A night in the city.

Not too shabby eh?

Supra - Jellicoe Wharf 1

Supra - Jellicoe Wharf 2

Supra - Jellicoe Wharf 3

Thanks to Ash & Russell.

My personal tips on Supra NA-TT Conversion (with JDM Aristo 2JZ-GTE engine) to avoid massive headaches:

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2jz-gte engine overheats – Disaster? Maybe…

The most common causes for 2jz-gte engine to overheat can be traced to these:

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Update on the Supra Overheating episode of Project Lionheart: the mighty 2JZ-GTE engine still runs!!!
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Update on the Turbo fix.

Supra is now running smooth, with 11-13psi turbo #1 and up to 15psi after turbo #2 kicks in at 4,000 rpm. That makes the car leaps forward and the accelleration exciting.
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Supra overheated!!!

Was stuck in traffic with nowhere to stop (no shoulder…crazy motorway design??) when suddenly there was a slight *poof* and white smoke pouring out from right side of the bonnet (that’s where I relocated my radiator overflow tank/bottle to). Temperature gauge quickly climbed up. I had to brave the jam and took the nearest exit while the temp gauge was on past red (!!!!!).
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My Supra twin turbo seems to suffer a boost issue where boost is lost after 3,800 – 4,000 RPM due to turbo #2 not kicking in. Also, there is a hairline crack in turbo #1 housing.
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Well, after a lot of headaches around my Project Lionheart Toyota Supra, everything seems to be getting into their place properly.

I call it Project Lionheart : having a lion’s heart (2JZ-GTE, one of the best engines ever come out of Japan’s furnace) into an SZ MKIV Toyota Supra JZA80. Commonly known as Supra NA-TT Conversion project.
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