Suspension differences?

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Not sure if this is considered blasphemy here or not, but judging from some of the other threads I've seen here I think it's safe so I'll risk it lol.... Supra suspension and the drive-train minus the engine are going into a Muscle car with a twin turbo small block. I want to keep the car looking like American muscle but be able to whoop the crap out of other rides, on a budget. Most people would never expect my car to handle as well as it will.

Very strange. How could it look like "American muscle", in a Japanese chassis? *shrug* just mho...

[ochowdero]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Not sure if this is considered blasphemy here or not, but judging from some of the other threads I've seen here I think it's safe so I'll risk it lol.... Supra suspension and the drive-train minus the engine are going into a Muscle car with a twin turbo small block. I want to keep the car looking like American muscle but be able to whoop the crap out of other rides, on a budget. Most people would never expect my car to handle as well as it will.

man i thought you were rebuilding a supra >
if this is the case why put a supra in a muscle car?
why not the twin turboed small block in the supra?
itll be sweet and haul ass
im just saying

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by ochowdero

man i thought you were rebuilding a supra >
if this is the case why put a supra in a muscle car?
why not the twin turboed small block in the supra?
itll be sweet and haul ass
im just saying

Omg...an Mkiv TT already does haul ass!!! The Mkiv TT does not need a "small block" v8 - that would be a downgrade! Again, the bone-stock oem 2jz-gte is 1000-hp capable (i.e. MUCH more capable than an off-balance "small block" v8...).

[Timmeh]

Just going for something different. Nothing American is affordable really and I refuse to put a Corvette IRS in my car lol, Viper parts on classic Mopars have been done to death, I know the Supras handle extremely well and parts are plentiful and affordable compared to anything American that I have found. Didn't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers over this and my apologies if I have. I won't be getting a road worthy car to do this with. I'll be looking for a parts car or a wrecked one and salvage the parts from it. I wouldn't have the heart to pull the parts from a car that is still in decent shape. So essentially, I'm not pulling a Supra off the road, I'm putting parts of a "dead" one back on the road!

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Just going for something different. Nothing American is affordable really and I refuse to put a Corvette IRS in my car lol, Viper parts on classic Mopars have been done to death, I know the Supras handle extremely well and parts are plentiful and affordable compared to anything American that I have found. Didn't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers over this and my apologies if I have. I won't be getting a road worthy car to do this with. I'll be looking for a parts car or a wrecked one and salvage the parts from it. I wouldn't have the heart to pull the parts from a car that is still in decent shape. So essentially, I'm not pulling a Supra off the road, I'm putting parts of a "dead" one back on the road!

Again, to me, it's just kind of strange. For example, there's little difference between a 'vette IRS and the Mkiv Supra Turbo's IRS...

I'd ask that you at least consider the mighty 2jz-gte among your list of options for this back-from-the-grave project...

[Timmeh]

Originally Posted by pwpanas

I'd ask that you at least consider the mighty 2jz-gte among your list of options for this back-from-the-grave project...

Specs and info?

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Specs and info?

It's a 3.0L Inline 6 - so overbuilt that it's capable of 35psi of forced induction, and reliably delivering 1000hp, over and over and over and over again ... in bone-stock form! You'll find one in every Mkiv TT Supra.

[Timmeh]

Hmm, sounds very tempting..... If I can find other means of a**kicking suspension for my 67 Barracuda, I may just rebuild a Supra as well!