black sc on pistonheads

[BARNEY]

Does anyone on here own or know anything about this car: www.pistonheads.com/sales/3745625.htm ? Looks pretty good and decent price too.

[neiljones308]

It says 25,000 miles, but i'm sure i saw it somewhere else with 95,000 miles!
Sensible price for a SC though. Satin black paint is not for me!!! But if it's a solid one, then worth having.

On closer inspection, it is all a bit wrong. Did they make a SC in 1986? Mk1a side air intake, Mk1b leather door cards with Mk1b cloth seats. Dials stuck on the dash................. the intercooler is in the wrong place, wrong engine cover etc etc.

[ub80]

I think that one was for sale by some trader/tuner in Milton Keynes a couple of weeks ago. At least it looks very much like that one (satin black and that steering wheel). I think it was fairly low mileage - but not quite as low as 25k, Neil is probably right with remembering 95k. Someone reselling after just 1 month seems suspicious.

[BARNEY]

yeah i thought that mileage was unrealistic. maybe he means 125k miles. i quite like the satin black but would much prefer an original gloss black one. if the bodywork is all good then this could be a good buy.

[andrewaw11]

i would say thta car was definatly not born with that supercharger! so god knows what miles the engine has done etc

[BARNEY]

i did send the owner a message asking about the mileage and if it was a genuine, original, factory fitted supercharger engine. No answer yet.

[andrewaw11]

looks like a corrola engine not an mr2 one, it also does not have the right engine cover

[charged]

That's a conversion ..

[superwhite90]

That's been on there before about a 2-3 months ago. Was up for £2500 I think.

Unfortunately it looks like the advert has been copied and copied badly -

The intercooler should be over the top of the battery if it was a true AW11 4AGZE, which it is not! It looks like a AE92 or AE101

Its a cross over by all the different bodywork bits and bobs and the one thing that says its not a charger is the fact its got the n/a rear lights.

Some chargers were produced in late 1986 but this was not one of them.

Spray it dark mica red or blue, change it to s/c rear lights, take out the minging blue interior and it'd be superb!

[BARNEY]

I think i might go for this one. Ive been in contact with the owner and he seems open and honest about the car. Obviously it is a conversion as many have already stated. The reconditioned engine has 25k miles on it since being fitted by a company called TRD apparently. I am tempted and will go and see it but im a bit apprehensive as ive owned a couple of genuine mk1 superchargers and have never ventured into the realms of conversions. Is it a dodgy area or something to avoid? Advice welcomed. Cheers. Rob

[FossMan]

If you have paperwork to back up the claims that the conversion was carried out by professionals as he says then I would have no problem with owning a conversion.

Have you looked up this TRD company?

[BARNEY]

I googled them but couldn't find them, the owner said they were based in High Wycombe. I'm either going to buy this or go for an excellent condition N/A.

[superwhite90]

I'm assuming you both know that TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development...

[ub80]

Last time I did see that car on ebay it was sold by those guys: http://www.jpsmotorsport.com/ or on ebay: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/jps-commerce/?_trksid=p4340.l2559

Don't know if the conversion was done by them - but they might know more about it...

[BARNEY]

Ok cheers for the links, I will contact them, that's a great help. Yes I know of TRD with regards to parts etc but some garages use company names like this such as JDM, a good Japanese sports car repair garage near me.

[BARNEY]

Just checked insurance for this. After declaring the respray, aftermarket wheels and supercharger conversion I was quoted just under 4k pounds! I only paid £160 for my last SC!

[charged]

Just checked insurance for this. After declaring the respray, aftermarket wheels and supercharger conversion I was quoted just under 4k pounds! I only paid £160 for my last SC!

You have tried the wrong insurers then.

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