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Rainy day reads courtesy of VideoOption magazineThis magazine was placed on my beautiful Mickey Mouse table cloth the l...
10/08/2026

Rainy day reads courtesy of VideoOption magazine

This magazine was placed on my beautiful Mickey Mouse table cloth the long way. Thank you to 4AG Festival award winner Crumptography for acquiring this for me, thanks to Matt Bartolomeo who carried this baby back home in his luggage from his epic trip to Japan, and thanks to Wait youre 813_media? for scooping it up and getting it local, what a trip.

All of that to say…it’s amazing to have a JDM magazine that’s translated but retaining the Japanese print experience you only understand when you pick up some literature like this. It’s almost weird to shift through the pages left to right but I’m looking forward to laying on my sofa and reading this while the rain continue to put a wrench in my wrenching plans.

I’m not sure if I’m at the beginning or the end of my journey with this car. After 20 years of ownership I’ve logged ver...
09/30/2026

I’m not sure if I’m at the beginning or the end of my journey with this car. After 20 years of ownership I’ve logged very little miles since I started swapping engines and dreaming “big”. I had a big break when Full Detail Automotive buttoned up the missing piece of the puzzle that I was too exhausted and underprepared to do on my own, so massive thanks to Mike and Josue for knocking that out. The bliss was short lived, I got caught in traffic and temps spiked, something leaked (pretty sure I have pinpointed it and it’s all my fault) and I ended up getting a flatbed home. I wanted to quit and couldn’t sleep, but I woke up with a plan, picked up a new engine because all of my easy tests pointed to a bad headgasket/warped head and got to work. To say it was easy doing all of this to just get the engine back in would be a lie, the transmission was binding for no apparent reason, lining up mounts on the subframe without crushing lines and wires was a task in itself, but thanks to my big brother Ralph we were able to get it back in its proper place. So what’s next? I need to just button everything up again, get wiring back on which is fairly easy and pray that it drives well enough, because if not I either let the pros handle it again or find it a new home. Anyways if you made it this far thanks for letting me vent 🙏

Happy 86 Day to all my fellow owners and fans! We keep on pushin forward!
08/06/2026

Happy 86 Day to all my fellow owners and fans! We keep on pushin forward!

04/09/2026

My car is rich not me 😬 💸

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03/26/2026

Ok…back in business

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A refreshing showcase of restraint means that Joseph can take advantage of his car, sans jackstands or time away at a sh...
12/31/2025

A refreshing showcase of restraint means that Joseph can take advantage of his car, sans jackstands or time away at a shop. The gradual time taken to upgrade and learn his car in his two years of ownership has made for a local icon of sorts, a white Supra that owns the moment. Decades of experience have combined together to forge a strong ethos on vehicle ownership, with plenty more to be seen in the future from Joseph and his Supra we can't wait to discover what's next. As a big fan of he probably has a cart full of parts under his Christmas Tree... Happy Holidays!
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Of course, as we know, no project is ever finished. Joseph is seeking more power, not something to feed a social media a...
12/30/2025

Of course, as we know, no project is ever finished. Joseph is seeking more power, not something to feed a social media algorithm, but for himself. He loves to cruise the highways but has noticed the shortcomings of older electronics and the sensibly built 7MGTE. His wishlist to Santa includes a standalone ECU, a built bottom end with higher comp pistons, Brian Crower cams, and addressing the usual suspects, such as lubrication and head gasket. Ideally, landing in the 350 WHP range would be great; revving higher would also add more joy to his world. Most would say that it would be more cost-effective to just swap a 2JZ and call it a day, but from generations of Celica/Supra chassis appreciation, Joseph has learned to love the 7MGTE, and its distinct sounds and quirks. The plan is to pair a lightened drive shaft and Lexus LS front and rear brakes; this would complete the vision floating around in his mind.
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The presence of this car is bigger than the actual footprint it uses on the road or at a car meet. The exterior, with it...
12/29/2025

The presence of this car is bigger than the actual footprint it uses on the road or at a car meet. The exterior, with its removable Targa-top, and the tastefully selected Blitz Technospeed Z1 wheels at each corner offer up a nostalgia-inducing vision of one of Toyota's best eras. People are often compelled to start conversations of their own Supra or retro Toyota ownership stories, pre-dating the days of The Fast and The Furious 1, and Vinny Ten's legendary run in his JZA80, the MK3 was the techno-wonder. It almost adds an extra level of respect to Joseph's care for his car; the inside is meticulously clean and just dons a Greddy shiftknob and a set of Imperial floor mats. In 2025 talk, this car is a vibe, it checks all of the vintage and nostalgic boxes and since it isn't an MK4 or MK5, it is actually different in a sea of the usual suspects.
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Today, Joseph's Supra no longer sits; instead, it's enjoyed fully, lightly modifying it as he performs his rendition of ...
12/29/2025

Today, Joseph's Supra no longer sits; instead, it's enjoyed fully, lightly modifying it as he performs his rendition of Megalopolis Expressway Trial 3 scenes. Under the hood, the 7MGTE breathes better with an APEXi intake, a downpipe from Driftmotion that, in conjunction with an HKS Silent Hi-Power exhaust, frees up a few ponies spooled in from the OEM turbocharger. Of course, with any boosted vehicle in a warm climate, care must be taken not to overheat, so an aluminum radiator with electric fans was installed to keep things in check. As the Supra evolved from the Celica, this was the juncture where it became a bit more of a serious GT car and less of a sports car, and with that, the high-speed capability was upgraded from the factory, with the car now coming alive on the top end with the turbo at full boost. However, even as a GT car, this particular Supra still can have fun around corners courtesy of not only its relative light weight compared to newer cars, but a set of Fortune 500 coil-overs and Whiteline sway bars.
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When a vehicle is suddenly taken, it's an emotional experience, but then once you heal both physically and mentally, it'...
12/27/2025

When a vehicle is suddenly taken, it's an emotional experience, but then once you heal both physically and mentally, it's time to move on and find what's next. With the scarcity of clean Celica Supras, the idea of an MK3 continued to cross Joseph's mind, but there were so many he came across that needed too much work, didn't run, were in various states of being put back together, until he came across the perfect car that checked all of his boxes. First, the colorway, a white package car with color-matched body cladding and wheels, with a maroon interior. It also came with the "enthusiast package," aka it's a manual with a turbo 7MGTE under the hood. The car was also well cared for, and better yet, low mileage, not having crossed the centennial mark with just 98K on the dash. Of course, this also means that things like brakes and rubber hoses had to be replaced before it could get on the road, having sat for 8 years in the same spot.
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