Finally brought my Supra home!, '97 TT 6 speed Options

[VavAlephVav]

That's a freakn Sweet ass Buick ya got there.
just do a console swap so you'll have the crappy little cup holder everybody hates, and it'll feel just like old times.

[jesse09]

Man thats a dam good looking car!

[richee3]

Finally took some time to snap some pictures of the Supra today.

[Zake]

Drooling right now.. looks great Daniel!

[Box]

Front tag holder ruins it.

[richee3]

I agree. but I don't want holes in my bumper along with obvious paint differences where the bracket was, so I figure it's staying for now.

[cheela]

so when does the big mods come in? hehehe

[spolski07]

i mean, i guess its ok Daniel.

[Box]

Yeah, it'd be much more captivating in blue.

[richee3]

so when does the big mods come in? hehehe

Hopefully starting sometime shortly after Christmas, but probably not likely. I need to get a fence built in my back yard and remodel at least one room in the house, so the Supra will probably stay stock for a while.

i mean, i guess its ok Daniel.

You... You don't like it?

Yeah, it'd be much more captivating in blue.

Funny you should mention that, the seller had a '97 Royal Sapphire Pearl in addition to this car.



I'm not a fan of RSP myself, although it's one of the most popular and desired colors on a Supra these days. Manny's Celica is based on RSP but I strongly prefer his variation to the stock RSP.

Also, just in case you guys didn't know, it's boost season.

[1994Celica]

richee3 your Supra is just beautiful. I'm super jealous.

[Box]

Dark metallic or pearl greens are nice, I just really like blues, teals, and purples the most.

This post has been edited by Box: Nov 15, 2014 - 8:08 PM

[spolski07]

ill trade you the miata for it

[richee3]

Long time, no reply! It's about time for an update. I've started on the power adders. I ditched the stock intake box in favor of a cone filter. The butt dyno shows no improvement whatsoever, but it certainly sounds better! I'm sure it added a couple of ponies considering two turbos need a lot of air to breathe, but I can't feel a difference. I had a wastegate helper spring on it for a short while to see if I have a leaky wastegate. That definitely made a difference, but until I have a boost gauge to know what's happening under the hood, it's best that I don't tinker with it too much. Granted, it'll hit fuel cut at 18 psi and the helper spring is only good for about 2 psi, but I'd like to know what I'm working with before messing around too much.

Anyway, onwards and upwards. I knew when I bought the car that I would needs new tires and it definitely needed new brakes. The tires on it were summer tires, dated 3202. Manufactured the 32nd week of 2002. Needless to say, I was less than comfortable riding around on those, even though they had 75% tread life left. They made some scary noises on the highway. So I bought a set of BFGoodrich g-forces and decided to find a closed road and have some fun with the old tires.






After five solid clouds, there wasn't much left of the tires, so no videos available. Of course, keep in mind that I need new brakes anyway. I have paperwork and receipts showing that the rear brakes were replaced by Toyota not long before I bought the car. However, the rust on all four rotors, coupled with the grooves in the pads and rotors, tells me that these brakes have had a hard life in the few thousand miles they've been on the car. I thought I heard a caliper dragging last weekend so I took everything apart today to try and find the issue. Fortunately for me, my very expensive calipers are all in top notch shape. They need fresh paint, but all the slider pins move freely and none of the calipers are seized. However, I did find that the driver side parking brake is seized. I wasn't able to remove the rotor. Given that all four rotors have grooves, I decided to bite the billet this evening and spend nearly $500 on OEM pads and rotors for all four corners, as well as parking brake shoes. Pretty expensive, but the tests on a '93 TT showed a stopping distance of 102' from 70 mph. Impressive by every measure, especially considering the 3,400 lb weight. It's a very capable braking system and I see no need to upgrade, so all OEM components are going back on. Hopefully the new parts get here this week so I can install them next weekend.

Side note, the rear rotors on this car are huge in comparison to what I'm used to seeing.

[enderswift]

I've seen a lot of supra photos over the years... but this one is just epic

[Box]

I guess that's one way to undercoat the wheelwell.

[NgoFcukinWay]

It's a very capable braking system and I see no need to upgrade, so all OEM components are going back on. Hopefully the new parts get here this week so I can install them next weekend.

Bullsh1t! Z06 calipers or bust. kthx

Side note, the rear rotors on this car are huge in comparison to what I'm used to seeing.

That's what she said.

[cardshark525]

Everyone loves the Supra because of the power potencial, but Toyota over-engineered the thing so much that the brakes are just as if not more impressive. They basically put F1 tech into the braking system and abs computer, so that 70-0 stood as a WORLD RECORD for a production car until the Mercedes SLR with its flaming carbon ceramics. Nowadays obviously most high end sports cars and super cars use ceramics but it took 10+ years and a new compound to break the Supra's record.

Love the car, and hopefully there will be more updates as the weather warms.

Edit: Minor correction it was unseated by the Carrera GT... Not the SLR. Still amazing when you think of all the supercars around before then (Porsche GT2, GT3, Lotus Exige, and many other cars that were basically street legal race cars).

This post has been edited by cardshark525: Mar 25, 2015 - 12:07 AM

[Box]

It only stopped a few feet shorter than a 4th gen, and those were made from random parts bin pieces.

[Jmk91]

Man I wish I had your job to be able to afford one haha. This 14$ an hour life is rather depressing. Even know I'm only 24 my butt is gonna go back to college and finish up and maybe one day I'll have one.. Or at least I hope lol.