Questions

Hello,

I have recently got hold of what I now know to be a mk3 n/a supra (which I must say I prefer to the later ones). I would just like a few pointers from all of you people out there. I am from the UK and its on an "E" plate which was manufactured aprox 87/88, how can I tell from either trim style or chassis number what year it is. I have already found a mk3 supra in my local scrapyard which has some minor differences, i.e steering wheel has the buttons close to your thumbs rather than on the bottom spoke and it has a cup holder bracket in the centre storage container, both of which I now have in my car.
From this I have gathered mine must be an older model, but in excelent condition at that. The bodywork is in ace condition with a tiny bit of rust on one of the rear wings (which ive heard is common) but its just started to appear so I shall get that repaired. But the engine is stuffed. I have ripped it apart and taken the head off ready to remove the block and have already discovered a problem. It seems that during its life the engine has been starved of oil as number 5/6 cylinders/cams are showing heavyer signs of wear compared to the other 4 and heavy scoring on the cam surfaces where the whole of the top end has been starved, is this a common problem of just through neglect? I know that head gaskets are problems with these cars, what head gasket shall i replace it with, as I know that you need to replace it with an uprated one with uprated bolts that you tourqe down to about 75 pounds but where do I get these from. I really important item I need is a manual, I NEED a circuit diagram of the cruise control so I can modify the new steering wheel I got out of the other car to fit my car as it has a 4 pin cotton reel instead of a 3 pin. If anybody could direct me to a manual I would be grateful either a digital one or on paper.

Any other common trates for the car I would like to know!!

Any help apreciated.

With thanks

Joe