James' JZA70

Picked up this burgundy Medium Red Pearl Supra turbo in '09.

Hard to tell, but this is at stock height!

There was a shitload wrong with this car, and I have fixed almost everything. The car came with stock sawblade wheels, stock/home made rattly exhaust, tons of vacuum/boost leaks, blown stock suspension, and other undesirables. The car burns oil when cold at a very slow rate, but it annoyed me so I took it to a shop for a rebuild. They disassembled the car to the point where the engine was ready to come out, and then went out of business. I had to tow it 100 miles home and rebuild everything myself, recently completing the project. I haven't fixed the minor oil problem yet, but will continue my build since compression is solid. Since that fiasco I have decided to make my car 100% my own work.


Specs:

Engine:
Before:

After:

7M-GTE, kouki version
Bored .040 over
Probe Pistons
Eagle H Beam Rods
to do:
Re-seal valve covers
Cam seals (if needed)
Front main seal (if needed)

Drivetrain:
Southbend Feramic disc
Stock Toyota flywheel
3.73 Toyota LSD
Stock R154
to do:
Nashman V2 Short shifter

Exhaust:
BIC Performance Divorced Downpipe 3"
Tanabe Hyper Medallion 75mm catback
to do:
3" High flow cat

Turbo:

60 trim CT-26
Braided oil softlines with AN fitting conversion


Apexi Power Intake
HKS SSQV II
to do:
Intercooler and 2.5" piping

Suspension:
12-way adjustable full coilovers 14kg/mm front 10kg/mm rear
91-92 Supra 5 spokes
to do:
Solid subframe bushings/spacers
Polyurethane control arm bushings
94 Cobra wheels

Cooling:
Huge radiator
to do:
Flush and convert to toyota pink coolant

Electronics:
Greddy Emanage for fuel and timing
Greddy Profec e-01 for boost control
Innovate LC1 wideband
Custom plug and play harness
to do:
Lexus AFM to pair with 550cc
Gauges (oil pressure, temp, and fuel pressure)
turbo timer
When I'm done messing around with piggybacks I will throw on a MS2 v3, convert to speed density and non multiplexed ignition, then go play on the dyno.

Oil to do:
-10 Full flow thermostatically controlled oil cooler circuit

Fuel to do:
Walbro 255
Full -6 AN braided conversion
560 cc injectors
Aeromotive AFPR


Hope you guys like it. I enjoy making progress on this car, it is very rewarding but scary to drive. Please let me know what you think, comments and criticism welcome!

Nice James, looks like a good project, but well worth it. Any exterior or interior plans?

Not true, you can get them with a W58 5 speed manual. It also has a sweet Lexus shifter surround for manuals too!

Interior plans are to get it back to good quality stock. I just put LEDs in the interior, before and after pics soon. Exterior plans are to convert it to sweet pre 89 trim, repair my stock front lip, and get a (stock) paintjob. Otherwise, like the rest of my cars, the exterior will remain very close to stock.

I will try to dig up a few.



Thanks for the commentsz

Ah, nice. You just left these areas out from your earlier post. I approve!

Also forgot to mention triple gauge pod with wideband, fuel pressure, oil temp. Retrofitting stock water temp and oil pressure gauges as well.

Engine bay shot

Added: Feb 12, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Interior shots:

Before:


After:


Not sure if this is actually better.....

Some pics from before:

...and yet a Corolla is your track car. lol. Nice though, me like. I almost bought a Supra, but it was an auto non-turbo. Super cheap though.

Theres like 10 pics in this thread, you can't see them??

Update:

1st gear doesn't work.
Leak from front of the engine.
So I parked this bitch!

Steps:
1. Drain tranny fluid and hope it's super underfilled, then re-fill; otherwise replace R-154.
2. Remove Rad, Belt, Fan, Upper timing Cover to replace Valve cover.
3. Replace power steering hoses.
4. Remove Crank Pulley to inspect block for leaks; replace seals as needed
5. Test for leaks
6. Install full flow oil cooler circuit (thermostatically controlled)
7. Tune EBC to right under boost cut

Then drive it for a while before doing the to:do above!

Fix your pics booboo!

I don't remember which ones they were, and also I'm too lazy.

I'll get on this after I finish reviewing threads from 2009 and liking legit posts.

Should be quick, lol

/done

Fine I fixed it.

OH I remember those pics! Looks sick. Any updates to it?

Nope. Maybe in a few months, or hopefully sooner. Never swapped a trans before.

It's a rough feels.

That's what she said!

You got it, baby!

Sexy

I'm going to fire this bitch today and move it so I can do some work on the Corolla tonight.

Fucking blew another Tokico so I'm gonna finish the coils tonight.

Hummsky lol. Although I figured you would have put Hummski because it sounds like sky lol