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Such a love for the Supra. Lush colour
My new weekend toy - Supra TT :-)
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April Update....
I have gathered a lot of bits to fit to the car…
I bought a full UK brake setup as well as Defi Gauges plus controller, a leather covered 3 pod a pillar, a set of facelift seat bolt covers and focal front and rear speakers including SRD speaker mounts.
First thing I sent about doing was to mask the discs and paint the hubs black, I did this to the front sets too and left them to dry overnight after a 2nd coat.
The 3 gauge a pillar from a member was awesome quality, the leather work on it was brilliant but it was red and had to be dyed black.. It had OEM fixings which was awesome as I didn’t fancy drilling into it. Jay had some black leather dye that he also sent. I went about dyeing the part that would have to be cut off for an aero fit, once happy I began to do the remainder. Using my stock a pillar as a guide and some rubber bands I used a dremel and cut to the shape. I was happy with the results….
I sent the brakes away to a company to have them refurbed and painted, the main reason for sending them away is I didn’t have the time to refurb them myself and I wanted a high quality paint finish in a custom colour.
I ripped the carbon vinyl off my dash panels that I did myself. I decided to get my dash panels and some engine components water transferred in “carbon”, when I went to select the colour I went for silver carbon as it looked the most “realistic”, A week or so later I got them back, and at first glance it looked a little brighter but could look better once on the car….
With the car being back I could crack on with the mountain of jobs I had to do before the FF7 supra meet...
Defi Controller and Gauges
The defi controller was enclosed in a nicely carbon DIN but since I had a double din stereo I had to put it in the glove box as the centre console required too much modification. I drilled a hole behind the glove box for all the cables and then wired it all up (believe me it wasn’t an easy job). Then I had to take all the wires from the glove to the a pillar, I zipped tied along the way. The main problem I had was the A pillar wasn’t sitting in place even with is own clips, I think the cables behind it was forcing it to POP out of its position. Ill be fixing it in with a self tapper but for now I left it off and put the boost gauge in the vent.
The gauges I have currently is Boost on top, oil temp centre and EG at the bottom, I will be replacing the EGR with a water temp when I come across one as I wasn’t planning to plumb it in to my stock manifold!
Heckler PCB
I also fitted my PCB behind the speedo cluster and it made a world of difference, I wasn’t still happy with the look of it as it still looked dated so in the future I may get some metal monkey covers or some fancy looking indiglow type covers. I've got some heater buttons on route to replace the custard ones.
SRD Speaker Brackets and Focal Speakers
I decided to install some sound deadening to my doors and rear arches whilst I had the door cards off. I bought some B&Q flashing as recommended by a member and also some 2mm underlay foam, I didn’t want to spend a small fortune on the “proper” stuff but this I was told would do the trick. I put foam on the rears but forgot take pictures of them.
Front and Rear Camera
I bought a front and rear dash camera as I didn’t trust other drivers and for some peace of mind, I installed it all at the same time when my dash and a pillar was off, I routed all the cables around the car and hidden from view. (ill get proper photos of it later.)
DRL On and Off switch
The DRL I had installed I wired to on ignition so they were always on, I installed an on and off switch the only issue is that they were also my indicators so this was mainly for when I was taking photographs at night and I want the car running but don’t want the DRL on for the picture and in case I wanted to follow someone unnoticed
Carbon Wing Mirror Covers
I picked these up from Thailand, literally a flexible piece of carbon that just goes over the OEM and has sticky pads inside to fix them into place. Simple and effective, best thing was that it matches the weave of my TRD carbon blade.
Carbon Reverse Scoop
I managed to pick up an ultra rare reverse carbon scoop for my bonnet (stops **** from getting into my bay too), when it arrived although the carbon was in very good condition, it wasn’t the same weave as my spoiler/wing mirrors and I spoke to Allan Massey who recommended a bloke from York so I sent my scoop to him to have it redone in the same weave. I found another scoop but in crap condition so I had that sent to adam at sycross so I could sell the other one.
Managed to get the car sorted in time for the FF7 meet (4th of April), what a day! I had 4 days to work on the car and most of the above I did in those 4 days so it was mad. I thought I had a boost leak because my car was making a funny gasping and hissing noises, doing 65 on he motorway as a precaution. I turned up pretty late but it was a good meet and the movie was excellent. I didn’t take any pictures of my car then but yesterday (bank hol) I took it for a drive after resolving a HID issue and an indicator problem. My car was boosting fine
hit 1.1 bar nicely, I think I was paranoid as I had recently changed my stock intake for a HKS one I got from a member and had recently had some work done near the intercooler on my gearbox cooler but all seems well. It makes aload of noises which at first you think WTF but it’s kind of a cool noise Sounds like a BOV.
