I Drove a 40 Year Old Toyota Supra Across The Country, TWICE! What Went Wrong?
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Greatest statement ever.. always return something in better condition than when you picked it up.. ❤❤
My Dad always said if you borrow something give it back better. If it has a half tank of gas return it full. Nice work Mr Pink
I've had my '89 MkIII since '94. Almost 30 years now. I'll never let it go. It was, and still is, my dream car.
The effort and passion you put into your channel is evident in every video.Thank you for doing it so well
I appreciate that!
I've been a fan of Supras since a kid in the 80's. One of the JDM legends.
I started driving in 1976 and I agree 100%
Absolutely agree. I had a 1985 5 speed when I was younger, still is one of my more favorite cars that I have owned!
Idk why, but I think I’ve always preferred the MKII and MKIII Supra’s over the 1000hp built MKIV’s. They are just very sleek and under the radar styling. Sure all-the-boost power is a hell of an experience, but how often can you really enjoy it without getting into arrest-me speeds?
That 80’s early 90’s wedge styling is just rad!
I think are all cool for different reasons honestly. Kinda like the MR2 - I love both the W10 and W20 but for different reasons and in different ways.
One of the reasons I prefer tastefully modded BPU levels of Supra MKIV´s. Still running the stock twins, but still enough power to make you smile. Very underrated imo.
You have a completely different personality when you work on Toyota's. So much love and knowledge for them. Beautiful old girl that. Well done.
I bought a brand new 1983 Toyota Supra as my first new car. Loved it and wished I never sold it. Look forward to this video 🙂 Mine was a manual white with burgundy interior.
I remember when these weren't worth anything, in the mid 90s my elderly neighbors had a baby blue one all dented up that they replaced with a gold 97 Camry. As a kid the taillights always fascinated me
both really reliable rides
It hasn't been that long. There was a P type 5-speed car for sale near my sister's place south of Chicago 4 years ago for $1500. The interior was partially dismantled, but it was all there and the body was very solid for a Chicago car. Sadly I didn't buy it because at the time I had no place for it.
Those oem struts should have oil inside the strut housing like that. My 80's corollas are like that from the factory as well. Awesome to see more supra content!
That is correct. According to the KYB instructions, some transmission fluid is placed inside shock the tube before inserting the new shock into the cartrige tube. The fluid is supposed to keep rust/corrosion from forming in between the two. Otherwise, good luck separating the two in future maintenance.
Strange that Jared as a Toyota tech did not remember that detail.
Changing those fronts are a pain to change out, i want to forget about it too. (1985 Cressida)
supposed to dissipate heat also.@@sleepyhollow783
Jared, as an avid MK1 MR2 guy, if you read some old manuals it says to use a little bit of oil in the shock body before installing the shock. so seeing some oil come out of the shock body is actually not surprising in the slightest. they 99% of the time leak from the top seal and down the side of the shock body. not filling the shock body up !
keep wrenching buckaroo !
same with E30's! The BMW manual says it's for the heat transfer and it's safe to use regular engine oil.
"you have to be careful cause if you pinch your tube too tight your shock won't slide in and out" - that's what she said. LOL Love the kind gesture of returning the car back that you borrowed in a better condition than when you got it. It takes someone with a good heart and true character to do this. Keep up the great work Jared!
The effort in preserving it as a survivor car is great! It looks really good having its weathering intact, yet protected.
I had an 87 fiero GT with the V6 and a manual. I noticed it was running a little sluggish when I got it, so I changed the plugs. The plugs against the firewall were such a pain, you could tell they had never been changed. The car improved its 0-60 by about 5 seconds.
So it finally make it under 20sec 😁😁
0 to 60: yes
Best video on RUclips of 2023 ! I need a60 Supra ! I own a 5 inch lifted 3rd gen 4Runner (2000) with 33 inch Mickey Thompson tires! 287k miles runs like new no lights on the dash and Doesn’t Leak or burn a drop of oil !
Fantastic automobile, Mr. Pink. Scotty deserves a million thumbs up for his generosity.
Couldn't help but giggle when you talked about bringing your friend's car back in a better condition... 😅😅😅 If you know, you know
Jared your channel is absolutely gold! Entertaining, funny, informative and of course epic.
