My 88 Supra

EthanMKIII · 09-12-2008, 03:21 AM

Hello Everyone, my name is Ethan and I'm new to this forum. About 3 weeks ago I bought my first car. A 88 turbo supra. I sacraficed my whole grade eleven summer working my ass off full time to afford this baby. Man was it worth it. I know you guys luv looking at pics of MKIIIs (who doesn't?) so here some are. (This is my first time adding photos on this site so if i screw up please forgive me lol) Well i can't get pics up anyone want to quickly explain how to do it? It would seriously help me out. Nevermind i got it.

I'm really hopeing this stain is a big problem.

Chambers · 09-12-2008, 03:42 AM

Wow, that's a clean car!!

EthanMKIII · 09-12-2008, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Chambers

Wow, that's a clean car!!

I bought it off a asian mechanic, he couldn't speak english that well so he was having troubles selling it. Good thing I took chinese in school lol.

arthd · 09-12-2008, 02:48 PM

WOW!! That is a great looking MKIII. Glad to hear you worked hard to get it, you'll appreciate it more.

Grandavi · 09-12-2008, 06:41 PM

Very nice car! Good on ya for buying it yourself too. Just avoid the tickets! lol.

That's how I ended up with mine, the previous owner got a whole whack of tickets and couldnt afford to drive it for 3 years. (he bought it when he was 14)

EthanMKIII · 09-12-2008, 09:29 PM

no help on the stain yet anyone know what it could be? Thanks guys i paid alot for it so im glad you guys like it. Its got alot off little things to do on it tho. Trim, tint, rims(curb rash, didnt do it) leather speakers and Cd player. I also what to put on a 3" exsaust, down pipe and bov valve in it after i re do the head gasket. Anyone know how much it will cost me to get the HG done professionly? i dont want to be doing this myself dont trust myself lol.

EthanMKIII · 09-12-2008, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grandavi

Very nice car! Good on ya for buying it yourself too. Just avoid the tickets! lol.

Lol tickets are really bad notice the N on the back of my car? It means im a "NOOB" at driving. Cops luv to pull noobs over for dumb stuff and take away there licenses. I get three speeding tickets good by my license.

arthd · 09-12-2008, 10:25 PM

The stain is probaly just ground in dirt and grime. Did you try Resolve? It did wonders in my 88 runner. Make sure you get the real stuff, the knock off brands are not as good. Also make sure you let it sit for a few miniutes like it says to do, and don't use too much or when it dries it looks crusty.

Grandavi · 09-12-2008, 10:41 PM

I doubt you paid as much as i did... ; ) (6k)

After owning mine for almost a month now, I realise I overpaid by about 2k. Which is no biggie... it's the only way he would part with it.

I just bought a JVC-KDAVX11 DVD deck for it, gonna pull the Panasonic deck out and sell it. This one will read DVD's so I can put my entire music collection on one disc.

Now I gotta rip apart the dash a bit to get at the deck and hopefully wire it all up correctly. So far, I can only see 2 screws in the ashtray, but Im gonna assume there are probably 2-4 more I havent found yet. I gotta ground it to the ebrake as well because this puppy has true LCD so you can watch movies on its mini screen if ones so inclined...
record those youtube drifting movies and play em while you drive.. lol.

If you are talking about the carpet stain, its probably dirt.. but also I wouldnt doubt its brake fluid from a "once leaky" clutch master cylinder. Failing that.. its just heavily ground in dirt... I cleaned mine as much as possible then threw pretty car mats on top of it. Otherwise you just end up grinding a hole thru the carpet anyway.

EthanMKIII · 09-12-2008, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grandavi

I doubt you paid as much as i did... ; ) (6k)

After owning mine for almost a month now, I realise I overpaid by about 2k. Which is no biggie... it's the only way he would part with it.

