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1989 Toyota Supra
5 Spd
Black/Black
Salisbury, PA

Story:
I was driving around Bethlehem one day and drove by this very clean supra, which caught my attention immediately. I wasn’t looking for one, as if I needed another one, but I pulled over to check it out anyways. The car looked even cleaner from closer. There were a few scratches and chips on the paint, as well as some dings. The rest of the car was perfect. Interior was MINT condition. Not one imperfection. Called the number on the FOR SALE sign and left a message. When they called back, we agreed to meet that weekend for a test drive. They car has 74K miles on it and still smells like NEW inside. 5spd, non turbo (which didn’t worry me, I have everything I need if I wanted to make it a stock turbo), TEMS suspension, hardtop (A biggie with me), it had all the goodies. I really liked the car standing still, so the next step was to take for a spin. The drive was impressive, the rear struts were bad. The tranny shifted like no supra I’ve ever driven before, very smooth. I found myself in love again. I loved the car and although wasn’t looking for one, I decided to convince my wife anyways. That didn’t take long, so I was off to talk to the owner about $$$$$. She (Yes, a lady, which is not that common for supras) was a very nice person. It so happens she is very much into Supras. She had a MKII which was stolen and from what they told me, it was in MINT condition as well.

Anyways, we negotiated for a day or so. The next day, I cut $1,400 off the bill and the deal was done. Drove the car home, washed it and parked it in my heated garage (Baby has got to sleep warm!) and didn’t do anything with it but sit in it for a couple of days. I was trying to vision what I wanted to do with this car. I certainly didn’t need it, and wasn’t sure why I bought it, but I couldn’t let this deal slide.

After months and months of delegating and switching back and forth from this color to this and this engine to that one, I agreed on the setup listed below. Although not all items are currently installed on the car as the car is being rebuilt completely, they will eventually ;)

RWHP:
Foot HP at the moment. The car doesn't have an engine. Although I'm looking to get around 500RWHP, but with the response of a GT500 car.

Torque (ft/lb):
N/A

Engine:
7M-GTTE (Custom Twin Turbos)

Turbo:
Not 100% certain yet, but similar to GT28R or GT35R

Nitrous:
Coming Soon! :D

Head:
Fully Built w/ BIG cams

Intake:
Custom FFIM

Exhaust:
Dual pipes from turbos to the back made from Oval SS

Fuel:
Not sure on setup yet. What ever is needed to support the HP goals I guess

Drivetrain:
Carbon Fibre Drive Shaft, R-154 Tranny, stock rear

Suspension:
HKS Hypermax II
NOTE: I would really like to keep my TEMS, but haven't seen a kit to be able to lower the car more than just with lowering springs. If anyone knows of a good quality kit to retain the TEMS and have more adjustability, please let me know

Brakes:
Custom front, Supra TT rear

Electronics:
Not sure on ECU yet

Interior:
Stock Custom painted black with gray suade inserts. Recaro fron seats.

Exterior:
Jet Black paint w/ matching molding and a chrome edge. Underbody is also getting stripped and coated. Kinesis, HRE, or Work wheels. Front lip

Custom:
Lots and lots of custom parts. I will list them later. Will have pics also.

Press:
No mags yet.

Track time:
No track time either

Future plans:
You never know what the future will bring, but I would like to first finish to my specs and take it from there.