listy Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 think i might have to get a white respray myself. this looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 OK lads i got all the suspension arms and tie rods of the passenger side,over the weekend. (pics posted soon).looking at the condition ther in im not waisting money on new arms when new bushes and a good shot blast is all thats needed lol.. after calling MVP last night thay told me the R2 racing bushes or on back order so i decided to to have a look around for somthing nearer to home.. i found some proflex bushes from a tuning site that was much better then all the other prices iv found.. toyota just called ,my new hubs and front brake kit is in and that is in so im going over tomorrow to pick them up. so the next move is to take the arms over to worcestor powder coating and get them shot blasted ,and get the new bush,s fitted as soon as thay come from mr post,e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Right after a rethink im going to have my new arms i orderd instead of tarting up the old ones. when you add up the new bushs,shot blasting ,plating its just about half the price of new ones, and you carnt replace the ball joints cos ther part of the arms,so its better to pay that bit more and have new for peace of mind.. Here are the pics of the suspension coming out,it was a bit of a pain in the bum,due to not having much ground clearance,but i got ther after a bit of wd 40 and a few swear words later, i carnt wait to get the new parts on. A few pics of the car washed down,just before i started.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Looks fantastic Adam ! Great work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 That's a great improvement Adam, she is looking much better now, although I am not sure about the black door handles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Nice work I like the front white and black, thats was the one of the options i was thinking on mine when i had my resprayed but instead of the black been in those two corners i sprayed the black in the middle section and the two side bits. Looking forward when you finish this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Any close ups of the paint fella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Any close ups of the paint fella? il get some pics in a bit...it needs a good moping yet tho fella, thers also a few little bits to do that im not happy with,, i dont know if im happy with how the front bumper fits, thers a small gap between the bottom of the lights and the bumper my ocd will not put up with it like that so i will have to address that when iv done the running gear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Nice work I like the front white and black, thats was the one of the options i was thinking on mine when i had my resprayed but instead of the black been in those two corners i sprayed the black in the middle section and the two side bits. Looking forward when you finish this cheers mate;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazuk Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 nice work mate , mind me asking how much are new suspension arms from Toyota ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 nice work mate , mind me asking how much are new suspension arms from Toyota ? cheers chaz £150 uppers £219 lowers atb adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 hi peeps,well i got a bit more done on the supra.. i had a real good look at the lower passenger arm and found it to be in very good condition and the ball joint was also fine. so i took it to worcestor powder coating in pershore, thay gave it a real good blasting and only charged me a £10;) iv got them to powder coat the suspension bracket and the tie rod in red for just a £5:innocent: monday morning il post up when ther done. but for now il post up the pics of the lower arm blasted .when i got home i gave the bits a few coats of matt black ... il be sending for the new power flex bushs in a day or two and get them fitted (with pics):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 here are the pics of the lower arm work, the paint is shiny here cos it was just done .the arms are nice and matt finish now.. power flex bushs yet to be fitted, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) im having to work on one side at a time cos of it being on the drive and having no ramp . here,s a few more parts iv bought for the front passenger side. drivers side is next,then work will start on the back end. NEW PASSENGER SHOCK NEW PASSENGER UPPER ARM NEW UK SPEC CALIPER NEW HUB NEW SHIM KIT NEW FITTING KIT NEW STEERING KNUCKLE (orderd) NEW BREMBO DRILLED DISCS (orderd) NEW GREEN STUFF PADS,(orderd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thats about it for the passenger side.I bought a few other parts aswell NEW FACELIFT REAR LIGHTS AND LOOMS NEW RADIATOR COULING NEW PASSENGER MIRROR Edited February 19, 2012 by adam b (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Morning all....:D:D well its trying to snow here,but that will not stop me ,ha ha ..im gonna take the old passenger shock off today and take a look see at what els can be