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hello again everyone, shell purchased to build a new supra after selling my last pair of GE n/a

it was a TT auto from the factory, previous owner broke the car for parts after the engine failed

this was JUNE 2017, also can see my red supra in the back

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/290.jpg1 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

I went back in 2018 and found the car lying like this....

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/292.jpg3 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/293.jpg4 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

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https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/296.jpg7 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

no subframe, fuel tank, dash, heater box, steering column, front end, exhaust....it is completely bare

wing mirrors were in 100 bits in a carrier bag, speedometer was in a million bits, headlights split open and in bits, parts missing and so on

i made an offer and it was accepted, my black supra tt manual at the time in his driveway

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/297.jpg8 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

the sate of this.... :(

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/298.jpg9 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

i heard word of a local supra being broken, so i basically bought the whole car

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/300.jpg11 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

made a purchase, pretty much bought everything that was usable

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/301.jpg12 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

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https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/303.jpg14 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

complete front and back subframes with a 2jzge and auto box ontop, all interior, loom etc etc

 

these are only temp parts to roll the car around on and make it mobile again

got the car collected and moved over to my work

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/304.jpg15 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

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then the fun starts.....finding out what i've gotten myself into

rusty hole (likely from brake fluid spilling and taking the paint off)

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/306.jpg17 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

rusty hole, poor undersealing conditions, not properly cleaning metal and painting over rust is 100x worse than just leaving it open to elements

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/307.jpg18 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

rusty hole - sill above front wing, also some lovely flattned sill lips that need repaired

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/308.jpg19 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

 

after spending days and days with a grinder i'd finally gotten rid of all the old underseal and crap off the rear of the car

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/313.jpg24 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

same on the front arches

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/314.jpg25 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

and the radiator pannel

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/315.jpg26 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

both wheel arches had small pieces cut out and remade to look as factory as possible

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/316.jpg27 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

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red oxide paint was used on all buffed areas to add protection

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/318.jpg29 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

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rear antenna hole was filled, along with the rear wiper and old spoiler holes on the boot as he had some aftermarket thing on

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/319.jpg30 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/320.jpg31 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

seam sealed joins front and rear

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/321.jpg32 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/322.jpg33 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

then gravitex stone gaurd

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/323.jpg34 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/324.jpg35 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

finish is so nice on this stuff

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/325.jpg36 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

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https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/328.jpg39 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

i have only sealed up the front wheel arches, boot floor above fuel tank and floor above rear subframe, still to do the vehicle floor pan and sills

 

keeping the frame for shifting all the subframes and stuff around, it's awesome

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/329.jpg40 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

so this is how i recieved the odometer, in a carrier bag mixed in with parts from an altezza he also stripped completely

 

put it all together and it works, tried it on another supra and i now have an actual shell mileage :D

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/330.jpg41 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

this is how i recieved the mirrors, in a carrier bag, perfect jdm folding mirrors stripped, plugs cut off, paitned cases sanded back, ruined

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/331.jpg42 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

it's a shame really as they were perfectly working before, probably just easier to buy second hand set

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picture with my TT converted manual black car before it was sold

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/332.jpg43 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

brand new bumper from toyota arrived,

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/333.jpg44 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

fuel tank was cleaned up and had the breather pipe to filler neck painted to keep it from rusting, got a spare one for sale now if anybody needs

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/09/335.jpg46 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

bought a stock bonnet so that is currently in transport from london, shipping is more than the bonnet :(

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bought a new brake pipe joiner from toyota for the rear, also painted it to prevent rusting

 

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i've recut almost every thread on this car's body where i've painted/stone chipped as i don't want any issues further down the line

 

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got the rear end fitted just for rolling the car around, it'll be coming back off for a final enamel coat going on the body for more underneath protection

 

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on the front i'd gotten two bungs that go above the subframes as they were missing

 

image52 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

front end in place

 

image53 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

another visit to the scrap yard to collect the last of my bits i'd bought off the car, my little fiesta was PACKED!

