No it will not be my daily driver.. i have a honda for that .. im looking for one to play with i guess i shold call it .. i am going to school for auto mechanics and paint and body ... it has the 7mgte with upgraded turbo .. accordign to what the seller said about it ... i wont now forsure untill i go look at it tomorrow alot of people said the year 89 was notorious for blowing Headgaskets on a regular basis .. im not all sure about toyotas since i have only really spent my time working on chryslers and hondas ... im getting close to 4 thousand back from financial aid and i figured 800 for the car and a trip to advance to buy gaskets and internal replacement parts.. ie piston rings and so on. any body know any sites that offer performance parts at a Semi cheap price .. ( name Brand) not knock off brandsi found a set of stage 2 cams with retainers and springs for 500$ from Crower .. i read the reviews and alot of people said it gave a rough idle .. i found 550cc injectors for 113$ each . x6 = 678 =/ comes with o-rings and they are low impedence figured it wouldnt be bad .. i have hook-ups at advance auto for gauges and other things i also found a 8 gallon fuel cell for 300$ not sure on what kind of fuel pump to go with im going to Strip the interior no raido, speakers, carpet and the bare minium to get the car street legal . i looked at the rims i want for it ... gonna have to wait a LONG TIME for them .. unless i can fiind a used set of decent looking on craigs list ... im looking for 19x8.5 for rear and 18x 7.5 for front More of this design but i want the center section to be gold not all silver
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/1908305541.html
but any site you guys know of to get good parts cheap would be wonderful help to me and once i aquire the car i will post build before and after pics and In progress pics also .. i might also post videos of progress ( walk by's and commentary on what i am doing .. ) for suspension i am going to save a bunch of money .. i am going to Just do the old Style CUT technique on them .. and maybe sooner or later get a tien coilover set i play the forza motor sport 3 game quite a bit and i built one on there that pretty much is exactly how i want it to look .. (performance on the game is pretty much un realistic) im looking for a paint scheme that is charcoal grey with a CF hood and probally Stock bumpers and body kits .. no modifications to it .. i want it to look fast like a Ricer but perform like a champ .. soo pretty much going for the sleeper look but once its done i guess i will find out
Any info would be of great help