Exactly!

so go and enjoy it.......

 

it was innitially worrying me but lets be honest a car like this is going to need constant attention anyways, ive just recieved a pile of history paperwork for it through the post and the last bill from tdi is over £20k !

i have also been offered a 1200 hp head thats freshly built for £1k from amt and im looking at buying that ready for when its needed.

i now have the reciept for the exhaust which totals £3k also !

the car is worth a small fortune in components so i cant loose tbh.

 

i will once im happy its 100% running, built and set up perfectly.

 

Tdi... never heard anything good to be honest... and thats another big scary part for me!


Just hope its all that is supposed to be... things like the fuel rail not being an HKS one etc etc... where else have corners been cut? things not done right... thats what I would be worrying.

Its a wicked car and as I said wish you all the luck in the world with it! it was certainly a bargain for the money if its a good as it sounds.

you sound like you are going through it all and approaching it all in exactly the right way so far well done for that! soooo many people would just go straight out and hammer it and crash or blow it up/melt it!

get the map checked as well obviously.

ENJOY!

I love Supras! wicked plate by the way

 

what a weapon this is have fun and make sure you put a seat cover on passenger seat for when they shit there self lol

 

i know there mapper sam is top notch but i still want to check that afr is stable 11 at wot, just wish my hks navigator would hurry up and get here

 

always had a soft spot for Supra's...... and a 900bhp one..... welll to say im jelous would be a major understatement lol

Looks like a good buy mate! hope you enjoy it

 

well abit sad i know but ive just added up the receipts ive recieved so far.
this doesnt include original engine build with 3.4 stroker kit, but is the last rebuiild of it with cams, turbo, inlet and 1 piston etc. gearbox not included but everything else since may 2007 and 2000 vehicle miles cost is £44000 !
gearbox was £5k on top and stroker kit is £10k.
the more i read into it the less i worry about it breaking tbh.

i have also checked dvla mots and mileage in 2006 was 38500 miles its now 43000 miles so it really has done nothing.

 

Where abouts are you from?

If its anywhere near me I'll happily put my wideband on it and check it out for you as a good excuse for a ride out in it.

 

st neots cambridgeshire, i want to test it close to home incase it breaks ! lol

 

Oh you're pretty close to me, fancy taking me for a spin?

 

Bit out my way then sadly

 

If you're ever near Dundee in Scotland then.... och, nevermind.


Cheers,
Grant

 

such a joker LAWL

 

where you at mate ?

 

Weekends somerset, during the week west london.

I could pop up one evening in the week and meet you near the M1/M25 sort of area if you are prepared to risk wandering a bit further from home?

 

It needs an EGT check too - has it got a gauge already?

 

Mind blowing motor mate! Bet you cant wait to get out in it!

Your old saff is still going strong too! Here's a recent pic -

 

yes mate got hks egt already, ive been reading up on the navigator ive ordered and it should tell me inj duty, a/f ratio, knock, oil pressure and temp and basically everything else that goes on in there

 

glad to see shes still alive

 

dANNY.. thats 1 nice saff!!

 

id love to i know you have a very well trained ear for these things, but i dont really want to venture that far out to cain it for the first time.

 

sure is i saw iirc 172 mph gps in that car

 

hiya m8 just to let you know ive seen that head at amt and its very impresive just had my skyline head done there and his work is first class

 

No problem mate, makes perfect sense to me.
Plus by the sounds of it the navigator is going to give you a lot more info anyway
Like Rick mentions, EGT is also crucial, is your sensor before or after the turbo?

 

its after the turbo so as long as it doesnt go over 800c should be ok, it sat at a constant 550c cruising home from devon and that was with no water feed to turbo and massive inlet air leaks.
ive checked paperwork and it states 1.4 bar wastegate spring so thats the boost i should be at now with the controller switched off.

 

after paying that amount for the car and all the build history you have, 2 questions ?? why is there no water cooloing to the turbo and why is there massive air leaks on the inlet did they not fix this at the last engine work that was paid for ???????

Jas

ps, nice car

 

basically i think the water cooling was a contribution to the turbo failer as its never had water pipes run and hence needed new turbo, injector setup probably was just hanging on at last dyno run and has since been stripped again and couldnt seal properly as seals were releaved then reused.

 

Car is stunning and great to see someone being cautious with it too.

I'd much rather put £28k into that then roughly the same on a new Toyota prius "special edition"!!!!!

Or even,I'm sad to say,a Cossie as I reckon you get a lot more for your money in the Toyota..........and it doesn't need welding every Mot!!!

Are you in the tuning game scooby slayer as you know your stuff?

 

i run and work on maintain caterpillar dozers, rebuild the engines and do cross shaft and final drive rebuilds, simple mechanics though of any engine is no air or oil leaks and correct fueling and timing, be it a cossie engine or a boat diesel the same rules apply the margin for error just gets smaller the more you tune it imo.
the guy i bought the car from was not a mechanic and put all his faith in the tuners and thats where the biggest problems always begin imo, if your not mechanically minded then the best car to buy is a brand new r35 gtr and go do 11s at pod all day in a stock motor, or hack it round a track, and thats just what the guy i bought my car from has done, hes got an 09 gtr in the garage and a brand new one on order.

 

Obviously pays well!!!you seem to be doing well for yourself,but good on you mate,you'd have kicked yourself if you'd put your "sensible head" on,even though,you'll actually lose a lot less on that than the guy who bought the new skyline to replace it,might even gain if you keep it as mint as you are.
Interesting to see your in the heavy mechanical game,especially gear/drive related aspects as that's what we used to manufacture in the ford plant where I used to work,smaller of course but the same principles,drive/coast,meshing,slides,leadscrews and so on.
Difficult field gear manufacture,so many different variables and as you said,mega important tolerances,some parts we made had literally a 3micron tolerance!!!

 

That is really nice. Not usually a big fan of Supras as they often have OTT body kits on them. This looks superb.

It is going to be a tricky beast to drive with all that power and rear wheel drive. Meant to be really strong those engines.

Hope it lives up to expectations

Mike

 

im not worried about loosing money, i will break even if i break it or even make a bit, ive made 5k back on the skyline and still have engine, gauges, power fc, gearbox, diffs, almost complete shell .... but i dont want to even think of breaking the supra but if it get to the point where it becomes uneconomically viable so to speak i will break it and cash in again, the main thing to remember is yeah its awesome but its only a car just my dream car this time round.

ive got a few pics of last backend i done, pics show back end cross shaft in needing slewing clutch packs fitting, back of engine and pic of torque to trans uj joint and pipework

 

Very Nice Indeed, Look Forward to seeing it about, My Mate lives In Gt Staughton with a Midnight Purple R33 GTR. Hes allways in and around St Neots

 

my patience is starting to wear thin now tbh lol
i wana feel some of this




thats 1.9 bar so hopefully 1.4 bar will be around 550 rhhp.

 

scooby slayer you have asked on another thread for me to post this graph.

 

cheers rod

 

wheres the 900 horsepower the graph says 800

good luck sorting it all out mate

 

lol, id say 900 engine is fair estimate with 788 at the hubs last dyno run

 

Im only pulling your chain mate