Datsun 510,'91 Supra engine. Corvette/Viper brakes

[Supra510]

Hello,

I registered and posted a week or so ago, but the next day could not get on the forums due to a server error and the post and my registration were deleted, so if this is a repeat I apologize. Here are some pix of my '71 Datsun 510 with a '91 Supra Turbo engine.

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18x8.5 Racing Hart C2 wheels in front with 255/35/18 Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires, 18x10 in the rear with 285/30/18's


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Corvette C5 front rotors, Dodge Viper (Brembo) calipers (less than 300 on eBay).


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I fabricated the exhaust and intake manifolds. Turbo, wastegate and intercooler are all custom. It made 357 rwhp on pump with a smaller turbo and more restrictive exhaust manifold so hoping for over 400 at the same boost (16-17 psi) with this set up.

Anthony
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663

[vanzuuk1]

Cool car , you gotta do the red/white b.r.e paint scheme

[Ralph LoGrasso]

The car looks great, Anthony! Welcome to the site.

[Supra510]

Thanks for the welcome and comments. It's funny re: paint. At least half the people I meet tell me to keep it in primer. I think they like the stealth effect, but a BRE paint scheme would look nice. Every time I think about painting it, I change something mechanical instead.

Next up is to narrow the Ford 8.8 sitting in my garage and upgrade the rear leaf spring suspension (510 wagons only) to something a little newer.

Anthony

[LS1NOVA]

Awesome car, that things dying for a suede black paint job.

[64Comet]

That car is sick! What a sleeper!

[Steve Chryssos]

Welcome Anthony. Very cool ride.

[Supra510]

Thanks again. The comments are great especially considering the quality of cars you guys have. I've thought about the suede look but with olive drab paint like the cam covers. Maybe that's a good winter project.



Anthony

[Richz68]

Simply BAD! I love it..... I love little cars, I love little wagons, I have a first generation Camaro which you see at every cruise night or show, but that is unique and has to be fast to top it off!!!

:worship: :smoke:

[andrewb70]

SWEET!

Andrew

[Kenova]

:eek: :lmao: I LOVE IT!! We need more of that kinda twisted thinking. I'll bet you've surprised more than just a few "opponents". I'd have trouble picking a colour for something like this. Just tune up the body work and leave it in a durable primer.
I have to ask........do you have problems with traction? :3gears:
Ken

[Rick Dorion]

I have a soft spot for BRE as well as Bob Sharp Racing having had a 73 240Z I bought from Sharp's dealership. Very nice melding of power plant and wagon. I love it. Personally, I would leave the body as is and put everything into the mechanicals.

[boodlefoof]

Welcome to the site! I love the 510 and it is good to see another Datsun guy on here! My newest project is a 240Z that I'm doing some serious work to. I also have a '68 Camaro.

So, pull up a chair and stay awhile!

[69Nova]

Wow your car is just awsome. I say paint it plane white.

Andrew Petty

[C4Bird]

Awesome car! I love the sleeper wagons. I say keep it gray, authorities rarely look through the tire smoke for a primered wagon.
-nate

[CarlC]

One word:

Bitchin.

[Supra510]

Thanks again everyone.

I have a soft spot for BRE ...
It's cool to have people on this board who remember the hey day and have had older Datsuns. I met Peter Brock at an American LeMans race he was covering. He was a super nice guy.

My newest project is a 240Z that I'm doing some serious work to. I also have a '68 Camaro.

240's are great swap cars. The engine bay is so big you can fit just about anything in there. I'm sure you've probably seen it but www.hybridz.org (http://www.hybridz.org/) is a great site.

I have to ask........do you have problems with traction?
Funny you should ask. I have run the stock diff which is 190 mm (about 7.5 inches) since the swap. LSD's are hard to find so I had the 8.8 in my garage for another winter project, however....

***project update**

I broke the rear end this weekend. I'm not sure what was the final straw. I didn't clutch drop it, just quite a few 50-100 mph roll on's on the back roads testing the new turbo, checking a/f ratio's etc. I stopped for gas and then was driving home when it happened. Made it home, just a little noisy on the way. I ordered 3.73's, and a Detroit TruTrac LSD today. I have to take some measurements and then I will order the axles from Moser and narrow the housing. I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. It will be nice to finally have 2 wheels working back there.