 

got myself almost a full interior, loom and a few other parts

 

 

image54 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

had a rear bash bar from a fresh import i broke a few years back, painted it and put it on

 

image55 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

bought a spoiler

 

image56 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

bought a pair of headlights and cleaned them up properly

 

also put on a front crash bar

 

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they are now in the bodyshop having a clear coat of UV protection lacquer painted onto them

 

 

went to toyota and got a full set of pins, springs and washers for the rear shoes to try have some sort of handbrake assembly that'll work to hold the car still

 

image59 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

as per usual with toyota, they nailed me for these, some parts are stupidly expensive

 

image60 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

bought copper nickel brake pipe, it'll hopefully not turn green the same as normal copper pipe, it's getting painted silver anyway, so i made a start at lines for the rear

 

image61 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

bought a front tow mounting point

 

need to find another one for sale

 

image62 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

spun the shell around so i can get the doors open on the ramp now to make life easier

 

image63 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

spent HOURS pealing off all this cheap ebay spec sound deadening that was clarted all over the place inside the car, probably more of a fire hazard than anything...

 

image64 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

filled a carrier bag, it was all up the inside of the bulkhead etc

 

image65 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

tried on the back end, used the prefacelift lights i kept from my first red supra

 

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gloss black on the rad pannel

 

and matt black quick dry enamel on the floor, rear frame and wheels are coming back off to paint all the stone chipped parts with this as a final sealant coat on top

 

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image69 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

needs some welding on the lower pockets, going to make sure i only cut up to the line so it'll all look factory finished when it's repaired

 

notice to all supra owners, check beneath your spats if they've been on since day one!

 

image70 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

after a good buff, not bad really it'll easily cut out and repair

 

i thought it was going to be alot worse

 

image71 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

inner pannel was pitted too so i got the grinder out, i don't want any rust left on this shell when i'm done!

 

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this will be going in soon, 6 speed tunnel

 

image73 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

PARTS LIST WANTED:

 

clutch pedal

 

aero skirts

 

pair of mirrors power folding ideally

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damn. You sir are a restorer of note. Congrats on saving another JZ. Keep us posted and if you need more parts, scroll on to face book. Seen a guy selling those tow hooks the other day and was wondering what they were but I had a slight idea as mine aren't on the car and I think me as well have one only.

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damn. You sir are a restorer of note. Congrats on saving another JZ. Keep us posted and if you need more parts, scroll on to face book. Seen a guy selling those tow hooks the other day and was wondering what they were but I had a slight idea as mine aren't on the car and I think me as well have one only.

 

any chance you remember which page it was you seen them on?

 

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thanks for all the comments guys :D

 

 

I will try keep this build thread as detailed as possible due to the MASSIVE list of jobs I still have to do to the chassis

 

it's booked in for an engine bay spray job too in a few weeks time at a bodyshop before I put the brake servo and loom etc in the car

 

 

 

hopefully my new engine should arrive this week, a fresh 2jz gte vvti TT motor from a very low mileage aristo from japan, cost me 3k but it's worth it in my opinion

 

i'll be looking into single turbo choices, management, injectors and gearbox options for next year

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pics will follow, I have the engine now :D

 

all the welding repair work and sill straightening is now finished, I'm just at the horrible grinding stage now

 

the last thing I need to do is change the trans tunnel to 6spd and then it can actually come off the ramp and I can begin to assemble the interior, going to need to find pics of the looms etc to make sure I do it all correct as my last supra I fully stripped was 2016 so a while ago

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the front wheel arch wells have now been coated in matt black enammel ontop of the stone chip for more protection

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/115.jpg74 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

big delivery

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/116.jpg75 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/117.jpg76 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

same as my last supra, this is an aristo automatic engine which needs a few parts swapped over to fit onto a supra

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/118.jpg77 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

left or right? haha

 