done.. im gonna take the old rear lights out ,then fit the new ones... I will keep the pics rolling for the project thread.. as this thread will soon need moving ther now iv decided to build the supra with mostly new oem parts & some after market stuff.. except buying new engine from toyota,i will be buying all new parts.. I will get the engine rebuilt by dude next year,by then the rest of the car will be renewed and that should be the last job,setteling on around 600bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 OK a small update,,, im of to pick up the rest of the parts from mr T for the passenger side, im not getting OEM suspension now,each complete shock is made up of eight parts and costs at least £300:blink: so im going with coil overs... thay dident give me the complete hub,so i got on the phone to john ,he said parts were missing and for my trouble thay would not charge me for the steering knuckle.. so ther should be a new knuckle and complete hub waiting for me .. im of to the powder coaters aswell today to get the suspension bracket & the tie rod done in red..:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 My new parts should be at toyota this morning.Thay said the 28th so im gonna bell them in a bit.:D new steering knuckle new complete hub new dust cover. I also picked up the powder coated parts ,thay sure look good in red...il take some pics in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 HI to all.:D Well iv not had much time to do eny work on the car ,due to other things taken my time... but just latly iv managed to get some supra time back in,.. the lower arm has had a nice few coats of metal paint to protect it after shot blasted. Then i fitted the powder coated suspension bracket back on ,hand painted the bolts also. Once that was out the way it was time to get the new POWERFLRX bushes in,i was really happy with how its turned out and im sure the handling will be nice and sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) I got some drilled BREMBO brake discs,:d im waiting for YELLOW STUFF pads and GOODRIDGE braided lines to come from ebay,that should do nice for the new 4 pot uk,s... I picked up the new steering knuckle,hub,new barring and dust cover.all built up for me thanks to john at worcestor toyota.. Here is a few more pics.. Im gonna get this lot on over the weekend (weather permiting) then i can get started on the drivers side. MY ops on my shoulders are pending and the first op will be with in 8 weeks from now then when its healed ther doing the other shoulder. so i dont think il be doing the rebuild on the back of the car,,as il be healing for up to a year or more,so il let my locol garage do the work ,its only accross the road from my house so its no bother..thay all race class 9 buggys and do all ther own work ,so it will still be a high standerd of workman ship.. Edited March 22, 2012 by adam b (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 very niiice mate!! jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 IV paid for this lot ,just waiting for it to come.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I picked up the new looms ,bulbs needed to fit the face lift rears.. So il get those fitted over the weekend really looking fowerd to getting some more of the car done,now iv got some spare time..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I orderd some new outer\inner steering rod track ends from mr t today. i dont wont rusty parts on the car , the outer rod ends are rusty so thay have to go and i thought i might aswell get the inners aswell with new boots of corse im replacing the steering rack bushes aswell ,i wont the car to drive and feel like new.. no doubt i will need a some info as i go (strip) the steering rack as to where the bushes are located... as john (toyota worcestor) said a must be carfull of not to disturb the oil seals because ther very hard to refit. im sure ther will be some one here to help me when i need it:D:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well what great weather today, the sun was out and so was i,under the car that was. i took the plastic arches out and cleaned under the wheel arch,and the back of the wing.when all was cleaned and tac raged i stone chiped all the area,s above.. i was very happy with the finished result . I striped the shock so the springs can be powder coated ,im replacing the rubber boots on the shock and the rubber bump stop ..The shock has no leaks or noise from it... im refurbing the oem one,s untill i finish doing the work on the suspension parts,then chris wilson is going to fit some BILSTEINS fast road spec,s on the old girl for me . Thers no way i would put the old ones back on with out doing the above to them as thay would show the rest of the build up IMO. Thay will be as new when im done with them . Tomorrow i will be getting on with fitting the A arms and tie rod,hub and the rest of the bits:D. IM still waiting on the yellow stuff pads and the goodridge stainless lines to come... Il get the pics on in a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 OK here are those pics from todays work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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