dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 HI Well ive just gone and bought a very nice supra. the garage hadnt even put a for sale sign on it and i bought it lol. she was gorgeous! shes a Turbo manual areotop (the one to get ive heard) i fell in love, put a deposit down and sign contracts. pick here up next week!! all paper work seems ok (loads of it and reciepts) and the car is totally mint.... totally... any usual problems i should look out for? any supra owners around norfolk? mainly kings lynn area want to give me some tips and show me whats what on a supra would be very welcome! il get the round in! looking forward to meeting you all, il have some pics up soon! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Hi and welcome Dan, Areotops only come in auto so it must have been converted, is it a 6 speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gaz1 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 HI Well ive just gone and bought a very nice supra. the garage hadnt even put a for sale sign on it and i bought it lol. she was gorgeous! shes a Turbo manual areotop (the one to get ive heard) i fell in love, put a deposit down and sign contracts. pick here up next week!! all paper work seems ok (loads of it and reciepts) and the car is totally mint.... totally... any usual problems i should look out for? any supra owners around norfolk? mainly kings lynn area want to give me some tips and show me whats what on a supra would be very welcome! il get the round in! looking forward to meeting you all, il have some pics up soon! Dan you need to get a spec list and engine bay pics on here fast, you don,t want a poorly converted na/t at a high price matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 5 i think mate. is that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 5 i think mate. is that bad? if it is a turbo is it a tt or an n/a t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 5 i think mate. is that bad? Thats a NA w58 gearbox most likely (could be a r154 mk3 box) and they are not very strong, be careful what you are buying mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 its a tt but been converted to single. im going over all the paperwork monday morning so will give it a proper going over anyone from the norfolk area that could come have a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 its a tt but been converted to single. im going over all the paperwork monday morning so will give it a proper going over anyone from the norfolk area that could come have a look? This could be a HUGE lemon if you aren't careful. As JamieP said, auto was the factory option on the RHD versions. If it was a TT and converted to single, entirely possible, but if it is a 5 spd it does sound like it may be a bit of an interesting one. Have you seen the engine bay? Out of interest does it have a intake manifold running across the top of the engine or along side on the right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 im guessing this thing has had a turbo conversion now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 HI any usual problems i should look out for? Might have been wise to ask that on here before buying get some pics up when you get her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 its a tt but been converted to single. im going over all the paperwork monday morning so will give it a proper going over anyone from the norfolk area that could come have a look? so you have bought a single turbo 5 speed aero top, mmmmm be careful matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 its a tt but been converted to single. im going over all the paperwork monday morning so will give it a proper going over anyone from the norfolk area that could come have a look? Single turbo and a w58 5 speed gearbox wont last 2 min mate. What you want to do is get a full spec and pics and post them up here, we will try our best to give you advice on the car:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 A or B Cheers to Gman and Damanc for the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 across top gav. im guessing, judging from the piping, the bottom one is what i want, looks tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 it could be six speed as i didnt get chance to go that fast. but couldnt tell as it was after market gearknob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 across top gav. im guessing, judging from the piping, the bottom one is what i want, looks tt Sounds like you are buying at NA with a turbo bolted on, id ask for the deposit back and look for another car tbh mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I guess you made one good choice today & joined this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 across top gav. im guessing, judging from the piping, the bottom one is what i want, looks tt Then yes, it is an NA-T conversion. While they do work, implementation of them has been VERY iffy depending on who has done the work and how they have done it. I'd personally think VERY carefully on this one. There was a member on here who had a good few hassles with his and it went through a gearbox or two if memory serves me right. It was an orange one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 this one is black. its all been done professionally. 20k worth of reciepts. a place near norwich that is said to be good? dont remember the name. ow i dunno wot to do now as she was gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 this one is black. its all been done professionally. 20k worth of reciepts. a place near norwich that is said to be good? dont remember the name. ow i dunno wot to do now as she was gorgeous Does ANY of it say XS-power on it? Bromie on here had a boostlogic NA-T installed and that wasn't cheap but it was done properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 this one is black. its all been done professionally. 20k worth of reciepts. a place near norwich that is said to be good? dont remember the name. ow i dunno wot to do now as she was gorgeous You've been sucked in by sales talk, you're much better off looking for a clean stock TT, don't let your heart rule your head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1985 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 no... ive heard of xs power. i wasnt any of that. unless they do blocks in purple. is anyone in the know from norfolk area? wana come have a look. gav u seem to know what ur talking about, is this going to be a piece of crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 no... ive heard of xs power. i wasnt any of that. unless they do blocks in purple. is anyone in the know from norfolk area? wana come have a look. gav u seem to know what ur talking about, is this going to be a piece of crap? Yeah Gav, you know about pieces of crap Joking BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 no... ive heard of xs power. i wasnt any of that. unless they do blocks in purple. is anyone in the know from norfolk area? wana come have a look. gav u seem to know what ur talking about, is this going to be a piece of crap? Jamie and Jay are right as well , it could be a little treasure with an awesome single conversion that has been absolutely spot on... chances are it isn't though (that is the sad reality) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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