Inferno's Supra: Restored & Built From The Ground Up

[James]

+1 on that.

 

Exactly as I said before. Rear lights and it'd be awesome(er).

[Inferno]

I find they are one of those components that photos just don't do justice for (the same goes for the steering wheel) - in "real life" they look extremely impressive and very modern (thanks to the time spent, eye for detail and great work by Si!). Lit up, they look simply amazing.

 

In the worst case, I have a spare set of OEM S2's

[adnanshah247]

i really like the rear lights............

[Willson]

Yeah I like them too, something different. And its not like they are hard to change

[Inferno]

i really like the rear lights............

 

Yeah I like them too, something different. And its not like they are hard to change

 

Thanks guys, they look stunning in person and everyone who has seen the car has commented specifically on the rear lights! They look amazing when lit-up too. Hopefully I will get some photos and videos of them in operation.

[Inferno]

A shot showing the underside, including the newly sprayed read bumper:

 

 

The underbody protection:

 

 

Again:

 

 

Some better shots of Vinces amazing work:

 

 

 

 

A better idea of how the entire underbody looks, from front to rear:

 

 

 

 

Some nice photos showing the auto tranny sump, exhaust cutout, chromed sump, exhaust and all the other underbody goodies:

 

 

 

A better shot of the exhaust cutout:

 

 

The front of the car, with the number plate in the UP position:

 

 

 

In the DOWN position:

 

[Inferno]

Some shots of Larrys immaculate wiring:

 

 

 

 

 

The exhaust shield:

 

 

Quick shot showing how the exhaust protrudes perfectly from the rear bumper - nice and flush!

 

 

 

The car being lifted up for some underbody work, refinement and detailing:

 

 

A couple of aerial shots:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the stance of the car, and as you can see, the alignment made a huge difference:

 

[adnanshah247]

coooooooooooooooh wat a sexy looking animal of a car!

[Matt H]

Love the under shots of the car, really sets it apart for me - shame it will rarely be seen. Only thing i'd say is teh colour of the car lets it down. It might be the camera qaulity, but can hardly see any of the cars lines. Stunning machine none-the-less though. Real awe inspiring.

[Guest Soarer Tim]

Fantastic build, really enjoyed reading this. Great photos too, look forward to seeing some outside the workshop in the sunlight.

[Luxluc]

Wow. What a beast.

[ripped_fear]

you have created one hell of a monster there man! she really is a looker and the underside of the car is pure art!

[Inferno]

Gently placing the car back on the ground:

 

 

A rear shot, better showing the new;y aligned suspension (including flush wheels):

 

 

Off the lift, the car sits much lower (especially with the roberuta cup kit in the default down position):

 

 

The paint is so shiney that the flash of the camera screws up the photo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The LED rear lights look VERY subtle in the dark... (until they light up, then they look AMAZING):

 

 

[Inferno]

The rear hatch appears stock... with a nice selection of tools:

 

 

 

The centre console however hides many features that are hiding away:

 

 

Here are the dynos Larry did to fine tune the tranny, proEFI, sequential setup, nitrous, spool valves, exhaust cutout etc:

 

Note, all runs were made with VP109 unleaded fuel.

 

At 14psi:

 

 

At 22psi:

 

 

At 27psi:

 

Edited October 25, 2010 by Inferno (see edit history)

[adnanshah247]

you do know inferno that this car doesnt belong on the road now, it should be put in a museum or something! honest to god, what a machine, my jaw drops everytime i look at this thread!

[ripped_fear]

you do know inferno that this car doesnt belong on the road now, it should be put in a museum or something! Honest to god, what a machine, my jaw drops everytime i look at this thread!

 

+1

[Martin J]

you do know inferno that this car doesnt belong on the road now

 

If I had this, I'd be terrified to drive it!!! It's absolutely superb, I'd be so afraid of all that amazing work being ruined.

 

But then I'd think about all the money I'd spent on it and have to drive it

[Bailey.]

If I'd spent that much money and time on something,,,,,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd cuff the shit out of it, end of!

[Inferno]

For Matt H (links fixed, had a couple of them mixed up)

 

Here are the dynos Larry did to fine tune the tranny, proEFI, sequential setup, nitrous, spool valves, exhaust cutout etc:

 

Note, all runs were made with VP109 unleaded fuel.

 

At 14psi:

 

 

At 22psi:

 

 

At 27psi:

 

[Inferno]

I have had a few comments about the steering wheel... the fact is that it looks MUCH nicer in person, much better in fact than any of the 4 spoke, 3 spoke, CF or TRD Supra wheels I have seen.

 

I know it sounds cliche, but it really does look completely different in person and blends/matches perfectly with the rest of the interior. I took this photo recently of the steering wheel to show how nice it actually looks in person - a slightly better job than the initial photos of it I posted:

 

 

[Stevo]

Is there a folding mirror switch to go into that space on the dash below the right-hand air vent mate?

[Guest blueangel]

i have the same wheel dude and it does just suit the car, would love to have done what you have on my car but i am replacing parts as and when i can.

[EdMorris]

I like the steering wheel, looks right. As you say, a better pic too.

[Tee from China]

superb detail from those guys at SP as usual. Have only one observation and nothing to do with the built as such, just cant for the life of me understand why Ikeya used a gold colour and not silver for those beautiful suspension arms which would be more 'neutral' and tie in with all the other bits and bobs

[Inferno]

For the last round of posts, I will shut up and let the pictures do the talking!