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Almost forgot that this existed! Sorry about that! Haven't done anything much to the FD, just getting a bunch of parts in now. The newest thing that the FD has is the Mazsdaspeed CF Intake finally! Thanks @RX048R for sourcing this for me. It took a lot of patience and money but Chris was able to source it for me and get it to the states.
I was able to maintain everything but had to reroute the front airbag wire. Instead of going from above, i rerouted it under the CF box and just got it to above the rebar. Luckily there was a lot of slack on that wire. Because there was no DIY instructions for this piece, i had to go slow and had issues where the CF box did come in to contact with the frame. Found out that keeping the filter in the box is not a good idea (du'h). Will post more updates accordingly. Got some updates on the rx8 and will take some pictures of it as well.
Sooo... It's been quite sometime since I've last updated this place so here you go!
Supra Updates
Back in April, i finally decided to buy some small things for the Supra. The two things that bugged me about the Supra was the wind buffeting and the lack of carbon fiber trim between the passenger side vents. The Launch edition came with the CF trim and other Special Editions came with it as well but not the A91 which irritated me. Yeah, I'm OCD like that but whatevs... Haha. I purchased a few items to add a little more CF to the interior but hopefully not be too tacky with it. I got the trim piece for the passenger side as well as some CF door handle trim pieces. i didn't want to overdo it so that is the most CF that will be on the car. I may think of getting the CF steering wheel but we'll see later on. I think this adds a nice touch of CF without going overboard to help match the center console. Also, adding the door handle trim also protects the area as you can see that my lady has made some scratches to the area. Don't mind the messy pictures as during this time, we were cleaning out the garage
CF trim piece for passenger side before installation Ahh, looks so much better OEM Door Handle Trim More CF! After installation
I also purchased some "functional" CF vents for the supra to get rid of the faux vent that came OEM. One of the few vents that you can actually make it look functional.... I just like the fact that it looks like a legitimate vent. I was super hesitant to get it as most of the trim pieces on the exterior are matte/satin black and i wanted to keep it that way though it does come with CF Mirror caps. So i just pulled the trigger on it.
RH Stock Vent LH Stock Vent
RH "Functional" Vent LH "Functional" Vent
Lastly, i got some anti-buffeting pieces. I wanted these to be gloss black like OEM and look as OEM as possible. I didn't want anything super fancy or something that would draw some attention so i settled on getting these. It also works perfectly and eliminated the wind buffeting when the windows are down. These are a must buy if you plan on getting a Supra. Here are some shots of it.
Before After
During this day, it was also my first time washing the car since it has been ceramic coated. And Lastly, i got my personalized plate in June finally for the Supra!
I do have some updates on the 95 R2 but will post that a little bit later.
Good morning all!
Here is an update on the new FD I picked up. Car arrived from Oregon in the beginning of July and been keeping it at my parents place as my place is full. The car would be started up weekly but mainly stays outside (blasphemy, i know...) but will be getting an outdoor car cover soon for it. Last weekend before i left to go to SoCal, i went over, added some oil, drove it around and washed it. I didn't have time to detail it but got it wash. The car has 69k miles on the chassis but the motor has about 4-5k on it. Its ported, 3mm apex seals and lightened/balanced rotors. Koyo radiator, not sure of the intercooler. Also has an ACT clutch, aluminum flywheel, tubular front swaybar with RB adjustable endlinks, JIC coilovers, HKS catback, JIC Coilovers and 3in. SS Downpipe. The car does still have its dash but does have a roll cage (with a bunch of surface rust) in it with 5point harness for both driver and passenger, original R2 passenger seat but driver seat is a touring seat that was a red one painted black or black one painted red (don't know...)? My brother is interested in purchasing the car from me so until he's sure, it will still be mine. The paint is Brilliant Black but definitely could use some paint correction but the car also has some dings here and there and there is some slight damage to the driver side front bumper to fender about a few inches. Original owner planned on making this a dedicated track car but i was going to restore it a little, get the carpeting back in with custom cutouts for the roll cage, wrap the exterior in yellow possibly and widebody the car making it in to a street/weekend track car. Here are some pictures of it. Any comments, feedback or questions are well appreciated!
Missing center cap on the front wheel (anyone got a cap they would like to sell for SSR Integrals?) R spec lip is a little beat up but luckily replacements are readily available. There is contact between the intercooler piping and the hood, you can see it on the passenger side piping. "innovative" battery holder Surface rust does give it some character though.... i guess...Dash was cut in to but for the most part, it was pretty well done to integrate the dash with the roll cage, yeah, could have been better but it is what it is. Big ol' OEM steering wheel, that needs to be changed... Scuff on the front bumper and fender, attempted to buff it out as much as possible but there is some paint cracking in the area.
So, been quite sometime since i've posted anything here. Over the weekend since weather has been teasing on whether it was going to be good for a Rotors and Boba meet or not, ended up doing some work on the FD.
Picked up a pair of Jade seat belt guides for the seat. The Spirit R seats were reupholstered and finding the OEM seat belt clips are impossible to hide. I do have the strap, but unfortunately not clips. Anyways, i got the black with red stitching, i like the idea of the contrast rather than getting the red leather which will definitely be a different red. What you guys think?
Forgot to take pictures from a couple of weekends ago but placed the seat belt protectors on the seats. I'm loving the contrast and glad I did not go with the red leather option.
Yay for some goodies!!
09-21-2020, 09:43 PM
