planning to buy an mk3.

mkthreetillinfinity · 09-13-2006, 07:45 AM

i am planning to buy a 1986 supra, it wasnt a turbo but the owner dropped a 7m-gte in it. he's still using the n/a tranny. it has 122,000 miles on it, he changed the head gasket, re-torqued it and got a head job. he got the motor from an automatic turbo supra, so i guess the motor isnt really that abused. he's selling it for 2 grand. is that a good deal?

Supra2NR · 09-13-2006, 07:56 AM

seems like a decent deal,
how the body?
when you said a head job
im gonna assume its the headgasket?
what kind of headgasket did he use?
well if he had the head machine, the 2 grand is a bargain
cuz if he did you'll jus be paying for the engine

mkthreetillinfinity · 09-13-2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Supra2NR

seems like a decent deal,
how the body?
when you said a head job
im gonna assume its the headgasket?
what kind of headgasket did he use?
well if he had the head machine, the 2 grand is a bargain
cuz if he did you'll jus be paying for the engine

he used a 1.3mm hks steel head gasket i believe. he told be that they did the headjob at some machine shop. i dont know exactly what a headjob is. oh btw, the body is arite but then the paint job is kinda faded.

mkthreetillinfinity · 09-13-2006, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mkthreetillinfinity

he used a 1.3mm hks steel head gasket i believe. he told be that they did the headjob at some machine shop. i dont know exactly what a headjob is. oh btw, the body is arite but then the paint job is kinda faded.

i actually have a 1987 n/a supra right now. the body and the interior is great. it has 180,000 miles on it. but its got a blown head gasket and i hear a rod knock. so i dont know what to do with it. thats why i just wanna buy the turbo one.

Supra2NR · 09-13-2006, 08:12 AM

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i actually have a 1987 n/a supra right now. the body and the interior is great. it has 180,000 miles on it. but its got a blown head gasket and i hear a rod knock. so i dont know what to do with it. thats why i just wanna buy the turbo one.

thats funny i got a 88 n/a right now
threw the rods, fried the pistons, blah blah blah
and now im saving up for another one with a turbo lol

but i guess he had the heads machined then if he says its a headjob
that would be a bargain then
jus check sum more in the car
check the tranny too, it kinda sounds a little suspicious to me

cuz if i had that much work done to my car, i wouldnt be selling it unless sumthings wrong

mkthreetillinfinity · 09-13-2006, 08:18 AM

the tranny is kinda lose i think thats cuz the n/a tranny cant handle the power of the turbocharged motor. the reason why he's selling it to me is cuz he bought a honda fit and oh he's only selling it to me for two grand bcuz we know each other. but check it out, my mechanic told me that i shouldnt increase the boost to more than 10 lbs so the motor wouldnt blow up.

09-13-2006, 07:45 AM	#1
mkthreetillinfinity Stock Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 27	planning to buy an mk3. i am planning to buy a 1986 supra, it wasnt a turbo but the owner dropped a 7m-gte in it. he's still using the n/a tranny. it has 122,000 miles on it, he changed the head gasket, re-torqued it and got a head job. he got the motor from an automatic turbo supra, so i guess the motor isnt really that abused. he's selling it for 2 grand. is that a good deal?

09-13-2006, 07:56 AM	#2
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	seems like a decent deal, how the body? when you said a head job im gonna assume its the headgasket? what kind of headgasket did he use? well if he had the head machine, the 2 grand is a bargain cuz if he did you'll jus be paying for the engine __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

09-13-2006, 08:18 AM	#6
mkthreetillinfinity Stock Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 27	tranny the tranny is kinda lose i think thats cuz the n/a tranny cant handle the power of the turbocharged motor. the reason why he's selling it to me is cuz he bought a honda fit and oh he's only selling it to me for two grand bcuz we know each other. but check it out, my mechanic told me that i shouldnt increase the boost to more than 10 lbs so the motor wouldnt blow up.

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