Don't wrap it. You're just tossing money away. Any potential buyers are going to want you to remove it to see if there's damage. Just my two cents. Also, grab some Visqueen/polyethylene plastic for the door vapor barrier.
@@KGerm i didnt know it could do that lol. i used it on my wife's car to remove some duct tape and didnt wash it for a couple months after, nothing happened. lol maybe i got lucky
Same here...heavy duty plastic and hot glue gun around the perimeter. Water tight and not permanent so you can remove and repeat if you have to open it up later on.
Guys, those lug nuts are actually excellent for track. They're forged aluminum, softer than your studs, and if you cross thread them during the thousand times you install tires on your track car, they would sacrifice themselves. I use them on my track cars, and never had to replace any stud, which is very hard on most cars, especially at the rear. I refresh them every 2 seasons..
@@johnathanodonnell5888 Plus they look way better than that open ended set the guys replaced the tuner lugs with. I have a set with my Rotiform wheels and they look killer. Never had any issues or heard any hate on them.
@@bloodysinner9456 Can't get them off without the key, yes they sometimes rust and deform because they're made of garbage, customers lose the key, and they only keep honest people honest Edit: you can get them off without the key but customers don't usually like that
From how black those polishing pads were, it's fair to say the car doesn't have anymore clear coat. As much as I'm an advocate for wrapping a car, I'd say get it resprayed. Sure it costs more and takes more time than a wrap, but with how the market is now, especially for MKIV Supras, you'll get a lot more money out of it than a wrap. Absolutely loving the series, can't wait for the next episode!
Tuner nuts all use the same black key. They are not security locks even though so many websites advertise them as such. For Gorilla, the actual security locks use a chrome key and they give you a security code to buy replacement keys from them. The chrome keys have a few different patterns.
Low mileage supra’s are like gold dust! Definitely got to go the full respray route. A full restoration would be exactly what this low mileage Supra deserves 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I know right, i would avoin wrapping my personal car at all cost. We have many wrapped cars at work and i just cant get over how horrible they look, atleast the person buying them later will have fresh paint when they peel the wrap because they are wrapped purely for uniform looks. The only wraps i can accept are semi gloss (satin) ones and i think pearl white/gray are the only colours that works in satin because my ex-soarer was painted that colour by the previous owner and i grew in to it.
You guys are killing me! I've wanted new wheels for a 171 Crown for awhile now...first, you bring out those sweet wheels on the LS...THEN you bring out those wheels in the shop cleanup episode...AND NOW those BBS wheels?? C'mon! Help a fellow JDM enthusiast out!
I just pulled apart an evo 8 headlight and cerakoted the inside. Unfourtunately for me the hazing seems to be a breakdown of the plastic structure. Not just the surfaces. The cerakote did do a good job though. I did make a video of it if you want to see what the hazing looked like with the lens separated.
Lots of running alcohol. Like add a full bottle and shake it. Then drain it out. Do it a few times and you’d probably get most of it out. Then use an air compressor to blow out any remaining.
You can buy the inner door plastic off ebay in a kit. It comes with sealant tape and the plastic sheet which you trim to suit. I think its called Door Restore Kit or something like that. As for the gearbox, have you guys considered swapping in a T56 (gm 6 speed manual) they are much better bang for buck than the r154 and much stronger. A lot of people down here in australia run them behind 1j and 2j's you just need an adapter plate and custom tailshaft
I just restored my supra headlights and the only way is to take apart the headlight. My headlights were still hazzy after sanding and polishing the outter lens.
@1:23 The door plastics can still be bought new from Toyota @6:10 tired of seeing UA-camrs choose to Vinyl wrap a vehicle paint 😪. Get it painted and document the process more content. 🤷🏽♂️maybe I’m just different
"If you have any comments about getting the haze off the inside..." you throw it in a 250 degree oven for 10 minutes then gently pry the lens off, clean/polish, put the lens back in place and back in the oven.
yeah, I don't like living in a shitty part of town any less than anyone else does, but sometimes you just need that peace of mind with those lug nuts, plus I like that extra feeling of secuirity
The tuner lugs look like locking lugs. I've used them a long time ago on a Honda civic but only replaced one lug/ wheel, not ALL of them. They ended up saving my wheels from theft too! lol
Waiting for internet detectives to post a link to the sticker used above the door. My guess though is it was a decal that said "Light Speed" that came in 2 separate stickers and the doofus put them on backwards.