Anthony

[Little Bob]

I love it. You and the Pro-Touring Pinto get my vote for best use of imagination. :cheers:

[Piet]

That is a sweet ride..... very cool.

[boodlefoof]

Supra510,

Yes, I visit over at hybridz.org. Good place.

[bnoon]

I love the cars that people build when they just don't give a crap what other people are going to think. A pro-touring 510 wagon would sound silly to me if you had shown me the idea on paper, but the pics speak volumes about how cool the idea is in reality. Nice job! :icon996:

[TonyHuntimer]

BAD@$$!!

:)

Welcome.

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

[DLinson]

I like it too. Way different than buying an American muscle car with all kinds of pre-engineered parts availible. It takes creativity and imagination to see the possibilities for some cars. Way cool.

[956G-Malibu]

thats awesome 510, one hell of a sleeper!

[Supra510]

Thanks again. The 510 community is alive and well, especially on the west coast so there are quite a few others like me, just usually not to this extreme. It's pretty cool to have something unique, though there are a lot of challenges in working on something like this chassis/engine combination where there are no kits etc. The last track day I went to I was in line next to a new SRT-10 Viper and the crowd was around my car not the Viper which was pretty satisfying to see.

The 8.8 rear end mod is in full swing. The axles are being made, I received the LSD, gears, and install kit yesterday and finished grinding all the brackets off the housing last night. The axles should be finished next Wednesday, then I will finalize the measurements for the housing and narrow it. Hopefully a week from today I will drop it off to have it assembled. The only things left besides that are to have the driveshaft made and new brake lines. Hopefully all goes well. I'm looking forward to being able to leave 2 black stripes, not just one.

Anthony

[Supra510]

After thrashing for the last week I have my rear suspension and front brake upgrades completed. The 8.8 is in. I don't know of anyone who has done this in this type of car. A few pix

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Still need to tie secure brake lines, but it's in.

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I welded on a swaybar bracket which allowed me to reuse the 510 bar.


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Old rotors cracked. Track days kill drilled rotors.

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Baer 2 piece rotors with aluminum hats. I thought they would be lighter but the rotors are so much thicker that they actually weight the same or more. Yes they are drilled. I bought them a while ago, will go slotted only next time.
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I leave for Thunderhill on Tuesday for a track day, then to Mt. Shasta City for a couple of autocrosses on the weekend. A little over 1200 miles round trip.

Anthony
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663

[ProdigyCustoms]

Very cool indeed. talk about sneeking up on someone. Bring that thing to Florida, I could win some cash with it here.

[Blue70]

Ahh ha
I love the caliper :lmao:

Very unique ride, I love it :icon996:

[Supra510]

Thanks. Re: calipers it helps to have a sense of humor sometimes when dealing with a project car. As far as Florida goes with gas prices for premium and a 3000 + mile trip we'd have to win alot to make it profitable :) I wrapped up my shakedown runs today and everything seems to be good to go for the trip. Leave at 6am tomorrow for the exciting 500 mile drive. Supposed to be around 105 for the high at Willows so we're trying to beat the heat by leaving early.

Anthony
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663

[Skids]

check your pm's

[Hartz]

WOW - I just found this thread - LOVE the car. Very very cool. I tend to favor the off beat things anyway, but that thing is just crazy! Keep us posted.

[vanzuuk1]

The olive drab idea is cool, use a stencil to spray some white lettering like a humvee.

[Supra510]

Thanks guys. I've thought about the stencil idea. I think it would be cool I'm just trying to decide if I want a legit paint job or not at this point.

Things went pretty well on the road trip. Fuel pump failed at the track and had an exhaust clamp issue, but overall pretty happy with everything. It was blazing hot at Thunderhill, but coolant never went above 210 and that was at 16psi boost. I think my water injection helped a bit with that as most people were having overheating issues at anything over 10 psi.

Posted a few pix in this thread https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6718

One thing about track days is that you never push your car hard enough in any other environment to find out what will break it. Nothing I could do about a fuel pump failure.

