Ive been a member for a while, but got out of TL's cause I finally got my own car!. Heres a build thread of my Supra if anyones interested.

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33846

 

wow great job, comming along nicely!

 

that looks great... :Thumbsup: be sure to keep us posted on your progress... how did u learn to do all that when u r only 15 years old??

 

My familys very car oriented. Ive been on here since I was like 12. Before that I was on HPOA (Honda Prelude Owners Assoc.) forums for a while. But the main answer is FORUMS. Everything you need is online. If you have a question, just search and its already been covered. Just a great tool. Thanks for the compliments.

 

How much is an income tax check for a 15 yr old? Coming a long very nicely

 

That's unreal that you're only 15 and can do all that work on your own. Keep it up, man!

 

Coming along nicely. I wouldn't even think about getting into that.

Two different wheels?

 

My dads income tax. My dads pay for all the stuff, and I am VERY grateful for everything he does for me. The back wheels are just there for the paint job work, I only have 2 of those so I put them on the back. The front are from the 01 TL cause I had the OEM TL wheels on my front, but my dad wanted to switch back out.

 

Well im sure the end product will be great, keep us posted!

 

OMG THIS GUY FTW.

 

that was the best forum answer i read all day


the car looks like its comming together great is the 1jzgte the same engine in the Japanese Soarer / mk3 supra? from my understanding we get the 7MGTE in the states right?

 

You are correct, the 1JZ came in 89-92 Supras in Japan. Also Chasers and Soarers if im corect. If my car wasnt a N/A 7M. Id stick with the 7MGTE, its not a bad motor, just a little un realiable. Also someone on Supraforums has over 310,00 miles on their 1JZ and it dynoed a little over 320 with just some bolt on's. This motor I believe is a champ.

 

wow great work is all I can say...I couldn't even do that now, but 5 years ago...crazy

 

So you would recomend the roll on paint application? I have heard a lot of people talk about it but no one actually do it. I just wanted to hear your side of it.

 

Nice MKIII !!!

 

supra... drool..... hump

 

wow-- nice!

what is this rollon paint he is talking about

 

Very nice, my hearty congratulations to you for having the talent and patience for saving that MkIII from the scrap heap and doing such a nice job on it. 1JZ is an awesome motor, I'm glad to be seeing more of them in the U.S. recently ...at least I hadn't noticed them here a few years ago.


PS: I'm another Supra fan and own a MkIV
Nick '95 6sp APU
PHR1 turbo + PHR Stg2 fuel/850cc's + gForce + MAP ECU + FJO/NTK + Racelogic TC

 

Nice.

I just noticed this pic in post# 10:

 

Damn bro. That shit looks mega tight so far. Only the 4th coat, huh?

 

Wow, I love how that is a picture on a road course and not a drag strip. Id like to see that more often with Supras. Nice car man!

Ill tell you when Im finished, im not sure how its going to end up rite now, Im only applying the second coat to the car today. As for the bumper, I dont want to say anything til its done and buffed. Id only reccomend this on older and cheaper cars, granted if I paid around 6-8 thousand for a mint MKIII, I'd get it sprayed. Great thing to do for beater cars.

Its painting a car with a 4" foam roller for the local hardware store. Also known as the "$50 paint job". Google "$50 paint job" and you should come up with many results.

Thanks for all the comments guys.

 

Good job. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

wow, i think audi copied that dash for the A6

 

aw man, i almost bought a 91 supra from this guy that lived in my neighborhood but he moved before i could save up the cash.... i was only $700 short...

 

i love those second gen supras....i would love to pick up a clean one

 

wow, great work!!! cant wait to see the final result.

 

Are you talking about my generation? Because that is a 3rd Gen. I also like the 2nd gen also.

 

Pretty decent paint work....I hope you prepped the panel beforehand (i.e flex) so it doesn't chip the second there's any movement in the panel...

 

Sounds like a good kid. He appreciates his father, and puts in some man hours fixing his own car. I wish half the spoiled rejects around my way were like this kid.

 

 

No crap, when I was your age, I was sacking groceries and couldn't change a spark plug

 

do you have a job?

 

i've seen these kids down the road from me paint thier whole car like this, they had 3 rollers going on it. they paited it lime green with this gaudy ass body kit on it and it looked lik shit, i drove by 3 times asking myself WTF? and then laughing. the best part is 2 days later i see him stuck on the side of a road with a tow truck picking him up. these guys have alot of cars, but thier all older with bondo on them and body kits.

i'm not saying your paint will come out bad, just what i have seen.

but i give you props for doing your own work on your car. i've learned alot from my father and know how to build a stroked 350 small block, but i also have a large knowledge on the newer technology from him and we are a very car oriented family, i appreciate all of it. keep up the work you'll learn alot more over time.

 

As of right now, I dont. Im going to try to find a job over summer. Im trying to concentrate on my grades right now, I also dont want to ask people for rides to get to work.

Thanks for the comments everyone! The paint is pretty much done. Im "ok" with the results. There were alot of parts that I slacked off on and didnt sand as well as I could have. Its better then where it was at though.

Im ganna quit on the car till maybe summer. Trying to save up some cash, if we spend all of our money on the car now, its just going to sit there. lol