There could be 2 reasons to why your pad get's filled with gunk so quickly. You didn't remove the inbedded dirt in the paint with a claybar/claymitt or other items. Therefore when the pad touches the paint and drags the dirt around each with rotation of the pad. This adds resistance and heats up the pad and shreds/destroys it. (Just a good tip so you dont have to buy new pads all the time) 2. The paint on the car is onestage some places, and by that i mean it doesnt have a clear on it, so by polishing, you are not removing clearcoat but paint instead. (This usually happens on cheap repairs)
That car would almost be show car quality with a 1000, 3000, 5000 grit wet sanding with the 3 stage 3M Perfect it series, and then a ceramic coating. That is a lot of work though
The plastict is vapore barier plastic you can get it at home depot and you want to replace the the cealer and you want to use butyul tape. New vechales have formed barriers but older ones are just a think vaporbarie plastic simular to what you use whith house.
This is a good project car for the channel and subscribers, however in reality not realistic with all the issues. Thanks Speed Academy for doing this !
Nice workout DP! Still good from far but far from good. I say get a respray if you’re keeping the car. I hate wraps! It seems so half-assed and ranks up there with Honda’s fake vent shenanigans.
As for wheels I'd love to see something that you don't see much of, like an Oz superleggera or ultraleggera. The normal offerings from work, regamaster, rays/volk, etc have all been done to death. Unless you have some te37 somewhere.
Damn, DP, tell us how you REALLY feel 🤣 I feel personally attacked about these tuner lugs, pretty much all my cars have those..not necessarily by choice haha!
i hope you vinyl wrap the car in the almost same black color. it's really ocd messing to have door jams and hood jams etc in another color. even if black is accaptable to wrap in to something else
You guys are gonna find the Da Vinci Code in the paint of the Supra.
We put the call into Tom Hanks in hopes of helping us crack the code!
@@speedacademy don't forget to call Nicholas Cage from the National Treasure movies.
Holy shit I love u guys and your RX7 😁😁
Neeeeeeeeeeerd!
Lmaooo
lol he’s wearing a chrisfix shirt and needs to replace the window regulator, chrisfix newest vid is how to replace one😂
The way they edited them removing & putting on the nuts on the wheel is very M539. Then his "in the bin" bit about the old tires... Mighty Car Mods?
Chris fix t shirt good job 👍
"Hey guys Chris Fix here and today"... oh wait wrong channel lol love that Chris Fix shirt!
Don't wrap it. You're just tossing money away. Any potential buyers are going to want you to remove it to see if there's damage. Just my two cents. Also, grab some Visqueen/polyethylene plastic for the door vapor barrier.
what is the black glue called?
@@lcsiew8875 1/4 inch rope Butyl sealer.
@Kenny Argueta Ventura 🤔😀
FYI: I have had Goo-Gone eat away and fog clear coats... use with care...
I don't think that's a huge concern on this car...
@@pedrorodrigueziii4859 For sure not this car, but maybe we can save someone a headache in the future ...
@@KGerm i didnt know it could do that lol. i used it on my wife's car to remove some duct tape and didnt wash it for a couple months after, nothing happened. lol maybe i got lucky
Depends on what kind you get.... theres literal paint remover (graffiti remover) goo gone that WILL take off paint.
The ChrisFix shirt tho 👌
For the door plastic I've used extreme heavy duty painters plastic drop cloth and cut to fit
Same here...heavy duty plastic and hot glue gun around the perimeter. Water tight and not permanent so you can remove and repeat if you have to open it up later on.
Guys, those lug nuts are actually excellent for track. They're forged aluminum, softer than your studs, and if you cross thread them during the thousand times you install tires on your track car, they would sacrifice themselves. I use them on my track cars, and never had to replace any stud, which is very hard on most cars, especially at the rear. I refresh them every 2 seasons..
