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I was going to post this in my shop thread but a car like this deserves its own thread. I'll start off by saying initially I was hesitant to take the job because every moral fiber I had in my body told me not to molest an absolutely bone stock low mileage car but after talking to a couple guys who have bought and sold high-dollar Supras the consensus was if it's done right and with factory parts it will be more desirable to a buyer with the means to acquire a car on this level, and so the job was booked and the car was delivered. Dhar and I had already bought the two big ticket items; a very low mileage V160 and 3.13 rear end out of a stock twin car. The rest was all to be sourced brand new from Toyota. I was actually pleasantly surprised that almost everything needed to complete this job was available through the dealership.
On May 4, 2020, the nicest Supra I have ever seen in my 13 years of ownership/experience was delivered to my new shop.
After more cars started coming in, I moved Dhar's car to a lift and began the swap.
I couldn't help but admire the car on the lift. If you were to put a brand new Supra on a lift in 1994, this is what it would look like. I had never seen anything like it.
Removal of the automatic transmission components began and it was really an awesome experience. After having worked on so many Supras it was really surreal to be working on a car that hadn't been touched since being originally built by Toyota themselves. Every nut and bolt I removed was the first time coming apart since assembly. Some of the bolts still had the factory loctite on them.
On May 4, 2020, the nicest Supra I have ever seen in my 13 years of ownership/experience was delivered to my new shop.
After more cars started coming in, I moved Dhar's car to a lift and began the swap.
I couldn't help but admire the car on the lift. If you were to put a brand new Supra on a lift in 1994, this is what it would look like. I had never seen anything like it.
Removal of the automatic transmission components began and it was really an awesome experience. After having worked on so many Supras it was really surreal to be working on a car that hadn't been touched since being originally built by Toyota themselves. Every nut and bolt I removed was the first time coming apart since assembly. Some of the bolts still had the factory loctite on them.