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Old 02-28-2007, 11:17 PM   #1
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hey guys, i'm finally reaching out for help.
My wife has a 1988 supra, and i know nothing about these cars, except that the kid next door keeps offering me a grand for it.
She's had the car parked for about 2 1/2 years, and i started it for the first time last nite.

The good:
body is straight
wheels and tires are in very good condition
interior is complete.
The bad:
everything else
head gasket is gone, tranny is gone. It's a non turbo (i guess a 7mge???) auto.

Every time i look at the car i get sad cuz i know it's a broken fast car.
so i'm planning on bringing it back to life, only thing is, we're saving up to buy a house, so i'm on a REAL tight budget. But with time i believe anything is possible.
any suggestions would be a great help!
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Old 02-28-2007, 11:59 PM   #2
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maybe if there is a lot of problems with the mechanics you can go looking in some junkyards for some parts or buy a donor car. since your on a tight budget you should set up a list of what you should do first like getting the head gasket and trans done. what are you looking for in the car? daily driver? racing? drifting?
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Old 03-01-2007, 01:01 AM   #3
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Its NOT a turbo, so I don't recommend putting a lot of $$$ into it.

Best to do a FULL evaluation ($$$) of everything it will need to be a dependable car.

Brakes
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Tires
Suspension
Electrical Stuff
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Old 03-01-2007, 01:45 AM   #4
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NON turbo's are alittle more reliable then turbos not as much abuse on the engine the car should last longer then most turbo cars
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Old 03-01-2007, 02:35 PM   #5
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I'd say sell it for that $1K and never look back. Shot tranny AND blown head gasket? Yeah, that car is not worth $1000. Besides its automatic and non-turbo, yuck!

Auto non-turbos are not known for being a "fast car". Realisticly, a stock 5 speed turbo supra is not really a "fast car" either. I know, I own one.
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Old 03-01-2007, 04:31 PM   #6
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unfortunately my wife is too attached to the car, she wants me to fix it, and i think it might just be a fun little car.
i'm gonna keept it stock with a few mods, i was looking at some trannys on ebay and they're not too expensive, motor wise, i don't know too much about them, but hg are not that difficult.
I was reading one of the threads on rebuilding a motor and it seemed the most difficult job is that crank bolt.
The electrical seemed fine when i started the car two days ago, i checked for any kind of shortage, hooked up a volt meter to main electrical circuits and it everything seemed fine, it's just the motor that shot and the tranny. I dont think swaping trannys would be that hard being RWD.
there's alot of info in this forum, i just hope i get this thing running well.
thanx guys
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Old 03-02-2007, 12:21 AM   #7
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Buy a front end clip. New engine, new tranny. Might have to find a wire harness, but the rest should all be there. You've got a few options then too, you could go back with the 7MGE, or go turbo and 7MGTE or go twin turbo and get a 1JZGTTE.
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chances are your not going to find a 7mgte clip but 1jz is easier to find
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Old 03-02-2007, 02:35 AM   #9
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unfortunately my wife is too attached to the car, she wants me to fix it, and i think it might just be a fun little car.
If your fixing it for your wife then i wouldnt get a turbo motor.

If you do the headgasket/ tranny yourself you can save money, but having a mechanic fix just the headgasket could be easily $1,500.


I would check your tires also. they are probably in good condition except they sat 2 1/2 yrs didnt they? they might have flat spots.


I would suggest selling the car and waiting till after you find a house then go buy a nice supra for cheap.
Its just gonna be too much $$ to fix up. But hey, its up to you.
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Old 03-02-2007, 04:28 PM   #10
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i hear you guys, for a long time i kept telling her to just sell it, but she won't. So now i just feel like keeping the car parked is just plain sad.
I really don't wanna turbo it, cuz i simply believe that it might just be too much for her. She really wants the car to handle though.
so i am gonna fix it my self and see how it goes. Thanx for all the suggestions guys, very much appriciated.
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