Anthony
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663

[Supra510]

Well I decided to change the look of the front of the car a bit as well as move the oil and air/water intercooler heat exchanger out from in front of the radiator. I also wanted something sturdy to attach a splitter to for track days so I fabricated an airdam using the stock bumper as a base. (Grill fits better with the trim in there).

Still needs finish work, but I'm getting there. Next step is to figure out how I'll mount those coolers in the large opening.

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I ended up moving the side pieces down and under the bumper. Used 3 main pieces and a lot of little ones.

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[ProTouring442]

Cool.... I can't think of anything else to say! Maybe I'll say it again... Cool!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[andrewb70]

Awesome!

Andrew

[Supra510]

A few updated pix of the bumper and grill/headlights + the olive drab I was thinking about. Bumper came out ok for my first try. Grill/headlights give it a little meaner look.

I have 2 oil coolers in the center section of the bumper, passenger side is for the intake, drivers side for the air/water intercooler heat exchanger. Oil temps were 200 max in 90's heat at Thunderhill with 16 psi boost so I'm very happy with the oil cooler setup.

[kmcanally]

Very nasty...I love it!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

aint that some shizz.. nice 510

on some mad max type ish..

[Damn True]

Wow, that rawks!

[Matt]

so damned cool man. I gotta show this to my roommate, who just got his 7mgte built for his '90(?) supra turbo.

Very cool ride man.

[Bob Johnson]

Cool car but why did you go with the Toyota Motor instead of The nissan turbo motor..Weren't the Nissans V/6's and Toyota's inline? or better yet, a Skyline Motor. Saw a real nice one at Laguna
Seca last year or the year before with Nissan Turbo Power. love 510's I have a friend who is very well off, and he has a orange California low mile 510 Wagon he drives all the time..

[Supra510]

Appreciate all the comments.


Cool car but why did you go with the Toyota Motor instead of The nissan turbo motor..Weren't the Nissans V/6's and Toyota's inline? or better yet, a Skyline Motor

That's a very long story. I originally had a built up 280zx turbo engine in there and had made the firewall modifications at that time. When that engine expired (may it RIP), I had the choice to rebuild it or find another inline 6. The 7m-gte can be had for next to nothing used from Japan, the first one I bought was 450.00 + 150 .00 shipping, I sold the stock turbo for 150.00. For that price, DOHC, and many years newer technology it was an easy decision.

I've thought about a Skyline motor but, (not so much now, but back then), parts availability and the price scared me away from that. Even now if I went with a different inline 6 it would be the 2jz-gte from the last Supra. Larger displacement than the Skyline and parts at any NAPA.

There are kits for the non-turbo VG30 (SOHC V6), the motor in older 300zx's, Pathfinders, etc, but the the location of the turbo on the boosted motors makes it very hard to do (wants to take the place of location the steering box). There are only 2 out there I know of and one of those has had the front suspension converted to double a-arms, very much a one of a kind. I have a friend that has the last gen 300zx twin turbo engine in it, www.datsuns.com (http://www.datsuns.com). I think his engine is a nightmare to work on in comparison to mine, but he managed to get it stuffed in there.

A lot of guys use the SR20ET which is a 2 liter all aluminum turbo motor from the Japanese version of the 240sx, it makes for a nice clean swap.


love 510's I have a friend who is very well off, and he has a orange California low mile 510 Wagon he drives all the time..

It's funny, you never know you love's the 510. Paul Newman raced them occasionally and IIRC had one for personal use.

Here's a link to a Datsun/Nissan meet I go to every year. Pics in there from the track day, autocross, and the car show. Mostly 510's but some Z cars (old and new), roadsters, etc.

http://510garage.com/photos/

[SN65]

Maybe a stupid question, but does not a straight 6 make more low end torque than a typical V6?

I was consitering a turbo straight 6 for the next project. I was thinking of using the Ford 300, but maybe I should reconsider a more "high tech" straignt 6 instead. Hummmm.... Maybe not. After "Tokyo Drift" people will think I got the idea from the film. Converting a basic Ford truck motor into a stump pulling, high reving, fire breathing monster may be the way to go.

[J2speedandcustom]

Supra510 that's is really COOL!


Maybe a stupid question, but does not a straight 6 make more low end torque than a typical V6?

Do it Bob that would be SWEET! Check on the 4.0l 4cyl that made like 1000hp I think an aus company build that one.

