96RedRunner
Senior Member
COB, With lack of updates was thinking one of two things happened. Hold up at Energy or you finished it and someone offered you a ungodly amount of dollars for it, $200k+ didn't want to talk about, Lol.
COB's '94 Supra Turbo
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COB, With lack of updates was thinking one of two things happened. Hold up at Energy or you finished it and someone offered you a ungodly amount of dollars for it, $200k+ didn't want to talk about, Lol.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
DANG! 200k! lol I would have a hard time turning that down!
Your intuition was correct, the subframes took from Dec 2018 - July 2019 to be brought back home. Considering that most of the build relies on the subframes being in the car, I had to go do some other stuff for a while.
96RedRunner
Senior Member
When Supra's hit $125k last year you weren't sounding like you'd sell, figured it would take near $200k for you to give it up. Then you updated your other Supra thread got me speculating.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Energy Suspension took about 8 months with my subframes, so that really put a hamper on the build.
There's a whole driveway full of other cars that need some attention, it was best to occupy my time with them.
All this subframe stuff got me thinking about the MK3...
Energy everything.. control arms, sway bars, end links, coil isolator, next is subframe bushings...
Rebuilt the R154 with all marlin crawler goodies, then installed Energy Suspension polyurethane engine and transmission mounts using driftmotion hardware.
Also new clutch and flywheel.
Had Justin straighten up the front and rear to get it all square again. It won an award at Toyotafest which I was stoked about.
Definitely did my fair share of hitting the trails also.
Red turbo 4Runner got a new brake master and was on daily duty this whole time.
There's a whole driveway full of other cars that need some attention, it was best to occupy my time with them.
All this subframe stuff got me thinking about the MK3...
Energy everything.. control arms, sway bars, end links, coil isolator, next is subframe bushings...
Rebuilt the R154 with all marlin crawler goodies, then installed Energy Suspension polyurethane engine and transmission mounts using driftmotion hardware.
Also new clutch and flywheel.
Had Justin straighten up the front and rear to get it all square again. It won an award at Toyotafest which I was stoked about.
Definitely did my fair share of hitting the trails also.
Red turbo 4Runner got a new brake master and was on daily duty this whole time.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Some more undercoating.
New firewall insulator
New rocker trims
Freshly painted rear wiper
New firewall insulator
New rocker trims
Freshly painted rear wiper
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ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
New OEM Mirror glass is discontinued. This was extracted carefully from a new OEM mirror housing.
New clutch master installed with clutch pedal
New brake boost gasket to firewall
Installed with brake master. Debating buying a new master to replace the yellowed reservoir.
My girlfriend's nail polish... lol
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Anything while the subframes are away...
New clutch master installed with clutch pedal
New brake boost gasket to firewall
Installed with brake master. Debating buying a new master to replace the yellowed reservoir.
My girlfriend's nail polish... lol
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Anything while the subframes are away...
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Bushings! Finally, the first castings have been made.
My Supra is now the 2nd Supra in history to receive a MKIV specific set of bushings, first being Craig Lieberman's Hero 1 Supra.
Old control arm bushings being pressed out.
Brand new control arm for the right side
OE bushings removed
New bushings installed!
One-off Energy Suspension MKIV Rack and Pinion bushings. Only one set exists, and they're right here:
Just in time... the MKIV was getting a bit sad/surrounded with junk!
My Supra is now the 2nd Supra in history to receive a MKIV specific set of bushings, first being Craig Lieberman's Hero 1 Supra.
Old control arm bushings being pressed out.
Brand new control arm for the right side
OE bushings removed
New bushings installed!
One-off Energy Suspension MKIV Rack and Pinion bushings. Only one set exists, and they're right here:
Just in time... the MKIV was getting a bit sad/surrounded with junk!
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ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Upper control arm bushings were black because Energy Suspension decided to rush it at the end... but they are polyurethane nonetheless
Subframe coming back together...
Rear subframe
Brand new OEM rear right control arm
Old arm was bent prior to my ownership of the car
Left side was still straight
In total, the rear subframe got bushings for the 3 main arms per side.
