Author Topic: 1985 Toyota Celica-Supra DD/Project car (Read 60010 times)

46&2 · « **on:** Apr 02, 2009, 10:30:05 PM »

Alright as some of you may know (and have been demanding pictures) I have been waiting around for my neighbor to sell me his 1985 Toyota Celica-Supra. Long story short, he is the original owner, bought in 1984 from a Toyota dealer in CA with 151 miles on the OD, garaged it up until 3 years ago when it finally got kicked out to make room for his late model Tacoma and Camry. It took me a few months to catch him and give him the cash (both of us out of town frequently), but I finally got a hold of him and brought it home tonight. Paid $900 as is, needs to be smogged. Going to take it to my smog guy tomorrow

Anyway its a 1985 Celica Supra
5MGE straight six
4 speed automatic transmission w/ OD

oh well
172,000 original miles
original everything
garaged until 3 years ago
Lots of options, power everything, power sunroof, mirrors, etc

Plans are to DD it. Its in great shape, PO thought it was worthless, hence the $900 price tag. First things first, smog tomorrow. Then wash and wax

Its been sitting for 3 years, only running to move around the guys yard basically. Smogged every year just never driven. It does have a new battery in it.
I plan to do a full tune up. rotate the tires (new ones soon, these are 6 year old tires). Check out the oil leaks. Figure out what else needs replacing or work.

Otherwise the thing is pretty straight. The car was hosed off before I took it home but i have yet to do a quality wash and wax. Anyway I will let the pics speak for themselves....

46&2 · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 02, 2009, 10:34:40 PM »

Interior is pretty damn clean

pumkin toy · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 02, 2009, 10:40:34 PM »

only 900 bucks! lucky!

46&2 · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:56:17 AM »

Quote from: pumkin toy on Apr 02, 2009, 10:40:34 PM

only 900 bucks! lucky!

Yeah it was a deal too good to pass up.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 10:58:17 AM »

you finally got my birthday present

THK Matt · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 11:24:09 AM »

Nice car buddy!

I have always wanted a supra. I will be looking out for an 87-92 Supra, soon as I get ahold of one, I can go crazy on my 90.

Congrats on the helluva deal bro.

Dingman. · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 08:37:46 PM »

Nice..

How are you liking it?

thegoofster21 · « **Reply #7 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:15:14 PM »

ok so you can drive my tacoma

and i get to drive your car

46&2 · « **Reply #8 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:21:36 PM »

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on Apr 03, 2009, 10:58:17 AM

you finally got my birthday present

Quote from: ThatIDAHOKid on Apr 03, 2009, 11:24:09 AM

Nice car buddy!

I have always wanted a supra. I will be looking out for an 87-92 Supra, soon as I get ahold of one, I can go crazy on my 90.

Congrats on the helluva deal bro.

Yeah I had always liked Supras but they aren't very common around here so I never really thought I would own one just on that fact alone. When I did see them they were either trashed or $$$. Until this all went through I was just going to buy a Corolla or a Camry or something.

Quote from: 904_runner on Apr 03, 2009, 08:37:46 PM

Nice..

How are you liking it?

I am loving it

Quote from: thegoofster21 on Apr 03, 2009, 09:15:14 PM

ok so you can drive my tacoma and i get to drive your car

Sounds good buddy

THK Matt · « **Reply #9 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:23:36 PM »

any plans to upgrade this puppy?

The 85 Mark II Supra was the most equipped and had the most power and torque of the 5MGE's

I want a Mark III

7MGE or 7MGTE baby!

yeah there are a few supras here..
mainly Celicas and Acuras though

46&2 · « **Reply #10 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:34:06 PM »

So after picking the car up last night and driving it around a little, I noticed it smoked a little from the exhaust and from under the hood. I figured that it was from sitting dormant for the last years, only moving around my neighbors yard here and there. So this morning I decided to drive to Auburn, CA and back (60 mile round trip) before I smogged it to try and burn up the residue and oil and crap from sitting so long. After we got back to town, there was no longer any smoke. Took it to the smog shop, passed with flying colors

Got it all registered and insured shortly thereafter. The car does have a pretty significant oil leak in the front, looks to be the oil pan. The rear oil leak is minimal. But holy hell does the front leak. everywhere I go I leave little puddles behind. It does not seem to burn any oil at all and when I got the car it was only half a quart low. I will definitely be keeping an eye on the oil until I get it fixed.

Otherwise, washed it, didnt wax it yet. Cleaned up pretty nice. I was impressed. After that I did a full blown inspection: tire pressure (and spare which was completely flat), trans fluid, brake fluid, PS, radiator air filter, etc. Gearing up for a full tune up. Everything but the transmission from the aforementioned items needed a decent amount of fluid. The air filter was haggard. Looked 10 years old. It was all torn up on one side too. Not liking the extremely restrictive airbox and stock filter element, I decided to make my own intake with a K&N style filter. I just bought one of those Napa filters and took the air box off and it bolted right up like it was meant to be.

The old air filter was definitely clogged because I noticed a big difference on idle and driving with the new filter on there. Also gave it a little throatier tone, not much but noticeable. Didn't get any pics as it was dark but maybe tomorrow after I wax it.