I run Gorilla steel tuner nuts that came for free from tire rack and never had any issues on the track. I've never heard of people hating them.
@@johnathanodonnell5888 Plus they look way better than that open ended set the guys replaced the tuner lugs with. I have a set with my Rotiform wheels and they look killer. Never had any issues or heard any hate on them.
👏 agreed! We had used these gorilla lugs with the keys on track (drifting) and street cars for years with no problems
Man those LM’s transformed the look of the car despite not even being the right size holy moly
Supra shares some parts with lexus SC so when ever you look for parts for the supra try th sc parts they might be the same
As a 12 year Career Auto Technican I can say that all forms of keyed lug nuts belong in the trash.
As a 6 year tech, highly agree
Why is that? Do they deform over time or something?
@@bloodysinner9456 they cause unessecary grief and do not actually prevent your wheels from being stolen.
@@bloodysinner9456 Can't get them off without the key, yes they sometimes rust and deform because they're made of garbage, customers lose the key, and they only keep honest people honest
Edit: you can get them off without the key but customers don't usually like that
@@AgaetiAlex customers don't like it but Theifs don't mind doing it
Been subbed to this channel for a long time, but the recent content is absolutely awesome. Without question, one of my favorite channels on UA-cam.
The BBS deep-dish has always been my fav wheels.
Big Boy make quality air dryers! Never used a chamois or micro since owning mine.
just found you guys, also insane that you're super close by in Hamilton. Great channel. Love seeing local guys doing big things. keep it up.
You guys are just so likable compared to most automotive UA-camrs. Were you previously weathermen or radio hosts/DJs?
Magazine editors 😝
I think it’s a Godspeed sticker lol and the “Lig” was probably “light” or “lightweight”
From how black those polishing pads were, it's fair to say the car doesn't have anymore clear coat. As much as I'm an advocate for wrapping a car, I'd say get it resprayed. Sure it costs more and takes more time than a wrap, but with how the market is now, especially for MKIV Supras, you'll get a lot more money out of it than a wrap.
Absolutely loving the series, can't wait for the next episode!
I have a regulator and I'd give it to you guys with all my heart, but from Greece to Canada I think we would need the whole summer...
" Ooooo she's slammed " 😂😂😂😂 you guys make my day everytime keep up the amazing job
you guys have transformed the paint nicely.
it looks 108% better and love the look of the new wheels.
thumbs up
Tuner nuts all use the same black key. They are not security locks even though so many websites advertise them as such. For Gorilla, the actual security locks use a chrome key and they give you a security code to buy replacement keys from them. The chrome keys have a few different patterns.
Use some Visqueen for the plastic. Works a treat.
Low mileage supra’s are like gold dust! Definitely got to go the full respray route. A full restoration would be exactly what this low mileage Supra deserves 🙌🏼🙌🏼
When you guys go to wrap it i suggest checking out a semi gloss pearl white, looks amazing as a wrap! I just hope its not going to be matt black :s
Good call 👍
Matte black is pure garbage.
i hate wraps of all colors
I know right, i would avoin wrapping my personal car at all cost. We have many wrapped cars at work and i just cant get over how horrible they look, atleast the person buying them later will have fresh paint when they peel the wrap because they are wrapped purely for uniform looks. The only wraps i can accept are semi gloss (satin) ones and i think pearl white/gray are the only colours that works in satin because my ex-soarer was painted that colour by the previous owner and i grew in to it.
This car deserves better than a wrap - even if it’s by the next owner it should have proper panel and paint.
I used that nut for track and autocross. 10 track days and 30 autocrosses. Didn't fail yet.
I've always hated open-ended lug nuts. Tuner lugs have always been my thing. I gave up on the "security" key lugs a while ago. Supra is looking great!
You guys are killing me! I've wanted new wheels for a 171 Crown for awhile now...first, you bring out those sweet wheels on the LS...THEN you bring out those wheels in the shop cleanup episode...AND NOW those BBS wheels?? C'mon! Help a fellow JDM enthusiast out!
I like that you guys care about the paint, too!
