The Beast (the brown car)

1987 Toyota Supra:

General Info
- INTENT: be a competitive auto-cross (street mod class) car
- 3rd owner
- 218,000 miles
- formally a normally aspirated car, now converted to turbo drivetrain
- dark brown metallic exterior
- beige interior
- 3.0L DOHC Inline 6 turbo, intercooler
- 5 speed
- ASC power glass sunroof
- Sport Package
  - TEMS (Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension)-> not any more! ;)
  - LSD (Limited Slip Differential)
  - headlight washers
Modifications
- Engine
  - Japan-Spec 7M-GTE
  - HK$ 1.2mm MHG
  - ARP head studs @ 90 ftlbs
  - custom front inlet intake manifold
  - Turbo A throttle body (65mm vs. 60mm stock) pic pic
  - JUN/HK$ adjustable cam gears
  - custom shorty header
  - SP57 turbo
  - Tial 38mm Wastegate (diverted from exhaust stream)
  - removed that dumb charcol canister (added VENTED gas cap)
  - Greddy PCV Catch Can
  - oil filter relocation
  - Mocal oil cooler sandwich adaptor
  - ATI clear timing cover
- Intake
  - K&N FIPK (Fuel Injection Performance Kit)
  - Lexus AFM (from a '95 LS400)
  - 2.5" intercooler hard pipes w/t-bolt hose clamps
  - Tial BOV
  - HK$ SSQV
  - Isuzu NPR large intercooler
- Exhaust
  - 3" exhaust (no cat)
  - Thermal Research stainless steel straight-through muffler
- Fuel
  - Aeromotive AFPR
  - stock rail set up for dual feed, center return
  - Delphi 680cc Injectors
  - Walbro high pressure 255L/h fuel pump
  - stock fuel feed coverted to -6
- Cooling
  - Griffin Sciroco Radiator
  - Flex-a-Lite Sciroco electric fans
  - Setrab oil cooler
  - Permacool PS cooler
- Drivetrain
  - R154 transmission
  - SPEC stage 3 clutch
  - Speedbleeder on clutch slave
  - custom stainless steel clutch line
  - Fidanza lightweight flywheel
  - diffs: drag/drift- 3.73 tight stock clutch pack LSD, road race/autox- 3.91 Torsen LSD from 2.5tt R
- Suspension
  - Modified (to clear compressor housing) old-skool Cusco front strut bar
  - JIC Front Lower Tie bar
  - Suspension Techniques sway bars
  - Tein HR coilovers w/upper pillowball mounts
  - custom seam-welded and plated '89+ rear subframe
  - PENDING SW Race Parts 8 point roll bar
- Brakes
  - 13.1"x1.25" slotted front rotors
  - Wilwood Superlite 4 piston front calipers
  - Hawk HP Plus front pads
  - MKIVtt rear brake setup
  - Hawk HPS rear pads
  - Stainless Steel brake lines all around
  - Speedbleeders on all four corners
- Wheels/Tires
  - Summer wheels- Konig Villains: 17x9 30mm offset all around
  - Summer tires- Front: Kumho Ecsta MX 275/40, Rear: Nitto 555R Drag Radial 275/40
  - Road race/autox wheels- Konig Villains: 17x9 30mm offset all around
  - Road race/autox tires- Kumho Victoracer 275/40 all around
  - Drag wheels- stock MKIV rear wheels 17x9.5
  - Drag tires- BFG Comp T/A Drag Radial 275/40
- Interior
  - SOGI short shift (MOMO short leather anatomic shifter used)
  - MOMO steering wheel (TRD horn button!)
  - Autometer Sport-Comp water temp and fuel pressure guages mounted where ashtray used to be
  - Autometer Sport-Comp oil pressure guage mounted in glove box
  - Lo-Tek A-pillar dual pod with Autometer Sport-Comp boost and EGT guages
  - Defi Heads-up display
  - GReddy Profec A mounted in lower DIN panel
  - GReddy Profec remote button on steering wheel
  - Blitz FATT mounted in lower DIN panel
  - EFI Systems A/F, Injector Duty Monitor mounted above climate control
  - '89 climate control unit
  - bonniebbuttons ebay special black leather e-brake boot
  - wheelskins black leather shift boot
  - JDM JZA70 R Recaro Seats
- Misc.
  - a/c system removed (it didn't work anyway)
  - foglight rewire mode
  - turn signal mod
  - complete rear seat setup removed
  - complete GReddy E-manage system
  - HK$ FCON harness used as a Fields harness (to save new engine wiring harness from being hacked)
  - 280z vent in hood
  - Turbo A front bumper duct
  - vented passenger side headlight cover
  - aluminum PS reservoir
  - ebay special "TRD" oil cap
Maintenace/Mods Log