I took some pictures whilst out, the car got a lot of attention
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I have gathered a lot of bits to fit to the car…
I bought a full UK brake setup as well as Defi Gauges plus controller, a leather covered 3 pod a pillar, a set of facelift seat bolt covers and focal front and rear speakers including SRD speaker mounts.
First thing I sent about doing was to mask the discs and paint the hubs black, I did this to the front sets too and left them to dry overnight after a 2nd coat.
The 3 gauge a pillar from a member was awesome quality, the leather work on it was brilliant but it was red and had to be dyed black.. It had OEM fixings which was awesome as I didn’t fancy drilling into it. Jay had some black leather dye that he also sent. I went about dyeing the part that would have to be cut off for an aero fit, once happy I began to do the remainder. Using my stock a pillar as a guide and some rubber bands I used a dremel and cut to the shape. I was happy with the results….
I sent the brakes away to a company to have them refurbed and painted, the main reason for sending them away is I didn’t have the time to refurb them myself and I wanted a high quality paint finish in a custom colour.
I ripped the carbon vinyl off my dash panels that I did myself. I decided to get my dash panels and some engine components water transferred in “carbon”, when I went to select the colour I went for silver carbon as it looked the most “realistic”, A week or so later I got them back, and at first glance it looked a little brighter but could look better once on the car….
With the car being back I could crack on with the mountain of jobs I had to do before the FF7 supra meet...
Defi Controller and Gauges
The defi controller was enclosed in a nicely carbon DIN but since I had a double din stereo I had to put it in the glove box as the centre console required too much modification. I drilled a hole behind the glove box for all the cables and then wired it all up (believe me it wasn’t an easy job). Then I had to take all the wires from the glove to the a pillar, I zipped tied along the way. The main problem I had was the A pillar wasn’t sitting in place even with is own clips, I think the cables behind it was forcing it to POP out of its position. Ill be fixing it in with a self tapper but for now I left it off and put the boost gauge in the vent.
The gauges I have currently is Boost on top, oil temp centre and EG at the bottom, I will be replacing the EGR with a water temp when I come across one as I wasn’t planning to plumb it in to my stock manifold!
Heckler PCB
I also fitted my PCB behind the speedo cluster and it made a world of difference, I wasn’t still happy with the look of it as it still looked dated so in the future I may get some metal monkey covers or some fancy looking indiglow type covers. I've got some heater buttons on route to replace the custard ones.
SRD Speaker Brackets and Focal Speakers
I decided to install some sound deadening to my doors and rear arches whilst I had the door cards off. I bought some B&Q flashing as recommended by a member and also some 2mm underlay foam, I didn’t want to spend a small fortune on the “proper” stuff but this I was told would do the trick. I put foam on the rears but forgot take pictures of them.
Front and Rear Camera
I bought a front and rear dash camera as I didn’t trust other drivers and for some peace of mind, I installed it all at the same time when my dash and a pillar was off, I routed all the cables around the car and hidden from view. (ill get proper photos of it later.)
DRL On and Off switch
The DRL I had installed I wired to on ignition so they were always on, I installed an on and off switch the only issue is that they were also my indicators so this was mainly for when I was taking photographs at night and I want the car running but don’t want the DRL on for the picture and in case I wanted to follow someone unnoticed
Carbon Wing Mirror Covers
I picked these up from Thailand, literally a flexible piece of carbon that just goes over the OEM and has sticky pads inside to fix them into place. Simple and effective, best thing was that it matches the weave of my TRD carbon blade.
Carbon Reverse Scoop
I managed to pick up an ultra rare reverse carbon scoop for my bonnet (stops **** from getting into my bay too), when it arrived although the carbon was in very good condition, it wasn’t the same weave as my spoiler/wing mirrors and I spoke to Allan Massey who recommended a bloke from York so I sent my scoop to him to have it redone in the same weave. I found another scoop but in crap condition so I had that sent to adam at sycross so I could sell the other one.
Managed to get the car sorted in time for the FF7 meet (4th of April), what a day! I had 4 days to work on the car and most of the above I did in those 4 days so it was mad. I thought I had a boost leak because my car was making a funny gasping and hissing noises, doing 65 on he motorway as a precaution. I turned up pretty late but it was a good meet and the movie was excellent. I didn’t take any pictures of my car then but yesterday (bank hol) I took it for a drive after resolving a HID issue and an indicator problem. My car was boosting fine
hit 1.1 bar nicely, I think I was paranoid as I had recently changed my stock intake for a HKS one I got from a member and had recently had some work done near the intercooler on my gearbox cooler but all seems well. It makes aload of noises which at first you think WTF but it’s kind of a cool noise Sounds like a BOV.
I took some pictures whilst out, the car got a lot of attention
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Soldato
About time we had some type of update, the car looks really great man.
Love it. I'm not sure if it's the look of the car as a whole or the fact that this has clearly been done by someone who enjoys doing it and isn't shy to use whatever materials he has available.
