Guest sampson Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Bought my first supra. Had to be cheep because carnt afford a good one with the cash I get. anyway this is my winter prodject to rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steady_dave Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Great potential, looking forward to seeing this take shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 how much did you get it for? is it declared? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sampson Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Paid £1000 for it and its not declared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Wow that's going to cost you thousands to fix. What is your budget? Considering you could have got a decent auto TT Supra for £4k I hate to say it but I think you've made a bit of a mistake there mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sampson Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 My other half's dad has his own body shop so its going to cost me nothing to sort it. only need to pay for materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 My other half's dad has his own body shop so its going to cost me nothing to sort it. only need to pay for materials. Materials (in good condition) to fix that will still cost you loads mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 thats minor front damage if the body is getting done free the parts are near enough free mate, you can have a slight damaged bonnet for free;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 thats minor front damage if the body is getting done free the parts are near enough free mate, you can have a slight damaged bonnet for free;) Sorry but that car is fooked - it's hit a lamp post/tree head on and things will be very bent under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sampson Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 the car starts and drives fine. only spent £500 so far and i nearly have everything so its not too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 true you could be right there if the underside is mashed than you have major repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Against my better judgement, best of luck with that. At least you are following your dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sampson Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Sorry but that car is fooked - it's hit a lamp post/tree head on and things will be very bent under there. it isnt bad there is nothing there that carnt be sorted otherwise i wouldnt have bought it. ive seen plenty of cars down at the bodyshop alot worse and we have made them look mint. you wouldnt be able to tell that its been jiged or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 it isnt bad there is nothing there that carnt be sorted otherwise i wouldnt have bought it. ive seen plenty of cars down at the bodyshop alot worse and we have made them look mint. you wouldnt be able to tell that its been jiged or anything. Actually you would if you know what you're looking at fella but don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying don't do it I'm just saying it might prove expensive. Time and time again I see people getting into financial trouble because of these cars. Supras are not cheap cars lol and they never will be. Good luck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I wish you well - keep us posted on progress and parts - will be interesting to see how it all unfolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sampson Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Im not in no mad rush to finish it anyway. its something I want to have done for the summer. dont think theres any point in respraying it while the weather is crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Ouch! That had to hurt! Good luck with the project. Ballsy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 i agree with some others think this is a bit of a mistake, repairing pannels and making a car look ok is only the start, could of bent and buckled parts not visable and could effect the driveability and the potentially weak parts that may of had some serious stress through the accident. its a n/a and you could of picked a complete one up for like a grand or 2 extra?! would of been a lot less work and ok might be a little more money then what you have paid but at least you have the piece of mind it hasnt been trashed before and a possible death trap? the car itself could be twisted which wil result in future problems? fair play if you want to take it on your self or get some one else to do it but are they going to be that keen doing so much work for no money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 also that front on pic looks like the left wheel is at a different angle to the other? buying all these parts is going to cost a fortune, even simple things like head lights aint cheap! looks like every thing has been pushed onto the engine block too? is the pullys damaged? have they pushed into the block for possible internal damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I was offered a nice NA Auto that needed a water pump and MOT a little while ago for just over 1K, I think your car may turn out to be false economy Good luck though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Did the seller have an orgasm when you paid him? I think I would have done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lucasl Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Get the car on a ramp and get some pics of the underside, is it me or does the drivers side front strut top look like its in the wrong place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 looks a bit off might explain the wheel angle and why its sticking out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I cant see it being a loss theres over a grand in bits there if he changes his mind, good luck with the project mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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