You can use sound deadening for the door vapor barrier, or plastic drop sheet
Because of the supra fat rear hunches it could almost do a 18 front 19in in the rear. Excited to see the wrap colour and how this thing develops.
I just pulled apart an evo 8 headlight and cerakoted the inside. Unfourtunately for me the hazing seems to be a breakdown of the plastic structure. Not just the surfaces. The cerakote did do a good job though. I did make a video of it if you want to see what the hazing looked like with the lens separated.
What’s bad is you can buy the sockets at most parts stores to take them off
11:45 If it is dirty, maybe you can rinse it out? I don’t know how you would manage water spots, though.
Rubbing alcohol
That could work, but I think it would need to be wiped to be super clear.
Lots of running alcohol. Like add a full bottle and shake it. Then drain it out. Do it a few times and you’d probably get most of it out. Then use an air compressor to blow out any remaining.
You can buy the inner door plastic off ebay in a kit. It comes with sealant tape and the plastic sheet which you trim to suit. I think its called Door Restore Kit or something like that. As for the gearbox, have you guys considered swapping in a T56 (gm 6 speed manual) they are much better bang for buck than the r154 and much stronger. A lot of people down here in australia run them behind 1j and 2j's you just need an adapter plate and custom tailshaft
Any anti static plastic dose work on inner door most panel shops will use it
That ShaDynasty shirt did not go unnoticed! Love that drift team!
I know it from Always Sunny 🤣
I just restored my supra headlights and the only way is to take apart the headlight. My headlights were still hazzy after sanding and polishing the outter lens.
Or if it is just humidity and water in the lenses you could try pulling the headlight, removing the bulbs and drying the inside with a hair dryer.
@@rowanconnor-mccoy9109 I tried that once, but it left water marks on the inside
Before cutting and polishing, do you guys clay the paint at all?
@1:23 The door plastics can still be bought new from Toyota
@6:10 tired of seeing UA-camrs choose to Vinyl wrap a vehicle paint 😪. Get it painted and document the process more content. 🤷🏽♂️maybe I’m just different
They are selling it. So I agree but I also don't think it's worth it. Maybe the next one?
call around to all the local wreckers to see if you can find a regulator, they can search others inventory as well. Already looking way better!
You guys making my jdm legend come true fr 👍
Good practice with a squeegee is not to use it on a car with new or well maintained paint. This Supra both before and after, totally cool to use it.
lol
Honestly very excited to see how the black supra turns out!
"If you have any comments about getting the haze off the inside..." you throw it in a 250 degree oven for 10 minutes then gently pry the lens off, clean/polish, put the lens back in place and back in the oven.
degree in celsius or fahrenheit? probably not kelvin haha
The adhesive is heat sensitive and you could achieve the same thing with a heat gun
Appreciate the ChrisFix shirt Pete!!! Great work as always boys.
3:30 I'm curious what that imprinted sticker used to spell out... perhaps it was "SPEED LIGMA"?
yeah, I don't like living in a shitty part of town any less than anyone else does, but sometimes you just need that peace of mind with those lug nuts, plus I like that extra feeling of secuirity
man that old paint without buffing and all that looked so nice imo
The tuner lugs look like locking lugs. I've used them a long time ago on a Honda civic but only replaced one lug/ wheel, not ALL of them. They ended up saving my wheels from theft too! lol
The Speed LIG is a patina, adds to the value... some clear coat to preserve it and you will be good.
Try visqueen for the door it comes in a variety of colors
Definitely seeing the M539 Restorations influence 👊🏼
Take the headlight housing off and and alcohol rinse to get the dust out
those bbs's are one of the best looking wheels I have ever seen.
Waiting for internet detectives to post a link to the sticker used above the door. My guess though is it was a decal that said "Light Speed" that came in 2 separate stickers and the doofus put them on backwards.
Dealerships were selling the inner door plastics. Not sure if they have it anymore. But I may have a spare regulator and motor possibly
don't you guys have matco in canada? prep it nice and send it there to paint with the stock black. 1000x better than any wrap.
Excited to see the final wrap
There could be 2 reasons to why your pad get's filled with gunk so quickly.