Short spring story: when I did my first set of shocks, we used a spring compressor from a friend's friend and it was really shitty. And it was worn. And we didn't know what we do, so it went a bit wrong and one compressor slipped off, while one side was in place so the spring was suddenly a dangerous half moon. Luckily it was outside and away from the garage - So we put a bag of cement on the spring, on the impact gun, took two extensions, and build a mountain of cement bags for protection and then released the one side until it broke free and it flew away.
So do as he said, do what feels safe. If a mountain of cement bags feels safe, do that.
You're a good friend, Jared! My late friend had a similar year Celica (not a Supra) and he did all the maintenance, new tires, everything done right and his car threw a rod on the expressway and almost burned to the ground. It was such a fun vehicle.
Watching you smile as you drive that Supra is about as authentic as you can get. It's so special getting to watch someone work on something they're incredibly passionate about - I can't wait to see what you do with the honeymoon Supra!!
Jared getting back to his roots! Yes please!! It’s always nostalgic to go back to what you cut your teeth on! Keep up the awesome content Jared!
What an amazing friend you have Jared, handing over his Supra for a road trip across the country. I have had the pleasure of driving one of these and they really are a good handling fun car. Thanks for showing us the tune up and the detail, super cool to see!
I'm new to this channel. I love that you work on everyday people cars and not super expensive vehicles. Or at least the couple videos I've seen.
Don’t watch the Porsche videos then…🤫
@@jorgeantonini201 lol ok thanks for the heads up. I've just seen this and the escalade video
He CAN work on expensive cars, like he used to with Tavarish, but he's a humble, very capable, mechanic at heart. His relatability is the hallmark of this Pure Jared Channel!
Hey, nothing is more relatable than the pain of buying a $10,000 Porsche 911!
Somethings I wish I was better at the RUclips thing, but I’m going to stick being me
Really enjoying the regular content. Hope you’ve had some nice time off over Christmas, don’t burn yourself out.
Thanks for the vids
I’ve got a 1982 RA60 Celica XT, with the 2.0 litre 21RC engine and five speed with factory air. Bought it from the original little old lady owner back at the beginning of 2008, and still own it. It’s now got 240,000km on it and has only just recently had a clutch and top end rebuild (the valve stem seals were worn out). I love the old girl.
Having done quite a few miles in the passenger seat of this car, I have to say I was shocked how quiet, comfortable and capable it was, the early supra are truely amazing cars. Awesome work sir
You've got the oil part right, that's what I choose to use. I also believe whatever you borrow gets returned in better shape than what condition you received it in. This also Includes fuel in the tank. Not only does it make the person helping out feel good they won't think twice about lending things out again if needed.
My first car in high school was an 84 p type in 2004. Later on I owned an 86 p type for a while…I’ll probably be looking for another in a couple years….possibly my favorite car and always nice to see them get some love.
The oil in the strut cartridges serves two purposes. 1, preserving the threads on the cap. 2, conducting heat away from the strut. Fill em up folks.
Awesome job and a great prestoration! Loved having it along the past two events!
There is supposed to be oil inside the strut tube. It helps with heat, noise and prolongs the life of the strut cartridge. I thought the same thing when I disassembled one for the first time 👍🏼
MkII Supras are one of my unicorn cars. I've had a 1982 RX7 for 20 years and it always makes me smile to just see it.
The suspension work reminds me of how my Prelude went. Pulled the front left shock, and you could freely push and pull it in and out by hand. The front right shock wouldn't budge. No wonder that thing hated gravel and bumps.
The difference in handling was amazing!
I did some of RT66 once. Drove out form NKY/Cincinnati area just to go drive some more roads. Stayed in Baxter Springs KS and they were baffled that I would drive that far, just to drive. I was also in a very low, first generation Scion tC. That wasn't my brightest idea, but it was worth all the hassle as it made it problem free. I remember stopping somewhere to get gas and people just asking me "how do you drive around that low?" I'm like, just pay attention. Then I hit the random spots of pavement ending, and was like ohhhhh, now I see why they all asked me that. lol
i used to have a 1983 CELICA XX 2000 G TURBO which is a really rare viarent of one of these and i loved it
i absolutely love these old cheese wedge toyotas from the 80s. they're so funky and cool
The exhaust note of the Yamaha six is great in the upper rpm
I hate the joke about fake torque clicks. Now some plugs are a crush seal. Turn til stop, then go x turn more.
