![]() 02/24/2015 at 21:50 • Filed to: Supra | ![]() | ![]() |
Take my money. I'm having a crisis.
![]() 02/24/2015 at 21:52 |
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My my, that's nice.
![]() 02/24/2015 at 21:54 |
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I want to have babies with it
![]() 02/24/2015 at 21:55 |
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As do I.
![]() 02/24/2015 at 22:09 |
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I actually saw a stock, automatic equipped model of the newest Supra on campus today. I don't know if it was the turbo model though. But it was very surprising to see.
![]() 02/24/2015 at 22:36 |
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I already love that gen … so that …. its boner city.
![]() 02/24/2015 at 22:42 |
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I've encountered that car. It's pretty badass
![]() 02/24/2015 at 23:06 |
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Actually that's just a Celica. At least the fenders and hood are from a Celica. It's probably got a 4-cylinder under the hood too rather than the big 5M-GE from the Celica-Supra.
One of these
![]() 02/25/2015 at 01:26 |
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I'm curious about the build, is it AWD or anything crazy? Swapped? It needs a row of round rally lights.
![]() 02/25/2015 at 01:28 |
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I really doubt it has the original engine looking at it. It might even have some truck parts under there making it AWD, anything is possible.
![]() 02/25/2015 at 06:40 |
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I'm not sure. I saw it back in 2010, and was too busy with our own car for anything more than a couple quick photos.
![]() 02/25/2015 at 11:34 |
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Besides the obvious Group B Celica influence, my need for better handling at high speed, due to not racing as much these last few years has definetely influenced the cars development. When I first built the car, the economy was in the tank, so my focus was on cheap, junkyard parts and whatever parts I had lying around the garage, gathered over the years.
The first suspension set-up was built with cheap strut inserts and old race springs for the front end, Ford Aerostar springs and off the shelf Fox shocks I bought off Ebay in the back. Now it's custom inverted monotube Bilstein struts up front with stronger strut tops meant for Rav4s, revalved the rear shocks and replaced the rear springs with 5 race springs. It's gone from feeling like a marshmellow around corner to a proper rally feel, if your rally car had 9 of travel that is. (Escort has 7 at best) Early on, it was great at rock crawling but damn scary above 35mph (56kph) off road. Now it's ok at rock crawling and feels stable the faster you take it down dirt roads, 50, 60, 70mph (80-113kph).
![]() 02/25/2015 at 15:26 |
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ok that's awesome
![]() 02/26/2015 at 12:57 |
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You should post that in my Baja all the things! post from a few days ago.