Hello from me and my Supra.

[Guest Schermerhorn]

Hi guys. (and apologies for the duplicate post)

 

Always been a fan of the Supra but never a true 'enthusiast'. I never really saw the appeal of them until I started reading a bit more about them. One day, in 2013 me and my friend David decided to buy a Supra that had been sitting around abandoned for over 5 years. We took a punt on it as we both knew the 2JZ-GTE was rock solid and fabled Japanese reliability meant we didn't have a great deal to be overly concerned with.

 

Anyway, we bought up a complete 'shed' (is that the terminology still being used?) and decided to make it road worthy once again. Here are some pictures.

 

Started life as a SORN'd car of 6 years and was in a very sorry state

 

 

It was a CAT C with rear left panel damage so we got a donor Supra and swapped parts over. The damage was not massive but unfortunately CAT C and over-eager insurance reps meant irreversible provenance on the car. Still, at least WE knew it would be solid and that's all that that mattered to us.

 

 

 

First things to do were timing belt change, transmission, engine fluid change, water pump, coolant and address the brakes.

 

Then painted it Matte Grey and put these deep dish wheels on. They are quite popular amongst the Supra crowd and give it a mean stance. We also fitted a boost controller and de-catted the exhaust. I have not dyno'd it but it pummeled my BMW M6 V10 in a straight line a few months ago on country roads. Either the M6 was weak and I bottled it or the Supra was better than we thought!

 

Gradually after a few months, it all came together and we ended up with this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plans? Repaint it - I like the metallic yellow or blue that the Yaris has - and maybe a manual conversion along with coil overs, some GS300 sport wheels (repainted white) and some 360mm ceramic brake discs from Germany from a German company called SICOM and 4 piston calipers all around. Also, a massive single turbo conversion or upgrade the two existing turbos? The boost is already quite scary so the idea of having a massive turbo and scaring the hell out of us isn't very appealing!

The plan is to give it mega BHP but also make it useable and 'friendly' to drive too.

 

 

Hope you guys like it. I know it's not as nice as some cars on here but it's still a car I'm proud of!