Usually yes. The newer V6's are doing pretty well. Alot of the PRO-Import teams are developing the v6 motors and some are running them. They have found the limiting factor on the I-6 being the head design and flow.

[Bob Johnson]

Appreciate all the comments.



That's a very long story. I originally had a built up 280zx turbo engine in there and had made the firewall modifications at that time. When that engine expired (may it RIP), I had the choice to rebuild it or find another inline 6. The 7m-gte can be had for next to nothing used from Japan, the first one I bought was 450.00 + 150 .00 shipping, I sold the stock turbo for 150.00. For that price, DOHC, and many years newer technology it was an easy decision.

I've thought about a Skyline motor but, (not so much now, but back then), parts availability and the price scared me away from that. Even now if I went with a different inline 6 it would be the 2jz-gte from the last Supra. Larger displacement than the Skyline and parts at any NAPA.

There are kits for the non-turbo VG30 (SOHC V6), the motor in older 300zx's, Pathfinders, etc, but the the location of the turbo on the boosted motors makes it very hard to do (wants to take the place of location the steering box). There are only 2 out there I know of and one of those has had the front suspension converted to double a-arms, very much a one of a kind. I have a friend that has the last gen 300zx twin turbo engine in it, www.datsuns.com (http://www.datsuns.com). I think his engine is a nightmare to work on in comparison to mine, but he managed to get it stuffed in there.

A lot of guys use the SR20ET which is a 2 liter all aluminum turbo motor from the Japanese version of the 240sx, it makes for a nice clean swap.



It's funny, you never know you love's the 510. Paul Newman raced them occasionally and IIRC had one for personal use.

Here's a link to a Datsun/Nissan meet I go to every year. Pics in there from the track day, autocross, and the car show. Mostly 510's but some Z cars (old and new), roadsters, etc.

http://510garage.com/photos/
I've got a 71 240Z that was known as Bakers Bully. Built in late 90's by a guy in Bakersfield Calif. Intercooled Turbo Inline 6 with electromotive ignition..fuel cell, strut braces front and back, some brake and suspension work. Goes real fast,,Super nice car..I have it for sale..are you from Calif?

[JoshStratton]

Hey Bob. What is the link to your website? I was looking for that the other day.

[Supra510]

I was consitering a turbo straight 6 for the next project. I was thinking of using the Ford 300, but maybe I should reconsider a more "high tech" straignt 6 instead.

Well, this is Aussie only but I think it meets your needs. 4 liters, DOHC, 320ish hp and torque at only 6psi. I'm sure there is more info out there, here is a link an older Car & Driver article on it. From what I've read everyone raves about the torque these motors make.

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=26&article_id=8210&page_number=1


I've got a 71 240Z that was known as Bakers Bully. Built in late 90's by a guy in Bakersfield Calif. Intercooled Turbo Inline 6 with electromotive ignition..fuel cell, strut braces front and back, some brake and suspension work. Goes real fast,,Super nice car..I have it for sale..are you from Calif?

Sounds like a sweet car, given your other work I'm sure it is. Do you have any pix? I'm from Oregon, in the Portland area. Not sure I'm in the market right now but I might know someone who is.

[Supra510]

Been a while but i redid the bumper over the last year. Looks a bit better than before, not so square.

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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

fackin Aye.. i love that car.. street fighter junior..

[WS6]

I like the new bumper.

[PonchoJohn]

I agree... I like the new bumper better.
Very slick car!

[6'9"Witha69]

I love the 510s. There are so many cool examples floating around my neck of the woods too.

[Cruiser]

I have a 72 510 2 door sitting around. THe body is perfect, no rust original paint!!! It has the wopping 1600 but I love 510's!!Your looks awsome. I have a 67 Camaro also.

Been thinking of selling the 510 since it just sits and space is limited in my shop

[SixSpeed454SS]

Cool 510. Gotta be a blast to drive with that motor in it.

[Supra510]

Thanks everyone. Here are a couple pix of the dash I fabricated.

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Nardi steering wheel. Mercedes Benz console, shift boot. Still working on the part of the console that connects to the dash. Leather seats you can't see in these pix. Here's a link to the best part on this car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0kijDrAqxc

Anthony

[andrewb70]

This is one of my most favorite cars. Ever!

