beginner drifting. (supra)

240DL · Post by **240DL** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:53 am

I'm getting a nice chunk of change back from taxes and looking to start a project.

Any suggestions for a low cost drift car?

I'm looking at purchasing a 1986.5 supra. (I would eventually swap/rebuild the motor.) Does anyone own an mkIII supra and be willing to tell me pros and cons of this car?

Thanks.

POOPscandal · Post by **POOPscandal** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:45 am

get ready to replace headgaskets. often. doesn't matter what you do, you'll blow them. we built my friend's 7M with ARP studs and HKS metal headgasket and the shit still blew...twice.

they slide ok though. or at least with 400hp they do, never tried it in a close to stock one.

shawn shawn · Post by **shawn shawn** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:38 am

They are built like tanks. haha...

I have seen it done though!

ChadMK4 · Post by **ChadMK4** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:02 pm

Hey I'm an ex-Supra owner. Both of mine were MKIV's, hence my name. The Supra's are great vehicles but I wouldn't put them in the Drift category. I wasn't ever a MKIII fan. I ran with a bunch of those guys but just thought it was to much work to put into a car that wasn't designed that well. And like Shawn said, They are TANKS.

My opinion would be get an old Mazda RWD 929 and put a rotary in it. Or just start simple and get a 240sx (S13) and put a suspension on it and go from there. I guess it just depends on what you've got to spend. If you only have $3k then I'd get a 240 and do the suspension. If you have $5k start the 929 project.

Give us more specifics on what you're wanting to do other than just have a Supra and drift. We already gave a relatively bad feedback on the Supra. So lets go in a different direction.

VRT nenders · Post by **VRT nenders** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:27 pm

My FOERST slider was a MK3, the best thing you can do to that car is a 1j cause that 7m motor, like Panda said, will just keep blowing head gaskets. I wouldn't buy one again, but in all honesty its your money. The car can be a great starter car cause it was so damn heavy. You will learn a lot about weight transferring and throttle control. But if you break down make sure you got about 4 other people to help you push it. The after market is slim to none, well at least back in the day there was none. It can be made into a nice car, but it will not be cheap.

shawn shawn · Post by **shawn shawn** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:30 pm

My brother in law is putting a 2jz into one that looks like this ATM...

From what I hear it is a bitch.

P.Haire · Post by **P.Haire** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:34 pm

those are kinda cool wheels. what are they?

shawn shawn · Post by **shawn shawn** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:03 pm

P.Haire wrote:those are kinda cool wheels. what are they?

I have no clue.

Thats not his I said it looked like that....

Dr. Marlow · Post by **Dr. Marlow** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:02 pm

someday i will have a mk2 again
so sexxxy

Dangerous Drifter Dan · Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:11 am

I went to test drive one of those about 4 years ago. 0.9 miles away going down a straight road i some how ended up wrapped around a tree. ill claim till the day i die there was something broken or very loose on that car.

shawn shawn wrote:My brother in law is putting a 2jz into one that looks like this ATM...

From what I hear it is a bitch.

P.Haire · Post by **P.Haire** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:31 am

yeah sure

kalifornia087 · Post by **kalifornia087** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:41 am

Thats what they all say.

Back on a serious note. As a previous owner of both an MK3 supra and an MK2 Supra, Do Not get an MK3 to drift. They are tanks, and they break. And they Suck to work on.

An Mk2 can be had for cheaper (usually), and aren't as prone to breaking because they are N/A, but still have plent of power/torque to get you started in drifting. They are also plentiful in junkyards generally.

240DL · Post by **240DL** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:10 am

Thanks guys.
My next option was an 89 rx7 for sale in my area.

I've been trying to look for a 240sx also. But no luck in the want ads in my area.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:55 pm

mk3 trannies(actually just the clutch) are the worst to take off!!

bakemonoma70 · Post by **bakemonoma70** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:37 am

From someone who's actually owned a 500hp mk3 and beat the shit out of it for years. Do it, it's fun as hell. They only break if you don't maintain them properly, and they're actually pretty easy to work on if you know the car well.