Wasn't it also valued at 6k? The person i bought mine off wanted 7 for it. He wanted that much because the rims are "brand new" and because its in such great condition for a stock supra, there's actually not a piece of rust on the car even the wheel wells. Its also a brand new paint job so i offered him six because the rims on the right side are rashed, i also brought up the BHG problem that will have to be dealt with soon (30,000km to go but still). He took it and its now sitting in front of my house. I laughed when i resised that the cars older than me, and in five years i'll be able to put collector plates on it LOL. I want to get a value on it, i kinda think i paid about a grand to much but watever your'll never see another 17 year old kid driving a supra like this to school.

09-12-2008, 03:21 AM	#1
EthanMKIII 3" Exhaust Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: BC Posts: 71	My 88 Supra Hello Everyone, my name is Ethan and I'm new to this forum. About 3 weeks ago I bought my first car. A 88 turbo supra. I sacraficed my whole grade eleven summer working my ass off full time to afford this baby. Man was it worth it. I know you guys luv looking at pics of MKIIIs (who doesn't?) so here some are. (This is my first time adding photos on this site so if i screw up please forgive me lol) Well i can't get pics up anyone want to quickly explain how to do it? It would seriously help me out. Nevermind i got it. I'm really hopeing this stain is a big problem. Last edited by EthanMKIII; 09-12-2008 at 03:52 AM.

09-12-2008, 03:42 AM	#2
Chambers walbro fp Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA - Harford County, Maryland Posts: 481	Wow, that's a clean car!! __________________ Whats in the garage, well.... in the yard. 1986.5 Toyota Supra - NA - 5 spd 1986 Ford Ranger Lowrider - 5 spd 1984 Ford Ranger XLT - 7" Lift - 4X4 - Auto "Stuck in the 80's"

09-12-2008, 10:41 PM	#9
Grandavi walbro fp Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 410	I doubt you paid as much as i did... ; ) (6k) After owning mine for almost a month now, I realise I overpaid by about 2k. Which is no biggie... it's the only way he would part with it. I just bought a JVC-KDAVX11 DVD deck for it, gonna pull the Panasonic deck out and sell it. This one will read DVD's so I can put my entire music collection on one disc. Now I gotta rip apart the dash a bit to get at the deck and hopefully wire it all up correctly. So far, I can only see 2 screws in the ashtray, but Im gonna assume there are probably 2-4 more I havent found yet. I gotta ground it to the ebrake as well because this puppy has true LCD so you can watch movies on its mini screen if ones so inclined... record those youtube drifting movies and play em while you drive.. lol. If you are talking about the carpet stain, its probably dirt.. but also I wouldnt doubt its brake fluid from a "once leaky" clutch master cylinder. Failing that.. its just heavily ground in dirt... I cleaned mine as much as possible then threw pretty car mats on top of it. Otherwise you just end up grinding a hole thru the carpet anyway. Last edited by Grandavi; 09-12-2008 at 10:43 PM.

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09-12-2008, 02:48 PM	#4
arthd Stock Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 13	WOW!! That is a great looking MKIII. Glad to hear you worked hard to get it, you'll appreciate it more.

09-12-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
Grandavi walbro fp Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 410	Very nice car! Good on ya for buying it yourself too. Just avoid the tickets! lol. That's how I ended up with mine, the previous owner got a whole whack of tickets and couldnt afford to drive it for 3 years. (he bought it when he was 14)

09-12-2008, 09:29 PM	#6
EthanMKIII 3" Exhaust Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: BC Posts: 71	no help on the stain yet anyone know what it could be? Thanks guys i paid alot for it so im glad you guys like it. Its got alot off little things to do on it tho. Trim, tint, rims(curb rash, didnt do it) leather speakers and Cd player. I also what to put on a 3" exsaust, down pipe and bov valve in it after i re do the head gasket. Anyone know how much it will cost me to get the HG done professionly? i dont want to be doing this myself dont trust myself lol.

09-12-2008, 10:25 PM	#8
arthd Stock Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 13	The stain is probaly just ground in dirt and grime. Did you try Resolve? It did wonders in my 88 runner. Make sure you get the real stuff, the knock off brands are not as good. Also make sure you let it sit for a few miniutes like it says to do, and don't use too much or when it dries it looks crusty.