ok with one? Nope. It's custom fit. Is it true you can just stick it in Drive, you have to manually use the gears? As mentioned, they come in both manual and auto valve body formats. One will give you a big arm, the other won't. Do yourself a favour and listen to JP. If you want to keep this as a road car with the odd drag here and there, then put a manual in it. At the power you're at you WILL be here again if you stick with a modified A340E box. Turbo 400's, glides, 4L80E's lean more to the dedicated drag enthusiast, and although cheaper than a lot of other options out there, they are still more expensive do to properly than a 6 speed conversion.

Fingers crossed.

Well done to all involved. You must be over the moon with that result Jamie. Sounds tasty too.

Congratulations on making it another year Have a good one, John.

Excellent news Jurgen. Very unusual for a company to step up like this, you must be over the moon. Fingers crossed it all goes to plan 3rd time around.

Not great news CJ. My thoughts are with you for a return to full health.

He most likely will, but you never know.

Might be worth a chat with Iain Litchfield, I believe he's band-sawing a good block up to see how it's cast.

Can anyone recommend one in Kent/Sittingbourne/Sheppey area ? Thanks in advance.

Obviously quite a few people, she hasn't got to where she has by being unpopular. Personally I don't see what the fascination is with her, I would imagine a better conversation could be had with blow up Sally - possibly less plastic in it too.

My current screen saver: [ATTACH=CONFIG]136416[/ATTACH] Personally I think the new 6/upcoming M6 is a vast improvement, aesthetically, over the previous Bangle abortion.

That's insane

Great project

Hell of a lot of car for the money there.

M5.... grabs coat.

There would only be one way to really answer that as there are too few cases of big power SMG's, for example, to make a comparison. A couple of companies like HPF have largish HP SMG M3's running, but I don't class a few short bursts up a drag strip to be the measure of reliability. I wouldn't be surprised if they handle more than we think though considering most of their internals are based on a manual box design; after all, on paper the V160 shouldn't stand up to the power that some Supra owners throw though it, but it does.