Spike3.0 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Welcome to my project thread. This will be my seventh Supra, with my sixth taking me back over 5 years ago which I sold to help fund a house purchase. Family commitments (two kids and a third on the way) together with the significant price increase towards all things Supra meant I'd almost given up the search. However by pure luck I fell upon a fresh post from a fellow member breaking their car... And a deal was made! The 350z that failed to fill the void has left my garage, and a Supra is now rightfully in its place. Albeit one in need of a lot of parts (Picture of Import 350z and my last Supra's departure) Edited March 14, 2021 by Spike3.0 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 December 2020; The Supra arrives! Due to covid restrictions this was my first time viewing the car, and thankfully it out turned out great. With the overall body work including paint being excellent. And although very bare the car still featured a solid foundation of parts including engine (2JZ GE), subframes, hubs and all the body panels minus the front bumper and spoiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 First job was to pull all the bits from the interior, and make sense of what needed to go in. Thankfully things look easy enough, with the exception of actually finding all the parts - which noticeably has gotten harder since owning my last Supra. In the meantime and being limited for other options i took to tackling the stereo and speakers, making some brackets for 6.5" in the front doors along with the same in the rears. You'll also notice i was able to locate a couple the dash panels including a brand new OEM manual surround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 I've since secured a pre-facelift carpet, which I'm going to clean and then dye black. Along with installing some door cards i managed to track down. With help I was also able to bring the Supra out for its first clean, and daylight review of the paintwork. Which happily looks to be mint apart from a handful of marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Glad you are please with it. Will make a good project that one as the underneath is as clean as the top Subscribed for updates but interior looks to be coming along nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thanks Mike, I didn't want to name you without consent The Supra is amazing, I'm trying to remind myself to slow down and enjoy the build. I'm been exploring a BMW gearbox conversion based on your advice, what was the particular box you had for yours? The one that keeps coming up for me is the M57 - is that correct? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Don't need to worry about that Yep deffo need to enjoy this process as once its done your like what else can I get on with lol You can do the M57 which I think is out of the 5 series, ive never personally used that box but know it bolts to the PMC adapter plates. The one I had specifically was the Getrag 420G box which is from the E46 M3 and reasonable value at £600 - £800 for a good used Box. The only issue with them is they are a little noisy and don't have a built in speed sensor, however you will notice on that car there is a black box on the transmission tunnel which is a decota box and used to convert a ABS sensor speed pickup into the speed for the clock in the dash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 I spotted that box and did wonder what it was for Thanks for the information, that's great. I'll do some further research on which is the best option between the 420G and M57. Ultimately it's all done to driveability and reliability for me, I don't mind noise or anything a bit notchy if need be. I'll come back to you before picking anything up if that's ok, It'll be great to use your knowledge to ensure I've got the right bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Tackled a few jobs this week, with one being to paint the newly required LS400 calipers - Cadbury's Purple Currently looking out for some half decent discs and pads, if anyone has any suggestions it'll be very appreciated. Edited January 9, 2021 by Spike3.0 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Nice project mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 12 hours ago, Luxluc said: Nice project mate Thanks, I'm certainly enjoying being back on the scene. I've pinched a few ideas from your build already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC93 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 10:48 PM, Spike3.0 said: Tackled a few jobs this week, with one being to paint the newly required LS400 calipers - Cadbury's Purple Currently looking out for some half decent discs and pads, if anyone has any suggestions it'll be very appreciated. I've got LS400's on mine with braided lines. I find them okay with Brembo discs and pads (£120 from EuroCarParts), definitely better than Jspec fronts. I think I will have a look at EBC pads next and re-bleed the system. If I fall into a couple of grand magically then I'll buy big boy K sports 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 hour ago, AC93 said: I think I will have a look at EBC pads next and re-bleed the system. If I fall into a couple of grand magically then I'll buy big boy K sports Don't bother with EBC they are utter garbage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 6 hours ago, T2 MSW said: Don't bother with EBC they are utter garbage I've heard this a number of times lately, some reporting the pads almost disintegrating? I was going to give them a go too... So glad i avoided that mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 8 hours ago, AC93 said: I've got LS400's on mine with braided lines. I find them okay with Brembo discs and pads (£120 from EuroCarParts), definitely better than Jspec fronts. I think I will have a look at EBC pads next and re-bleed the system. If I fall into a couple of grand magically then I'll buy big boy K sports Thanks for the heads up, i didn't even think about Eurocarparts. I'll take a look What are you running on the rears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC93 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, Spike3.0 said: Thanks for the heads up, i didn't even think about Eurocarparts. I'll take a look What are you running on the rears? I got fresh TT 2 pot rears ready to go on when it stops raining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_harmer32 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I recently fitted LS400 front brakes. I'm running Mtec disks and pads all round, also have their braded lines to fit at some point. https://www.mtecbrakes.com/brake-discs/lexus/ls400-89-00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Been keeping busy this last few weeks, and as a result the project is starting to look like a Supra again. Latest job was a refurb on a set of Facelift lights picked up by Jim_Supra who has been an absolute legend of late. Its been probably 10 years since my last attempt but i think they've turned out well, especially with the Stainless Steel rings for added affect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 The dash now looks a whole heap better! The Manual Panel was a rare new OEM find, i think the paint match I've done on the dash is surprisingly almost perfect... Carpets getting dyed black the moment the weather cheers up, when hopefully I'll have the rest of the missing parts sourced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Door cards and rear seats now installed, a couple of fixed bucket seats and it'll be almost there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr2kyle Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Looking good mate Will be following this closely to see how the bmw box is to fit! Those manual surrounds discontinued now are they?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifted Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Vinyl dye the carpet black? Did that to my old one - made such a difference. Glad to see you're putting this all back together! S1 manual surrounds still show up on Amayama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Mr2kyle said: Looking good mate Will be following this closely to see how the bmw box is to fit! Those manual surrounds discontinued now are they?!? Cheers mate, I'll let you know how things progress. I was lucky with the surround, randomly Toyota themselves popped them onto their official eBay account. Typically and sadly most were snapped up by traders and being resold for crazy money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 8:26 PM, Spike3.0 said: I've heard this a number of times lately, some reporting the pads almost disintegrating? I was going to give them a go too... So glad i avoided that mistake Check Mintex pads out, well priced and brake really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 8:26 PM, Spike3.0 said: I've heard this a number of times lately, some reporting the pads almost disintegrating? I was going to give them a go too... So glad i avoided that mistake I recently replaced my chris wilson pads with what i believe to be EBC pads. I will re ordering chris wilson pads shortly.... they have a confidence inspiring pedal unlike the EBCs that feel very wooden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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