Newbie in Japan

[Ranma]

Hello, I always wanted to get a Supra and have bought a 1986 Mark III. I live in Japan where people drive on the proper side of the road :) The autos from the states are built backwards from my car. I am hoping that the UK spec autos and Japan spec autos are the same or at least close. I can get almost no infomation on my Supra. Does anyone have any ideals?

[imoyes]

Welcome Ranma.

It's best that you ask specific questions. What would you like to know?

[gtstarga]

Hello and welcome! It is great to have some one from Japan on our forum. I am suprised that you have trouble with info over there. There are slight differances in the cars but very little and there is always a solution!

[imoyes]

I think we should start a pool on how long it will take before he gets a message that starts "Ranma. Since you're in Japan, I was wondering if you could ..." :)

[gtstarga]

I think we should start a pool on how long it will take before he gets a message that starts "Ranma. Since you're in Japan, I was wondering if you could ..." :)

I am looking forward to the area meet there!!!!

[black 86 supra]

welcome to the forum mate, I too am surprised that you are having trouble finding info over there but what you cant find, I'm sure you'll find on here,

We are a friendly bunch and we all help each other out where we can, i.e if we are able to do something for a fellow mkIII owner, we will :duck:

[Bryank]

Hi and welcome! :action-sm

[Dillinger]

Hi, welcome to the forum!
:action-sm

[imoyes]

We are a friendly bunch and we all help each other out where we can, i.e if we are able to do something for a fellow mkIII owner, we will :duck:

LOL! Can you pop over to his house and help him change his oil then? :) :duck:

[black 86 supra]

LOL! Can you pop over to his house and help him change his oil then? :) :duck:


no but i can tell him how to, and if need be, send him an oil filter in exchange for hmmm which part shall i have today :)

[imoyes]

in exchange for hmmm which part shall i have today

LOL! :) Here we go! :) Poor guy's gonna spend all his time at the Post Office shipping us body kit.

On that subject, you couldn't get your hands on ..... :duck:

[Stuart B]

welcome mate! Your english is better than mine!

Stu

[mrroverrover]

Hi mate, hope you know what you've let yourself in for :D

[black 86 supra]

LOL! :) Here we go! :) Poor guy's gonna spend all his time at the Post Office shipping us body kit.

On that subject, you couldn't get your hands on ..... :duck:


lmao,

now about those bodykits :)

[Penfold]

Welcome to the forum, i am quite surprised to find that there is a shortage of information in japan, but if this lot on here don't have the answer to a problem it's not a problem

[SCORPIONIK]

Welcome to the madhouse m8. Get ready for the shopping trip :D this lot will have you going to get bits in no time lol

[damo_mk3]

welcome to the site my friend :)

my new best friend :notworthy

[imoyes]

welcome to the site my friend :)

my new best friend :notworthy

LMAO!

[Colin]

Konichiwa mate & welcome :action-sm

[mark]

Um, where'd he go? maybe he gets net access at work - 9pm in tokyo now.

[Ranma]

The problem is language and meeting people. I am in Japan since my wife is Japanese. There is a growing parts shortage due to the price of scrap metal. At least that is what the bloke at the recycle shop told me. He is a nice fellow, he repairs autos like Supra's and Silvia's if possible. if not they go on a one way trip to china!
The Local taste in auto's seems to be more in vans lately. Some of them are quite UGLY! The latest cute thing looks like a box on wheels.
Ah Black86, what are you looking for?

[imoyes]

The problem is language and meeting people. I am in Japan since my wife is Japanese.

So where are you from, originally?

[Ranma]

I am encouraged by all of the replies to my post! I worked all day yesterday changing the timing belt, water pump, bearing, tension bearing and belts. I had forgotten about the coolant so could not finish. I will go down to a shop this morning and get it. Decided to change the coolant hoses as well today. My Supra has not been well taken care of.

>So where are you from, originally?

Good question, I come from a land of confusion. :)

[imoyes]

I am encouraged by all of the replies to my post! I worked all day yesterday changing the timing belt, water pump, bearing, tension bearing and belts. I had forgotten about the coolant so could not finish. I will go down to a shop this morning and get it. Decided to change the coolant hoses as well today. My Supra has not been well taken care of.

>So where are you from, originally?

Good question, I come from a land of confusion. :)

Ah! An Aussie eh! :)

[Eddie the Eagle]

enough of that im an aussie. i thought you had laws in japan about how many miles a car could do before it needed a new engine cause of polution or somthing. couldnt get me a 2jz engine could ya??? i even got a GCSE in japanese (althought i cant speek english)(told my english teacher i didnt wana do it as i was never goin to england)

[imoyes]

enough of that im an aussie.

LOL! Don't shoot the messenger mate, I can't help it if he's an Aussie! :)

i even got a GCSE in japanese :notworthy Best I can manage is "oregato goziamas" and "dokodeska Shinagawa eki". Can't read Japanese AT ALL!

told my english teacher i didnt wana do it as i was never goin to england)
Funny how stuff turns out isn't it? :)

[Ranma]

I am still working on my timing belt change. The Timing Belt case had developed a crack in it somewhere along the line and it needs to be changed. :crybaby: I am waiting on the part from Toyota. I have gone to the website http;//www.cygnusx1.net/supra but have discovered that my Supra is different. :no: The water pump is of a different shape etc. I wonder if the technicial specs are different too. The people at Toyota seem to have the correct infomation. My car is from the first group of 86 Supra's.
Oh yes I discover that the last owner had put a cheap set of rims on the car and they are wrong. :rant:
I am begining to think this is all an exercise in futility :banghead:

[Finfon]

keep goin with it mate itl be worth it they are fantastic cars whatever colour or engine mine needs a respray new rear arches welded in (courtesy of north sea breases) a full set of trims and new wings the engine is ok tho (touching as much wood as i possibly can :) )at the minut my car is not looking its best but it is 17 years old and there arent many cars that age left now

[darket69]

Hey dude .. the tsrm and parts catalogs on http;//www.cygnusx1.net/supra are for the MA70 series of supras and yours is the GA70 series .. tech info for the GA70's is very thin on the ground and manuals are even rarer and only ever in Japanese

[Finfon]

hey ed what is the difference between ma70 and ga70 is it just narrow bodied v widebodied and stuf like j spec lights?

[darket69]

The GA70's house the 1G-GTE,GE,GZE engine's .. the MA70's the 7M's and the JZA-70's the 1JZ engines... the chassis themselves only had subtle changes and are all more or less the same .. the only exeption to the rule being that the GA-70's being avaliable in both wide and narrow bodies

[Ranma]

I need to replace the wheels since they push the tires outside of the fenders. What is the orgional equipment for a Japan Spec Auto? Were they steel wheels with hubcaps?

[darket69]

Need a bit more info Ranma mate ... is yours a wide or narrow bodied ga70? .. if so the narrow bodied supras are a different offset to widebody supras .. any chance of some pics ?

[Ranma]

Need a bit more info Ranma mate ... is yours a wide or narrow bodied ga70? .. if so the narrow bodied supras are a different offset to widebody supras .. any chance of some pics ?

I see if that will be possible. I do not own a ditigal camera. Maybe my lap top and the Micro$oft camera will take a pic. However it is still at the dealer getting repaired.

The dealer put different tires on it for the repair since the others were "illegal". I think it is the narrowbody version. They are real fussy here. You have to look real hard to see the tires extending past the wings.