Subframe coming back together...
Rear subframe
Brand new OEM rear right control arm
Old arm was bent prior to my ownership of the car
Left side was still straight
In total, the rear subframe got bushings for the 3 main arms per side.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Looming ahead was the transport of these subframes back to the chassis.
My friend just happened to get a little red Toyota pickup that I immediately fell in love with, and decided to get one of my own.
Found this 1989 model, 22R-E, 5spd, 205k on the odo. Paid $2,100.
Together, the little worker Toyotas gathered parts for Queen Toyota waiting at home.
Unloaded at home via the trusty engine hoist
I love cruising around in the little pickup, which has been nicknamed the "putt putt pickup."
My friend just happened to get a little red Toyota pickup that I immediately fell in love with, and decided to get one of my own.
Found this 1989 model, 22R-E, 5spd, 205k on the odo. Paid $2,100.
Together, the little worker Toyotas gathered parts for Queen Toyota waiting at home.
Unloaded at home via the trusty engine hoist
I love cruising around in the little pickup, which has been nicknamed the "putt putt pickup."
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Simple green, a brush, and some scotchbrite...
Armed with several jacks, we went to work...
And finally, the last of the Dynamatting is done to my liking. This was the very last of two full dynamat xtreme kits.
Armed with several jacks, we went to work...
And finally, the last of the Dynamatting is done to my liking. This was the very last of two full dynamat xtreme kits.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
I think any big Supra fan would agree that they liked the Fast and Furious Hero 1 car, the one which the original Energy Suspension bushings were made for.
About a week after my subframes were completed with polyurethane bushings, I got a call from a guy named Dave asking for bushings on a 94 Supra.
I explained to him how we do not make them yet, and how we just barely made the first production-ready set for my own car.
He was taken back when I told him that the only two cars with Energy Suspension bushings were Hero 1 and my own 94 Supra.
Turned out, he knew Craig personally, and he was building his own replica of the hero 1 car. He really wanted these bushings for his own car, to truly replicate Hero 1. He was known as FNFDave online.
Moments later, Craig Lieberman himself calls me. It was then that I realized I had to make this happen.
I took this opportunity to make a promotional run of the new Supra bushing set and install them on this Hero 1 replica car.
There were some problems figuring out who would perform the labor of the arm removal, and not many shops were willing to touch the F&F replica. Our team at work were too busy already.
I literally woke in the middle of the night and yelled out, RAD INDUSTRIES!
I called Rad Dan Burkett and he was willing to help out with the project.
Craig Lieberman approved and we got the ball rolling.
Here she is... drove my MK3 that day just to be part a of the Supra crew!
(Wing is stored to protect the actor's signatures)
Traveling on the 5fwy south. Eyes everywhere, gazing.
Joe from RAD Industries backing it up into the shop.
You can't make this stuff up...
Not long after getting the car on the rack, Craig Lieberman arrives in his 2015 R35 GTR
He showed us around the car and we realized just how accurate of a replica this car was.
Dan was totally stoked... we were all pretty much in disbelief.
The arms were removed for us and Craig gave us some great video for the new product release.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pQV5WsHQmdc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Will post up the video and photos of the completed arms later on, everyone was extremely cool to work with. It was great meeting all of them.
More to come next time, thank you
About a week after my subframes were completed with polyurethane bushings, I got a call from a guy named Dave asking for bushings on a 94 Supra.
I explained to him how we do not make them yet, and how we just barely made the first production-ready set for my own car.
He was taken back when I told him that the only two cars with Energy Suspension bushings were Hero 1 and my own 94 Supra.
Turned out, he knew Craig personally, and he was building his own replica of the hero 1 car. He really wanted these bushings for his own car, to truly replicate Hero 1. He was known as FNFDave online.
Moments later, Craig Lieberman himself calls me. It was then that I realized I had to make this happen.
I took this opportunity to make a promotional run of the new Supra bushing set and install them on this Hero 1 replica car.
There were some problems figuring out who would perform the labor of the arm removal, and not many shops were willing to touch the F&F replica. Our team at work were too busy already.