You didn't remove the inbedded dirt in the paint with a claybar/claymitt or other items.
Therefore when the pad touches the paint and drags the dirt around each with rotation of the pad. This adds resistance and heats up the pad and shreds/destroys it. (Just a good tip so you dont have to buy new pads all the time)
2. The paint on the car is onestage some places, and by that i mean it doesnt have a clear on it, so by polishing, you are not removing clearcoat but paint instead. (This usually happens on cheap repairs)
Supra still looks amazing after almost 30 years. 😯
18:00 sitting nice 👍
Such a great wheel, LM's would even look good on a horse drawn cart.
I don't think they suit that car though.
the "Ohh, she's slammed!" got me at the very end :D
Hyper blue/ mag blue wrap? 3M make some pretty nice stuff in those colors.
Rear air intakes are for cooling the diff.
Damn DP. "Cut towards your buddy not your body"
Hell Yeah! PT with the Chrisfix shirt!
I’m interested in seeing the black wheels on the silver skyline. I love black wheels on silver paint.
cool progress. well done guys
That car would almost be show car quality with a 1000, 3000, 5000 grit wet sanding with the 3 stage 3M Perfect it series, and then a ceramic coating. That is a lot of work though
nah the stonechips were down to the primer so all those white dots will always look terrible
Not possible, the rear quarter is through the clear, so it wont matter without a clear overspray.
I recognize that sticker! It says Speed Ligma
Your build..can't be basic on this. You guys have all the cars, and all the talent. It's time to build a Castrol supra.
The plastict is vapore barier plastic you can get it at home depot and you want to replace the the cealer and you want to use butyul tape. New vechales have formed barriers but older ones are just a think vaporbarie plastic simular to what you use whith house.
This is a good project car for the channel and subscribers, however in reality not realistic with all the issues. Thanks Speed Academy for doing this !
3:00 they used a sticker as tape to hold the window up
Great content, man that supra needs a lot of work. I hope it turns out to be a great GT cruiser
Sonax and Big boi commercials = paying the bills for a "cheap" supra
Ha, by paying the bills you mean some free product... The bills get paid when you watch the YT ads! 😝
@@speedacademy ya watch the YT ads... while I pay for "premium" lmao. Regardless, do what you gues gotta do. It's a business.
Im waiting for this... From philippines watching here in middle east
Nice workout DP! Still good from far but far from good. I say get a respray if you’re keeping the car. I hate wraps! It seems so half-assed and ranks up there with Honda’s fake vent shenanigans.
You can find that plastic liner online, it's just a general door liner plastic.
hey... whats up with the evo wagon
1:27 get yourself a (plastic) shower curtain. That works great as replacement
As far as the plastic in the door. My friend and I used a shower curtain you can get them at the dollar store and it works fine.
You need to do a headlight restoration kit
maybe look up the vin and see if you can find any old pictured of the car see if there were any decals
you need to use a wax and grease remover or a final wipe they use in autobody instead of goo gone!!
BTW Love the channel !!!
As for wheels I'd love to see something that you don't see much of, like an Oz superleggera or ultraleggera. The normal offerings from work, regamaster, rays/volk, etc have all been done to death. Unless you have some te37 somewhere.
We not gonna talk about the stagea/Evo? Looks sick.
OMG… tht rim…
It’s been a long day, without you my friend..
I have the plastic protective cover for the inner door brand new you’re still looking for it.
Would love to see how those 6k sedan Lexus’ custom wheels look under this one
Damn, DP, tell us how you REALLY feel 🤣 I feel personally attacked about these tuner lugs, pretty much all my cars have those..not necessarily by choice haha!
i hope you vinyl wrap the car in the almost same black color. it's really ocd messing to have door jams and hood jams etc in another color. even if black is accaptable to wrap in to something else
Hopefully not too much heat on that blower. It'll burn in the hard water into the paint.
Visqueen and 3M Strip-Calk for the doors!
I would spray “off mosquito spray” on the headlights and it would take the haze away but it would come back about a month later
what are good websites for jdm cars? like any good japanese car websites?
Finally! Not black wheels!!!! Lesss go!