The amount of stuff I have had to fix due to people just going 'I can feel the torque' is astounding. Especially on wheels. Cylinder heads? Yeah. That was fun doing helicoils when the threads pulled out.
and hopefully working on this MkII will finally give you the motivation and drive to work on your MkIII wedding car!
Valvoline is all I have ever used since I was a kid. The man who I learned from used it as well.
We had an 87 in the mid 90s. White with burgundy cloth interior and silver BBS rims with a 5 speed. Customer blew up the motor so I bought it and threw a low mile Japanese imported motor into it from Attarco. My wife drove it for several years until we had our first child and needed something a little more car seat friendly. It was a great car for sure. Would love to have it still.
Had an '82 with TWO baby buckets in the back. Worked like a charm. Only real problem with the car was it was bio degradable. It got junked in about '96 as the body had degraded to the point it wasn't safe. GAWD I miss that car....
My favorite part of Rte 66 is a section South of the Arizona/Nevada border, where it emulates a roller coaster for several miles. Got on it more or less by accident once, and had a wonderful time.
Did you see SarahNTuned series on her Mk2 Supra? That would be a fantastic blueprint to build this one
Hers was done amazing!
@@TheQuestionableGarageit would be good if you could do a collaborative episode
I possessed a Silver? 82 L-Type and loved it, in lived in Humboldt County CA and it went successfully from there to Chula Vista CA & back, was always concerned about opening & closing the tailgate, severe rust @ bottom corners, thought it would crack in half.
I'm sure it's an old joke ive never heard, but when you went " Click, Click" im steal laughing! That's awesome and I'm definitely going to be borrowing this
That Supra reminds me of high school. It can run through a closed garage door ok but doing donuts until it flips on its roof will be game over. They do look best imo with the big black factory wing across the back window. I think the seats were super comfy too.
The oil in the strut takes up any air gap between the tube wall and damper which helps dissipate heat build up.
"oil should not come pouring out of there" actually on Datsun z cars with the same style strut, oil goes in the tube to help with cooling.
I come from a Toyota owning family. My first car, which I bought my senior year in high school (Class of 89) was an original owner, low mileage 1980 Toyota Celica GT and I loved driving that thing. I hooked it up with an Alpine 7900 head unit with CD player and Alpine EQ. I was looking at buying a 1982 Supra before the Celica GT but the insurance was too high for my 18 year old self even with a perfect 3 year driving record at that point. I eventuality sold it to my sister in 1993 who killed it within a year by driving it into the ground while never checking, toping off or replacing any fluids. 🙄
I had an 82 exact same color, but the wide rims-tires, 5 speed, loved it, I wish I could keep it, but had no storage at the time, and I needed a truck for busines, so I bought a 93 T100 SR5 4x4 5 speed fully loaded, in 95 new, that has been sitting on the dealers lot for over 2 years.
Jared, there are a lot of car related channels. Yours is one I love the most. You are not trying to be like Derek from Vice Grip Garage and trying act like Red Green or so many other fake channels out there. You are yourself and act like that as well. I really hate watching fake people trying to act a certain way.
Happy new year and thank you for the great content. God bless
I thought you were going to call it a Questoration! Great content, love the stuff you do.
Being an old Toyota technician I worked on many of them. They were rolling oil leaks. Made a ton of money off of them just fixing oil leaks alone.
“When everything goes wrong the answers always supra … even If it goes wrong your in a supra can’t be that bad right”
I know the old Datsuns (240Z, etc.) had oil between the cartridge and the housing tube they were bolted down into with the gland nut.
The purpose was to enhance heat transfer from the cartridge to the housing. It's a good thing.
That may not have been from the cartridge leaking.
Australian MA61 Supras , at least mine 1984 had a 5M SOHC (gutless) later years had the GE , Our cars also had Flares on the guards and a roof spoiler and larger Mags , our regular celica 4cyl had the same wheels as the car your working on . I still love the styling of those cars.
Awesome video. Not a Toyota fan but love watching your videos.. Keep on doing your thing
I had a 84 p type and a 86½. Both had me fill the extra space in the struts with oil, for colling purposes I believe. My 86½ was the same color as this one. I had read the silver blue color was the worse one for fading so I kept it waxed regularly and it was in a garage when I wasn't at work. Was a daily driver and the paint on the body was fine after 9 years but the plastic bumpers would fade. Zymol plastic wax helped but it fade again in a few weeks.