I literally woke in the middle of the night and yelled out, RAD INDUSTRIES!
I called Rad Dan Burkett and he was willing to help out with the project.
Craig Lieberman approved and we got the ball rolling.
Here she is... drove my MK3 that day just to be part a of the Supra crew!
(Wing is stored to protect the actor's signatures)
Traveling on the 5fwy south. Eyes everywhere, gazing.
Joe from RAD Industries backing it up into the shop.
You can't make this stuff up...
Not long after getting the car on the rack, Craig Lieberman arrives in his 2015 R35 GTR
He showed us around the car and we realized just how accurate of a replica this car was.
Dan was totally stoked... we were all pretty much in disbelief.
The arms were removed for us and Craig gave us some great video for the new product release.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pQV5WsHQmdc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Will post up the video and photos of the completed arms later on, everyone was extremely cool to work with. It was great meeting all of them.
More to come next time, thank you
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QwikKotaTx
New member
That flywheel is a thing of beauty. Was that for the MKIII? I just went with a stocker in mine but found out a 1960's Chevelle SS clutch bolts right up to the 2002 Dakota flyweel and has the same center spline as the Viper T56. I had to have a large spacer machined for the slave cylinder but much cheaper than a custom clutch. McLeod Super Street Pro.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Thanks cblock :humble:
It was for the MKIII, yes. The MKIV clutch is a twin-disk OS Giken that has a built in flywheel, it's pretty unique.
I love a nice franken-setup, haha, that's a nice looking sporty truck. T56 6-speed is a sweet trans for a sporty build! My friend has been trying to find one for his Camaro.
QwikKotaTx
New member
Thank you. What has your latest progress been? We'd love to see more pics.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Thanks for checking in. Just logged in for the first time in over a month, I'll get a few pics up today.
Thanks Yotascape!!
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
All new rubber grommets and plugs throughout.
This one goes near the door harness hole between the hinges.
Along the aprons
Corners of the footwell under the fender liner.
Firewall area
Frame rails, Pardon the dust.
Under the booster
Brake line clamps on firewall. I was able to replace all but one broken clamp, these are now discontinued.
This one goes near the door harness hole between the hinges.
Along the aprons
Corners of the footwell under the fender liner.
Firewall area
Frame rails, Pardon the dust.
Under the booster
Brake line clamps on firewall. I was able to replace all but one broken clamp, these are now discontinued.
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
The truck is awesome. Great tool. No way could I have fit all of this in my 4Runner.
Finally mounted and balanced. They look AMAZING. Definitely among my favorite wheel designs.
To be clear on specifications, the wheels are all 18x9.5 due to the difficulty of obtaining the SBC finish. Getting the fronts to fit is going to be an ordeal, but I'm going to give it everything I can before resorting to a different wheel, or perhaps getting a pair of narrower/higher offset RPF1 and getting them PVD coated.
Front tire 265/35/18
Rear tire 285/35/18
Quick test fit with the coilovers still out of the car... they're gonna look just right
Finally mounted and balanced. They look AMAZING. Definitely among my favorite wheel designs.
To be clear on specifications, the wheels are all 18x9.5 due to the difficulty of obtaining the SBC finish. Getting the fronts to fit is going to be an ordeal, but I'm going to give it everything I can before resorting to a different wheel, or perhaps getting a pair of narrower/higher offset RPF1 and getting them PVD coated.
Front tire 265/35/18
Rear tire 285/35/18
Quick test fit with the coilovers still out of the car... they're gonna look just right
ChildrenOfBodom
Moderator
Speaking of coilovers, it's time to install the KW V3's.
The OEM top hats must be reused. The original shock shaft had two flats on either side, but the KW's don't, so the hats have to be drilled to eliminate the flats.
Drilled on left, stock on right
No isolator, just direct to coilover.
Front
Rear
Full droop, no adjustments done yet.
The OEM top hats must be reused. The original shock shaft had two flats on either side, but the KW's don't, so the hats have to be drilled to eliminate the flats.
Drilled on left, stock on right
No isolator, just direct to coilover.
Front
Rear
Full droop, no adjustments done yet.
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