Andrew

[Motown 454]

You must shock the heck out of alot of wiseguys . sounds like an awsome setup how much does it weigh have you checked?

[Chad-1stGen]

Here's a link to the best part on this car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0kijDrAqxc

Anthony


Ha ha ha. Awesome car. Like your sense of humor too :)

[Damn True]

Thanks everyone. Here are a couple pix of the dash I fabricated.

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Nardi steering wheel. Mercedes Benz console, shift boot. Still working on the part of the console that connects to the dash. Leather seats you can't see in these pix. Here's a link to the best part on this car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0kijDrAqxc

Anthony


Tell me a bit about that data panel if you have time.

[Supra510]

Tell me a bit about that data panel if you have time.

I got it from these guys

http://www.chetcodigital.com/

They have many choices, mine is the 395.00 gauge without a case as I wanted to mount it in the dash myself. They can program it to work with any senders you have. I'm using VDO senders for all the oil/water parameters and a Dakota Digital sender for the vacuum/boost. Customer service has been good for me. They will reprogram the unit for free if you change senders or give you the software to do it yourself if you feel up to it.


how much does it weigh have you checked?

I weighed it a while back and it was around 2750 lbs. Heavy for a 510, light in comparison to most everything else.

[hechtrod]

Sick dime! Doing track days again this year?

[Supra510]

Been a while since I've posted an update here. (Hechtrod, I did make one track day in 2008...) Redid the dash and made a new piece to connect the console to the dash. Also the radiator is in the rear, air to air intercooler instead of air to water. Another bumper redo. Here are a few pix, more on my site.

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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

sick!!!

right up my alley..

[Bryce]

awesome!

Im surprised that you can fit that wide of a tire in there. Did you have to do any modifications? I guess a minitub in the back but what up front?

[SicMonte]

wow....that is simply bad a$$.

[MSTSFabbed]

This thing is amazing!! Dare to be Different points out the wazzoo. Love the olive green! Have you seen the F Bomb camaro? possible inspiration... I really like the new airdam, excellent fabbage! Have you thought about side skirts to help transition that airdam a bit?

[CruizinKev]

awesome :twothumbs

[The Stickman]

wow.

[Paul_J]

Can I get some pics of the radiator setup and maybe some specs? My radiator will be rear mounted as well so any ideas I can get are a plus! Nice car BTW. Different is GOOD!

[WILWAXU]

That is awesome!

[Smock67]

This is probably the most different car on this entire site. I love your details and almost comical sense of building (the cupholder is awesome...where'd you pick that up from?) The paint job is perfect sleeper material. Street fighter for sure.

[PleaseNoSteve]

Love the color - that thing is meannnnnnnn

[406 Q-ship]

A real wolf in sheeps clothing.......I love the stance with the wide tires is just too KEWL.

[srh3trinity]

Great build. I had never seen this thread in my years of poking around here. It is cool to watch it morph through the years. The last two iterations of the air dam are very cool.

[Tig]

HOLY SHMOLY I have always had a soft spot for 510s but dayumn with a Supra motor and ginormous brakes. it looks great, keep up the great work.
:drool: Subscribed :yum:

[LT1Nova]

I agree a very cool car. I love wagons too, small and fast makes it even better.

[Supra510]

Thanks for all the positive comments everyone.


Im surprised that you can fit that wide of a tire in there. Did you have to do any modifications?Yeah, I had to mini tub the rear a bit, can't remember how much. I also had to cut the 1/4 and rear door quite a bit as well. The front I had to move the wheel well/floorboard back and cut the fender in front. Nothing fit.


Have you seen the F Bomb camaro? possible inspiration... I really like the new airdam, excellent fabbage! Have you thought about side skirts to help transition that airdam a bit?Funny re: F Bomb. It's funny but I actually painted my car this color before the F Bomb came out. Thanks re: the airdam. I was just thinking about some side skirts, but kind of at a loss re: fabbing something that long. Maybe fiberglass? Or adapt an OE skirt of some kind.


Can I get some pics of the radiator setup and maybe some specs? I'll try and get some for you. The rad is Griffin's universal 27(?) x 16. I sealed off the cap and have a filler up front. I'm running a Taurus fan, no ducting at this point which has been more than fine for any regular road use. Track days may be different but I haven't been out yet.