Rt 66 is an amaing drive. We did it fully staying on the old road as much as we could in an chevy bolt. it was a blast having the new car on the old road.
Should have wet sanded it, and put on some of Dereks wipe on clear coat!
love to see fixing up your friends car. i put a wire on the outside of my atf funnels to help them not air lock as the fluid runs down.
That ignition looked totally shot!!! Crazy!!!
I only use NGK or Denso plugs and wires. When I was 3 (in 1983) my dad almost bought one of these brand new. He wound up buying a 1983 Toyota pickup instead. That's the truck I learned to drive manual in.
Awesome content bring all the Supras back to life!
Ive literally replaced over 100 headgaskets on 7m engines lol. Well known for blowing them in Australia. Recon i could do one in my sleep now lol
Just pre-89. After 89, Toyota fixed the issue(58 ft lbs instead of 85 so the tale goes at the factory) I have never had to do an 89 or later 7M HG unless due to poor maintenance
And honestly, if you do an HG on a 7M, you do rod bearings too. At least that has been my experience. Otherwise, you are just doing them 6 months later😂😂😂
@@OkieRA29 yeah we didn't get paid enough for that lol besides if it came to that they would just sell them a new engine. We were an engine importers lol.
Happy Holidays Jared. Good to see you and Valvoline are still good channel partners. 🙂 Also, really nice that you'd give the Supra back with a full tune-up and a sort-of detail(?). 😄
Haha I like the little roadblock burn there in the beginning. Have a great new year!!
Hi Jared and guest nice car 🚗 and video 📹 also the workmanship!!! Like the wax part shiny
Back in the day, with those early replaceable damper style strut tube assemblies, they were filled with a little bit of oil, maybe 1 cup, to "cool" the damper. It's generally good practice to put some fresh oil back into them, but with modern damper technology, it's not really necessary anymore.
Jared, do not change your way, hard to find a no bullshit RUclips channel these days. Easy to watch, you could be a good car stuff teacher
Me I got the 11983 Celica GT. 22RE EFI. All pappers from the car was sold new in CA USA. Now it lives in my garage here in Sweden. Im missing parts thou siens they are hard to come bye here. The Automatic si okish but the engine shuts down after a bit due ( I think ) to a bad alternator.... or shuld I say dead alternator :p. Still love the car and rust is minimal. Most confined to the rear deck lid. Aint it got just so much more of a character then Connie? ;) My preference thou.. Great work!! Whuld love to se more like this ♥
I love these. I had a '79 Celica Supra and a '83 just like that one.
Actually according to Monroe shocks website, and what i used to do in the past, a rebuildable front strut as fitted with a lot of older cars does actually require approximately 50cc of oil in the strut tube to help reduce heat during operation.
I’m really interested because the paper said to clean the tube, also it was a lot more than 50cc left in there!
@@TheQuestionableGarage Oh i expect there was. And that would have been due to leakage of the strut insert from seal failure. Having worked in garages around the late eighties/early nineties right through to maybe 2015 i would come across a lot of older cars with these inserts and every one said to add oil to the tube. Dont get me wrong i also dont understand how good it was a reducing oil temp during operation but if thats what they recommended thats what they got lol
Exactly, follow the paper! I did some digging because I was curious and I saw some should be lubed and some don’t, which I’m curious why. I guess it’s why some people like different toppings on their pizzas
@@TheQuestionableGarage Well a lot of things have changed and i suppose with the advances in both oil and shock absorber technology maybe its no longer a requirement. Still I love the channel and especially seeing what you do with older cars like the supra and racing for the triple crown. Yes you have a girl fan lol
My struts looked the same when I tore my 83 apart; it benefitted greatly from bushings all around and new brake hoses in addition to a mkIII master cylinder.
