[Supras] '89NA, finally seems to have kicked the bucket.

[FauxZ]

Do like I did and buy yourself a donor car..  Bar none that's the best idea, 
especially if you plan to rebuild the motor... I picked mine up for peanuts 
and even made some money selling off the stuff I didn't need... Of course I 
turboed my MKII, the 91 has been engineless for almost 4 years now...  but 
the same still applies... It's cheaper to buy a full car and use what you 
need than it is to try to scrounge up all the parts

Zaron  <----- 91 AZ OVEN .. FINALLY with a motor in it (2j.. woo)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Gyoba" <dgyoba at abstractconsulting.com>
To: <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:58 PM
Subject: [Supras] '89NA, finally seems to have kicked the bucket.


> Well, folks, it seems that 450,300 kms was the magic number.  I haven't 
> done a full checkup, but I
> think that it's time to start engine shopping.
>
> I've been lurking for a long time now, so some of you may not know or 
> remember me, but I think I may
> have the title for "Longest turbo conversion project ever."  Up until now, 
> nothing serious enough
> has happened to my car that my wife would allow me to buy a new engine. 
> That may have changed as of
> last Friday.
>
> I was on the freeway, traffic congested and backed up.  When the car in 
> front of me moved, I let out
> the clutch and the engine kind of bucked.  Next thing I know there's that 
> smell of coolant in the
> air, the engine is running kind of rough, and my oil pressure is dropping. 
> Well, to any 7M driver
> that I know, BHG has got to be the foremost thing on the mind.  I looked 
> under the hood there, and
> there was coolant everywhere.  There's a possibility that it's "just" the 
> water pump gasket, but
> that doesn't explain everything else.  I suspect that the head gasket is 
> gone and something gave
> way, so all the coolant could blow out of the weakest link.  In any event, 
> I've wanted to swap out
> the engine for a while now, so I'll take this as an excuse, even if it is 
> a simple repair.
>
> So...
>
> The hunt for a 7M-GTE, ECU, AFM/electronics, R154 transmission and 
> driveshaft begins.
>
> My '89 is an early model (Production 10/88) so I think I can install an 
> '88 or early '89 electronics
> set with no problems with the wiring harness.  Early '89 would be MOST 
> preferable, but at this
> point, I'm not too picky.  I plan on doing some reworking with the engine 
> before installing, to make
> sure that the engine will be reliable enough that I can use it as a basis 
> for further upgrades
> without it going bad on me.
>
> Any leads on swap parts appreciated.
>
> Dan Gyoba
> '89 NA 450,322 kms, (RIP)
> http://www.abstractconsulting.com/~dan
>
>
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