- 04/02/99 oil change
- 04/20/99 tune up->new spark plugs, fuel filter, a/c belt, fan belt, power steering belt
- 05/04/99 new thermostat, radiator flush, transmission oil change, differential oil change
- 05/16/99 K&N FIPK, advance timing, AFM mod, TEMS firm mod
- 05/30/99 remove a/c belt due to frozen compressor clutch->compressor toast! :(
- 06/07/99 new foglight lenses, foglight rewire mod
- 06/19/99 oil change
- 07/03/99 short shift mod, general clean up, remove charcol canister, custom forced cold air
- 07/10/99 new timing belt, tensioner pulley, front seal and camshaft seals
- 08/02/99 put on 3.0 emblem form Dean Marcum, Supra logos from Dan Gyoba
- 08/07/99 replace rear hatch seal, tailight gaskets (to put an end to the swimming pool in my spare tire well)
- 08/10/99 gut cat, remove resonator, replace muffler with Thrush super turbo
- 08/14/99 oil change
- 08/27/99 radiator flush, reroute PCV to empty to atmosphere (through small K&N filter), new thermostat, new radiator cap
- 09/03/99 put on Trust (Greddy) strut bar
- 09/21/99 put on Hooker 4" chrome exhaust tip, replace cowl piece, replace front wiper motor
- 10/14/99 put on Suspension Techniques sway bars
- 10/14/99 replace clutch, pressure plate and all that stuff. fill tranny with Redline MT-90 oil
- 10/14/99 oil change
- 12/20/99 oil change
- 03/03/00 oil change, replace shift boot, put Redline 75w90 oil in diff.
- 03/08/00 replace climate control with '89 unit (looks better).
- 03/11/00 replace stock fan/clutch with Permacool 16" electric fan.
- 03/21/00 replace stock shift knob with MOMO Short Anatomico knob.
- 04/20/00 oil change
- 04/25/00 finally confirmed the dreaded BHG, look for a turbo conversion sometime.......
- 06/10/00 tune up->new spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor
- 06/24/00 put on speedbleeders, bleed/flush brake lines
- 07/23/00 finally convert to a 7M-GTE
- 07/30/00 install Blitz SSBC
- a long time passes, as well as alot of additions.....
- 12/15/00 put on winter wheels/tires due to MONSTER snow storm (and thanks to DTW for not plowing...)
- 12/20/00 installed Cusco rear strut bar
- 02/02/01 installed HKS SAFR
- 02/09/01 oil change
- 03/07/01 install a few t-bolt clamps on my IC piping, adjust tps and idle
- 03/15/01 oil change, install HKS SSQV
- 04/20/01 oil change, a/c system removed
- a long time passes......
- 07/27/01 dyno day
- 08/01/01 new Kumho Supra rear tires (gee, I wonder why....)
- even more time passes.....
- 09/10/01 body work begins-repainting front end pieces, install group A scoop in fascia
- 09/15/01 get leaky IC fixed, boost creep cured, install grainger valve MBC
- 09/29/01 hit the track for the first time, run a best ET of 13.3@101, best mph of 13.5@106
- 10/04/01 blow hg due to excessive boost and bad gas....oh well.....
- 12/10/01 the rebuild is finally complete
- 01/05/02 break-in complete, mad crazy BOOOOOSSSST!!!
- time passes.....
- 05/21/02 popped #3 ringland due to too much boost on the 550s
- 06/15/02 the W58 finally blew up, oh well
- 07/18/02 installed 3.73 LSD from an '89 turbo
- even more time passes.
- 09/16/02 install NPR IC
- 09/23/02 fixt cracked rear subframe
- 01/08/03 car is parked and torn apart for insane build-up
- 03/08/03 test fit header
- 04/14/03 coilovers and cam gears arrive
- 04/20/03 pick up turbo spacer plate
- 04/21/03 spent many long hours working on it pix
- 04/22/03 spent many long hours working on it pix
- 04/23/03 spent many long hours working on it pix
- 04/25/03 JIC adjustable front upper a-arms arrive
- 08/14/03 dynoed, stupid FC.....
- 09/27/03 took some new pix
- 11/12/03 slapped in new e-brake boot, general inspection- the wilwood poly D pads EAT rotors!
- still even more time passes.....
- 01/01/04 winter '03/'04 build up begins. pix!
- 04/14/04 finally slide into the 12s- 12.736@109.9
- 06/26/04 hit low 12s- 12.11@117.4

Check out pics of my Supra in the Supra Gallery!

Last update 6/30/04

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