Well, here's my baby... My MA70 Supra Turbo! I bought it in the spring of 08', bone stock, and after blowing the head gasket only a couple months in, I decided that it was time to begin the never-ending process of building my dream car. This is what I've got so far....
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures when it was stock, but here are some recent ones.
Engine
Here's my 7m... pretty much stock, other than the HKS head gasket and head bolts. Also, I finally got my HKS SSQV back :)
Suspension
Stock D2 RS Coilovers
It only took a couple hours to install them, but the rest of the day was spent adjusting the damn things! It still doesn't sit right... I need to get them corner balanced and have some camber taken out.
Performance
I ended up having to buy a test pipe from Titan because the cat was welded to the stock exhaust.
This is my old 3" downpipe/elbow set up. The dp by itself worked great.. However, the flange on the turbo elbow is very uneven, causing me to blow gaskets. So, instead of resurfacing the flange, I decided to upgrade...
... I went with this 3" stainless steel divorced downpipe, I purchased from ebay. I was impressed with how well it was made and the power I gained over my old set up! The only problem is that the flange is missing the block-off plate which separates the exhaust from the waste gate, causing exhaust to escape through the dump-pipe.. I'll probably weld one on later.
I wanted to get rid of my stock intake, but I didn't wanna shell out $150+ for a KNN or Blitz, knowing that I probably won't gain more than 10hp from it. So instead, I bought a LIPP intake adapter for $40 from suprasport.com, then spent another $10 on a filter from pepboys.. I can't imagine the KNN being any better for $100 more.
A friend of mine donated some old 2.5" piping. We pieced it together that night and now I have full 2.5" intercooler plumbing all the way through... For free! Thanks Aaron!!
Wheels
I got my Volk Evo IV's for $800!! Not bad considering they went out of production 15 years ago and they were only made in Japan. My only complaint is with the offset... +45 front and back. I'll probably get some wheel adapters once I fix the suspension. I also need bigger tires, these ones are way too small.
To be continued...