(the cupholder is awesome...where'd you pick that up from?) Thanks, that console is from a Mercedes C class. Forgot the year but post 2000 I believe. I had to modify the sides to fit it between the seats, but the guts are all Merc.

[Damn True]

I got it from these guys

http://www.chetcodigital.com/

They have many choices, mine is the 395.00 gauge without a case as I wanted to mount it in the dash myself. They can program it to work with any senders you have. I'm using VDO senders for all the oil/water parameters and a Dakota Digital sender for the vacuum/boost. Customer service has been good for me. They will reprogram the unit for free if you change senders or give you the software to do it yourself if you feel up to it.



I weighed it a while back and it was around 2750 lbs. Heavy for a 510, light in comparison to most everything else.

Holy schnikey there is a lot of stuff on their site. Do you have a model/part number for yours that I can search on?

[firewood]

I love it. You and the Pro-Touring Pinto get my vote for best use of imagination. :cheers:
Pinto? Link, please!

[Supra510]

Holy schnikey there is a lot of stuff on their site. Do you have a model/part number for yours that I can search on?I can look for my documentation which might have the part #. If you're interested in that gauge I would give you a good deal on it. I can send you some pix and more info on it. PM me if you'd like.

[Damn True]

Well I'm only interested if it will accept input from an OBD port.

[Supra510]

Good question. Seems like they can program it for any input you want, but I'm not familiar enough with OBDII output signals to know.

[showa]

You have built a great example of thinking outside the box.....

Very inspirational....

[Jake616]

Very Cool!

Check out my Datsun as welL! :)

[Puregroove_Org]

That thing is nasty! I'm really diggin' the wheel fitment. Didn't think anything larger than a 15" would look good. You did it RIGHT!

[MSTSFabbed]

As far as sideskirts, maybe carbon fiber? It looks like you've messed with it before on your intake tube. They could be real simple and square and still match your car well. Seems like it might not be too bad of a mold to make...

but saying and doing are two very different things. Just brainstorming and I've had a recent interest in carbon!

[Tig]

Do you have any video of it in action? On the street or track.

[Supra510]

I used to have a link from way back at a very slow autocross. I'll try and look for it. Unfortunately nothing else.

[Tig]

It's been a while.
How's it going?
Any updates?

[Hunter68]

damn this car is definitely way sick! ive been trying to find a datsun 510 wagon i love the way they look. Ive even seen yours on Google when i was looking at some and was surprised when i saw your signature picture at the bottom. but definitely a sick car!

[Supra510]

Well....been a while since I've updated this thread. Car's been through quite a few changes. It's in the book "America's Coolest Station Wagon's" thanks to being found on here. Some pix as it was for the book.

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[Supra510]

Since these, added Cor Precise wheels 18x10 -25 all around, different flares, bumper...

And, 2jz Supra twin turbo engine converted to single turbo

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On the dyno at PSI here in Hillsboro. Photo taken by them.

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I'm changing the front where the oil cooler is, but above is how it sat 2 days ago...

[Tig]

WOW, those wheels and flairs really set it off.
Bad Ass fo sho.

Welcome back :)

[superdve]

Hardcore Love it!

[Supra510]

Thanks guys. I'm going to redo the oil cooler set up up front to change the look, maybe get rid of the bumper or at least modify it to get closer to the body. I had it weighed at PSI when I had it tuned. Was right around 2700 lbs with 51/49 weight distribution, but that was with only 3 gallons of gas. Tank is behind the rear wheels, so with a full tank it's very close to 50/50 weight distribution.

[Later-A-body]

To quote a friend of mine when he really liked something....That car is "DISGUSTING"!! I love it. So much better to be original than to follow the norm.

[Supra510]

Haha, thanks. Your build is sweet.

[Supra510]

Finally replaced my old alternator after trying to make the pulley system work. Just did the right thing and bought the proper one. 140 amps due to the Taurus fan pulling so many amps. And a pic...80332

[Z06killinSBF]

This is awesome!

[68firebird]

Great job!! Looks awesome!

[MichaelUser]

I love 510's and the the Supra motor makes it that much better.