its going to be ready for summer!

b'smk3 · 05-01-2009, 07:54 PM

so im new to this forum, my names branden and i picked up an 88 targa 7mgte of an old lady for $450... when i went to pick up the car it had been sitting for about 6 years, so i said if i could get it started i was going to buy it. it started and 35 dollars and a flat bed it was at my house... it need breaks(half, i have rotors and pads) shocks, the accordian hose for the turbo(having it made) paint(dad works at a body shop

) and a really good bath...

blitz BOV
5spd swap... its on its way!!!

http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...-albums18.html

mirage83 · 05-01-2009, 10:45 PM

Congrats on a good find! Now, before you do anything else, pull the plug on the gas tank, dump whatever remains in the tank into containers for proper disposal, and refill with the highest octane fuel you can find and a good sized bottle of injector cleaner. After 6 years of sitting whatever is in that tank isn't what it should be and what that motor and injectors need.

b'smk3 · 05-02-2009, 12:46 AM

yeah i planed on draining the gas and running some cleaner thru it... my roomate has an 87 and has had it for a few years so i have some help... lolany other tips you have just let me know because im now to boost and need all the help i can get

mirage83 · 05-02-2009, 01:17 AM

Ah jeez, you want the whole list now?

Seriously, there's a number of things the car is probably going to need done. The tank & injectors we've already discussed, though according to their actual condition you might want to consider actually pulling the injectors and having them professionally cleaned and flow tested.

Brakes, you'll want to clean out the lines real well. Normally the fluid will gradually accumulate water, and after sitting for years it might be worse. So you'll need to flush your lines with either new fluid (or some techs I've met recommend alcohol then fluid), to allow it to pull all (or at least most) of the water out of the lines before you put new fluid in. At the very least you'll want to simply bleed your brakes until you see clean fluid coming out of the valve instead of the red/brown garbage you probably have in the lines now. And then do it again in a month or so to remove the grime and grit which will have come loose from use after sitting for so long. Brakes are a biggie, so do it right.

While we're on the subject of brakes though, I'd suggest replacing the old rubber lines in the wheel-wells with braided stainless steel lines. The old lines are probably not in great shape anyway, and the cost isn't really prohibitive.

05-01-2009, 07:54 PM	#1
b'smk3 Stock Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: maine Posts: 3	its going to be ready for summer! so im new to this forum, my names branden and i picked up an 88 targa 7mgte of an old lady for $450... when i went to pick up the car it had been sitting for about 6 years, so i said if i could get it started i was going to buy it. it started and 35 dollars and a flat bed it was at my house... it need breaks(half, i have rotors and pads) shocks, the accordian hose for the turbo(having it made) paint(dad works at a body shop) and a really good bath... blitz BOV 5spd swap... its on its way!!! http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...-albums18.html Last edited by b'smk3; 05-01-2009 at 09:30 PM.

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05-01-2009, 10:45 PM	#2
mirage83 12psi boost Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 359	Congrats on a good find! Now, before you do anything else, pull the plug on the gas tank, dump whatever remains in the tank into containers for proper disposal, and refill with the highest octane fuel you can find and a good sized bottle of injector cleaner. After 6 years of sitting whatever is in that tank isn't what it should be and what that motor and injectors need.

05-02-2009, 12:46 AM	#3
b'smk3 Stock Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: maine Posts: 3	yeah i planed on draining the gas and running some cleaner thru it... my roomate has an 87 and has had it for a few years so i have some help... lolany other tips you have just let me know because im now to boost and need all the help i can get

05-02-2009, 01:17 AM	#4
mirage83 12psi boost Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 359	Ah jeez, you want the whole list now? Seriously, there's a number of things the car is probably going to need done. The tank & injectors we've already discussed, though according to their actual condition you might want to consider actually pulling the injectors and having them professionally cleaned and flow tested. Brakes, you'll want to clean out the lines real well. Normally the fluid will gradually accumulate water, and after sitting for years it might be worse. So you'll need to flush your lines with either new fluid (or some techs I've met recommend alcohol then fluid), to allow it to pull all (or at least most) of the water out of the lines before you put new fluid in. At the very least you'll want to simply bleed your brakes until you see clean fluid coming out of the valve instead of the red/brown garbage you probably have in the lines now. And then do it again in a month or so to remove the grime and grit which will have come loose from use after sitting for so long. Brakes are a biggie, so do it right. While we're on the subject of brakes though, I'd suggest replacing the old rubber lines in the wheel-wells with braided stainless steel lines. The old lines are probably not in great shape anyway, and the cost isn't really prohibitive.