what did you pay for your mk3?

supra.7mgte · 05-15-2010, 02:10 AM

well i paid 3000 for mine two years ago.. it had no motor in the car but can with a rebuilt 7mgte.. it looked like a shitty rebuild jobs so i tore it down to bare bones and nothing was done right so for the lsat two years i have been rebuilding it.. with everything brand new its cost me close to 10 grand with out the stuff i have had to put in like the 1400 clutch and five hundred dollar exhaust and tires.. i prob have right around 10-11 thousand into right now.

Grandavi · 05-15-2010, 03:44 AM

Paid 6000.00 for mine (88 MKIII) about 2 years ago (when I first joined this forum). Now.. had I known about this FIRST.. I would probably not have bought my Supra here... I would have went state side to pick it up.

However, having said that... after putting 3500.00 into body work (removing rust and rebuilding wheel wells and quarter panels.. not painted yet), and looking at the 5-10k I will have to dump into the car to get it to where I want it.. I am happy.

Its very hard to pick up a good Supra if you dont know what your looking for (and I didn't). I dont plan on ever parting with the car unless I retire myself and give it to my son. Otherwise.. its off the market forever.

I think that these cars are undervalued and with the new wave of "exotic" collectibles, their value will rise. But "ricing" it out is a mistake and I see a lot of people doing that. Sure.. I could get this puppy up to 650 HP.. but why? I enjoy it stock. Mod the exhaust.. get everything to tip top running condition.. maintain it.. and grin.

I still get thumbs up whenever I take it on the road.

nailhead432 · 05-15-2010, 11:22 PM

$0.00 87 Supra N/A with 226,000 miles on it. Had been sitting for 5 years and I was told it had a knock when I got it. It was missing the wheels but had a set of wheels off of an old Camry or something that was given to me just to get it on the wrecker to get it home. Had to remove the front calipers to get the wheels on. I have less than $500 in it now (including the wrecker expense) and got it running and everything on the car working, but it does have a bad knock. Time to call JDM and get an engine.

jdmsoup · 05-16-2010, 09:36 PM

$1500 on an 87 mk3 turbo. with a few mods done to it and all it needed was an alternator for $35 and a battery. which i got a brand new optima red top for $50 bucks. i lvoe friends with an old battery that still had a warranty on it. and it ran great until i blew the hg but its worth it.

batmmannn · 05-16-2010, 09:44 PM

Great price for a turbo. Did you post pics of it? I read earlier that they torgued our heads to the wrong specs from the factory thus the blown head gaskets but Toyota never issued a recall on them.

jdmsoup · 05-16-2010, 09:47 PM

yeah it was a great price. i was worried something was going to mess up on it but ive checked everything before the hg blew and everything in in working condition and the turbo has no shaft play or anything. he only sold it so cheap because he wanted it out of his yard and he only needed a little bit of moeny to finish his other car so he told me 1500 and its mine. haha but the only pic i have of it is the one on my avatar when i post and on my profile. after i get this top end build done im going to post a bunch more pics of the new parts and paint.

batmmannn · 05-18-2010, 02:07 AM

I think my head gasket is blown as well. It;'s the only thing that makes any sense. Can a throttle control sensor stop a car from running?

05-15-2010, 03:44 AM	#2
Grandavi walbro fp Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 411	Paid 6000.00 for mine (88 MKIII) about 2 years ago (when I first joined this forum). Now.. had I known about this FIRST.. I would probably not have bought my Supra here... I would have went state side to pick it up. However, having said that... after putting 3500.00 into body work (removing rust and rebuilding wheel wells and quarter panels.. not painted yet), and looking at the 5-10k I will have to dump into the car to get it to where I want it.. I am happy. Its very hard to pick up a good Supra if you dont know what your looking for (and I didn't). I dont plan on ever parting with the car unless I retire myself and give it to my son. Otherwise.. its off the market forever. I think that these cars are undervalued and with the new wave of "exotic" collectibles, their value will rise. But "ricing" it out is a mistake and I see a lot of people doing that. Sure.. I could get this puppy up to 650 HP.. but why? I enjoy it stock. Mod the exhaust.. get everything to tip top running condition.. maintain it.. and grin. I still get thumbs up whenever I take it on the road. __________________ My Links: What I am doing... http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...part-list.html My questions http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...w-answers.html

05-16-2010, 09:36 PM	#4
jdmsoup 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: upstate south carolina Posts: 70	$1500 on an 87 mk3 turbo. with a few mods done to it and all it needed was an alternator for $35 and a battery. which i got a brand new optima red top for $50 bucks. i lvoe friends with an old battery that still had a warranty on it. and it ran great until i blew the hg but its worth it. __________________ 87 Supra Turbo. JDM 7M-GTE. CT-26 set @ 10-12 pounds. xs sport manual boost control. hks ssq bov. greddy front mount. 3"downpipe with 3" straight through piping back to tip kyb shocks. "In life its not what you know, its who you know"

05-16-2010, 09:44 PM	#5
batmmannn 12psi boost Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 320	Man Thats cheap Great price for a turbo. Did you post pics of it? I read earlier that they torgued our heads to the wrong specs from the factory thus the blown head gaskets but Toyota never issued a recall on them. __________________ 1987 N/A 7MGE Left Hand Drive MK3 Red 5 Speed and Black Auto Supras My Next project is the Batmobile! Last edited by batmmannn; 05-16-2010 at 09:52 PM.

05-16-2010, 09:47 PM	#6
jdmsoup 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: upstate south carolina Posts: 70	yeah it was a great price. i was worried something was going to mess up on it but ive checked everything before the hg blew and everything in in working condition and the turbo has no shaft play or anything. he only sold it so cheap because he wanted it out of his yard and he only needed a little bit of moeny to finish his other car so he told me 1500 and its mine. haha but the only pic i have of it is the one on my avatar when i post and on my profile. after i get this top end build done im going to post a bunch more pics of the new parts and paint. __________________ 87 Supra Turbo. JDM 7M-GTE. CT-26 set @ 10-12 pounds. xs sport manual boost control. hks ssq bov. greddy front mount. 3"downpipe with 3" straight through piping back to tip kyb shocks. "In life its not what you know, its who you know"

05-18-2010, 02:07 AM	#7
batmmannn 12psi boost Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 320	Yeah I know the feeling I think my head gasket is blown as well. It;'s the only thing that makes any sense. Can a throttle control sensor stop a car from running? __________________ 1987 N/A 7MGE Left Hand Drive MK3 Red 5 Speed and Black Auto Supras My Next project is the Batmobile!

05-15-2010, 02:10 AM	#1
supra.7mgte Intake Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alberta Posts: 36	well i paid 3000 for mine two years ago.. it had no motor in the car but can with a rebuilt 7mgte.. it looked like a shitty rebuild jobs so i tore it down to bare bones and nothing was done right so for the lsat two years i have been rebuilding it.. with everything brand new its cost me close to 10 grand with out the stuff i have had to put in like the 1400 clutch and five hundred dollar exhaust and tires.. i prob have right around 10-11 thousand into right now.

05-15-2010, 11:22 PM	#3
nailhead432 Stock Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 7	$0.00 87 Supra N/A with 226,000 miles on it. Had been sitting for 5 years and I was told it had a knock when I got it. It was missing the wheels but had a set of wheels off of an old Camry or something that was given to me just to get it on the wrecker to get it home. Had to remove the front calipers to get the wheels on. I have less than $500 in it now (including the wrecker expense) and got it running and everything on the car working, but it does have a bad knock. Time to call JDM and get an engine.