My Supra Adventure

Update to follow

2009-09-17T16:04:00.002+01:00

I've just moved apartment so things are crawling very slowly at the moment. No internet at home for a couple of weeks and have a lot of other things to sort out.

Driving my car still puts a massive smile on my face, and the price of petrol is yet to make me think about getting the train.

Going to try an economy drive to York this weekend - wonder what MPG I can get out of her.

SupraPod

2009-08-10T08:41:00.004+01:00

Woke up my girlfriend at 5.00 on Saturday (poor little thing) and drove over to the M1, meeting a few other Supra's to go to SantaPod for an event we call "SupraPod".

Here's a picture of a few of the cars at Watford Gap...

The weather was amazing and it was great to have a look around and see so many Supras, so many ideas for which direction to take my lovely car in!

There was some impressive drag racing going on, as well as some really cool drifting. The temperature was a little too hot for the cars to drag properly; the launched were marred by slipping tyres in first gear, but it was a great day out.

Met a GT4 at some M6 services as well; finished the day off nicely. I'll leave you with a picture of my car at the raceway. Enjoy!

New facelift headlights

2009-08-07T09:13:00.002+01:00

Installed new facelift headlights into the car - I think she looks stunning!

Let me know what you think!

Registration plate

2009-07-22T12:27:00.002+01:00

Well, another change! I have now moved the registration plate to the intercooler gap in the bumper.

This looks a lot better than it just being velcro'd on.

Sub woofer boot-build coming soon!

Skirts fitted!

2009-07-10T14:42:00.001+01:00

Now she's looking awesome!

Mesh Fitted

2009-07-08T23:35:00.003+01:00

£10 all in :)

Awaiting sideskirts

2009-07-08T15:19:00.002+01:00

As you can see from the photo below, the car currently sits a bit lower at the front than at the sides.
I have some OEM sideskirts on the way, to be fitted on Friday. This should really finish the car off nicely.

I also have a boot-build for a set of dual subs on Sunday so it's going to be pretty awesome in that car!

T-cut polish

2009-06-30T09:26:00.001+01:00

Well, washing wasn't enough! I had to just had to try some of this:

So, washed the car again and then rubbed in some T-cut. Covered most of the car in it and it got rid of the little chips and dings that the bodywork has picked up over the years... awesome.

Lovely shine
Amazing reflections!
Parked once more, outside Princess Scampi's place :)

Parked and washed

2009-06-23T13:31:00.000+01:00

Just given her a wash. Looking nice and clean today. The parking space is bloody tight... but I can do it in one!!

Dusk

2009-06-22T11:03:00.000+01:00

Here's a photo of her at dusk:

Gorgeous!

Got her

2009-06-21T14:07:00.000+01:00

Well, I have my first car - a Toyota Supra.

Drove her on the M62 yesterday afternoon and it was great fun. Covered about 80 miles and used probably about 1/4 of a tank; which isn't too bad for a 3l engine I suppose!

More photos to come, but here's a top down one looking at her from the balcony!

TRD Gear Knob

2009-06-18T17:41:00.001+01:00

In ~24 hours I should have my first car. To say I am excited is an understatement! Anyway, last night when I was backing up some work, I went on eBay and bought this:

It's a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) gear knob. The one in the car at the moment wasn't much fun to use when I test drove it and looked a bit crap to be honest.

This one should just screw on and then it'll be a case of getting used to the new car! Pictures to follow!

ALP-IDAX305 Review

2009-06-18T08:22:00.001+01:00

I pick the car up tomorrow, but I am so excited... so I will put up a little bit of information about the head unit, which I will then turn into a review below.

Specifications:

Features

USB/iPod/iPhone Control Receiver (NO CD Mechanism)

USB Connection for iPod/iPhone (all colour screen iPod models)

USB Capability for Music File Playback (MP3/WMA/AAC)

Full Speed Connection for early G2-G4 iPods (requires KCE-433iV)

Art Work Display for iPod/iPhone

24-Bit DAC

ID3 Tag Information Display

ID3Tag index search for USB media

MP3 / CD Changer Control

IMPRINT Ready

Power Specifications

50W x 4 High Power Amplifier

3 Preouts with Subwoofer Level Control

Display Performance

TFT Colour Display

Dual Illumination (Blue/Red)

Connectivity

Steering Wheel Remote Control Ready

Vehicle Display Interface Ready

Ai-NET CD Changer Control

Bluetooth Ready (requires KCE-350BT)

IMPRINT Ready (requires PXA-H100)

AUX-IN (requires KCE-236B)

Other Highlights

MaxTune RDS Tuner

Advanced User Interface with center Single SEARCH/ ENTER Key

Remote Control Ready (optional)

ISO Connector

Detachable Face Plate

iPod Compatibility

Full control and charging for:

iPod 5G

iPod nano 1G - 4G

iPod classic

iPod touch 1G and 2G

iPhone and 3G iPhone

I just bought my first car

2009-06-17T09:44:00.000+01:00

I just bought my first car. For those of you that wondered why I was selling a load of SEGA stuff... this is why:

A 1993 black Toyota Supra (pictured below).

I cannot wait to pick her up (hopefully Friday). Here's some stats:

Engine Specifications:

N/A Manual

Fuel, Tuning & ECU:

HKS Cone Filter

Exhaust:

Single cat

Suspension, Wheels, Tires & Brakes:

18 by 8j with 235/40/18
Manrangoni tires

Interior & ICE:

Electric leather seats with Supra logo
Alpine IDA-X305
iPod connector
Vibe components tweaters and cross overs

Exterior:

Top Secret front
Veilside spats
Awaiting some skirts

Good times!