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spent an evening stripping the loom, sump and mounts off the GE mkiv engine as they will all be needed for the aristo engine

 

the loom will be a custom hybrid made loom again using the supra body plugs and fuse box connectors, spliced into the aristo engine ecu harness

 

 

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oh also i went and collected a few more of my parts for the car from previous owner

 

headlights in bits

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/122.jpg81 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

subframe, diff, rear hubs, shafts all for sale

 

rear arms all missing, they were cut up aparently and binned, i can only assume they would have been saveable but meh

 

 

i spent an evening grinding the passenger floor in prep for the pannel beater arriving

 

this was about 2-3 hrs worth of grinding, my arms and shoulders are in agony from holding a grinder above my head for so long

 

 

all the old underseal turns to hot string when grinding...i HATE these kind of jobs

 

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chopped out a patch of corrosion

 

image90 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

cut out and patched the rear lower 1/4 pannel also

 

 

went grinding on a few spots i had found bubbling beneath paint, can't have that now! no rust to be left behind

 

image91 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

patched front

 

image92 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

two random holes on the boot pannel filled

 

i got to do the left one, the welder done the right one, my welding needs ALOT of practice

 

image93 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

outer sill behind aero vent cut out, patched and sprayed silver until i get my red oxide on there

 

image94 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

my ebay oem bonnet turned up, unfortunately it has been in a smack an has some bracing on the inside added and some dents on the outisde

 

image95 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

the vented bonnet i removed is for sale: £150

 

image96 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

more holes filled on pass sill where old side skirt mounting points were drilled

 

image97 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

started going with the red oxide, leaving it for 24-48 hrs then on with seam sealer

 

image98 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

not pretty but it does the job and once undersealed over will look nothing like this

 

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got the crank bolt off, inch drive air gun and heat inductor onto the head of the bolt

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/143.jpg102 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

 

 

twins removed from the engine, these are for sale, £200 takes them

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/145.jpg104 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

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https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/148.jpg107 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

rear frame dropped back off the car again as i had to use the matt black brush on over the top of the gravitex stone chip, 2 coats on for final protective layer

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/149.jpg108 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/150.jpg109 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

new brake fittings for the car's brake pipes from toyota, got two of these as i wanted to add a join along the floor infront of the rear subframe

 

this just makes things easier for maintenance if i ever need to change anything in the brake system

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/151.jpg110 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

painted them up as i don't want them rusting

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/152.jpg111 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

matt black and stone gaurd on the passenger side now

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/153.jpg112 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

dropped the sump off the engine as it was the front sump setup, switched it over to the rear one for now, only temp bolted on as it's not sealed up etc

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/154.jpg113 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

got some gates rubber fuel hose, 8mm ID and started wrapping it in conduit to protect it

 

https://jza80.mkivsupra.net/imports/2018/10/155.jpg114 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

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started with the brake pipes also, and got some nice clips for holding them in

 

image115 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

vent back in the rear 1/4 lower with new bolts

 

image116 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

fuel tank in

 

image117 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

started running the pipework, green tie wraps for feed, red for return

 

image118 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

tried to do something with the headlights that came with the car but they've been ruined also....

 

image119 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr

 

auto tunnel removed

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Thanks, got the manual tunnel top welded in yesterday, driver side is now covered in red oxide primer undercoat so waiting a few days for that to fully harden before applying stone chip and matt black enamel over the top

 

then the chassis welding and prep work is all finished and it can come off the ramp for now and head to the bodyshop for next year

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I finished off the wheel housings on my car in ABRO Rubberized UNDERCOATING SPRAY after reading a lot of very favourable reviews of the product on US car restoration threads. As well as providing a rubberised coating that is corrosion resistant it is also ding resistant from road grit and chips often found in the wheel well area and often accumulated within the Supra tank guard. It also gives sound insulation to. So I'd recommend it as something worth considering adding to your wheel areas before rebuilding.

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