Im leaving the E30 World for a while. (Or Not Supra F/S)

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:12 pm

I have just purchased some Rice.... infact quite alot of rice, 3 litres to be precise. 3 litres of normally aspirated rice with a manual box, independant rear suspension, ABS, climate control, power steering and electric windows. should be good fun... oh and pop up headlights. it should be fun

the car is now back on ebay as i am buying another E30

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0279529498

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:15 pm

Mk. 3 Supra?

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:15 pm

ur be back, what did u buy mr2?

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:15 pm

Bingo! MK3 Supra

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:17 pm

cliffybabe wrote:ur be back, what did u buy mr2?

3 Litre MR2 would be insane!

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:17 pm

cliffybabe wrote:ur be back, what did u buy mr2?

I dont doubt that. there are two cars i know i will end up owning again, both of them are in my sig!

i hope i dont end up getting addicted to rice aswell... could start getting expensive

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:18 pm

GrindCulture wrote:
cliffybabe wrote:ur be back, what did u buy mr2?
3 Litre MR2 would be insane!

Its been done with a V6... in both Mk1 and Mk2 i believe

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:18 pm

is that the one that costs a grand to repair a headgasket?

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:19 pm

fuzzy wrote:is that the one that costs a grand to repair a headgasket?

thats the one! althought i would do it myself so not in my case! mine is low enough mileage that it should be ok tho, apparently they go between 125k and 175k mines only on 90k.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:27 pm

It's the N/A version so not as prone as the Turbo to mullering headgaskets, same basic 7M engine though

Still have a soft spot for the MK3 supra, prefer it to the MK4

Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:51 pm

i prefered the ma61 2.8 straight 6. angular before they went all soft . similar to this of mine....

Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:55 pm

MA61 has some appeal but the dash is truly horrid and they just dissolve like mad.

They go nice with the Lexus V8 in them

Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:01 pm

they go better with a cosworth in them

i spent rediculously large amounts of cash restoring the ra61 version in my pic above.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:15 pm

fuzzy wrote:is that the one that costs a grand to repair a headgasket?

If you are silly enough to take it to a main dealer, yes. If you catch the early warning signs and do the job before the head wraps, you can have it knocked out in a weekend with £100 worth of parts...

OP:

Do yourself a massive favour and retorque the head bolts to the proper specs, now. That "they go at xxxxxxx miles" is BS. I've owned two, both suffered from a BHG, my current one is a ropey fuck at 141k with (currently getting sold in bits because I can't be arsed to finish the HG job (it is a total fucker by the way)) and my old was had 86,000 on the clock with full toyota Service history. Didn't stop the HG going though...

The head bolts weren't torqued to the correct specs across the board, (56lbs/ft instead of 72lbs/ft). Turbos are more prone to going, but it seriously isn't worth taking the risk with the NA - If that HG goes and you over heat, you are likely to wrap the head and create a MASSIVE ballache for yourself.

That, and check the oil regularly. I personally run the oil over max (well I would if I had a running car

) - The other weak spot on the 7Ms is the shit oiling system - Taking a sharp turn could be enough to strave the engine of oil long enough to fuck the big ends, and that's yet another MASSIVE ballache.

Other than that, they are pretty solid tanks. Just watch out for rust!

Do you mind me asking a bit more about your car, how much you paid etc? After my project shitter is off my hands I'll be looking to buy a minter (can't be arsed with projects anymore).

Oh, and if you have got a post 89, be sure to get it decatted - it's robbing about 14hp from ya from the factory ;).

Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:45 pm

Mine is an 86 with 99 on the clock. full mot and payed £500 for it so i cant really lose, i would imagine its worth more than that in bits even if it does turn out to be a shitter

Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:02 pm

So where does the headgasket tend to go on these? between the bores or to a coolant way? so i know what to look for

Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:03 pm

Gibson, you might have to sell that rice now:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1987-FORD-CAPRI-I ... 240%3A1318

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:10 pm

Jon_Bmw wrote:Gibson, you might have to sell that rice now:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1987-FORD-CAPRI-I ... 240%3A1318

turbo fitted from factory?

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:24 pm

Pics of the supra?

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:37 pm

i also owned 5 capri 2,8's.. they are awesome cars, built like tanks !!! and if its turbo'd from factory, then it has to be a Tickford!!!! which this one clearly isnt ?

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:40 pm

and no engine bay pics?

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:44 pm

exactly ???

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:47 pm

theres a cheap and nasty halfords turbo sticker on the boot. it must be true.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:59 pm

I only presume its a turbo technics conversion. You'd need to look at it before bidding, there is probably a whole tale of woe attached to it, but then gibson is fairly local to it.

TT did some sierra xr4x4 conversions, so I suspect it might be them. Customer or Ford could have dropped it straight round to them perhaps?

Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:03 pm

Didn't Janspeed do turbo conversions for the cologne V6 also back in the day?

Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:09 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:Didn't Janspeed do turbo conversions for the cologne V6 also back in the day?

Very few but yes i think they did!

Funnily enough i have been watching that capri since about ten minutes after it went onto ebay! i love it, i was after a white one aswell!
i was a bit dubious about "turbo from the facotry" sound sketchy to me

I will get some piccies up of the supra, i only payed £350 for it in the end and im chuffed, its an absolute abuse whore, mechanically ok but the body work is a bit shit... which is just what i want for my ring trip in april.

Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:28 pm

Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:30 pm

Are LSD's standard? because this one has one. it also has a nasty knock from the front suspension and a shot centre bearing on the prop

Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:33 pm

don't think LSD were standard on the N/A versions but may be wrong

Hope your knock on the front end isn't lower arm bushes as I don't believe you can buy bushes on their own, whole arm needed at about £150 a side. Under what circumstances does the front knock occur?

My brother has made his own bushes from a solid bar of PTFE type stuff on a lathe

i take it you are aware of www.mkiiisupra.net ?

Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:03 am

Problem with Jao cars is they are too bloody reliable and where's the fun in that

Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:47 am

LSDs are standard on all UK cars.

Looks like a very good buy, just what I am after myself!

Good Luck with it

Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:14 am

Them Supra's are Juicy as well

Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:24 am

I had one of those Supra's when it was 4 years old, looked a lovely car, nice interior and sounded nice. I bought it, "then" drove it and regretted buying it. Biggest piece of rubbish I had driven for a long time. You see it was an Automatic and was wollowy, it belonged to America!

Needless to say, I never judge a book by its cover now

Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:17 am

Felix79 wrote:Problem with Jao cars is they are too bloody reliable and where's the fun in that

the extra time you have on your hands due to not having to fix anything mechanical can be put to good use repairing all the rust in the paper thin metal.

Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:20 am

i had the mk2. ill look out some receiepts for prices on that to give you a fright if you think bmw main dealer prices are high. off the top of my head £600 for a pair of front calipers, £180 for a wing, nearly £400 for a door, £100 for a piece of window trim.....and in those days you couldnt get pattern parts it was main dealer or nothing....