[Spook]

Alright folks so it's my turn to add to the resto/build threads. It's not as riveting as some of the large builds we've all come to know and love, but I think we can all agree that we love seeing someone restore one of these beauties back to life.

A little about myself, I'm active duty Navy stationed in Hawaii. I've owned 3 other Supra's in my life so I've had plenty of experience working on them. This is by far he most challenging one I've owned.

The car being restored is a Hawaii native 86 Mk2. Previous owner had swapped a 2jzge into it from a 91 or 92 Lexus SC300. It was previously a drifting car (for the most part). That, coupled with deepening rust problems, can lead to a pretty big mess. In addition to the 2j, it has Megan coilovers in the front, RaptorRacing drilled rotors (front), T3 (something, not sure), Xcessive trans-mount, ect.

My overall goal for the car is to eliminate all rust. Update interior sound deadening material, upgrade majority of suspension parts, rebuild the 2j, swap to R154 transmission, give it a beautiful two-tone paint job. There's probably more but it's midnight here.

Enough of that, on to the pics:

You probably saw some of the rusty areas. Day 2, I started yanking all the interior to expose all the typical areas. I knew it was bad but I didn't know it was this bad.

From inside towards the hatch area:

From outside toward hatch:

Spare Tire Well is looking good, I'll hit it with a wire brush to get the "major" areas and will follow up by coating the whole cargo area in POR-15.

More to come...

 

[SupraMedical68]

That looks pretty good. Should be a fun car once it's cleaned up.

 

[Spook]

Here are some pics of the rear storage areas (jack and rear washer fluid pouch).

Jack area (driver side):

Washer fluid pouch area (passenger side):

 

[Spook]

Here are some pics of the areas next to the passenger seats:

Passenger side:

Down by the rocker

Up by the window

Driver side:

 

[Spook]

Window rust:

Firewall rust:

Rust behind clutch fluid reservoir:

Yeah, I thing you get the idea...

 

[RedP85]

We have seen worst!
But you do have some work ahead of you 👍
It will be a long journey, but you'll only be more proud of it at the end 👌

 

[Spook]

We have seen worst!
But you do have some work ahead of you 👍
It will be a long journey, but you'll only be more proud of it at the end 👌

Thanks Jocelyn. The rust issue is only a portion of the problems. The 2J was running at one point but now its not starting. I don't even want to talk about the wiring lol. The good thing is I have a replacement roof to include the hatch hinge area. I've also got a complete firewall which will definitely come in handy. I'll post pics of all the new stuff I got for the build. Really getting ready to do this one right.

 

[Dzone]

Looks like a beautiful restoration, having a extra rooftop is the best,
💭 windshield area,🤷🏻‍♂️ but looks like you have experience before, lovely car year to restore 👍🏻

 

[Spook]

Ok so I’ve done some deep searching for rust and have narrowed it down to several areas. The hatch area in general was pretty good. I sanded down the worst areas and after a deep scrub, laid down two coats of POR-15. It looks really good, but that stuff is HARD to find on island.

Sorry for repost of first image, I figured it would make for a neat before and after:

I also removed the wiring harness from the engine bay. Had to pull the intake manifold assy out. The 2J will get a rebuild later on so it's not that big of a PITA. Below are shots of all the dash support metal before and after sandblasting and application of 3M undercoating. Leaves a very nice texture.

And finally a naked firewall.

I will probably start cutting out the rusty bits either tomorrow or next weekend. Aside from using piano wire tied to wood blocks, how else did some of you get your windshield out?

 

[Spook]

No cutting done today but after talking to a buddy, I will hold off on cutting once I have dialed in my new toy.

Aside from that, a lot of my other purchases for the restoration have come in.

2 packages of SecondSkinAudio Damplifier Pro (80 sqft to be safe)

86 Wiring Guide

BillyM goodies

RaptorRacing goodies

Much more to come...

 

[Spook]

As far as progress, I checked for rust under the midsection of the car and found none. I decided to move forward with coating in POR-15 as well.

Hoping this doesn't come back to bite me lol.

 

[Spook]

Just messing around with some painting options. I really like the two-tone idea but I want to put a little spin on it.
It's just a basic paint application but its about getting the idea out there so don't judge to harshly.

 

[Spook]

I have settled on the paint design for now. Getting all ducks in a row.

 

[Texasissouth]

Whats a mock up of the final design?

 

[Spook]

Whats a mock up of the final design?

What do you mean? I used a basic paint program to get an idea of what I want it to look like. I saw a Shelby GT500 with a really nice black and grey paint scheme. Loved it ever since.
Kind of like this:

 

[Texasissouth]

What do you mean? I used a basic paint program to get an idea of what I want it to look like. I saw a Shelby GT500 with a really nice black and grey paint scheme. Loved it ever since.
Kind of like this:

When I first loaded this thread, the paint images of your final design didn't load up for some reason. But those show exactly what I was asking for.

 

[Spook]

I was able to get out to the car this past weekend and remove some extra pieces.

On a whim, I decided to remove the old sound deadening from the drivers side floor panel… well, I was and wasn’t surprised. There was a rust hole that ate through to the frame rail. I’m going to first cut out a small area to see the extent of the damage, then fix and patch.

That being said, I decided to remove the sound deadening for the whole front half just in case. No other problems found.

 

[Spook]

On a positive note, I received my repair manual as well as my accessories from '82Supra (thanks bud).

 

[Spook]

Been a little bit but I’ve been finishing up a class for work. I’ve been doing small things here and there to move things along. I took a page from several of the big builds and am putting learned things into practice. Pics to come.

 

[Spook]

School's all done and it's time to update.

The tail lights had water and dirt that had accumulated inside and I wanted to do a deep clean. I put them in the oven for 10 min @ 200 degrees and was able to remove trim, lens, and assembly with little effort. I then threw them all in the washer for a thorough cleaning. Very effective. I am working on painting the trim and sanding the lenses, so I will post prog pics later. For now, here is where I am: