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Re: 1986 Toyota Supra - Opinions Please
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Thu, 09 September 2004 04:54
 
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$1k for a head gasket fix is cheap. When mine gave up the ghost (three months after purchase, ouch) I was quoted around $1500 to do the job. The genuine Toyota gasket kit ALONE costs $600-$800 (can't remember, that was three years ago). Add to that the mechanic's time (5 hrs, $50/hr at most shops) and re-machining the head (talking through my hat here but I think it'll need machining if the BHG was caused by head warpage due to overheating, seems to be the way they go). In the end I got a low-K import motor, but in hindsight probably a ground-up rebuild would have been better, simply because that way I'd know what components were used.
As for insurance, the Supra is a tough enough car that you're not going to bend it much unless you hit something pretty hard. I'd recommend just 3pp (in WA you can't insure a car for 3rd party fire+theft if it's over about $5k). Low speed accidents with modern cars will just bend the other car and leave your supra untouched, so unless you cock it up in a *big* way you'll be OK. All it requires is some self restraint when using the happy pedal. 
Oh - last thing: The stock brakes are OK but you'll want good pads. I've got schlock brake pads on mine and on one occasion I actually had white smoke coming out of the front pads after some spirited downhill driving.
[edit: the motor needed a rebuild because the motor had done 250k kms and was bollixed, not just because of the BHG. The rings were pretty iffy and the head gasket had been leaking coolant into cylinder 6 for a while, corroding it quite badly. Hopefully you won't have anything like as bad a surprise.  Oh, and the genuine toyota head gasket is not metal. dunno what it is though - fibre?]
[Updated on: Thu, 09 September 2004 04:57]
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rob_RA40 | Tue, 07 September 2004 09:14 |
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Sol_Supra | Tue, 07 September 2004 10:17 |
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Jag7799 | Tue, 07 September 2004 10:22 |
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Sol_Supra | Tue, 07 September 2004 10:41 |
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Sol_Supra | Tue, 07 September 2004 12:28 |
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STR8 2.8 | Tue, 07 September 2004 12:37 |
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Jag7799 | Tue, 07 September 2004 13:48 |
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V8_MA61 | Tue, 07 September 2004 14:14 |
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Sol_Supra | Tue, 07 September 2004 17:36 |
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Jag7799 | Tue, 07 September 2004 22:50 |
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STR8 2.8 | Wed, 08 September 2004 04:10 |
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wilbo666 | Wed, 08 September 2004 08:00 |
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Jag7799 | Wed, 08 September 2004 08:56 |
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Sol_Supra | Wed, 08 September 2004 11:04 |
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V8_MA61 | Wed, 08 September 2004 11:10 |
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wilbo666 | Thu, 09 September 2004 01:30 |
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fractoid | Thu, 09 September 2004 04:54 |
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V8_MA61 | Wed, 08 September 2004 00:40 |
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rob_RA40 | Tue, 07 September 2004 22:37 |
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V8_MA61 | Wed, 08 September 2004 00:39 |
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MR 1JZ | Wed, 08 September 2004 00:45 |
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Sol_Supra | Wed, 08 September 2004 02:14 |
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Jag7799 | Wed, 08 September 2004 04:46 |
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V8_MA61 | Wed, 08 September 2004 04:58 |
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Sol_Supra | Wed, 08 September 2004 11:42 |
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V8_MA61 | Wed, 08 September 2004 11:48 |
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Jag7799 | Wed, 08 September 2004 11:57 |
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Sol_Supra | Wed, 08 September 2004 12:02 |
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Alchemist | Wed, 08 September 2004 12:52 |
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Jag7799 | Wed, 08 September 2004 13:12 |
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rob_RA40 | Thu, 09 September 2004 06:10 |
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Sol_Supra | Thu, 09 September 2004 06:51 |
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THE WITZL | Thu, 09 September 2004 07:27 |
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Norminator | Thu, 09 September 2004 09:29 |
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Norbie | Thu, 09 September 2004 11:03 |
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thug_immortal | Thu, 09 September 2004 11:05 |
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Sol_Supra | Thu, 09 September 2004 11:22 |
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thug_immortal | Thu, 09 September 2004 11:39 |
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THE WITZL | Thu, 09 September 2004 12:15 |
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