Thinking about buying a MK3 Supra

[MeatRo]

What is the $1500-2000 worth of work you suppose it needs? I could ask him about it, I don't plan to just say, "Hey, here's the money, thanks." Do I need to shake him down about anything specific, cuz that's not a problem, I have no problem with fully interrogating him about everything you think may be an issue. From what I've heard from him so far, it's a pretty clean car he just has to get rid of it fast.

What would take a month to build? We're pretty mechanically inclined here, got a few 240SX SR20DET builds going on, the Volvo, a 300ZX turbo that we just did an engine swap last weekend on. Not all our projects obviously, but they all come here to get their work done, just a 240SX SR20DET and the Volvo here. So working on the car isn't a problem and our machinist is pretty fast. We have a hookup, so he could have it done in a day or two. Once the head is done, how long could it really take to put a head gasket in? A day, maybe two?

Like I said, not looking to stomp on the car, just looking for something to get from A to B. The reason I'm interested is, well, it's a Supra Turbo for $600. Smogged, registered and apparently the gasket just went about a week or so ago, probably being dumb and put a boost controller on there without thinking about the head gasket. All that, and I don't want to dump my money into a piece of shit like a 1986 Ford Tempo and once I do start getting paychecks (about a week or so) putting work in isn't a problem. Cars are the #1 hobby around here, so I know you get out what you put in... Hell, I have near $10,000 in my Volvo in the engine, suspension, drive train, wheels/tires, brakes, etc. Kinda sucks cuz I was about a paycheck away from getting it finished when I started getting my checks skimped by the old douchebag boss. So again, what kinda work do you suppose it would take to get it going for a week.. Maybe 2, max?

[MeatRo]

Thank you all for your honest replies. I've been scouring CL for the past few days looking for a good car for cheap. I got lucky today and found a 1990 Infiniti M30 that 'runs great, daily driver with 128,000 miles' that I think I will be getting. I love M30s almost as much as Supras, and even when I'm done with it as a daily driver a 5 speed and VG30DETT in a M30 would be sick. Might even be tempted to jump on a Supra with a setup like that..

Thanks again, hope to be back in the future with a MK3 Supra Turbo. Especially you, Supramacist. Dig the honesty.

[supramacist]

I'm just a guy with a car and a dream, myself.
I made all of these mistakes..., after.
I saw the car for how I thought it could be instead of what it was.

Which is a project car to work on infinitely.

I'm not going to break it all down for the 2k.

You can skimp and do it for a bit over a Grand and under 1.5 .

Engine fluids, coolant oil, filters. Standard strap on mods, that may increase performance. The lot of that can cost you as much as you want to spend. Machining. Tools you may not have already.

Anything you spend money on tally's up. And it all goes to the sum of what the car initially costs.

He wants to sell it quick because it's a parts car and he knows it.

You couldn't touch my car for that price. Even if I were utterly done with it.

Stay in touch with the forum. Post more pics and learn while you earn baby.
That way by the time you find THE supra. You'll have rapport with us and a clue as to what's really going on.

A 1st time buyer that knows what he's talking about when purchasing is a supra sales persons worst nightmare.

They want people that buy shit quick and don't know what Q's to ask so, they can sleep better at night for not lying to you about anything larger than they already have.

You won't know how long ago it broke or how much the seller has bs'd about till you're ass deep in engine bay screaming.
About how badly you just got burnt.

[CyFi6]

dont forget all the other gaskets in the engine, im doing my head gasket right now and thought i could skimp through it without replacing all the gaskets, but i soon found half of them rip apart when simply taking things apart. Also, what if you pull the head and its warped beyond specs allow, and the head is garbage? What if valves are burnt, what if cylinder walls are scored. These are just a few things you wont know until you have it apart and are deep in shit. Not to mention hoses, lines, wires and random shit that usually will break. If you want it to run for 2 weeks, sure, you can probably do that for as much as a head gasket. Will it be leaking and burning fluids? Most likely. Youl end up doing all this work for 2 weeks of driving, and after that you will have to do it all over again.

[TurboSupera]

I think that guy just reposted his ad and now it's $800.00. Wow, one hit and he thinks he's going to get more money all of a sudden.

[carfanatic89]

I say get it. Im a broke mother f***er, but I love the fact that I have a supra. I will agree though, its an expensive hobbie and your girlfriend might not like the fact that you spend more on the car than her. lol thats supra love. 2 motors, 3 clutches, rebuilt trany, and a whole bunch of other shit. You only learn from your mistakes right.