It's not my cup of tea to drive (I'm more into the stealth / sleeper look) but it's certainly got presence. Well done.
Please ditch the a-pillar gauges though
EDIT: Just flipped through the thread. I didn't see the initial condition of the car when you got it, nor that it was your first go at modding a car, so even more points for that!
It's not my cup of tea to drive (I'm more into the stealth / sleeper look) but it's certainly got presence. Well done.
Please ditch the a-pillar gauges though
EDIT: Just flipped through the thread. I didn't see the initial condition of the car when you got it, nor that it was your first go at modding a car, so even more points for that!
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cheers mate, have you bought yours yet?
Love it. I'm not sure if it's the look of the car as a whole or the fact that this has clearly been done by someone who enjoys doing it and isn't shy to use whatever materials he has available.
It's not my cup of tea to drive (I'm more into the stealth / sleeper look) but it's certainly got presence. Well done.
Please ditch the a-pillar gauges though
EDIT: Just flipped through the thread. I didn't see the initial condition of the car when you got it, nor that it was your first go at modding a car, so even more points for that!
Cheers mate, I dont mind spending money on it but certain things like sound proofing etc I dont mind using alternatives if they work. As for the gauges, I love gauges so there staying for now
I have fitted them to the car and it looks great, I will take a picture of it and post it up.As for the stealth look, a supra can never be stealth
Soldato
Looking brilliant!
You still going to the UKSO rolling road day at Tuning Developments?
You still going to the UKSO rolling road day at Tuning Developments?
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Late reply but good job on the engine bay, can't stand resprayed cars which have a mis-matched engine bay 
Car looks loads better than when you first got it, only bit that lets it down a little is the fake carbon interior panels - but that's just my opinion Really good job on it though, keep it up
Car looks loads better than when you first got it, only bit that lets it down a little is the fake carbon interior panels - but that's just my opinion
Really good job on it though, keep it up Hi mate, yes that is the plan however my brakes have arrived and I think my mechanic could be open on Sunday and if he is I would rather get that done. I dont think I will be running the car though as I do not have a boost controller and nothing much has changed since I last got it dyned. Ive added a front mount and a induction kit since. If i haven't booked the mechanic I will defo come and watch. Are you running?
pff you attention seeker!
Looking good m8 I like what you've done with the inside especially installing some proper speakers
I havent had the speakers on full blast yet but im off this friday on a road trip somewhere havent decided, they will be severely tested
Looks amazing! Love all the pictures in the OP as well as the latest
If you're spending all that money on the car though, maybe fix your phone
cheers. LOL yes im too poor for that. Its my iphone5 i got via work, the contract is due for renewal so I should be getting an iphone 6 soon
Late reply but good job on the engine bay, can't stand resprayed cars which have a mis-matched engine bay
Car looks loads better than when you first got it, only bit that lets it down a little is the fake carbon interior panels - but that's just my opinion
If they sold real CF interior panels id be all over them, maybe a bit further down the line but I would rather put that money aside for a single turbo kit.
The car is work in progress so Ill be changing it all the time,
Ill be giving the engine bay a makeover soon, I haven't posted pics yet but its not picture ready.
BTW i need to straighten the intercooler
Nice car, the backwards scoop isn't my cup of tea but the car as a whole looks stunning
I am not 100% keen on it but its providing a function, that opening is right above my spark plugs so I can not have water getting in. It will be replaced with the stock scoop once the weather is better, I am trying to source one in carbon at the moment but its difficult
Soldato
Nah, won't be rolling myself. Not made any changes power-wise since I was last on.
I am not 100% keen on it but its providing a function, that opening is right above my spark plugs so I can not have water getting in. It will be replaced with the stock scoop once the weather is better, I am trying to source one in carbon at the moment but its difficult
Ahh I see, if you're after a stock one you could always try getting a stock UK scoop from a breakers then carbon wrapping it? That way you may also get the internal snorkel and bits to go with it /shrug.
I need real carbon on the outside of my car
I might be able to do something with it, currently someone is working on redoing another scoop I bought like the one I have now and doing it in the same pattern as my rear spoiler blade and wing mirrors. He might be able to make me something.
I might be able to do something with it, currently someone is working on redoing another scoop I bought like the one I have now and doing it in the same pattern as my rear spoiler blade and wing mirrors. He might be able to make me something.
Soldato
I must admit, I'm not sure if the reverse scoop suits the Supra's lines as much as they do the Starlets. But yeah, they do ad admirable job of keeping crud out of the engine bay! Especially with the Starlets, as once that stock TMIC has been binned, there's nothing to stop ingress of water etc.
Not sure about the speedo/rev counter for certain, but I can imagine so as they usually start the run from a set amount of revs (eg, 3000rpm)
Not sure about the speedo/rev counter for certain, but I can imagine so as they usually start the run from a set amount of revs (eg, 3000rpm)
