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Hey Rider, in my opinion these cars aren't a sound financial investment full stop, certainly not as an enthusiast - parts are expensive, knowledge scarce and parts getting rarer by the day. We have many so called investers taking in absolute rot boxes and selling them for many thousands abroad hasn't helped with any of the above. For folks like me who are a little late to the party it makes running one and working on one pretty expensive. A cry from the £3k NA auto I had when I was in my 20's. From an enthusiasts perspective there are literally hundreds of faster, better-in-almost-every-measurable-way, cars out there. This is something I wrestled with a lot before I bought one. I like to drive my cars and it could be expensive doing so with a Supra. It's definitely one of my more heart-over-head purchases That said, you can't help what you like and I've wanted one for a long time, and with prices on the rise I decided it was now or never, Scooter's was very reasonably priced and he's a lovely guy to boot and so a deal was done. I wanted a project as much as I wanted a Supra and Scooter's car I certainly have both! As for next steps, I don't plan on spending absurd amounts of money and I certainly wont be looking to just drive it to a garage have them make good. I need to keep an eye on the pennies to try and balance the books somehow. That said I'll probably be headed more towards the OEM+ look/feel as time marches on - if it loses money because of it so be it but it certainly wont be standard. They were pretty boring stock

Hi folks, thought I best introduce myself. I've recently bought @Scooter's Supra so will be on here a fair amount asking stupid questions. I was thinking of knocking together a bit of a build thread for future reference as I love the fact it has so much history being a forum owned car. Bit like cutting open a tree so figured it might be nice to keep that going. Look forward to speaking to some of you in the near future. J

Thought I'd update this for reference. Anyone who's interested: Part Numbers (green plugs in picture) 90980–11416 - Female 16 pin plug 90980–11415 - Male 16 pin plug Male/female pins are Sumitomo TS / DL / SL 090 Male Terminal 0.5 - 1.25 Can get them from here: https://www.automotiveconnectors.com/sumitomo-09023mm-male-contact-03-125mm.html

It's the male @Mike2JZI'm after.

Cheers Mike, It's the green plug in shot here. Like I say the bottom right pin is still in place so it looks grand from the front. If you know what tool you need to get them out and what crimp they are I'll happily order some. Equally, am hoping they are similar to the ones on my Subaru so I can pinch one off the spare loom there

@Mike2JZcheers I've just seen your message. I ended up using a bore scope to find the top slider you were on about. As soon as I pushed the green connector out of it the blue/yellow wire appeared - crimped bit has corroded leaving the pin in the plug. Id really like to re-pin it but that's gonna be an absolute arse to get to. I'm also not sure what pins those plugs take ...

Hi there, I have an issue where I have no permanent live through to the stereo/antenna etc. I've traced it to the green/orange plugs (GC1/AC1) respectively. It looks like whatever bridges the orange plug to the green plug is down as I have no continuity between the two but have continuity between the battery and and the green plug and the orange plug to the antenna/stereo power. The junction box is in the passenger side footwell however it's pretty tough to move around. Does anyone knows what I need to remove to get it out ? I've disconnected all the plugs and taken out the bolt but wonder if there are any other hidden fixings ? Thanks in advance

Thanks Ric, I'll give him a shout !

Hi folks. Is there anyone in the UK doing good quality LED retrofits for Supra headlights? Obviously UK legal retrofit (I'm aware they need to be below a certain wattage to be legit, and obviously in the right housing) Thanks,

Even with the high miles someone had a bit of a steal at £16k. If you fancied a ULEZ compliant one could always get an import and hope it dodges the ULEZ charge

Hi Dumfriez, it's an odd one but does it only happen weh nyou turn the wipers on ? Those guys use a fair amount of juice so wondering if its batter/alternator related? Perhaps check they are both healthy and take it from there ? Does it idle ok when it does run ?

You're not really looking for the ECU at this point, more concentrating on the connectors on top of the coil plugs themselves and anything back towards the bulkhead of the car. A main dealer will likely have no idea about these cars, most of the folks who work on them at main dealers weren't even about when they stopped production You may need to have it transported to a specialist at this point. Unless you have a very talented auto electrican locally (or a mechanic who does old school diagnostics rather than just plug a computer in and assume it will tell them the answer) I'd be quite choosy who works on it next.

Sounds like a coil(or coils) aren't sending back an IGF signal to the ECU and the ECU is killing the engine. If it's running good (allbeit briefly) that would be my first guess on the limited info you've given. That could simply be down to corroded/bad connectors between the coolpacks and ECU. Check those and clean if they look coroded inside (e.g. rust/corrosion) bit of isopropyl alcohol and a decent brush which can get in there should do it. This is worth a read. https://automotivetechinfo.com/2021/07/how-to-find-toyota-ignition-system-faults-fast-dotting-the-igfs-and-crossing-the-igts/ Good luck

Hey @norman1979it wasn't that one I was interested in

Hi folks, joined with the intention of speaking to someone about a car for sale on the classifieds section but have no idea how long it'll take for me to be able to post in there or message someone. Can anyone help?