The Gt-r's Shedmate

[RyleyMA61]

Dunno if this is in the right section but I thought someone might be remotely interested:

This is what has consumed me for the past few years...

1984 MA61 Toyota Supra

1988 Supra Turbo engine conversion (7M-GTE w/ highflowed turbo @ 13psi, 550cc injectors, 2.5" flowed intercooler piping, Apexi SAFC2, 600x300x76mm intercooler, 3" cold air intake into guard)

Standard W58 5 speed w/ heavy duty clutch and flywheel

Truetrac LSD 3.9:1 ratio (looking to go to 3.5:1, 3.9 is way to short)

326mm Brembo front rotors w/ 4 piston calipers, 308mm front rotors w/ twin piston calipers

17x7.5" BSA rims, with Toyo Proxes T1R rubber

tokico shocks F&R

king springs F&R

whiteline adjustable swaybars F&R

RA60 front strut tubes (easy 2 deg negative camber)

Everything else has been reconditioned/replaced over the years... except the gearbox I think!

Black Interior swap from other MA61 Supra

Full respray and rust cut out in Black

And more stuff but it's pretty boring...

Also featured:

http://grandjdm.com/2007/10/12/featured-ca...rys-mkii-supra/

Everything engineered and legal. Does winton is around 1:47 but it was my first time on street tyres, I reckon I can get quicker with non-warped rotors . Also made 227rwkW at 12psi and 630Nm in 4th gear (equates to around 500Nm at engine).

Really hate the untasteful cars around nowdays, the aim was to create something that fit in the 80s but improved on every mechanical aspect. Stock power is around 138hp at the fly (SOHC 2.8 six), now making around 400hp at the flywheel (DOHC 3.0 turbo 6).

Handles very well, considering it was conceived as more of a big GT than sportscar (I've certainly turned that around). With the new tyres, LSD and neg camber I couldn't get it to understeer in a motorkhana

Doesn't have the solid "stuck to the road" feel of the GTR but almost feels lighter and edgier... dunno

I've got some R-Specs and a Haltech ecu there waiting for some funds to finish the car off. Hopefully with a bit of ignition control I can see 250rwkW.

When I bought it:

Now:

Anyway thats it! I've got an old V8 merc too that gets 20l/100km which is a pain in the arse

[bnr#@]

That first pick of what its like currently is damn sexy!!! Nice wheels, match it perfectly

[typevu]

Its hot! Good work

[N1GTR]

Noice!

Ive got a supra aswel as the gtr just like you (jza80 but). Yours looks really nice

[NickR33]

fark... nice work dude... that's perfect

go the old school Mercs... got pics of it?... my first car was a 1978 280E

[babyskyline]

I love seeing the old girls fixed up and given a new heart.

Nice work!!

[Atomnaya]

it reminds me knight rider

/plays the knight rider theme song

[RyleyMA61]

cheers guys. yeah it's a very different machine to the GTR, lots of fun though. Got any pics of your JZA80 N1GTR?

As for knight rider, i was bored and used my phone video editor to make a montage of clips of it to the knight rider theme... i thought it was amusing

as for pics of the merc, don't have many yet. it's a bog stock 1982 380SE in gold, with a lot of structural rust and 20l/100km. it's a south african one though, so it goes a lot harder than the aussie ones (no pollution crap, did the 1/4 in 15.8!!! )

there are a few vids of it on my youtube channel, username ryleyma61...

thanks again

Edited September 14, 2008 by RyleyMA61

[funky monkey]

yeah thats one of the best looking ma61s ive seen in a while good work!

good luck with the merc too, wish i still had my merc..........no wait on second thoughts i like my skyline better lol

[floody]

Looks good Ryley. Where are those pics, Devil's Kitchen?

[TheProDaniel]

That's rad! Get some vids dude.

[Got Boost?]

Congrats! That looks absolutely mint, i'm sure its a hell of a lot of fun to drive to! I would love a project car.. unfortunately my other car doesn't like me sharing my wallet

[RyleyMA61]

thanks guys!

yeah it's devils kitchen...

many short videos can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/RyleyMA61

just search for supra under there

it's still costing me money, gotta get myself an oil cooler now!! only thing is the 7M just doesn't have the manic howl of the RB26... more of a meaty vaccuum cleaner

but it is a hell of a lot of good fun to drive, pretty light and very nice chassis balance... springs are a little soft, which i will fix, and i'm going to try and adapt an RB26 strut brace to fit the supra

haha

cheers,

ryley