My first car in high school was a 73 ford maverick that i did a lot of work for my grandparents to get it. They had bought it new, but didn't use it much since my grandpa had retired in 1980 they didn't need two car's. I had a job as a cook after school to pay for the insurance and gas, but in 1988 as a junior, my friend's called it the bread box, because it was olive green outside, same color interior, but a little lighter in color. I miss that car, drove it a few year's, sold it to a friend because the salt belt ate it up. I have driven all kinds of vehicle's, but would love to get something older to work on. I'll be 53 soon, and have progressive MS, and it's been causing muscle wasting on my entire left side, so my dr. told me to try and be as active as i can. I have some other stuff going on, and i really have to push myself to get thing's done, but i want to be mobile as long as possible. I like the supra, good on you for giving your friend his car back in better condition. Not many people would lend you their car for a 7500 mile road trip. G-d bless from one of the two ladies who watch this channel lol. I really like the cadillac video's, and that you, the wife, and the furry friend's can all ride comfortably.
Nice effort Jared, cool car and good looks on getting her tip top.
Avolon King, Armor shield IX, I’m out, bought a bunch of kits and lately had bad luck with them, one email replied from customer service stating we will send out replacements and never a reply since. They dropped the ball and I’ll be moving on. Plenty of other good DIY options, FYI, for any guys like me that enjoy detailing but got hung out on failed product used correctly
The biggest miracle about finding an 80's Supra today: finding one that hasn't been reduced to flakes of rust. My dad's 85 Camry was a write-off due to rust, in 5 years. But it still purred like a kitten!
must be the salt ob roads had plenty of japanese cars no issue with rust in australia we dont put salt on roads in winter.
@@keithprinn720 Sadly salt on roads is a fact of life in Canadian winters 😣
40 year old car. Drives smooth. Starts right up. You gotta respect that
I have an 85 Celica Supra in silver, so I've been seeing it in other videos :) Mine is a P-type though.
I love these cars - I had a couple of (second hand) 2.8s in the UK, back in the late '80s 🙂
Watching your videos are so interesting, very thankful you’re a Toyota nut too!
I seen it done without a funnel...they left the dipstick in but pulled out 3 quarters the way and they let the atf run down the dipstick
Nothing Questionable here. A great job and a great story. Well done.
Supra looks damn good bro. Had one back in the day with different rims. Good times.
Hey Jared! I found your channel by way of Derek and Jess’ channel vice grip garage! I’m only in two episodes so far and looking forward to new vids and catching up on previous episodes. Thank you for your content!
Glad you found your way!
My HS Electrical teacher use to have a black version of the early 90's model of the Supra. We use to joke about his mannerisms with this car he loved. He would hollar at you sounding like Kat Williams if you got too close and he would just drop his tinted half and half tan/black sunglasses on his nose and stare at you. He use to smoke a pipe in it on his breaks and listen to smooth jazz. In class his famous saying was: "You don't pay attention, ill fail you. Then you'll have to go to war and I still get paid." - Mr Glenn Sabb
Great video. New Jersey got me too.
Did you manage to change the fuel pump? I have been using Valvoline VR1 in my 60 year old 9k rpm engine for competition use, and it really is as good as they say it is.
I have one the same year model but mine was copper color with the inline 6 dual overhead cam twin turbo
Wix 51515 is also the filter for the small block Ford. I just bought one for my F100.
I love all questionable garags videos but when i see jared and supra in the same video i always get excited 🎉
Bought myself a pizza grabbed a nice drink and enjoyed this one :) alwYs love your videos jared have a great day!
I still love the '85 Supra interior. Those bolstered seats with the inflatable lumbar you pumped with a bladder bulb.
I use the same Wix (Napa) oil filter on my 7.4L crusader marine (gm) big block V8!!
Love the content top notch.
That car would be perfect for a 2JZGE. No turbos but some cams and ITBs. 1st gen MR2s also have rebuildable struts. The instructions that come with new cartridges call for a small amount of either thin oil or coolant to be poured into the housings.
The cheat way to pull those springs out easy is to undo the shock nut before even jacking up the car. As you jack it up, the shock pulls out of the hat and the spring falls out. The tricky part is putting them back together that way, but I've done it a few times.
I absolutely LOVE the MK2 Supra! They are so under appreciated!!!
Been waiting a long time for this one!!!
MK2s are the best!!! ❤
Liking the new editing and graphics on the latest videos.
I use valvoline for some some like their ATF but as far as oil I have always gone Mobil. That stuff has been tried in true in all the vehicles I've owned and serviced. Have used Valvoline and it is great stuff but Mobil oil/filters have my ❤️