THK Matt · « **Reply #11 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:38:06 PM »

Congrats!

I still have to fix my oil leak on my 90.
I need a supra now so we can race

Get some pics tomorrow bro.

46&2 · « **Reply #12 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:44:01 PM »

Quote from: ThatIDAHOKid on Apr 03, 2009, 09:23:36 PM

any plans to upgrade this puppy?

The 85 Mark II Supra was the most equipped and had the most power and torque of the 5MGE's

I want a Mark III

7MGE or 7MGTE baby!

yeah there are a few supras here..
mainly Celicas and Acuras though

Yeah I do plan to do a little bit to it. I am trying not to turn this into another money pit.

I would like to start with getting it running in tip top shape. Also a lot of little things that I would like to fix or do.

THE PLANS:

New tires. Tires that are on it are 9 years old and showing their age

Fix oil leaks
Full tune up
Decent CD player (original cassette deck and tuner just isnt cutting it)
new speakers
tint job (limo rear, 25 true gray front)
new hood struts, even though my custom wood stake holder-upper works fine

fix minor paint imperfections in the body

Thats about all I can think of right now. I am sure there is more but thats the tentative plan for now.

THK Matt · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:48:19 PM »

awesomeeee

boggerunner · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 03, 2009, 09:56:53 PM »

nice car, ive owned 2 supras, my 86.5 na and an 87 turbo tagra top i just sent to the crusher.
u gonna swap in a 7m?
im either gonna sell my 86.5 or pull the motor and tranny for my prerunner

46&2 · « **Reply #15 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 01:36:41 AM »

Quote from: boggerunner on Apr 03, 2009, 09:56:53 PM

nice car, ive owned 2 supras, my 86.5 na and an 87 turbo tagra top i just sent to the crusher.
u gonna swap in a 7m?
im either gonna sell my 86.5 or pull the motor and tranny for my prerunner

Down the road a 7M is possible but for now I am going to get the most out of the 5M

ninja turtle · « **Reply #16 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 05:58:42 AM »

so you taking this thing to reno today?

4RunnerChevy · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 06:37:23 AM »

Thats pretty, I miss my Supra. It needs a strut brace, to tie the struts together. They handle like a dream .

46&2 · « **Reply #18 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 10:54:27 AM »

Quote from: no-idea on Apr 04, 2009, 05:58:42 AM

so you taking this thing to reno today?

Nah I decided to do some work around the property today and take advantage of the nice weather. I will hit you up when I next come up that way though for sure.

Quote from: 4runnerchevy on Apr 04, 2009, 06:37:23 AM

Thats pretty, I miss my Supra. It needs a strut brace, to tie the struts together. They handle like a dream .

Yeah, I would like to get a strut brace, forgot to add that to my list. I have been impressed with how well this car handles and I have not really even pushed it yet.

46&2 · « **Reply #19 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 12:23:18 PM »

Here is my "custom" intake

The old filter was haggard and the air box design sucked

Definitely helped her breathe a little better

4RunnerChevy · « **Reply #20 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 02:02:23 PM »

If you want a throaty sound, and an intake you can hear, then take out the modulator (the round thing inline on the intake tube). They sound nice without them. You can also advance the timing a bit and tweek the AFM at the MAF by a few teeth. VRoom

thegoofster21 · « **Reply #21 on:** Apr 04, 2009, 03:20:21 PM »

sweet sunday?

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #22 on:** Apr 05, 2009, 05:47:29 PM »

wow that is clean very nice

i had thos rims on my celica

BUDDERS · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 05, 2009, 06:57:25 PM »

Nice find. I don't think I would have passed that up either.

46&2 · « **Reply #24 on:** Apr 05, 2009, 07:02:50 PM »

Quote from: unclejplx4 on Apr 05, 2009, 05:47:29 PM

wow that is clean very nice i had thos rims on my celica

Yeah I like em I think they are pretty neat

Quote from: BUDDERS on Apr 05, 2009, 06:57:25 PM

Nice find. I don't think I would have passed that up either.

For sure

thegoofster21 · « **Reply #25 on:** Apr 05, 2009, 07:03:58 PM »

when are you driving it to work? i need to come by.

46&2 · « **Reply #26 on:** Apr 05, 2009, 07:06:47 PM »

Quote from: thegoofster21 on Apr 05, 2009, 07:03:58 PM

when are you driving it to work? i need to come by.

I work tuesday

46&2 · « **Reply #27 on:** Apr 07, 2009, 05:07:44 PM »

This car is definitely the fastest vehicle I have ever owned. I used to think my Honda Accord was fast..... this thing blows it out of the water. I do give the Accord props for rallying as hard as it does, but this car definitely has a lot more balls.....

thegoofster21 · « **Reply #28 on:** Apr 07, 2009, 07:16:44 PM »

dude i love that car in person it way nicer then in pix

crawlerdan · « **Reply #29 on:** Apr 07, 2009, 07:21:17 PM »

hey the sound system out of my runner is for sale-want it?

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