[1JZ-Jay]

Hey guys, well im in the Air force, and im stationed in Italy until September. Then Im goin to Whiteman, witch is in Missouri. So seeing how i know i can't take my car with me, im selling her. :lame: So my question is.. Does anyone know how the car seen out there is? Do i even have a chance in getting another supra. Or am i just f**ked. I was looking in caigslist to see on what kind of cars would I even see for sale. and I wasnt thrilled in what i saw. So any info on this would help. Just trying to get a heads up on where im goin.thx.

 

[00civicEX]

mk3's are easy to find... mk4's not so much

 

[supra0022]

just my personal experience, I am Airforce too, but when I PCSed from Japan back to the U.S. I was a little upset that I had to give up my TTR. So I stripped her down completely and brought everything back with me in order to swap and clone her here. Like 00civicEX said, MKIII's are abundant. Took me a year though to find the perfect shell. Need less to say I own three supra's ATM and paid less that 4000 combined. Now I have an 89 NA, a 87 turbo (7m) and an 89 turbo shell for my 1jz swap to go into once I finally get to her. Gotta finish the wifes 87 turbo first though...lol. But all in all, the scene is still good here in the U.S. as a whole and just about anywhere you look on CL you can find an MKIII some where with in 6 hrs of driving. My NA was 6 hrs away, $750 with a BHG, changed gasket and 1.5 yrs later still going strong, my wife's 87 turbo was only 45 mins away with a BHG that ended up being a full rebuilt, and my 89 turbo shell for the 1jz swap was 4 hrs away. Just be patient and picky when you get back stateside. You'll find something. Not to mention you will be fairly close to canada and once these cars are over 25 yrs old you'll be able to bring one of the stock 1jz's they have over there back on U.S. soil no prob. That is if you are wanting to stick with the 1j. If you want to do what I did and strip your car to bring the heart and soul back, you will need to completely disassemble the engine and wrap everything really good with bubble wrap so the packer's wont be able to disguish exactly what they are putting on thier truck to be shipped back. You just tell them that they are spare car parts and that is all and will make it back in your HHG's no prob. WHen I mean disassemble I mean each piston would be indiviually wrapped in bubble wrap. Took me about a week to fully disassemble, clean and wrap every piece as well as have it prepacked for the movers.

 

[1JZ-Jay]

@00civicEX. i hope so, ive always love em. i hope to find one. @supra0022 thx this was very helpfull. i just hope i can make friends with some one willing to drive up to 6 hours. lol i would love to just strip mine down. but it seems like a whole lot of work. and i would be lossing money and end up DRMO'ing it just for the motor and some lil things i would take too. i know no one out here will buy just a shell. even thought its in GREAT shape. so ive come to terms with selling her. ill just end up buying a shell and hopefully finding a 1j to swap in. I will take you advice and im goin to be as patient and picky as i can. thx guys.

 

[supra0022]

@00civicEX. i hope so, ive always love em. i hope to find one. @supra0022 thx this was very helpfull. i just hope i can make friends with some one willing to drive up to 6 hours. lol i would love to just strip mine down. but it seems like a whole lot of work. and i would be lossing money and end up DRMO'ing it just for the motor and some lil things i would take too. i know no one out here will buy just a shell. even thought its in GREAT shape. so ive come to terms with selling her. ill just end up buying a shell and hopefully finding a 1j to swap in. I will take you advice and im goin to be as patient and picky as i can. thx guys.

Thats cool man...good luck!