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1990 1JZ-GTE targa top supra
Formerly NA (7M-GE), so insurance is wicked cheap
I have invested over $12k into the car, was originally looking to get $9k, but have considered the amount of work that still needs to be done, my desire to get it away from me, and the fact that modifying a car does not make it appreciate much (even if it is 1 in ~100 in the U.S.).

All parts removed from the car will come with the car, except for the old engine. I will post pictures after I have given the car's condition.

Chassis has 135,000 miles on it, engine has 60,000 miles on it (came from a 1991 Supra turbo R), all modifications to car have less than 1500 miles on them, everything seems pretty sound unless noted.
CONDITION
-Tachometer guage is nonfunctional. (Will try to remedy soon, just needs a jump from the engine harness to the appropriate port on the dash harness.
-Temperature guage does not work.
-Oil pressure guage does not work (for this to work, custom modifications are necessary to the engine).
-Speedometer, fuel, and voltmeter are all accurate. Several bulbs had burned out behind the dash upon purchasing the car, all have been replaced since the project was started. It was intended for all guages to be replaced with aftermarket guages as the project progressed, but this was never accomlished. All interior lights function properly, as well as all exterior lights and turn signals. Front turn signals have been replaced with clear signals, but stock signals will come with car. Reverse lights do not come on when transmission is put in reverse so a switch has been rigged to the driver side of the shift boot for easy access. Clock does not work, but has in recent past. Not sure why it suddenly stopped.
-Both front seats have no tears on them and both have original seat belt guides (rare for car with this many miles). Driver's power seat works but needs a couple new plastic adjustment peices. Back seats are in great shape.
-Power windows and locks work perfectly.
-A hole has been cut into the glove box to house the new 1JZ ECU, which is considerably larger than the 7M and does not mount in the 7M location. Glove box is still function, but does not hold as much stuff now.
-Comes with a stock shifter as well as a "short" shifter (modified stock shifter).
-Comes with JVC head unit with CD player.
-There is a large stain in the trunk that was there when I purchased the car that I have no idea why it is there. Presumably, one of the previous owners relocated the battery to the back of the car, but I have found no evidence of this other than the stain.
-There is a fairly fresh paint job on the car (<2 years ago), although it was not a top quality job. Car does look very nice and clean.
-Targa top leaks occaisionally. Common amongst cars these age and easily fixed by a new seal.
-From the turbos, a Greddy 3" downpipe leads to a stock cat. From there, a 2.5" pipe leads back to a set of 3" mandrel bends, which is then welded to a magnaflow muffler (3" inlet with dual 2.5" outlets) to maintain a fairly stock appearance but allow less restrictive exhaust flow. Ideally, I would buy a 3" test pipe to remove the cat and finish off the 3" piping to the bends at the back of the car.
-Car has only seen the following fluids since I purchased it:
Mobil 1 10w30 synthetic oil
Redline MT-90 transmission fluid
Redline power steering fluid
ATE Superblue brake fluid (DOT 4+)
Coolant mix with water wetter
-The following are the upgrades to the car:
Suspension Techniques front and rear sway bars
Bilstein shocks (adjustable height)
H&R springs
Spearco intercooler 32.5x8x3 (core 26x8x3)
2.5" intercooler hardpipes
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Stainless steel brake lines (front driver's side has not been installed)
mkIV supra (93-98 ) TRD tower bar (modified to fit)
Apexi turbo timer (still needs to be hooked up to the car, comes with harness)
-Comes with owner's manual as well as 1990 Toyota Supra Repair Manual
-AC components have been removed due to custom fabrication necessary to make this work. Compressor is still attached to the engine, new serpentine belt will be necessary if this is removed.
-Cruise control no longer works. Custom fabrication necessary to make it work, but not too hard.
-A switch has been wired into the cockpit from the engine bay. I originally intended to place 2 fans removed from the original 7M engine bay behind the intercooler to pull more air through the intercooler to cool the pressurized air more effeciently. All that will be necessary is to mount the fans and lengthen the wires so that the plugs will reach.
-When you press down on the accelerator hard, there is a stutter/stumble due to not getting enough fuel. Car needs an adjustable fuel pressure regulator and this should be remedied. At this time, I just gradually press down on the throttle and it will build boost nicely and will not stutter at all.

The drive out there was a lot of fun, plenty of switchbacks up and down the mountain. I got lost in Orange. They have a hard time coming up with different street names there as two different roads 50 years apart carry the same name and then intersect with each other.

Got there with plenty of time. Got teched and had a look at the other cars. A ton of SubaruÔÇÖs, an Evo, one 1968 Volvo (he was fun to watch), and others.

I was in the first run group. The course was smooth for the most part. Fast in sections and slow in the others ( had to drop into 1st for one nasty corner). Driving was a ton of fun, way better than autoX. I tried not to side around too much but I did get a bit loose around some of the corners ( was exciting and scary as hell at the same time). With only two runs (IÔÇÖll explain later) I was just starting to get a feel for the car on dirt and the course itself. Then the trouble struck.

Two cars from my run group flipped, both had roll cages. One made it back on his wheels and finished the course, dunno about the second guy. Both cars had major body damage and cooked windshields. So with those delays they cut my run group down to only 2 runs each (supposed to get 3).

Run group two starts and about half way in another guy flips. This one was right in front of the crowd. Some guy got it all on his camcorder. At this point, they called the event. They could not risk any other problems for fear of losing the site. This was the right call in my opinion. Although I HATED IT and would like my runs, it needed to happen. The three guys that flipped were all from this Bolivian racing crew. There were severely over driving poorly prepared cars.

So I will be emailing them and asking for a partial refund or a discount to the next event (they hinted towards this when they shut it down).

All said and done the time in the car was AWESOME, and i want to do it again. It did not seem to hard on the car. The course was pretty free from rocks so paint chips were not a problem. I would say that the stress on the car was close to that of an AutoCross day (except if you flip). Plus the drive out there was shorter than expected and quite scenic.

Edit- I talked to one of the guys running it and he said that they had only one flip in three years of RallyCrossing there, today was due solely to driver retardedness. I dont want to scare anyone off.

-Justin

As demonstrated by Evan

we could add a section for recently joined forum members to simply tell us who they are and how they found out about MM. This section would need a sticky at the top titled, "new members read this" and it could just give some general info about the club and what the site offers, and how to post pics, etc.

Well the 5-0 got me again for the fart cannon, so off it goes. The inside of the muffler is sort of deteriorating, so i was planning on replacing it anyway. This just gives me a deadline to install it, hopefully sooner. But i was wondering if anyone wanted to help me out with re-installing my stock exhaust system? Probably during a weekend or something.

i got rear ended today on 29S. i will not disclose any details pending me getting an insurance check, but basically, an isuzu rodeo tagged me pretty good. :evil:

Gerald, if you dont mind could you give me you AIM screen name. I have a few questions about PEC. You still work there correct?

Justin

1st post ownz!

I would like to see a complete new selection called "evalutaions" or something.
Basically, a section where a person can post his thoughts on a car (needs to be factual) and everybody can respond with thier own thoughts on that particular car.
For instance, I go out and test drive a EP3 tomorrow and post in this section about all the things that I liked and disliked about it. Other people who have also driven one or own them (Team 8) ) can then put in thier thoughts and possibly point out things that I may have missed that they have noticed. I think this could be very helpful to those interested in buying a car or just learning about the new stuff out on the market.